Category Archives: reason

Sam Harris on The Moral Landscape (TED talk of the week)

Posted on February 22, 2012 by

Well, it finally happened. In multiple posts in the past I have defended Sam Harris and his efforts towards a scientific morality. I have done this even though I have never seen him speak or read a word of his … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheism, Mind, Morality, reason, Sam Harris | 11 Comments

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

Expert says scientists don’t seek truth… wait, what?

Posted on January 21, 2011 by

Every year, The web magazine, Edge, asks leading scientists, philosophers, artists, and others to submit a response to a “big” question that is usually visionary or out-of-the-box. This year, the question was: “What scientific concept would improve everybody’s cognitive toolkit?”. … Continue reading →

Posted in John Polkinghorne, Methods of science, Philosophy of science, reason, Science, Scientists | 1 Comment

Irtiqa: Hawking, God, and the Universe

Posted on September 5, 2010 by

I just saw this post over at the great science and religion blog, Irtiqa.  In this guest post, Nidhal Guessoum shares the invited comments he provided to the Times newspaper (UK) in response to the excerpt they recently published from … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheism, Hawking, reason, science vs. religion, Scientists | 1 Comment

Giberson vs. Mohler and the issue of public persona

Posted on September 3, 2010 by

I wrestled with this blog post.  I couldn’t decide whether to put it on my blog or on a friend’s blog as an anonymous post.  The decision was not an easy one, but I ultimately decided that having the courage … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheism, Persona, reason, science vs. religion | 11 Comments

Beyond Apologetics

Posted on August 18, 2010 by

I just saw an advertisement on Twitter for an event called “Beyond Apologetics”.  The specifics of the event aren’t important for this discussion, but the title  got me to thinking… is this the best way to describe what should happen … Continue reading →

Posted in Apologetics, Atheism, Evangelicalism, reason | 3 Comments

Removing the fear of the slippery slope

Posted on August 6, 2010 by

I posted a comment on another blog a couple of days ago that was fairly well received and it got me thinking.  It was in reference to the “slippery slope” that many Christians fear they will be on when they … Continue reading →

Posted in Biblical interpretation, reason, science vs. religion | 11 Comments

Reason, experience, tradition, and Scripture (T, Jesus Creed blog)

Posted on July 21, 2010 by

Over at the Jesus Creed, “T”, has a guest post that is introducing a series on the Wesleyan quadrilateral.  For those that are unfamiliar, this quadrilateral refers to the 4 arms that many believe Wesley found essential to the formation … Continue reading →

Posted in reason, Scientist-Theologians, tradition, Wesley quadrilateral | 2 Comments