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On 9 November 2013, the present author presented a talk “Science vs. Religion: Can This Marriage Be Saved?” at a symposium on science and religion held in Provo, Utah. The full paper version of Bailey’s talk is available here and is slated to appear in an upcoming publication of the Interpreter Foundation. A synopsis of Continue reading Twenty questions about science and religion On 9 November 2013, the present author presented a talk at a symposium on Science and Mormonism held in Provo, Utah. Bailey’s full presentation, entitled “Science vs. Religion: Can This Marriage Be Saved?”, can be viewed Here. A nice synopsis of Bailey’s presentation is given in a report on the Meridian Magazine website. [Added 19 Continue reading Science vs. Religion: Can This Marriage Be Saved? Introduction Even in the 21st century, many in modern society question evolution. A May 2012 Gallup poll found that fully 46% of Americans believed that “God created human beings pretty much in their present form at one time within the last 10,000 years or so.” Needless to say, such sentiments are very different from the Continue reading Towards a theology of evolution Introduction Once again, Texas has joined a list of U.S. states that are fighting a rear-guard war against the progress of modern science. On September 9, 2013, the National Center for Science Education and the Texas Freedom Network issued a joint news release expressing alarm at comments made by members of a Texas state committee Continue reading Please mess with Texas: Texas textbook fiasco threatens US science On 21 Aug 2013, at the Creation Museum in Petersburg, Kentucky (a suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio), an employee was struck by lightning, as he was clearing guests away from the museum’s zip line, in the wake of an approaching thunderstorm. Fortunately, the employee was not seriously injured and was quickly released from a nearby hospital. Continue reading Troubles beset Kentucky’s Creation Museum Creationists on dinosaurs and dragons On 5 Aug 2013, creationist Ken Ham addressed the issue of why dinosaurs are not explicitly mentioned in the Bible, given that, according to the creationist worldview, the earth and all its living inhabitants were created in a few days about 6000 years ago (so that dinosaurs were created with Continue reading Did dinosaurs live with humans? Were dragons real? A MORE COMPLETE AND UP-TO-DATE VERSION OF THIS ARTICLE IS AVAILABLE HERE. Introduction One of the more intriguing questions posed by modern physics is what are the ultimate constituents of the universe. Most of the lay public, and many professional scientists for that matter, believe that the universe consists of fundamental particles (electrons, protons, neutrons, etc.), together with force fields (gravity, electromagnetism, etc.) that govern how they Continue reading What are the ultimate constituents of the universe? A MORE COMPLETE AND UP-TO-DATE VERSION OF THIS ARTICLE IS AVAILABLE HERE. For decades physicists have dreamed of a theory of everything that would precisely give all known physical particles and their interactions. Physicists have also hoped that this theory would be so simple and compelling as to be the self-evident “natural” way the universe must be constructed. Physicists have definitely made progress on the first objective. Continue reading Is the universe one or many? |
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