In Atheism, Something, and Nothing, we pointed out the atheist orthodoxy that in the beginning, all of reality—being solely matter in motion—originated from true nothing. Now we expand on what “beginning” means. Contrast the concept of a beginning with what must be true if there were no beginning. If there were no beginning, then we […]
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Science and Anti-science
What is Science? Science is a process for discerning truths about the material world. The word is also used as a summary of things learned, as a result of that process. Doing science means using methodological rigor, so that results are not tainted by prejudice. In doing science, it is critically important that its practitioners […]
Read more...First Cause
Does the very existence of physical things mean there is a God? Uncaused Cause The stuff of the universe had to have come from somewhere. One can trace one’s own being to one’s parents, and their parents before them, and so on. But where did the first parents come from? And whether those first parents […]
Read more...The Intelligible Universe
In the atheist’s imagination, all of reality is reducible to matter and energy and time. Science, the study of that matter and energy and time, is thought to render it intelligible. This is a mistake of thinking, however. Intelligible order existed in the universe before the first scientist began to inquire into it. Science is […]
Read more...Review: The God Delusion, by Richard Dawkins
Richard Dawkins is certainly incendiary, and it’s not just because he makes free use of acerbic anti-Christian language. It’s also because he would advocate prior restraint on free speech (chapter 1); considers religious teaching to children to be child abuse (chapter 9); and lays violence at the feet of religion while excusing the bridle-high materialist […]
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