Enjoying the wilderness
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Scientist, philosopher, clergyman, wilderness adventurer, husband, nature photographer, …
The Voyage — Norman Ault, 1916
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Memory Lake by Kirk Durston
I have come to greatly value the last words and wisdom of a thoughtful person who is on the brink of eternity. My good friend Bob passed these notes on to me a few weeks before he died.
Theoretical physicist Sabine Hossenfelder has argued that free will is an illusion. Rational thought, however, reveals that the basis for her conclusion not only collapses, but the default position for a scientist ought to be that free will is real and we have it.
Darwin’s theory of common descent was a fascinating theory in the late 1800’s but modern Darwinism is broken. From my perspective as a scientist, here is why.
As my father reached the final days of his life, he wept over three regrets and how swiftly his 92 years of life had fled by. Within this context, he uttered the most powerful statement of his life, and it continues to echo in my mind. I do not want to find myself making the same statement before I die.
Research has shown that certain fundamental laws of logic and mathematics are 'pre-programmed’ into an infant’s mind. This enables them to recognize there is an external reality and allows them to start reasoning and accumulating knowledge. But how can we be confident that what we think we know is true?
Enjoying the wilderness
Scientist, philosopher, clergyman, wilderness adventurer, husband, nature photographer, …
The Voyage — Norman Ault, 1916
Short videos and formal debates
Memory Lake by Kirk Durston