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All the Ways to See The Story of Everything

The options have grown to the point that it’s hard to imagine there’s anyone with Internet access who can’t find it. Read More ›
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Mind Behind the Universe? A Stereotype About Scientists May Be Crumbling

Joel Kotkin points to a recent conference that brought together top engineers, mathematicians, and scientists to discuss the “new synergy.” Read More ›
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Science, Faith, and Education: Not the Unlikely Trio You Once Thought

Note this: “religiously engaged people have become more likely to be well-educated, while atheists are less so.” Read More ›
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Physical Beauty, Mathematical Beauty, Scientific Beauty

Fifteen centuries ago, when he was falsely accused of treason, exiled from his home, and awaiting his execution, Boethius consoled himself with those words. Read More ›
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Science and Beauty: The Lens of Triperspectivalism

To the non-scientist, it may come as a surprise that scientists would appeal to aesthetic standards in evaluating the validity of scientific theories. Read More ›
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Beauty and Science: Canvas of the Great Creator

When Johannes Kepler discovered that his mathematical formula perfectly matched his experimental observations, he was euphoric. Read More ›
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God Would Not Create Things That Way? Nature Alone Could Not

Why does God remain backstage, hidden from view, working behind the scenes while we act out our parts in the human drama? Read More ›
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Found: A Robust Basis for Science-Faith Synthesis

The many scientific shortcomings of the evolutionary account force us to confront some logical and philosophical challenges. Read More ›
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For Many Catholics, Confusion on Evolution Is Like a Game of Telephone

“So by the time most Catholics hear about evolution, the version they get is, well, Pope Pius XII said that the church supports and accepts evolution." Read More ›
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Why Dawkins’s Argument for AI Is an Argument for God

If step-by-step mechanical explanations do not rule out creation by intelligent agents, then I’m not sure we can dismiss the evidence for design in nature. Read More ›

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