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The Evolution of the Soul: A Thought Experiment
For all its success in sounding Roland’s horn to save planet Earth, Al Gore’s multi-media ecology lesson An Inconvenient...
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The World of Magic
In everyday usage, magic refers to a trick or a clever illusion. But the term has a more serious...
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A Common Morality
Following up on the CUA conference (see previous post), here’s some wisdom from Jacques Maritain, the “old peasant of...
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Deduction: The dream and nightmare of absolute certainty
Last week I began comparing and contrasting computers and minds, examining both human intuitions and appetites regarding the prospect...
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Astrology
One of the most universal of ancient beliefs was astrology. The Chaldeans are sometimes said to have been the...
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The Free Willies: Are computers like humans? Are humans like computers?
The World Wide Web, it’s like a giant human mind the way it processes billions of pieces of information....
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Life is Not a Gift (and Neither is Dessert)
Just back from a 4-day conference held at the Catholic University of America, hosted by its Center for Law,...
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Worldview shapers: Roots of worldviews and beliefs
We all have our views on the world, on life, and on issues. If we trace their origins we...
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A Fabulous Evolutionary Defense of Dualism
Can it be true that the laws of physics hold, and that God acts in the world? I think...
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Excerpt of God and the New Atheism
The new atheism is simply unchallenging theologically. Its engagement with theology lies at about the same level of reflection...
