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Watch Oxford Mathematician John Lennox’s Response to Stephen Hawking’s Grand Design
Is philosophy dead, as Hawking claims? Are scientists the new (self-appointed) torch-bearers of truth? Is the so-called M-theory the “only viable candidate” for a complete ‘theory of everything’? Watch Lennox’s response in this exclusive full-length video.
Metamorphosis Debuts at Butterfly World, Florida
One butterfly enthusiast in attendance was heard to say, “Take even the most hardened scientist to see the butterflies in Mexico, and they will be moved to tears.”
Intelligent Design and the Artist’s Soul (Part 3)
Editor’s Note: This is crossposted at Professor Scot McKnight’s Beliefnet blog, Jesus Creed. The first post in this series is found here, and the second here. The Origin of Beauty Benjamin Wiker and Jonathan Witt’s masterful book A Meaningful World: How the Arts and Sciences Reveal the Genius of Nature gives the following illustration of how modern scientific reductionists treat nature and the arts: Imagine hearing the following account of one of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s symphonies: ‘We have been able to prove that this particular symphony is actually reducible to a series of notes that happen to be played both at the same time in chords and one after another, creating a string of disturbances in the air caused by Read More ›
Intelligent Design and the Artist’s Soul (Part 2)
Editor’s Note: This is crossposted at Professor Scot McKnight’s Beliefnet blog, Jesus Creed. The first post in this series is found here. Intelligent Design and the Deity In the predominant narrative, Charles Darwin was a humble scientist who proposed a strictly scientific theory. Upon publication of The Origin of Species in 1859, religious folks like Bishop Wilberforce voiced theological objections to it; and thus began the most salient episode in the ‘war between science and religion.’ Many Christians adopt a similar narrative, but suggest this was all a misunderstanding; Darwin’s theory simply has nothing to do with religious or philosophical questions. If I may be so bold, I’d like to suggest that both narratives are wrong.