Category Archives: Origins and Science

Coyne Was Right After All: Science Has Vanquished Christianity

I ended last night’s post by asking whether Jerry Coyne might have been right when he wrote, Many religious claims about the “truth” have already been disproven by science. There was a second part to that claim (that religion has never disproved science) which I invite you to continue responding to on that other thread. …

December 19, 2011 – 9:10 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Evidences, New Atheism, Origins and Science | Tagged , , , | Comments (4)

Something In the Air: Science’s Supposed Superiority To Religion

I got an email recently from “Loren,” who sought to inform me, Science is knowledge of proven facts, religion is a belief system based on unproven theory. The matter is closed, science is alive and growing where as religion is based on ancient history. That’s all she wrote. (I know both men and women named …

December 14, 2011 – 11:02 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Origins and Science, Thinking Christianly | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments (45)

“Hunter-Gatherer Nut Cases”

Salvo magazine’s current issue includes this article I wrote on altruism and morals, brain waves and neuroethics—and nuts. This thread is open for discussion on the article.

December 6, 2011 – 1:24 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Ethics, Origins and Science | Tagged , , , | Comments (3)

A Taste of New Mystery: Thomism and Intelligent Design

My post on Plantinga raised an old question again: is Intelligent Design poor theology, poor metaphysics, as certain Thomist theologians/philosophers think it is? Specifically, does it “give the game away” to naturalists/materialists by conceiving of the world in a mechanistic sense, making God a tinkerer in his creation? Does it misconceive who God is in …

November 30, 2011 – 10:32 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Origins and Science, Thinking Christianly | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments (41)

“Singing Hymns to Gravity”

I thought you might enjoy this, from Tom Graffagnino: Stephen Hawking has been talking, Hawking Faith in what’s unseen; Rub the lamp and there you have it! We can see just what he means! … Watch!….. Spontaneous Creation! All from Nothing like we thought… “POOF!”…… String Theory’s “multiverses” All strung out in Godless Noughts. Mental …

November 29, 2011 – 6:00 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Origins and Science | Tagged , , | Comments (1)

Check Out Next Month In Salvo

This Salvo magazine link is an invitation to contribute funds, but check out the upcoming issue’s cover articles. Maybe you’ll want to subscribe.

November 16, 2011 – 6:49 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Arts and Culture, Origins and Science | Tagged | Comments (0)

Radioactive Decay: Evidence That It’s Not Random or Uncaused

For me this is mostly off topic and definitely out of my field, but several commenters here in the past have had heated disputes over quantum indeterminacy. Here’s more fuel for your discussion. According to a Stanford University press release, radioactive decay seems to be influenced measurably by something our sun is doing. But there’s …

November 15, 2011 – 12:26 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Origins and Science | Tagged , , , , , | Comments (1)