Category Archives: Philosophy

Theology in the Age of Scientific Reasoning

Posted on January 26, 2012 by

I am currently reading Theology in the Age of Scientific Reasoning by Nancey Murphy, a book that I have been wanting to read for years. I am through the first quarter of the book and so far I am led to … Continue reading →

Posted in Philosophy, Philosophy of science, reason, Science, Scientist-Theologians, theology | 13 Comments

Dan Dennett on our Consciousness (TED talk of the week)

Posted on January 25, 2012 by

Last week, I linked to Antonio Damasio’s TED talk in which he spoke about his theory for how “self comes to mind” to generate consciousness. This week, we get a different picture of consciousness, from Dan Dennett. Dennett has two … Continue reading →

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False faith claims and faith as a cognitive sickness

Posted on December 30, 2011 by

I happened upon a post on Huffington yesterday that caught my eye. “Why faith claims should be ‘corrected’: A Professor’s Argument” by Paul Pardi.  It’s a post about Peter Boghossian, a philosophy instructor at Portland State who wrote an essay for Inside Higher Ed that … Continue reading →

Posted in Materialism, Philosophy, Philosophy of science, science vs. religion | 7 Comments

Wait, the basis of our presuppositions is what again?

Posted on March 24, 2011 by

Last night we had our first Introduction to Science and Religion class. We talked about methods of knowing, the natures of truth, philosophy, science, and religion. It was just a snapshot of each, but the students have readings to take … Continue reading →

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