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Desmond Tutu wins $1.7M Templeton Prize
New York City :: NY :: USA | 1 month ago
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The John Templeton Foundation says it has awarded South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu one of the world's leading religion prizes. The organization says Tutu, 81, is the winner of the 2013 Templeton Prize for his "lifelong work in advancing
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Martin Rees: 'There is a dearth of good science teachers in our state schools'
Cambridge :: United Kingdom | 5 months ago
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Martin Rees was content to be described as an "unbeliever" in the wake of the controversy over his acceptance of the richest scientific prize on the planet the £1m Templeton prize awarded by a religious foundation. "I'm not myself religious but have
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Dalai Lama to give i¿½1.1m Templeton Prize money away on day her receives award for advancing understanding of spirituality
London :: United Kingdom | 1 year ago
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The Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader will be handed the accolade at St Paul's Cathedral in front of an audience of more than 2,000, broadcast live online. He will then disclose the secret recipient of his generosity. The Templeton Prize is the world'
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The Dalai Lama to receive the 2012 Templeton Prize
Dharamshala :: India | 1 year ago
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Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama is scheduled to receive the 2012 Templeton Prize, one of the world's biggest monetary awards, in a ceremony at Saint Paul's Cathedral in London on May 14, organisers said on Wednesday. The exiled
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Dalai Lama bags the coveted 2012 Templeton Prize worth $1.7 Million
Report By: Nina Rai London, 31 March, 2012 Tibet’s Buddhist head, Dalai Lama has been named by US-based John Templeton Foundation, as the winner of this
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Dalai Lama wins $1.7 million Templeton Prize
New York :: NY :: USA | 1 year ago
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The Dalai Lama has been awarded one of the world's leading religion prizes. The Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader is the winner of the 2012 Templeton Prize for his work on science and religion. The honor from the John Templeton
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`Dalai Lama`s vilification adds to Tibet woes`
New Delhi :: India | 1 year ago
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Dalai Lama's vilification adds to Tibet woes' Washington: Expressing concern over the current situation in Tibet where there has been increasing instances of self-immolation, the US on Wednesday said that China's continued vilification of the Dalai
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The Scientific Curmudgeon - Foundation rewards "spiritual progress," but what the heck is that?
Hoboken :: NJ :: USA | 2 years ago
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Opinion Is there such a thing as a spiritual fact?...Something roughly analogous to, say, the discovery of gravity?...This question is brought to mind by the Templeton Prize, which this month was given to the British astrophysicist Martin Rees.
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Science has vanquished religion, but not its evils | Nick Cohen
London :: United Kingdom | 2 years ago
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Science has vanquished religion, but not its evils The astronomer royal accepting the Templeton prize is a casual endorsement of all that is wrong with religion As Mrs Merton knew, there are questions that answer themselves. "What first attracted
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For the love of God... scientists in uproar at £1m religion prize
Oxford :: United Kingdom | 2 years ago
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Professor Martin Rees' (left) award was denounced by scientists including Professor Richard Dawkins, Harry Kroto and Jerry Coyne The astronomer Royal has won this year's £1m Templeton Prize, an award denounced by many atheist scientists as an
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