29Jul 2021 by Post

Jordan Peterson, Lawrence Krauss, and the God Hypothesis

Atheism, Beyond Order, Big Bang, Faith & Science, God Hypothesis, Jordan Peterson, Lawrence Krauss, Macbeth, metaphysics, physics, Physics, Earth & Space, psychology, religion, Return of the God Hypothesis, Richard Dawkins, Santa Claus, scientists, secular humanism, Stephen Meyer, supernatural, universe
Stephen Meyer opens his new book with a memorable anecdote about debating Krauss live while battling a fierce migraine. Source
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26Jul 2021 by Post

Did Religion Evolve, or Was It Designed, to Foster Cooperation?

Aboriginal Australians, Agricultural Revolution, Catholics, Crusades, dead ends, designer, Faith & Science, Fiction, group cohesion, hospital, Human Origins, Jesus, myths, religion, Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind, selfish genes, shared beliefs, strangers, unguided evolution, Yuval Noah Harari
Harari’s assurance about building group cohesion is simplistic and woefully insufficient to account for common characteristics of religion. Source
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24Jul 2021 by Post

Scientific Racism and the Confederate Flag

A New Birth of Freedom, Adam Smith, Africans, Alexander H. Stephens, alt-right, Charles Darwin, Civil War, Confederacy, Confederate flag, Cornerstone Speech, Culture & Ethics, Darwinian evolution, dreamscape, eugenics, Evolution, Galileo, genocide, Harry Jaffa, Human Zoos, John West, March for Science, NASCAR, Nextdoor, Oregon, Portland, Psalms, Racism, religion, Seattle, Southerners, The Biology of the Second Reich, The Descent of Man, vacation homes, William Harvey
Alexander H. Stephens was Vice President of the Confederacy. In 1861 he delivered an oration justifying slavery and rebellion on scientific grounds. Source
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29Jun 2021 by Post

How Science and Faith Relate — Three Options

Alister McGrath, BioLogos, Bruce Gordon, Casey Luskin, Center for Science & Culture, dialogue, faith, Faith & Science, Francis Collins, Michael Ruse, monologue, religion, scientists, theistic evolution, theology, Three Views on Christianity and Science, Tom Gilson
"Dialogue," in practice, can quickly devolve into a monologue where religion is supposed to sit down and shut up the moment there is a point of difference. Source
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11Mar 2021 by Post

In the Name of “Academic Freedom,” a Scientist Calls for Punishing Creationists

academic freedom, accrediting agency, atheists, Ball State University, BDS movement, Big Tech, Canceled Science, censorship, China, Christian colleges, computational biology, creation science, creationism, customers, East Coast, employers, equality, eric hedin, free speech, freedom, freedom from religion foundation, Giant Food, Intelligent Design, invidious labeling, Israel, Jerry Coyne, Joshua Swamidass, Justice, lockdown, othering, Punishment, Race, racial indoctrination, religion, reward, scientists, social credit, supermarkets, The Boundaries of Science, viewpoint, Wall Street Journal, Washington University
The practice has a sordid history. There’s always a rationale — for example, in labeling Israeli businesses, or those doing business with Israel, to be avoided. Source
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14Jan 2021 by Post

Atheist Christopher Hitchens: Best Evidence for Intelligent Design?

Atheism, atheists, Big Bang, Christopher Hitchens, cosmic fine-tuning, Denyse O'Leary, fanaticism, Günter Bechly, Intelligent Design, physical existence, Physics, Earth & Space, religion, Return of the God Hypothesis, Richard Dawkins, Stephen Meyer, universe
Following Denyse O’Leary, I referred earlier to the curious but, on reflection, not surprising messy nature of the “magic” numbers that rule our universe. Source
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