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Image: Lisbon Earthquake, by João Glama Ströberle, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Eric Hedin on Suffering in a Designed World

Says Dr. Hedin, "We live in a world where the second law of thermodynamics applies not just to stars and mountainsides but also to our own bodies.” Read More ›
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Photo: San Francisco earthquake, 1906, via WIkimedia Commons.

Eric Hedin on Suffering in a Designed World

First, Dr. Hedin discusses the problem of natural evils like earthquakes, hurricanes, droughts, and other natural disasters. Read More ›
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Photo credit: Stuart Rankin, via Flickr (cropped).

Thoughts of Evil in a Designed World

Nowhere in the animal world do we see evil that comes anywhere close to comparing with the unfortunate depths of evil displayed by humanity. Read More ›
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Photo: Galápagos finch, by Mike's Birds from Riverside, CA, US, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Galápagos Finches — Some Contradictions Solved

The authors offer a selectionist explanation, which is nevertheless uncertain. Note the repeated use of the subjunctive. Read More ›
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Tyson and Cosmos Sound the Climate Alarm Again

During the present coronavirus threat we can learn some valuable lessons about model predictions. Read More ›

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