"It’s inherently challenging for believers and atheists to have productive conversations. Discussing topics such as belief and nonbelief, the potential irrationality of religion, or the limits of scientific knowledge is difficult since each side often ends up more firmly entrenched in their own worldview.
But one bright person interested in broadening the conversation is Sam McNerney, a science writer who focuses on cognitive science and an atheist interested in religion from a psychological point of view...."

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From Geoffrey Mitelman’s blog Sinai and Synapses, 5/29/12.
Rabbi Mitelman is a Rabbis Without Borders Fellow

Also published in The Huffington Post