Mark Alpert – Uncommon Descent

Atheism Intelligent Design Naturalism Science theism

At Scientific American: Can science rule out God?

If Alpert’s speculation pans out, naturalism could end up with a religion where God is an unprincipled Narcissist. Cool.

Sandy God cursed the planet after Adam and Eve rebelled. So according to that, the current state of earth is not... – Egnor vs. Dillahunty: 11. Is evil...
mohammadnursyamsu @querius The proof that objective morality is nothing but corruption, is that your understanding of subjectivity is wrong. It is... – Is there such a thing as...
ram Sandy, Jews and Christians believe the earth became cursed. Genesis 3:17,18 indicate that God cursed the planet after Adam and... – Egnor vs. Dillahunty: 11. Is evil...
Fasteddious The obvious answer is that as Darwinism comes under more scrutiny and attack, with evidence against it piling ever higher,... – Rob Sheldon on the current trend...
Fasteddious Thank you Robert, EDTA and Jerry. I will certainly take a look at the article. But taking Robert's caveats into... – Sabine Hossenfelder: No way to tell...
Querius There was probably some legitimate need to research sand flies. - But why beagle puppies? - Why the cruelty? -... – Did Francis Collins or Anthony Fauci...
ET ID does not require a belief in God so an atheist can accept ID. The best ID can do for... – Rob Sheldon on the current trend...
ET JVL: Sounds like a good argument for gay marriage to me. Anything sounds like a good argument for gay, ie... – Is there such a thing as...
ET A proper investigation will uncover the facts. – Did Francis Collins or Anthony Fauci...
polistra Hardly new-found. Secular ID was a very common view among scientists 100 years ago. Maybe even the default view. – Rob Sheldon on the current trend...
Querius Yes, folly and wisdom as illustrated in Proverbs. Do you see a person wise in their own eyes? There is... – Is Ethan Siegel’s Big Bang and...
Querius Sandy, Reminds me of a book I read in college titled, "Your God is too Small" by J.B. Phillips. -Q – Egnor vs. Dillahunty: 11. Is evil...
kairosfocus PS: A reminder. First duties of reason as core, built-in law of our morally governed nature: We can readily identify... – Is there such a thing as...
kairosfocus JVL, there is no need to entertain fashionable colour of law hobby horses, save to note that intelligible natural law... – Is there such a thing as...
EugeneS I understand the gist of it (scientism, Darwinian ideology and pseudo-religion and all that) and support the ID thesis as,... – Jonathan Witt: Why is common descent...
JVL Kairosfocus: and any other commandment, are summed up in this word: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” Sounds like... – Is there such a thing as...
ET Universal common descent lacks a mechanism. So it can't explain anything as mechanisms determine patterns. – Jonathan Witt: Why is common descent...
Seversky I would have strong objections to such experiments but I would first want to confirm that the experiments were conducted... – Did Francis Collins or Anthony Fauci...
ET Darwin didn't make such a demand but all evos make it. – At Mind Matters News: Harvard astronomer:...
ET seversky: I would have asked Chesterton what is the difference between believing in God and believing in Kim Jong-un, Jim... – At Mind Matters News: Harvard astronomer:...
Querius Mohammadnursyamsu @133, Have you ever heard the saying that all True-False questions on exams are ultimately false? Try it out.... – Is there such a thing as...