From Catholic News Agency: “She also said that belief in God, far from being an impediment to scientific inquiry, actually can be helpful for scientists because of the “sure foundation” that belief in a Creator provides. Öberg herself is a convert from atheism.”
John Lennox on debating Richard Dawkins
Also on atheism, God, and science… with Justin Brierley. Lennox’s new book is Cosmic Chemistry.
Physicists: Our universe might not be special, merely “probable”
With – in the real world – only one actual universe to go on, how do we determine what is “probable”?
Has string theory really fallen this time?
Paul Sutter: “They argue that all possible configurations of compact dimensions are realized, each one with its own unique universe and set of physical laws, and we happen to live in this one because life would be impossible in most or all of the others. That’s not the strongest argument to come out of physics, but I’ll save a dissection of the idea for another day.”
And another thing: Evolutionary biology is “ableist”!
In fairness to the Darwinists, they probably aren’t intentionally discriminating against people with disabilities. They are used to destroying the careers of doubters, able or otherwise. They have never before been called to account for that.
L&FP, 64: The challenge of self-referentiality on hard questions (thus, of self-defeating arguments)
One way to define Philosophy, is to note that it is that department of thought that addresses hard, core questions. Known to be hard as there are no easy answers. Where, core topics include metaphysics [critical analysis of worldviews on what reality is, what exists etc], epistemology [core questions on “knowledge”], logic [what are the Read More…
Michael Shermer is complaining about the Cancel Culture Darwinians like himself helped create
Now that it is attacking the revered Darwinian E. O. Wilson (1929–2021).
Human DNA evolution as a “balancing act”
If humans and chimps differ in only 1% of our DNA, obviously, DNA is not the best place to look for the differences.
Century of bird evolution knowledge overturned?
Evolved “backward”? In other words, devolution? Funny, so few ever question a theory that is always being overturned by new findings.
Atheists vs Christians: Who makes the better claims ?
I am covering in this video some of the main talking points in debates between atheists and Christians.
God of the gaps. Really ?
The arguments for God’s existence are based on positive evidence and logical inferences. Not gaps of knowledge. God of the gaps and incredulity, a justified refutation of ID arguments? https://reasonandscience.catsboard.com/t1983-gaps-god-of-the-gaps-and-incredulitya-justified-refutation-of-id-arguments 125 reasons to believe in God https://reasonandscience.catsboard.com/t1276-125-reasons-to-believe-in-god There is no evidence of Gods existence. Really? 1. The universe and biological systems appear designed. Therefore, most Read More…
China is Doomed
From a recent FB post: China has committed slow motion suicide. The WSJ reports that China’s population shrank last year for the first time since the early 1960s when Mao’s insane policies led to the deaths of tens of millions. India is on the cusp of displacing China as the world’s most populous country. From Read More…
At Mind Matters News: Do cave paintings from 20,000 years ago show symbolic writing?
The find challenges the idea that human consciousness underwent a long, slow evolution in recent millennia. It was mainly our technology that evolved.
At Mind Matters News: Nobelist Roger Penrose talks about his impossible triangle
Penrose attempts a minimalist position when defending the reality of both mathematics and the mind in a world where many believe that only the physical exists.
At Mind Matters News: A physicist rejects the idea that we live in a sim universe
Marcelo Gleiser worries that the claim that we are simulated beings with no free will reduces our ability to tackle the problems humanity faces.