11Oct 2022 by Post

Theory in Crisis? Redefining Science

American Astronomical Society, Biophysical Society, Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker, Dark Ages, Enlightenment, Evolution, gravity, Harvey Lodish, Intelligent Design, Is Darwinism a Theory in Crisis? (series), Isaac Newton, materialism, Modern Age, Nature (journal), Philosophy of Science, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, Thomas Kuhn, Walther Nernst
Scientific revolutions are often marked by disputes over the “standard that distinguishes a real scientific solution from a mere metaphysical speculation.” Source
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13Jun 2022 by Post

Why Doesn’t God Need a Creator

Al Serrato, Apologetics, Atheism, Christianity, creator, Kalam, Philosophy of Science, Skeptic, Theology and Christian Apologetics
By Al Serrato Christians believe that God is an infinite being who has always existed. But what “evidence” can the theist put forth in support of this claim? This is a common challenge raised by the skeptic. When a person asks for “evidence,” the usual response is to look for things like witness statements, or documents or fingerprints left at a scene. Since no one has “evidence” relating to things outside our universe, or to a being who preceded the Big Bang, it’s a safe bet, they think, that the Christian apologist can’t come up with any “evidence.” Or is it? Teasing out the unspoken premise in the question highlights what is at play: the challenger assumes that it is only through physical or testimonial “evidence” that we can know…
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27May 2022 by Post

Troubles with the Tree of Life

Acta Biotheoretica, Amadeo Estrada, DNA, Evolution, evolutionary theory, Intelligent Design, Last Universal Common Ancestor, Latin America, LUCA, molecular sequences, molecular studies, National Autonomous University of Mexico, origin of life, Philosophy of Science, reconstructions, Research, RNA, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, Thomas Kuhn, Tree of Life, W. Ford Doolittle
Sixty years ago, philosopher of science Thomas Kuhn listed what he described as the “symptoms” of a research field undergoing destabilizing change. Source
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05Oct 2021 by Post

Meyer: No Escape from a Mind Behind the Universe

atheists, bestsellers, Big Bang, Brian Miller, cosmology, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, John Lennox, Lawrence Krauss, mathematicians, Philosophy of Science, physicists, physics, Physics, Earth & Space, Return of the God Hypothesis, Science Uprising, Sean Carroll, Stephen Hawking, Stephen Meyer, USA Today
Cosmologists of an atheist disposition have been seeking an escape hatch from the implications of the Big Bang. Source
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02Apr 2021 by Post

As Church Membership Slumps Ominously, Time for a Return of the God Hypothesis

agnostics, Bill Nye, Brian Josephson, Christianity, Christians, Christopher Hitchens, church membership, Daniel Dennett, Discovery Institute, Eastern, Faith & Science, Gallup, HarperOne, Intelligent Design, Jews, Lawrence Krauss, materialism, Nobel Prize, Philosophy of Science, polling data, religious belief, Return of the God Hypothesis, Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, Stephen Hawking, Stephen Meyer, The Federalist, Victor Stenger
"Americans' membership in houses of worship continued to decline last year, dropping below 50% for the first time in Gallup's eight-decade trend." Source
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02Apr 2021 by Post

Prager, Meyer: Evidence for a Personal God Behind the Cosmos

bestsellers, Big Bang, biological information, Brian Keating, Dennis Prager, dessert, Discovery Institute, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, malevolent design, natural evil, nature, Personal God, Philosophy of Science, proof, Radio, Return of the God Hypothesis, Stephen Meyer, theists, U.C. San Diego, Ultimate Issues Hour, universe
Why does the universe have to be on so a grand of scale of space and time? Why does God require such an imposing canvas? Source
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