I am typing this blog post on January 20, 2025. Besides today being a national holiday for most of us in the United States (MLK Day), we have had a presidential inaguration. Many citizens of my country (including me) have a sense of foreboding here about our new president. Outside of voting, I can’t doContinue reading “Quick Post About Science and Society”
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Entropy and Theodicy, Part 2
In my prior post, I provided a discussion as to why I think we should consider that evil explored in theodicy likely should only be explained as “natural evil”. I provided some research / references suggesting that organic brain disease seems to describe why people often cause moral evil. Thus, moral evil is physically justContinue reading “Entropy and Theodicy, Part 2”
Entropy and Theodicy
Bad things are just going to happen. We can go round and round about the awfulness of natural evil and moral evil, but there appears to be no way to get around the fact that the presence of evil persists in a world that many people believe God is present in it. This is theContinue reading “Entropy and Theodicy”
Teaching Science to Fundamentalist Communities
I am a huge fan of the American Scientific Affiliation (ASA), and in fact, I have been a member of the ASA for over 20 years. The ASA is a collection of scientists (broadly defined) who are also Christian. Although I am speaking from a Christian perspective, the work of the ASA is parallel toContinue reading “Teaching Science to Fundamentalist Communities”
God and Society
I have been working my way through We Have Never Been Modern by Bruno Latour. Early on, I came across this quote: “No one is truly modern who does not agree to keep God from interferingwith Natural Law as well as with the laws of the Republic. God becomesthe crossed-out God of metaphysics, as differentContinue reading “God and Society”
Smolin’s (et al.) Universe that Learns
I’m a big fan of Lee Smolin (at least of his layperson works). Two of his books, The Trouble with Physics and Einstein’s Unfinished Revolution, are books that I have checked back on many times. He may not want to admit one this aspect of his work in that I think he can do metaphysicsContinue reading “Smolin’s (et al.) Universe that Learns”
More Musings on Misinformation in Medicine
I’m going to comment on this article: He Built a Wellness Empire While Adventuring With Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The article was in the New York Times but also was re-published in our local paper. This post is not a diatribe against RFK Jr. and his uninformed advisors although I think he is a dangerousContinue reading “More Musings on Misinformation in Medicine”
Answering an IRAS Listener Question
I had a great time doing a talk for the Institute on Religion in an Age of Science (IRAS) last week. I was expected to put together an accurate and comprehensive lecture, and I appreciate the audience attending the lecture who asked me hard questions. Hard questions are always good in science, philosophy, theology, andContinue reading “Answering an IRAS Listener Question”
Process Theology and Potential
I recently gave a talk to the IRAS (Institute on Religion in an Age of Science) as part of their monthly lecture series. I spoke to this organization because 1) it was free (so no stress about being paid for content), 2) it is important to utilize the liberal arts part of one’s brain, andContinue reading “Process Theology and Potential”
Progress and Novelty
In my recent blog posts, I talked about my awesome trip to the Galapagos Islands with my spouse. Beautiful place. Beautiful pictures. I read On the Origin of Species by Charles Darwin during my trip which is a beautiful read. Thus, beautiful place, beautiful pictures, and beautiful read can cause one to think. picture ofContinue reading “Progress and Novelty”
Phi-The-Sci: Equilateral Musings 