CategoryReligion
Can Christianity Just Abandon the Idea of the Soul?
Theologian Nancey Murphy thinks that the Christian tradition can do without the idea of a soul, by relying only on faith in a bodily resurrection
John West’s New Book Stockholm Syndrome Looks at Francis Collins
It’s not possible to reconcile Collins’s treatment of unborn children with a Christian view of them
Ross Douthat Makes the Case that Religious Belief Is Rational
His new book is written largely with the agnostic or full-on atheist in mind but believers would certainly also benefit, as I did
A Catholic Priest Talks About Human Evolution
Fr. Martin Hilbert approaches the topic from the perspective of evidence, reason, and faith — and realism about what is at stake in the discussion
New Book: The Catholic Case for the Design of Nature
Fr. Martin Hilbert notes that the history of life seems more like a separate collection of bushes than a single tree
Why We Must Not Use AI In Ministry: Response to Jay Owen
An open letter to Jay Owen, a popular proponent of AI in ministry
Douthat: Our Minds Are Tied to Reality
The New York Times columnist thinks everyone should be more religious“The world is intelligible,” Ross Douthat said to Jonah Goldberg on “The Remnant” podcast. Douthat, an opinion columnist at The New York Times, has a new book coming out on religion and why “everyone should be more religious,” and he joined Goldberg to discuss the book along with our current political landscape. Douthat, a Catholic, referenced fine tuning and the profound evidence of intentional design in nature as one of the motivations for his own faith. He told Goldberg that it’s remarkable that we have minds that are able to accurately comprehend the world around us, let alone the chemical makeup of the universe. Our questioning natures, bent on discovering the truth of things, demonstrate that we live in something Read More ›
Daniel Dennett Made Atheism Easy to Understand
In the process, he somehow also made it less believable
Are Churches Becoming Victims of Stockholm Syndrome?
In a new book, John West looks at the problem of evangelical church leaders adopting the belief systems of their opponents, perhaps to stay safe
Rodney Stark: A Historian Finds a History Amid Cultural Myths
As his views matured, Stark found himself more and more opposed to the nineteenth-century positivist founders of social science
Richard Dawkins as an Unlikely Evangelist
As a recent book of essays demonstrates, the once much-vaunted new atheism spurred many thinking people to become Christians
New Atheism Is Shrinking and It’s Not Entirely Clear Why
Now, there is an eerie unfashionable silence that fashionable media are beginning to notice. For one thing, it is affecting Richard Dawkins
Biologist Kicked Out of National Institutes of Health Event
Colin Wright and Tomas Bogardus, also ejected, deny being disruptive but both think that humans are sex binary. That may have been enough
Olympics: The Woke Have a Message for Science: Scram
Science no longer has a seat at the High Table. I hope readers will think through the implications of that and what it portends for all of us
When Darwinism becomes a fashionable doomsday cult…
Like all cults, it can make otherwise intelligent people begin to sound rather strange, even precarious
Religious Scientists Balance Work and Faith — on a Knife Edge
A recent article in Nature both sums up — and typifies — the problems they face, weaving around the presumption of atheism
What Drives the Belief That We Live in a Computer Sim Universe?
The lack of evidence for the sim is admitted — but then we are challenged to prove that it ISN’T true…
Can an Atheist Believe in Life After Death?
An atheist philosopher makes the case at Closer to Truth
Father Justin, a Chatbot, is Absolving Sinners
Critics are calling for the AI priest to be "taken down immediately."Catholic Answers is a “media ministry that serves Christ by explaining and defending the Catholic faith,” according to their description on X. For Catholic observers, it serves as a good resource for deepening one’s faith and finding clarification on certain Catholic doctrines. However, the site recently introduced a controversial new member to the team: Father Justin, a chatbot “priest” designed to help answer people’s questions about Catholicism. In defense of this AI app, Catholic Answers said, As a leading Catholic apostolate, Catholic Answers is committed to leveraging the latest technologies to advance its mission of explaining and defending the Catholic faith. The Father Justin app is the latest example of this commitment, providing a new and appealing way for searchers Read More ›