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First of all, biological evolution is a real thing. The effect of organisms changing through time can be seen in the fossil record as well as in the science of genetics. Inherent mutation rates at the DNA level exist. Human diseases and human adaptations occur in the setting of genetic change. Epigenetics is real. BiologicalContinue reading “Is Sin Equal to Removing the Evolutionary Potential of Others?”

Morality is a difficult idea to process. One can think of the recent U.S. capture of Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela as an example. One can believe that the U.S. shouldn’t be involved in the politics of other countries for moral reasons. One can believe that an outside agent removing an autocrat who has crashed aContinue reading “The Brain and Morality”

Recently, the Ark Encounter in Kentucky had a measles exposure due to an unvaccinated visitor visiting the park. You may wonder what the Ark Encounter is… It is simply an extension of the Creation Museum in Kentucky which is run by the group, Answers in Genesis. I’m not going to provide a link to eitherContinue reading “The Sadness of the Ark Encounter is Sadness for All of Us”

As I get ready for Christmas Day, I have contemplated what it really meant for God to come as an infant to our planet and perhaps to our reality. I realize that December 25 is not the day of Christ’s birth, but it is the day when most of the world celebrates the birth ofContinue reading “God, the Halting Problem”

I will be away over the next week and want to write a quick post. I have been reading through Nicholas Spencer’s book titled, Magisteria, which is a wonderful book discussing the history of science and religion.  I recently read through Chapter 13 titled “Peace and War.”  In this chapter, a quote from James ClerkContinue reading “A Great Maxwell Quote”

Our seminary (Northwind Theological Seminary) had its recent book club for its graduates interested in process theology / open & relational theology. We discussed Dr. Andrew Davis’s recent article in Zygon, titled “Extraterrestrial Metaphysics in Process Perspective: Implications of Our Anthropocosmic Nature.” The article is open access, and the link is here. The article isContinue reading “Theology Journal Club!”

I have started a Sunday school series at my church based on my work on the intersection of the microbiome and theology that led to the writing of my book, “A Theology of the Microbiome.” I have been asked to do this series for a while, but I have been hesitant as I believe discussingContinue reading “We Want Religious Certainty: That is a Problem”

*One can’t deduce No God either. I enjoy reading Theology and Science which is a quarterly peer-reviewed journal with writings that evaluate the intersection of theology and science. The most recent issue of TAS had an intriguing article titled “On the Methodology of Science and the Current Crisis of Religious Belief” by Andrew Ter ErnContinue reading “Can One Deduce God? No.*”

This week, I came across a Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) series about recipients of the Lasker-Koshland Special Achievement Award in Medical Science. My understanding is that this award in medicine often (not always) is a precursor to getting a Nobel Prize. One of the recipients was Lucy Shapiro PhD. In the issueContinue reading “The Idea of lim Δ and the Logic of Cellular Life”

I’ve returned from a 9-day vacation in Europe and am back to blogging. I have been slowing reading Magisteria: The Entangled History of Science and Religion by Nicholas Spencer. I say “slowly” because it is often hard for me to find time to read for pleasure. This book is surely a pleasure. Currently, I amContinue reading “Morality Musings”