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Category Archives: Science
Doesn’t Louisiana have enough on its plate?
I’m not sure this school board in Louisiana has thought this through. Benton said that under provisions of the Science Education Act enacted last year by the Louisiana Legislature, schools can present what she termed “critical thinking and creationism” in … Continue reading
Do transplants transfer moral qualities?
Will getting a transplant from a murderer make you evil? More people willing to refuse transplant from a criminal.
Posted in Evil, Religion Blog, Science
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Brain freeze of the day
I just came up with that title for certain blog posts. The criterion? If the teaser title or abstract makes me utter, “Whaaaaaaaaat?!” it qualifies as a brain freeze. (By the way, I’m open to other suggestions instead of “brain … Continue reading
Posted in Psychology, Religion Blog, Science
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The religion gene
I suppose we can’t have it both ways. This from the NY Times: For atheists, it is not a particularly welcome thought that religion evolved because it conferred essential benefits on early human societies and their successors. If religion is … Continue reading
Posted in Evolution, Religion Blog, Religious Belief, Science
Tagged Evolution, genetics
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E.T. phone the Vatican
OK. Here’s more on the Vatican and space. This time a search for alien life. In the interview last year, Funes told Vatican newspaper L’Osservatore Romano that believing the universe may host aliens, even intelligent ones, does not contradict a … Continue reading
Posted in Darwin, Design arguments, Faith versus Reason, Religion Blog, Science
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Islam and creationism
The discovery of “Ardi” supports a creationist perspective? This isn’t what I’d have thought but apparently there is a rise of creationism in some Muslim communities. But there is another creationist movement whose influence is growing, and which is fueling … Continue reading
Posted in Darwin, Islam, Nature, PHIL 525, Religion Blog, Religious Belief, Science
Tagged Ardi, creationism, Islam
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The Vatican’s astronomer
This is a long way from Galileo! There have been some bizarre guesses, often involving little green men. Consolmagno recalls that a British group calling itself the Catholic Truth Society once asked him if he would write a book about … Continue reading
The continuing battle between faith and reason
Richard Wolin has weighed in on the debate in this article from the Chronicle of Higher Education. He gives a balanced overview of the history of the debate and its past and current interlocutors. In this short article Wolin takes … Continue reading
Posted in Arguing, Faith versus Reason, PHIL 500, Religion Blog, Religious Belief, Science
Tagged faith, Reason
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Darwin’s birthday and Anglican Church
Caught sight of this on the online British newspaper Times Online. It links over to the website, Theos where there are a few more links about Darwin and faith. Prominent scientists and leading religious figures have joined forces to call … Continue reading
Falsifying the unfalsifiable
Mark Thompson writes: …science demeans itself when it used as a proof of the non-existence of god. Science is not meant to provide unfalsifiable answers, nor is it intended to answer questions that can only admit of unfalsifiable answers. To … Continue reading