Monthly Archives: May 2010

Is Free Will Anti-Science?

Posted on May 27, 2010 by

Anthony R. Cashmore, Robert I. Williams Professor of Biology at the University of Pennsylvania wrote his inaugural article following election to the National Academy of Science on The Lucretian swerve: The biological basis of human behavior and the criminal justice … Continue reading →

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God on the Quad?

Posted on May 25, 2010 by

We are looking at the recent book by Elaine Howard Ecklund Science vs. Religion: What Scientists Really Think. The earlier installments are here: first, second, and third. The book relates various ideas about science and religion that emerged from her … Continue reading →

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Does Ph.D.–> Atheism?

Posted on May 20, 2010 by

Yesterday afternoon a fellow using the name of “joe” left an interesting comment on one of posts: “Read the God Delusion you ignorant fools.” The idea, it seems, is that anyone who thinks, who cares to look at the evidence, … Continue reading →

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What Do Scientists Really Think? 2

Posted on May 18, 2010 by

We are looking at the recent book by Elaine Howard Ecklund Science vs Religion: What Scientists Really Think. The first installment is here. In chapter 5 Ecklund considers how religion is dealt with by professors in the University. Issues of … Continue reading →

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Truth By Show of Hands?

Posted on May 13, 2010 by

I haven’t linked to BioLogos lately – but they’ve had a number of good posts recently. Karl Giberson put up a thought provoking post this week worth some conversation, Would You Like Fries With That Theory? In this essay he … Continue reading →

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What Do Scientists Really Think? 1

Posted on May 11, 2010 by

Today I am a lab rat – the little white kind, running through a maze, dissected for examination… Elaine Howard Ecklund a sociologist at Rice University, with a husband on the faculty in Physics, has published a book Science vs … Continue reading →

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Telling Our Story – The Story of Jesus

Posted on May 6, 2010 by

This last week I (RJS not Scot) have spent my commute listening to the audio from the Wheaton Theology Conference: Jesus, Paul and the People of God: A Theological Dialogue with N.T. Wright. This is fascinating stuff – I recommend … Continue reading →

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Wright, Hays, and History as Apologetic

Posted on May 4, 2010 by

This last week I (RJS – not Scot) have spent my commute listening to the audio from the Wheaton Theology Conference: Jesus, Paul and the People of God: A Theological Dialogue with N.T. Wright. This is fascinating stuff – I … Continue reading →

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