Monthly Archives: October 2016

The UNESCO Vote Mystery

Posted on October 17, 2016 by N.S. Palmer

My latest blog post for The Jewish Journal: There’s a mystery about UNESCO’s denial last week of Jewish connections to the Temple Mount and the Western Wall in Jerusalem. The mystery is not that the resolution was proposed by some … Continue reading →

Posted in Judaism | Tagged Belief, Cognitive Science, Confirmation Bias, Conflict of belief, Epistemology, Hilary Putnam, Israel, Jerusalem, Memes, Propaganda, Temple Mount, UNESCO, Western Wall | 1 Comment

Twin Holidays of Creation

Posted on October 7, 2016 by N.S. Palmer

My latest blog post for The Jewish Journal: Rosh Hashanah celebrates the creation of the world. Yom Kippur is the Day of Atonement. They seem quite different. But what if they’re not so different after all? I’m not a rabbi … Continue reading →