RFK Jr. and Evolutionary Disadvantage of Ignorance

*God is sorrowful I’m a physician and a theologian at this point in my life. I have a medical career at an academic medical center. I also have a DThM for which I have done some writing, including on this blog. One part of my career is mainly objective (medicine) and one part is mainlyContinue reading “RFK Jr. and Evolutionary Disadvantage of Ignorance”

Misinformation in the Church

As I stated in my last post, my good friend from college visited over the weekend. He has been a journalist in the past although he migrated to a new career rather recently due to the collapse of the local newspaper as seen in many parts of our country. As we sat down to lunch,Continue reading “Misinformation in the Church”

Theology Ends Up Matching the Science, Part 2

It’s been a busy and emotional week, so I am going to write a short post. I had to fly across the country for a relative’s funeral. I then have had an old friend of mine visit from Texas, and I have wanted to entertain him WHILE I have worked this week. Anyway… I wantedContinue reading “Theology Ends Up Matching the Science, Part 2”

Science, Truth, and Religion

I listened to a fascinating podcast this weekend in which Professor Harry Collins from Cardiff University was interviewed about truth in science. I highly recommend the listen. Simply put, science primary goal is to look for the causes of things (observation). The causes may be broad (epidemiology); the causes may be minute (biochemistry of ATP);Continue reading “Science, Truth, and Religion”

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”