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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 ›
San Francisco earthquake
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 ›
Middle East from space
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 ›
Cosmos Anthropocene
Image: Screenshot from the trailer for Cosmos 3.0, “Possible Worlds.” 

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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