Religion
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Opiate of the Masses
Francesco Sisci makes an astute observation in the Asia Times: This April 12-15, China hosted an international Buddhist conference in the city of Hangzhou. With that gesture, Hu acknowledged that he recognized the common people’s need… Continue reading
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So, Is Confucianism a Religion? Can It Be?
A little late in posting today: the network at my work was slow, too slow to work through my usual survey of papers and blogs. I must say, however, that it was good to be back at work,… Continue reading
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Whence Religion?
An interesting review in this week’s New Yorker: H. Allen Orr discusses Daniel Dennett’s new book, "Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon." Orr tells us that Dennett is trying to construct a "science of religion," to… Continue reading
The Useless Tree 