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Vaccines are Good and Evolution is Still True: A Religious Perspective

In light of the recent measles outbreak in this country, I once again am so glad that vaccines exist. I am a pediatrician, specifically a pediatric gastroenterologist, and I deal with many terrible illnesses, including many preventable illnesses. Vaccines are a medical miracle. Not much more can be said. I do get occassional comments onContinue reading “Vaccines are Good and Evolution is Still True: A Religious Perspective”

Burying our Dead and Recognizing God

Human burial has been occurring for millennia. For example, the Qafzeh Cave in Israel contains buried Homo sapiens remains that are 100,000 years old. This time period fits into the Paleolithic period. The buried remains appear to show signs of love, care, and compassion as antlers, shells, and red ochre were placed with the bodies.Continue reading “Burying our Dead and Recognizing God”

Models and Theology

An interesting article was recently published in Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith (December 2024 edition). It is titled “Models in Christianity and Chemistry: Truth or Utility” written by William Wood PhD. Articles in PSCF typically become open access through the American Scientific Affiliation (ASA) website one year after they are published. So, you willContinue reading “Models and Theology”

A Question from ORTLine

I gave an overview of my recent book, A Theology of the Microbiome during ORTLine this weekend. ORTLine in an on-line session theology meeting consisting of many authors who discuss their books followed by reviews of their works by experts in the field of Open & Relational Theology (ORT) or in related fields. My bookContinue reading “A Question from ORTLine”

The Dipolar Nature of God and the Concept of the Brahman

My good friend Michael Brennan (substack “Theodivergent”) and I have been meeting every few weeks online to discuss books. We were going over God Christ Church by Marjorie Suchocki. As part of our discussion, we went over her discussion about the dipolar nature of God (as originally described by Charles Hartshorne). Hartshorne proposed that GodContinue reading “The Dipolar Nature of God and the Concept of the Brahman”

Helping the Other in Weird Times

My country (the United States) is just going through a weird / awful / bizarre time. Even if I keep the politics out of the discussion, the anti-science movement in my country is truly insane. It always has been a problem in American churches, especially since the 1900s. Christian fundamentalism has hurt science, hurt religion,Continue reading “Helping the Other in Weird Times”

The Metaphysics of Telomeres

Today is Sunday, February 9, 2025. Although I live in the states, I will not be watching the Super Bowel today. I actually like sports, but I hate long infomercials. The Super Bowl is definitely the penultimate form of infomercial. So, I went to a bar and danced with my spouse last night, went toContinue reading “The Metaphysics of Telomeres”

You Can’t Cheat Death but You Can Cheat People

I get particularly angry when fraudsters cheat people out of money, especially when the victim is older or has a mental processing disorder (dementia, for example). Fraudsters are everywhere — at work, in our neighborhoods, and in our religious or social groups. Fraudsters are great at convincing people to excessively worry about issues related toContinue reading “You Can’t Cheat Death but You Can Cheat People”

The Moon is a Metaphor for Process

This post is a quick dip into process philosophy and process theology. The Bible has many verses talking about the purpose of God placing the moon in the heavens. Psalm 89:37: “It shall be established forever as the moon, and as a faithful witness in heaven”.  Psalm 8:3: “When I consider your heavens, the workContinue reading “The Moon is a Metaphor for Process”

American Religious People Must Oppose the Nomination of RFK, Jr.

I hate being political on my blog. However, this post is not really as political as much as it is religious. This post is about the importance of medical science. Specifically, my post is about the importance of vaccines and how we need to get the correct message out about how safe they are. ByContinue reading “American Religious People Must Oppose the Nomination of RFK, Jr.”