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Reason Magazine has quick reasons why the US should legalize pot now: Prohibition is extremely expensive and immoral; more harm is caused by alcohol & cigarettes – and legalization is inevitable, so why postpone it? (Source: https://www.youtube.com/) Continue reading
There is a false divide between science & religion – science can answer moral questions
Questions of good and evil, right and wrong are usually thought unanswerable by science. But Sam Harris argues in this thought-provoking TED talk that science can – and should – be an authority on moral issues, shaping human values and setting out what constitutes a good life. http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf Harris has a degree in philosophy from … Continue reading There is a false divide between science & religion – science can answer moral questions
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