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Photo credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, J. Dalcanton, R. J. Foley (UC Santa Cruz), C. Kilpatrick.

The Purpose of Cosmic Fine-Tuning

True, without fine-tuning there would be no life, but that’s only because life depends on everything else, like atoms and stars. Read More ›
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How the Supernatural Entered Science

I recently came across a nice little video which seems to prove that π = 0. Each step seems reasonable. Read More ›
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As Conscious Observers, Do We Help Create Our World?

That’s the big question in quantum mechanics, as science communicator Elizabeth Fernandez explains. Read More ›
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A Debate in California; a Piece of Business

Dr. S. Joshua Swamidass and I spoke on the topic of God and Evolution. Read More ›
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J.P. Moreland: Comparing Scientific to Moral Knowledge

Scientism is ubiquitous and highly destructive. Dr. Moreland calls it “evil,” and explains why it actually stands in conflict with good science. Read More ›
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Photo: An oak tree, by Abrget47j (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

What Is Matter? The Aristotelian Perspective

Writing here yesterday, I pointed out the problems with materialist metaphysics. Read More ›
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What Is Matter? The Materialist Perspective

Materialism isn’t really a metaphysical theory. It’s just a mistake. It’s a woefully inadequate understanding of nature. Read More ›

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