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• What Makes Christianity Unique?

  

  Did you know that it’s estimated that 4200 distinct world religions exist, and they all teach something different? Yet amongst all the world religions,... Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2020 PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Why We Are Fortunate to Live Here

  

  If you want a fun physics book exploring the scientific basis for the claim that nature seems set up ahead of time for intelligent life, and also the... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2020 PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• When the Pastor Lets Us Down

  

  What do we do when the Pastor lets us down, maybe even wounds us? Where does that leave us as far as church is concerned? Do we decide to withdraw from church... Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2020 PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Was the Medieval Church Anti-Science?

  

  The popular myth says science and Christianity have always been at each other’s throats. Now – despite the fact that many people today promote that narrative –... Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2020 PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Surviving Philosophy Class

  

  So – it’s the first day of your new Philosophy 101 class. Now, this is not a subject you know too much about, so you are a bit nervous. But – at the same time... Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2020 PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Why Empathy Can’t Ground Morality

  

  Showing empathy to another person is a highly moral thing to do. But can empathy ground morality itself? Is the following meme right? Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2020 PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• String Theory, Beauty and God

  

  Do you remember the movie “A Beautiful Mind” from a few years ago? Russell Crow played John Nash, a highly intelligent person who could almost see mathematical... Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2020 PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Challenging the “Dark Ages”

  

  Science populariser Neil deGrasse Tyson, like Carl Sagan before him, makes much of the claim that Christianity held back science in the Middle Ages, marking it ... Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2020 PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Are Atheists More Intelligent?

  

  Showing your Christian convictions online leads to some people assuming you are probably irrational and so unable to think critically and logically. Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2020 PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Evolution and the Origin of Information Problem

  

  My smartphone pings and the screen lights up. What do you do when you notice a message? Well, if I know the language it’s written in, I can’t help but read the... Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2020 PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• 1917 as a Metaphor for Christian Commission

  

  This hits me hard. The unwavering commitment shown by Schofield and Blake to get the truth thru to the right people in time. If you are a Christian who has... Read more

  Posted on 19 January 2020 PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• The “Faith” of Dracula

  

  In their new adaptation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss have said they continued to respect the Christian themes that run through the... Read more

  Posted on 11 January 2020 PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Is It “Special Pleading” to Propose an Eternal God?

  

  The Twitter conversation was a fun and polite exchange of opposing views. We had been talking about “fine-tuning,” the observation that many coincidences have... Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2020 PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Best of 2019

  

  Hope you had a great holiday period, and I warmly wish you all the best for 2020. May this be a decade that is full of exciting new opportunities for you. This... Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2019 PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Does the Multiverse Theorem Solve “Fine-Tuning”?

  

  I have have been exploring the observations around cosmic fine tuning, and I’ve explained the possible explanations for it are either: Natural necessity Chance... Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2019 PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• How Can You Justify the Claim, “Nature is Fine Tuned for Life”

  

  Can you reasonably claim that nature is fine-tuned for the existence of life? I’ve been discussing this question with some folks this week, and I’ve noticed tha... Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2019 PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• It is the Most Spiritual of All The Trek Movies

  

  A vast cloud has been detected in outer space, and it’s heading toward Earth. Every being who has crossed its path has been lost. Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2019 PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Real Theistic Design Arguments Aren’t Circular

  

  I had a fascinating discussion with someone recently who posed an interesting argument. He said that theists who point to the incredible unlikelihood of the... Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2019 PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Is the Reported Birth Place of Jesus Fictional?

  

  Bethlehem. Skeptics have sometimes rolled their eyes at the claim that Jesus was born there … in Bethlehem. “There’s no good evidence,” they say. What’s their... Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2019 PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• An Astrophysicist Talks About the First Christmas Star

  

  Christmas is all about twinkling lights. It’s one of the special things that makes this season so magical for little ones. And – of course – every year, it mean... Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2019 PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY