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Religious and Sacred Imperatives in Human Conflict
Religious and Sacred Imperatives in Human Conflict - Scott Atran & Jeremy Ginges http://t.co/4Pnjb25O #religion #conflict

"Religion, in promoting outlandish beliefs and costly rituals, increases ingroup trust but also may increase mistrust and conflict with outgroups. Moralizing gods emerged over the last few millennia, enabling large-scale cooperation, and sociopolitical conquest even without war. Whether for cooperation or conflict, sacred values, like devotion to God or a collective cause, signal group identity and operate as moral imperatives that inspire nonrational exertions independent of likely outcomes. In conflict situations, otherwise mundane sociopolitical preferences may become sacred values, acquiring immunity to material incentives. Sacred values sustain intractable conflicts that defy “business-like” negotiation, but also provide surprising opportunities for resolution."
2012  may  culture  anthropology  god  cooperation  scotatran  science  religion  conflict  from delicious
3 days ago by mshook
I'm sorry to inform you that Earth is about to be been e... on Twitpic
RT @pcalcado: RT @pht: @cbarrett: Guess God really does use Lisp. ” /c @pcalcado
God  Lisp  eclipse  emacs 
5 days ago by nicferrier
Harvard's Clayton Christensen: Instilling the Value of Integrity in Your Heart - Arabic Knowledge@Wharton
There are two pathways that you can follow. The significant majority of people have come to believe for one reason or another that there is a God. If you're not sure about that, then one route is to assume there is a God and test that, going through the process that I went through. If you've already convinced yourself that there isn't a God -- and so you can't even test that hypothesis -- then you need to ask yourself, does that mean that everyone else is misguided? Or might there be a reason why they think there is one. The reason why I think that is a plausible option is because it's an important enough question that you don't want to leave the answer untested.
god  faith  religion  clayton-christensen 
6 days ago by richardkmiller
Is God a Taoist?
A dialogue from The Tao Is Silent, by Raymond M. Smullyan
philosophy  tao  god  by:smullyan  from instapaper
6 days ago by miikka
Creativity: a Dead Metaphor? (Part II)
excellent discussion of Creativity types
Creatio Ex Nihlo
Revelation (includes sacramental)
Redemption
Watkins  creativity  God  Man 
7 days ago by ClarkDP
catechumenate.org/uploads/file/aural.pdf
An Aural Method of Experiencing Scripture
(The African Model)
god  church  bible  biblestudy 
9 days ago by kwlblt
Love, Lover, and Beloved
Augustine's formula for the Trinity
god  trinity 
10 days ago by kwlblt
The Christian Toolbox app is now available for iOS devices
Are you a Christian who wants to grow more spiritually mature? Do you want to share and defend your faith with others? Do you want an app that will allow you to be in God's word everyday no matter where you are? Say hello to the Christian Toolbox. We are always striving to provide you with the most helpful and easy to use tools to edify the body of Christ in an entertaining and easy to use way. Updates will occur every three months and suggestions are always welcome.
Reference  Bible  Christ  Christianity  Jesus  God  Faith  Religion  Spiritual  Guidance  iOS 
10 days ago by holaseniora

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