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April 2017

April 22, 2017

2 Reasons Why the March for Science is a Losing Strategy

The March for Science movement is a losing strategy, because of two reasons: 1. too little faith...

March 2017

March 03, 2017

Extraterrestrials Aren’t a Threat to Theology, Because They Aren’t New to the Ancient Church

I'm completely enthralled with the question, "Is there anybody out there?" --Fr. Brian Reedy SJ...

December 2016

December 11, 2016

TOP10 Booklist: What Theology, Science & Philosophy Should Be Under Your Christmas Tree?

Theology buffs have more of a Christmas gift dilemma than science and philosophy readers. The...

August 2016

August 07, 2016

Cosmos: Weakened Edition 13

The Weakened Edition is an opportunity for me to see and appreciate what appeals to...

November 2015

November 17, 2015

The Jonah Paradox: Is Humanity Living on Borrowed Time?

The Jonah Paradox, as conceived in Dupuy's The Mark of the Sacred, is the existential mission...

October 2015

October 22, 2015

TOP10 Books On Theology and Neuroscience

The relationship between religion and science is frequently presented in an agonistic light. But there's...

October 01, 2015

Newton’s Apple and Other Myths About Science

The intersection of science and religion is a frequent topic on this blog. The relationship...

August 2015

August 19, 2015

Negative Certainties Trump Scientific Facts Daily

It is easy enough to debunk the mythical origins of science in the Greek and...

July 2015

July 30, 2015

The Subjectivism of Ancient and Medieval Philosophy

Yesterday we placed the ancient philosophical analogue, not to be confused with an "equivalent," of...

July 29, 2015

The Mythical Origins of Science

One of the pillars of Enlightenment, scientific, and New Atheist (not to be confused with...

June 2015

June 12, 2015

McGilchrist: Your Brain, You Didn’t Read the Instructions, You’re Using it Wrong

Iain McGilchrist, the philosopher, neuroscientist, and literary critic keeps popping up everywhere. I've seen his...

June 02, 2015

Santorum to CHEMIST Pope Francis: “Leave Science to the Scientists!”

Here's hyper-Republican ideologue Rick Santorum on Pope Francis (and climate change) in a radio interview...

May 2015

May 25, 2015

Does Anyone Still Remember the Einstein vs. Bergson Thrilla in Paris?

Let's take an askew view of Memorial Day by recalling a long forgotten piece of...

May 19, 2015

Identity-Protective Cognition: Science Finally Discovers Original Sin?!

Aquinas said something to this effect many times in his copious publications: The eternal Father's...

April 2015

April 12, 2015

Scientifically Examining the Turin Shroud: Resurrection Sunday Deux

There are those who automatically shrilly say their faith doesn't hang upon The Shroud of...

March 2015

March 20, 2015

Theological Beliefs Might Be Natural, BUT Are They Rational?

I have this nasty little habit of reading several books simultaneously. The variety of my...

November 2014

November 01, 2014

MacIntyre: What the Natural Sciences Do Not Explain

I am going through a bit of a MacIntyre renaissance of late. I've realized the...

September 2014

September 10, 2014

Atheism’s Ancient Creation Myth

The cardinal rule for writing a book is starting out strong with a memorable story,...

May 2014

May 07, 2014

Science Doesn't Think: Neil deGrasse Tyson Busts a Move on Philosophy

There are so many temptations to keep writing my dissertation uninterrupted instead of blogging, but...

March 2014

March 12, 2014

Lost in the Cosmos: Why Does Space Leave Us Cold?

Once in a while you run across a thread that nearly makes all those hours...

September 2013

September 24, 2013

You Don't Know (Steven) Dick?

During an onslaught of boredom I once did a little bit of creative display case...

June 2013

June 03, 2013

Latour: Rejoicing – Or the Torments of Religious Speech

It is noteworthy whenever the French philosopher of science Bruno Latour (author of We Have...