Now, back to the question, "How do you get from atoms to self-consciousness?" How do you get from the atomic chemistry in your brain to a mental thought--maybe even the thought about how fascinating ...

This is said just before you’re about to insult the living hell out of somebody. True story: I was once at a gas station in ...

Christians hold that the eight survivors of The Great Flood (Noah and his wife, their three sons, and their wives) disembarked the Ark on Mount Ararat and then migrated to ...

John Burke, a pastor and author who has studied and examined more than 1,000 accounts of near-death experiences, wasn t ...

Highlights include: a two-part series on the Canadian painter Tom Thomson; a series of panel discussions on the evolution and ...

While many associate death only with the end of physical life, he emphasizes that death, in biblical terms, often means separation from God, not just the end of the body. He explains that to be ...

Why is there a Jewish practice to bury prayer books and other texts that contain God's name? A rabbi offers the mystical answer.

How easy it is for us to step back and say to ourselves: "God is dead". In the hour of darkness, help us to know that you are still there. Do not abandon us when we are tempted to lose heart.

More than a few anime series out there may remind viewers of similar shows, and in some cases, that's just more of a good thing. Or, if anime fans want the very best, they may see similar series as ...