It’s unclear how these experiences actually impacted the moral dispositions of these astronauts, or for how long. Indirect evidence that suggests a lasting positive impact comes from research on how experiences of awe can result in increased prosocial behaviour, specifically…
Humanism is not new to Australia, however. The Council of Australian Humanist Societies was founded in 1965. But Humanism Australia marks the first time that there has been a national humanist organisation for individuals to join, and which is focused…
All right, Mr. Goldsmith, you can ask anything. But to register ISKCON legally as a nonprofit, tax-exempt religion required money and a lawyer. Carl Yeargens had already had some experience in forming a religious organization, and when he had met…
Sivananda Sena, the twenty-fourth branch of the tree of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, was an extremely confidential servant of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Everyone who went to Jagannatha Puri to visit Lord Caitanya took shelter and guidance from Sri Sivananda Sena.Sivananda Sena…
Perhaps the precautionary principle is the start. Perhaps, indeed, it is the end. Whether or not we are comfortable with the language of ‘soul’, we ascribe moral significance to humans, and moral weight to decisions in relation to humans, on…
Dominic Wilkinson, University of Oxford; Jonathan Pugh, University of Oxford, and Julian Savulescu, University of Oxford Under the current system, if a schoolchild becomes infected with the coronavirus, pupils who have been in close contact with them have to self-isolate…
In general, we should favour a high degree of editorial independence because scientific journals should publish high quality science, not just the science that happens to align with the commercial (or political) interests of the publisher. The editor is selected,…
Sri Sri Gaura Gadadhar During Mahaprabhu’s time, three deities of Him appeared and one of them (Gaura Gadadhara) is at Champahatti. This very old deity was worshipped by Dvija Vani Nath, brother of Sri Gadadhara Pandita. Sri Sri Gaura-Gadadhara at…
“O king, as Hemamali enjoyed his wife, Kuvera began his usual worship of Lord Shiva in his palace. Soon enough he realized the flowers for the midday puja were missing. Unable to perform this important upachara (offering) Kuvera got angry…
Have an opinion on anything you’ve read in the Guardian today? Please email us your letter and it will be considered for publication. The three Ts – yes of course – but CTG allows one to go with the flow…
In a recent paper, Julian Savulescu and I go further into the details of the Right Not to Know, setting out the scope for a degree of compromise between the two central camps. As we argue, the more plausible view…
The Chaturmas period begins in the month of Ashadha (June-July) and ends in the month of Kartika (October-November). Chaturmas means “four months”, which is the duration that Vishnu sleeps. This year it falls from 24th July 2021 to 19th Nov…
Yet, this was my first time hearing open deliberations in the Court of Protection. It was a fascinating and thought-provoking experience. The case was (though I did not know it beforehand) related closely to issues that I have written about…
Nineteenth-century physiologist Johannes Müller, for example, argued for vitalism and defended the notion that the activity of the nervous system would never be reducible to physical facts. In Chapter 2 of my book, I describe Müller’s influential views and detail…
