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Debunking A Modern Myth: the Conflict of Religion & Science – Part Two

Posted on March 7, 2009 by Chris Jensen Romer

Sir James Frazer in his monumental work The Golden Bough managed to pollute the intellectual atmosphere of the world in a way few have rivaled; he did to history what Henry Ford did to our lungs. Within months of Frazer publishing his work was torn apart by serious anthropologists, but it was popular, and went through edition after edition Continue reading →

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Debunking A Modern Myth: the Conflict of Religion & Science – Part One

Posted on March 5, 2009 by Chris Jensen Romer

A Word of Explanation On Christmas Eve 2008 having reached 7,000 posts on Professor Richard Dawkin’s forum I publicly issued the Professor with a challenge to a debate on Religion & Science. My contention was that the supposed conflict between … Continue reading →

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