S1E18 Religion and the Evolution of Conflicting Thought Processes (text)
(Posted out of order because the original had a technical issue.) ACT I Scene 1 Which came first in the evolution of our intelligence, science or religion? Both of…
Our Lives Matter S1E43: The Fundamental Sensory Illusion of the Environmental Crisis
We naturally perceive some parts about how the environment works better than we perceive other parts of it. Those are the things we have to learn about to understand. Our…
Our Lives Matter S1E19: Around the World in 40,000 Years, and 7 Failed Explanations of Race and Intelligence
Our ancestors originated in a small part of Africa and spread all over the world. They adapted to life in different places by using their intelligence to figure out how…
Our Lives Matter S1E18: Religion and the Evolution of Conflicting Thought Processes
Religion played an important role in the evolution of our species. Many people still feel it’s important today. But it can also lead people to make bad decisions. How…
Our Lives Matter S1E17: The Evolution of Religion
Human intelligence lets us see a big picture of the world, and makes us wonder how to see an even bigger picture. All over the world people have asked the…
Religious Fundamentalism versus Education (text)
ACT I Scene 1 What’s the best way to tell a story? How you tell a story depends on what you’re trying to get people to hear. Education tells…
Our Lives Matter S1E05: Religious Fundamentalism versus Education
Teachers learn eight principles of learning in the course of their certification training, which show us different ways of making information memorable. If you compare how religious leaders use them…
The Evolution of Intelligence and Religion (text)
ACT I Scene 1 Y’all know what archeology is? It’s the science of bones and stones. In Africa the bones of the earliest people go back 7 million years. …
Our Lives Matter S1E04: The Evolution of Intelligence and Religion
Archeology shows us a lot about the origin of religion. History and current events tell us a lot about where religions went from there. Different religions have different stories about…
The Philosophies of Religion and Science (text)
ACT I Scene 1 We got Christians in the house? We got Muslims in the house? We got Agnostics in the house? We got Atheists in the house? We got…