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When scientific wonder conflicts with rationalist identity

Every time I learn something new about evolution or physics I get this rush of awe, but then I remember I'm supposed to be rational and logical and I shut it down.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The false binary between emotional/spiritual responses and scientific thinking creates internal censorship of natural awe.

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“Where Are You with Scientific naturalism as spirituality?”

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