Tag: beauty
For Advent, Reading St. Athanasius on the Beauty of the Universe
Besides the prose itself being so pleasing to read, these thoughts reaffirm some of my main reasons for believing this universe is the product of a Mind.
Want to Harmonize Evolution and Design? Consider the Bacterial Flagellum
I hope it’s clear that Kojonen’s effort to harmonize evolution and design (as he envisions it) is not so easy in the case of the bacterial flagellum.
Nature’s Wonder — A Tale of Two Scientists
Charles Darwin described an atrophied sensitivity to “grandeur” that he noted in himself.
New Thoughts on Evolution: Views of Professor Alfred Russel Wallace, O.M., F.R.S.
“The scales on the wings of a moth,” he said quietly, “have no explanation in Evolution. They belong to Beauty, and Beauty is a spiritual mystery.”
Why Scientific Materialism Is No Match for Truth, Beauty, and Goodness
These abstract concepts don’t derive from the material world, yet we feel impoverished without them; they’re foundations of a life worth living.