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Blog Entries by Victor Stenger from 11/2010

The Grand Accident

| Posted 11.01.2010 | Books
Read More: Quantum Physics, Religion, Cosmology, Religion and Science, Leonard Mlodinow, Stephen Hawking, Books News

In 1988 Stephen Hawking came out with A Brief History of Time, which was a blockbuster bestseller. Likewise, his latest, The Grand Design, deserves a spot on that same list.

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Questions for a New Atheist, Part 1

| Posted 11.11.2010 | Books
Read More: Religion, Science, Atheism, Books News

While often accused of being polemical and militant, the new atheists have mainly argued for other nonbelievers to take a firmer, less compromising stand against the teachings and political actions of religious groups.

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Questions for a New Atheist, Part 2

| Posted 11.14.2010 | Books
Read More: Science, Religion, Evolution, Cosmology, Atheism, Science and Religion, Books News

People have a right to believe whatever they believe. But it makes no sense to believe in something in the total absence of evidence and, indeed, evidence that supports the nonexistence of God.

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The Myth of Quantum Consciousness

| Posted 11.29.2010 | Healthy Living
Read More: New Age, Science, Religion, Consciousness, Quantum Mechanics, Spirituality, Healthy Living News

A new myth is burrowing its way into modern thinking. The notion is spreading that the principles embodied in quantum mechanics imply a central role for the human mind in determining the very nature of the universe.

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