Faith vs. Fact? No, Jerry Coyne’s Theology vs. Whatever
Book Review With all its sloppiness, error, and bias, it’s hard to know where to start in on evaluating Dr. Jerry Coyne’s latest book, Faith Versus...
June 3, 2015
If You Believe Atheism Is True, Then Atheism Is False
Reddit visitors, thank you for coming. See my notes at the end of the original post here, after you’ve read the post, of course. I wrote...
February 2, 2013
“The Magician’s Twin: C.S. Lewis on Science, Scientism, and Society”
Book Review The Magician’s Twin: C. S. Lewis on Science, Scientism, and Society, edited by John G. West. This had to have been a labor of...
November 14, 2012
Stenger Should Stick To Physics
Victor Stenger, atheist physicist, emeritus professor at the University of Hawaii, writes in New Scientist of why scientists ought to stick to their own competencies. Well,...
March 16, 2012
Rejecting Knowledge for the Sake of Science?
Jerry Coyne and others may think it makes sense to reject knowledge for the sake of science. They’re wrong. Here’s a great case in point, though,...
February 14, 2012
“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...
November 29, 2011
Is It Rational to Believe in Spiritual Battle? (Part 2)
Polls consistently show that most Americans believe in the existence of a devil. (Though I haven’t checked, I expect that number would be lower in other...
October 18, 2011
Where Can the Small Things Take You?
Where can the small things take you? Responding to my last point on the distinction between magic and supernaturalism, doctor(logic) offered this: When you make a...
December 1, 2009
The Will to Power–Is “Free Will” All in Your Head?: Scientific American
This from Scientific American raises interesting questions regarding knowledge: The Will to Power–Is “Free Will” All in Your Head? The author, Christof Koch, apparently wants to...
November 16, 2009
