Author Archives: John Pohl

AI Study Probably Didn’t Disprove Determinism. Maybe.

I use AI at work mainly for writing test questions for medical students, residents, etc. I also use it to write letters to insurance companies when medications for patients get denied. It is a great data scrubber if I need a short description of a medical condition. My AI of choice is typically Google’s Gemini.Continue reading “AI Study Probably Didn’t Disprove Determinism. Maybe.”

Realism at the Basement of Reality?

I’m definitely not a theoretical physicist. I’m also not a philosopher. I do have a doctorate in theology in addition to my medical degree. So, it makes sense for me to comment on something for which I have no real handle on…quantum mechanics. I do understand some of its concepts, and I know enough basicContinue reading “Realism at the Basement of Reality?”

The Light Cone and Process Philosophy / Process Theology

In my opinion, the light cone is one of the best ways to understand aspects of one of the 3 tenets of process philosophy and process theology — prehension. The other two aspects are panentheism and panexperientialism. Simply put, prehension is the moment right before an event occurs. Process philosophy (and thus, process theology) isContinue reading “The Light Cone and Process Philosophy / Process Theology”

Interesting Article on Interdisciplinary Study

So, I’m heading out at the end of the week. I don’t know how much computer access that I will have so I thought I would post something interesting early this week. This article came out in the Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology. The title of the article is “How doContinue reading “Interesting Article on Interdisciplinary Study”

Thinking About Mathematics

In light of my recent book being published, I have once again thought about mathematics. Honestly, I started thinking about it again on Friday afternoon at the end of the work week. I discuss the human endeavor of mathematics quite a bit in the book. Please note that I am not a mathematician. I justContinue reading “Thinking About Mathematics”

Science is “Stupid”? It is not what you think.

The editorial below has been making the rounds on the grand, ol’ internet. It was published in the Journal of Cell Science, and since everyone seems to be reposting it, I am imagine it must be open acess. The editorial is below: Dr. Schwartz makes several good points. AND here are my thoughts (combined withContinue reading “Science is “Stupid”? It is not what you think.”

A Review of My New Book is Out!

A friend of mine sent me a short article regarding how scientific research is having problems in the United States (if not worldwide). I need to write my opinions on that well-written article soon. As an academic physician, I see such problems frequently. This article will probably be discussed in my next post. However, aContinue reading “A Review of My New Book is Out!”

My New Book Is Out!

After a few years of being an adult learner and while working full time, I was able to recently complete a DThM (Doctor of Theology and Ministry) degree at Northwind Theological Seminary. It was super exciting to get this degree which has been a long-standing goal of ine. However, even more exciting was my abilityContinue reading “My New Book Is Out!”

Statistics (Can We Add It to that Old-Time Religion?)

The Economist posted an article this week titled “The trial of Lucy Letby has shocked British statisticians“. Great read. My take on the article is not that statistics may have been poorly performed in the setting of a murder trial while also stating that statistics are poorly understood in general. In the United States, scienceContinue reading “Statistics (Can We Add It to that Old-Time Religion?)”