Tag: Roman Catholic

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Date
June 26, 2025

Categories
Faith & Science
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, Allen Institute for Brain Science, appetite, Aristotle, brain, Christof Koch, consciousness, Denyse O'Leary, Dogs, guilt, Heaven, humans, intellect, Israel, Michael Egnor, Michael Shermer, neuroscience, pets, reason, Roman Catholic, Seattle, soul, The Immortal Mind}

Egnor and Koch Debate the Soul…and Talk Dogs

_{Science and Culture
June 26, 2025

Faith & Science, Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind

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Here are two highlights that give some sense of the scope and tenor of the debate. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
April 29, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, abortion, Bible, biology, Brian Miller, chance, Charles Colson, Christianity, Darwinism, Discovery Institute, evolution, Evolution News, faith and science, Francis Collins, human life, intelligent design, John Zmirak, Judaism, LGBTQ, National Institutes of Health, Plato's Revenge, Prison Fellowship, Protestants, religious schools, Roman Catholic, Smithsonian Institution, Stephen Meyer, universe}

Darwin and the Fragility of Faith

_{David Klinghoffer
April 29, 2025

Evolution, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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Physicist Brian Miller wrote earlier today with a wonderful concision about why Richard Sternberg’s immaterial genome spells doom for Darwinism. Read More ›

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Author
Bruce Chapman

Date
April 21, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Associated Press, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Christianity, Curia, elitism, Ethics and Public Policy Center, Evangelical Catholicism, evolution, George Weigel, intelligent design, materialism, media, National Review, newspapers, Pontifical Council on Culture, Pope Francis, religion, Roman Catholic, secularism, sexual misbehavior, Templeton Foundation, Vatican City, young people}

Pope Francis, Evolution, and the Curia

_{Bruce Chapman
April 21, 2025

Evolution, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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The Pontifical Academy of Sciences is “just another office down the street,” as one Vatican insider told me. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
April 21, 2025

Categories
Bioethics
Faith & Science
Human Exceptionalism
Tagged
, animals, anthropocentrism, biocentrism, disabilities, embryo, environment, environmental regulations, Evolution News, human development, human exceptionalism, humankind, humans, nature, nature rights, Pope Francis, Roman Catholic, sanctity of life}

Pope Francis Embraced Human Exceptionalism

_{Wesley J. Smith
April 21, 2025

Bioethics, Faith & Science, Human Exceptionalism

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The idea of unique human value and concomitant duties are the core of human exceptionalism. Read More ›

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Author
Ann Gauger

Date
April 21, 2025

Categories
Faith & Science
Human Origins and Anthropology
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Adam and Eve, Big Bang, Christine Rouselle, creation, creationism, demiurge, evolution, family, freedom, genus, human origins, Humani Generis, Jerry Coyne, life, nature, physical causes, Pontifical Academy of Sciences, Pope Francis, Pope John Paul II, Pope Pius XII, popes, reason, revelation, Roman Catholic, science and religion, scientists, species, theologians, Townhall, universe, Why Evolution Is True}

On Evolution, Pope Francis Spoke and the Media Got it Wrong

_{Ann Gauger
April 21, 2025

Faith & Science, Human Origins and Anthropology, Intelligent Design

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According to Pope Francis, evolution per se still requires a Creator and cannot be the result of purely physical causes. Read More ›

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Author
Martin Hilbert

Date
April 10, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Faith & Science
History of Science
Tagged
, A Catholic Case for Intelligent Design, Alasdair MacIntyre, Collège de France, Discovery Institute Press, England, evolution, faith and science, Fr. Martin Hilbert, Fr. Raymond J. Nogar, Henri Bergson, hominization, Institut Catholique de Toulouse, Jacques Maritain, Jesuits, Msgr. Bruno de Solages, neologisms, noosphere, Omega point, paleontologists, Peter Medawar, Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, Raïssa Maritain, Robert Shedinger, Roman Catholic, suicide, supernatural, The Phenomenon of Man, theology}

Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, “The Catholic Darwin”

_{Fr. Martin Hilbert, C.O.
April 10, 2025

Evolution, Faith & Science, History of Science

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No doubt, Teilhard had — and has — Catholic admirers. The most positive Catholic assessment I have encountered comes from the pen of Msgr. Bruno de Solages. Read More ›

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Author
Martin Hilbert

Date
April 7, 2025

Categories
Faith & Science
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, angels, Anna Katharina (Käthe) Ehmer, brain, Christianity, Christof Koch, disease, faith and science, Friedrich Happich, hallucination, Heaven, Hell, hospice, jesus, Lazarus, materialism, mind, near-death experiences, prehistoric times, providence, Psychology Today, Purgatory, Roman Catholic, Seattle, terminal lucidity, trauma, Vicki Umipeg}

The Undiscovered Country… Discovered?

_{Fr. Martin Hilbert, C.O.
April 7, 2025

Faith & Science, Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind

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Such cases may have been around since prehistoric times. Some researchers even suggest that they may have given rise to the popular artistic images of angels. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
March 31, 2025

Categories
Faith & Science
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
Tagged
, atheism, autistism, brain, bylines, Christianity, Christians, death, Denyse O'Leary, fairy tale, hospitals, Michael Egnor, mind, Minding the Brain, neuroscience, neurosurgeons, religious tradition, Roman Catholic, soul, The Immortal Mind}

A Neurosurgeon’s Intimate Account: How Science Gives Evidence of an Immortal Soul

_{David Klinghoffer
March 31, 2025

Faith & Science, Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy

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You can pre-order the book now, by May 31, and get a number of free items along with it. Read More ›

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Author
Peter Biles

Date
February 25, 2025

Categories
Faith & Science
Metaphysics
Physical Sciences
Technology
Tagged
, artificial intelligence, belief, Believe: Why Everyone Should Be Religious, carbon dioxide, Christianity, consciousness, disenchantment, freedom, Hamlet, intelligence, intelligent design, multiverse, New York Times, Return of the God Hypothesis, Roman Catholic, Stephen Meyer, telescope, universe, water}

Pointing to Design, Ross Douthat Makes the Case that Religious Belief Is Rational

_{Peter Biles
February 25, 2025

Faith & Science, Metaphysics, Physical Sciences, Technology

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He kicks off the book by talking about the evident design in nature and the fine-tuning of the universe. Read More ›

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Author
Martin Hilbert

Date
December 16, 2024

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Philosophy
Tagged
, "God of the gaps", analogy, Aquinas’ Fifth Way, Bernard Carr, DNA, genetic mutations, Gospels, information, intelligent agents, jesus, John Paul II, Michael Chaberek, molecular biology, natural selection, praying mantis, Roman Catholic, sparrows, specified complexity, Thomas Aquinas}

Intelligent Design and Aquinas’ Fifth Way

_{Fr. Martin Hilbert, C.O.
December 16, 2024

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Philosophy

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Saint Thomas did not have examples of specified complexity as in molecular biology, but it is possible to find a text that suggests he would favor of ID. Read More ›