When God Wept
Jesus wept when he saw the agony his friends were going through after the death of Lazarus. This has powerful implications for we who weep.
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Bob's Last Words to Humanity
I have come to greatly value the last words and wisdom of a thoughtful person who is on the brink of eternity. My good friend Bob passed these notes on to me a few weeks before he died.
Free will and Sabine Hossenfelder: what should the default, starting position be for a scientist?
Theoretical physicist Sabine Hossenfelder has argued that free will is an illusion. Rational thought, however, reveals that the basis for her conclusion not only collapses, but the default position for a scientist ought to be that free will is real and we have it.
How Darwinism Became a Pseudoscience
Darwin’s theory of common descent was a fascinating theory in the late 1800’s but modern Darwinism is broken. From my perspective as a scientist, here is why.
The Most Powerful Words My Dad Ever Spoke
As my father reached the final days of his life, he wept over three regrets and how swiftly his 92 years of life had fled by. Within this context, he uttered the most powerful statement of his life, and it continues to echo in my mind. I do not want to find myself making the same statement before I die.
How Can We Know if We Know Anything?
Research has shown that certain fundamental laws of logic and mathematics are 'pre-programmed’ into an infant’s mind. This enables them to recognize there is an external reality and allows them to start reasoning and accumulating knowledge. But how can we be confident that what we think we know is true?
Avoiding Pseudo-Christianity
There are many people, according to Jesus, who claim to “follow Jesus” and are even in positions of Christian influence and leadership, but who will find out they have been badly mistaken. How do we distinguish between a ‘pseudo-conversion’ and becoming a true follower of Christ?
Anastasia
Thinking about the unexpected death of Anastasia.
The Fantasy of the Gaps Response
A theist may sometimes use a god-of-the-gaps argument when faced with a gap in our knowledge for a natural explanation for something. But if that gap begins to be filled with evidence from science, history, or logic and it increasingly points to God, a non-theist will often make a fantasy-of-the-gaps move to avoid it.
The Woman Who was My Spiritual Mentor
A wife and mother mentoring her five children. She had no idea how her legacy would ripple around the world and into the future.
The Concept of 'True' and 'False' and Implications for Free Will and a Mind
The concept of ‘true’ and ‘false’ is absurd when applied to natural outcomes. If ‘true’ and ‘false’ are to have any meaning, then our thoughts and decisions cannot merely be physical outcomes.
Ultimate Moral Laws and Logic
Are there any real moral laws? For those who in enjoy logic and rational thinking, here is a logical approach.
When Breaking the Law Becomes a Moral Obligation
There are at least three ways we can proceed when we are morally obligated to break an immoral law.
Sophistry and the Church: Up to Our Necks in it
Sophistry in the Church and contemporary Christianity is a major issue, far greater than most people realize. What is it, and how do I as an individual deal with it?
The God of the Gaps Argument
Most people who accuse someone of committing the god-of-the-gaps fallacy are mistaken. Here is the difference between a legit argument and a god-of-the-gaps argument.
Culture-led 'Christianity' vs Culturally Relevant, Authentic Christianity
When people who appear to have been sincere Christians did things that were incompatible with the teachings of Jesus Christ, they often did so as a result of being led by the culture of the day, rather than by the teachings of Christ. This is why it is so vital to distinguish between a false, culture-led Christianity and an authentic, culturally-relevant, Christ-led Christianity.
Sex and the War Against the Human Soul
There is a very real war within each human being to subjugate the essence of who you really are. We need to understand this internal war and how to win it. The stakes are enormous, going to the heart of what you are as a human being.
The Sin of Sodom and Implications Today
The sin of Sodom is often thought to be sexual immorality while others argue it was a failing of social justice. It appears it was not either/or, but both, plus the even greater sin of human pride. There are some striking parallels with our culture today which raises the obvious concern - is the destruction of Sodom a foreshadowing of what lies ahead for our civilization?
Euthyphro's Dilemma
What is it that makes an action morally good and right? Solving Euthyphro’s dilemma.
Quantum Physics and the Foreknowledge of God - (or why it might be ridiculous to think we can explain everything about God)
We often ask questions about how or why God would do this or that. The assumption is that we should actually be able to understand how God does things. Maybe we vastly overestimate our cognitive abilities.