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(Raëlism OR "Claude Vorilhon" OR Elohim)
(Scientology OR "Ron Hubbard" OR Dianetics)
("Heaven's Gate" OR "Marshall Applewhite" OR ("Hale-Bopp" AND Suicide))
("Aetherius Society" OR Unarius)
("Order of the Solar Temple" OR "Ordre du Temple Solaire") AND (Sect OR Cult)
("Luc Jouret" OR "Jo Di Mambro")
("Transit to Sirius"|"Great White Brotherhood") AND (Sect OR Cult)
("Children of God" OR "David Berg") AND (Sect OR Cult OR Abuse)
("Peoples Temple" OR Jonestown) OR ("Jim Jones" AND (Sect OR Cult OR Suicide))
("Aum Shinrikyo" OR "Shoko Asahara") OR ("Sarin gas" AND (Aum OR Terror OR Cult))
("Jehovah's Witnesses" OR ("Watchtower" AND (Religion OR Sect OR Bible)))
("Mormonism" OR "Latter Day Saints") OR ("LDS" AND (Mormon OR Religion OR Church))
("Opus Dei" AND (Religion OR Catholic OR Church OR Cult))
"Universal Church of the Kingdom of God"
("International Church of Christ" OR "Church of Christ")
("UFO Religions" OR "UFO Cults")
(Apocalypticism OR Millenarianism OR "Doomsday Cult")
("Mass Suicide" AND (Cult OR Sect OR Group))
("Extraterrestrial" AND (Belief OR Religion OR Cult OR Sect))
("Esotericism" AND (Abuse OR Manipulation OR Psychology))
"New Religious Movements"

Jonestown tragedy revisited: the role of dentistry.

The authors record the contribution of dentistry to the identification of victims of one of the most significant tragedies of the 20th century--the mass suicide of members of a religious cult, which i…

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Brannon, R. B., & Morlang, W. M. (2002). Jonestown tragedy revisited: the role of dentistry.. J Forensic Sci, 47(1), 3-7.

Mass suicide: historical and psychodynamic considerations.

Mass suicide can be defined as the simultaneous suicide of all the members of a social group and is closely linked to the human dimension of existence, although the social and cultural context may var…

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Mancinelli, I., Comparelli, A., Girardi, P., & Tatarelli, R. (2002). Mass suicide: historical and psychodynamic considerations.. Suicide Life Threat Behav, 32(1), 91-100. https://doi.org/10.1521/suli.32.1.91.22186

Cosmic questions. Proceedings of a conference. April 14-16, 1999. Washington, DC, USA.

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(2001). Cosmic questions. Proceedings of a conference. April 14-16, 1999. Washington, DC, USA.. Ann N Y Acad Sci, 950, 1-321.

The idea of a "beginningless" world-process: perspectives from the Hindu tradition.

This paper, while seeking to expose some of the basic ideas of Hindu cosmology, focuses on the philosophical and soteriological dimensions of the notions of "beginning" and "beginningless" in the disc…

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Balslev, A. N. (2001). The idea of a "beginningless" world-process: perspectives from the Hindu tradition.. Ann N Y Acad Sci, 950, 97-107.

Cosmic design from a Buddhist perspective.

The Buddhist view of the origin of the universe is discussed. One of the basic tenets of Buddhism is the concept of interdependence which says that all things exist only in relationship to others, and…

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Thuan, T. X. (2001). Cosmic design from a Buddhist perspective.. Ann N Y Acad Sci, 950, 206-14. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1749-6632.2001.tb02139.x

Is the universe designed? Yes and no.

Addressing the title's question from the perspective of Whitehead's process theology, fourteen basic notions of which are explained, I argue that the universe is not designed in six common senses of t…

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Griffin, D. R. (2001). Is the universe designed? Yes and no.. Ann N Y Acad Sci, 950, 191-205. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1749-6632.2001.tb02138.x

Athens and/or Jerusalem: cosmology and/or creation.

For all three cosmic questions--"Did the universe have a beginning?" "Is the universe designed?" and "Are we alone?"--it was the conjunction as well as the divergence between Athens (Classical philoso…

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Pelikan, J. (2001). Athens and/or Jerusalem: cosmology and/or creation.. Ann N Y Acad Sci, 950, 17-27.

The argument from design: what is at stake theologically?

This article offers a brief overview of the argument for God's existence grounded in the evidence of design. It pays particular attention to the way the argument has evolved over time and in relation …

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Case-Winters, A. (2001). The argument from design: what is at stake theologically?. Ann N Y Acad Sci, 950, 154-68.

Understanding the universe.

Physics constrains metaphysics but does not determine it. The central metaphysical question is that of scope; a true theory of everything must take personal experience as seriously as the impersonal. …

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Polkinghorne, J. (2001). Understanding the universe.. Ann N Y Acad Sci, 950, 175-82; discussion 183-90. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1749-6632.2001.tb02136.x

A universe with no designer.

Does the universe shows signs of having been designed by a deity like those of traditional monotheistic religions? Physics is in a better position than religion to give a partly satisfying explanation…

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Weinberg, S. (2001). A universe with no designer.. Ann N Y Acad Sci, 950, 169-74; discussion 183-90. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1749-6632.2001.tb02135.x

The meaning of "design".

Our universe obeys elegant laws that permit living beings to evolve. This can suggest divine design. So can fine tuning of physical and cosmological parameters in ways that seem essential to life. Und…

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Leslie, J. (2001). The meaning of "design".. Ann N Y Acad Sci, 950, 128-38.

Did God create our universe? Theological reflections on the Big Bang, inflation, and quantum cosmologies.

The sciences and the humanities, including theology, form an epistemic hierarchy that ensures both constraint and irreducibility. At the same time, theological methodology is analogous to scientific m…

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Russell, R. J. (2001). Did God create our universe? Theological reflections on the Big Bang, inflation, and quantum cosmologies.. Ann N Y Acad Sci, 950, 108-27.