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Tag Archives: Brights
Only a Theory?
By Laurie Hatton (in collaboration with her local Brights Community Cluster)
Sherlock Holmes commonly stated to Watson, “I have a theory.” The word “theory” means that something is a guess or speculative idea. Right? Well, yes it can. However, when a scientist uses the term theory, he or she means something totally different. A scientific theory is an idea that has a lot of evidence … Read more
Posted in The Science-Minded Citizen
Tagged Brights, Evolution, Hatton, Hypothesis, Idea, Laurie, Only, scientific, Supported, Tested, Theory
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Those Famous 5 Stages of Grief: Hogwash?
Loss —if we’ve been paying attention and are older than 12—is a recurrent theme in all our lives. You don’t have to identify as a Bright to have dealt with grief or to realize you will face grieving someday.
I’d often read about the so-called five stages of grief, first espoused by Elizabeth Kubler-Ross more than 40 years ago. But when I recently read a … Read more
Posted in A Rational Woman
Tagged acceptance, atheism, Brights, grief, loss, resilience, stages
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