Tag: Alvin Plantinga
Cosmos 3.0 Revisits Themes of the Past, with Familiar Historical Mythmaking
At a couple of points in episode 1, Neil deGrasse Tyson employs the “Book of Nature” metaphor, but he never gives its proper historical context. It’s actually a Christian concept.
Philosophical-ish Objections to Intelligent Design: A Response to Paul Draper
Recently I was asked by several people whether I had ever responded to an old review of my book Darwin’s Black Box.
Essence and Existence in Modern Science
St. Thomas laid the intellectual groundwork for modern natural science — the absolute distinction between existence and essence.
Knowledge, Power, and the Scientific Enlightenment
A focus on power, to the neglect of wisdom, is fine, as long as it is recognized that mechanical philosophy is incomplete.
Undeniable Intuitions and Unbelievable Coincidences
Any appeal to accidental processes to accomplish an unbelievable coincidence is really just an appeal to unbelievable coincidence.