A free man's worship
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Read on Hacker NewsBertrand Russell's writings on the topic are classics on the dealings of science and religion. This essay reminded me a bit of A Free Man's Worship : http://www.philosophicalsociety.com/Archives/A%20Free%20Mans... I read this collection of his essays on religion about a decade ago and would recommend it to folks interested in the topic: http://www.amazon.com/Russell-Religion-Selections-Writings/d... I feel like Feynman (and Russell) are asking a much more interesting question than the typical interwebs atheists and jesus-ists debate that this is already turning into: not, "Is religion right?" But, "What is the future of religious experience, thought and practice in a scientific world?"
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