THERE ought to be a debate about whether this or any other science magazine should accept advertisements from the Templeton Foundation.
“It is not in science’s interests to run ads from the Templeton Foundation”
This institution, which aims to promote a connection between religion and science, spends large sums of money supporting research in theoretical physics, cosmology, evolutionary biology, cognitive science and social science. It acknowledges that its interests are as much religious as scientific; its publicly stated core themes include “new concepts of God”, “prayer and meditation”, “spiritual capital”, “spiritual transformation”, “unconditional love” and “worship”.
Empirical inquiry into…
