Review of Michael Dowd’s “Thank God For Evolution!”
The book is a genre bender—mixing inspirational science writing, theological reflection, biblical interpretation, and self-improvement manual into a sometimes distracting blend.
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The Case of the Missing Book: Setting the Record Straight on William Dembski, the Templeton Foundation, and Intelligent Design
A February 27, 2007 posting on Wikipedia by Joseph C. Campana with ResearchID.org suggests that “Media Misreports Intelligent Design Research and the John Templeton Foundation”.1 Campana argues that contrary to recent press statements by Charles Harper, the Templeton Foundation in fact does or at least once did supported Intelligent Design Theory (ID). William Dembski has…
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Classics Corner: Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion
Posthumously published in 1779, Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion is a philosophical work written by the Scottish philosopher David Hume. The text takes the form of a letter from a young Pamphilus (who also serves as a narrator in the text) to his friend, Hermippus. In the letter, Pamphilus reconstructs a conversation between three fictional characters–Demea,…
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Conversation with John Haught on Evolution, Intelligent Design, and the Recent Dover Trial
The trial was the first to explicitly consider the presentation of intelligent design in U.S. public schools. John Haught testified as an expert witness.
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Vedic Creationism in America, by Meera Nanda
Metanexus Bios. 1,862 Words. ﾓDarwin is under attack in America yet again. Exactly eighty years since the Scopes ﾓmonkey trial,ﾔ the teaching of Darwinﾒs theory of evolution is facing legal challenges in many parts of the country. A major trial pitting creationism against Darwin is under way in Dover, Pennsylvania, while the fate of another…
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Field Analysis on Competitive Dynamics and Cultural Evolution of Religions and God Concepts
Metanexus Bios. 6,167 Words. “The sudden emergences of the kingdom of God are like seeing God in the fluids of a waterdrop. You both need to have the curved structure of the fluid drop “out there”, and you need to adjust yourself “internally” to seeing God in that fragment of reality. Nothing goes without the…
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The Future of Evolution
The evolution of the universe and the evolution of science can be described in the same language as the evolution of life.
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Review of Richard Dawkins’ “A Devil’s Chaplain”
For Juliet: Review of A Devil’s Chaplain by Richard Dawkins (2003), NY: Houghton Mifflin. Whether in short essays or book reviews, Dawkins is at his best when he attacks, defends, or counterattacks. A Devil’s Chaplain shows this fencing master to be fit, agile, and combative nearly 30 years after The Selfish Gene. He thrusts and…
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Ellis acceptance of the Templeton Prize, March 17, 2004
STATEMENT BY GEORGE F. R. ELLIS At The Templeton Prize News Conference, March 17, 2004 I am simultaneously humbled and delighted at the award of the Templeton Prize. I feel greatly honoured by the choice the judges have made. I am a scientist by profession, specialising in general relativity theory (that is, Einstein’s theory of…
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The Concealed God of Science
If God is everywhere, then why is God so hard to perceive? One could imagine a God more like a Chairman Mao or a Comrade Stalin with photographs of himself hung everywhere in nature and everywhere the secret police to enforce our acquiescence.