How science fiction and fantasy have crept into modern science.
Faith and Science: Part II -- Inferential science ... what can go wrong?
As a scientist, I am often dismayed at the naive faith in science that I see in the general public, including Christian leaders, in their tacit assumption that if there is tension between science and faith, it is faith that must be questioned. In reality, the inductive inferences of science must be examined just as critically as interpretations of scripture.
Faith and Science: Part I -- Experimental science and implications for faith in science and God
Although experimental science poses no challenge to faith in God, it does send a strong warning to those who feel that faith in science trumps faith in God.
Why Did God Ask Abraham to Sacrifice His Son?
“I find a father holding a knife to his son’s throat to show his love to a totalitarian dictator wicked!” was the late atheist Christopher Hitchens’ response to the biblical account of God telling Abraham to sacrifice his son. There is simply no reason to get upset about the story unless it is true, after all, we do not take seriously what a fictitious villain does in a faery tale. It only becomes worthy of being upset about if it actually happened, so let us accept the event as true and look at the account.
Life After Death
Something as important as this should not be solely the domain of the most intelligent … It should be simple enough to be grasped by a child, or a person with mental disabilities, or the completely uneducated.
The Religion that Began Before its Founder Appeared in History
We have a case in human history where a religion began thousands of years before its founder appeared. This is a highly unique phenomenon and suggests we take a closer look at that religion.