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Introduction In his studies of the dialogue between science and religion, the present author is often struck by the fact that persons sympathetic to one side often attack the other side with only the scantest credentials, expertise and knowledge of the issue. For example, some persons, typically of strong religious backgrounds, have contacted the present Continue reading Is there a “royal road” to science and religion? Creationists and others skeptical of modern science often assert that short of having a time machine, it is impossible to know with any confidence any events of the distant past. For example, creationist Ken Ham has argued that the big bang and the theory of evolution are only “theories,” because no one was around to Continue reading How can we study geology and evolution without a time machine? A MORE COMPLETE AND UP-TO-DATE VERSION OF THIS ARTICLE IS AVAILABLE HERE. Many will greet the title of this piece with considerable skepticism — in this day and age how could one possibly talk about a decline in violence? Yet it is true. Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker begins his new book The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined as follows: This book is about Continue reading The remarkable decline of violence A recent study in Christianity Today reports that many in the Christian world, particularly in the evangelical community, still resist the accepted scientific worldview of a universe approximately 13.75 billion years old, an earth that is approximately 4.65 billion years old, and a biological world that has developed by largely natural evolutionary processes through many Continue reading Creationism and religious activity of youth From time to time, the scientific community is rocked with cases of scientific fraud. Needless to say, such incidents do not help instill confidence in the public mind that is already predisposed to be skeptical of inconvenient scientific findings, including biological evolution and global warming. One notable case of fraud came to light in 2002, Continue reading Mathematics and scientific fraud A MORE COMPLETE AND UP-TO-DATE VERSION OF THIS ARTICLE IS AVAILABLE HERE. A MORE COMPLETE AND UP-TO-DATE VERSION OF THIS ARTICLE IS AVAILABLE HERE. A MORE COMPLETE AND UP-TO-DATE VERSION OF THIS ARTICLE IS AVAILABLE HERE. A MORE COMPLETE AND UP-TO-DATE VERSION OF THIS ARTICLE IS AVAILABLE HERE. |
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