Theism v Atheism Compared
I’ve heard people refer to the crusades, witch-burning, inquisition, Galileo, terrorism, abortionist murderers as reasons why religion is dangerous and without it there would be a lot less death and suffering in […]
Why Human Cloning Is So Frightening
Reports of the first successful human cloning were broadcast on several major news media services on Thursday, January 18, 2008, in the United States. Whether the report from California researcher […]
Taking Science on Faith
Science, we are repeatedly told, is the most reliable form of knowledge about the world because it is based on testable hypotheses. Religion, by contrast, is based on faith. The […]
Darwin & Intelligent Beginner (A Letter)
Letter – C.R. Darwin to James Grant, March 11, 1878 In this letter to Sir James Grant, a Scottish explorer of South Equatorial Africa interested in botanic and microbiology fields, […]
The “Religious” Dimension of Atheism (2/2)
Leaving aside any theological judgements on the assertions of Bonhöffer -one could for example object that the rediscovery of the human face of God does not necessarily imply a denial […]
The “Religious” Dimension of Atheism (1/2)
Other interpretations of atheism exist, that consider it not only as a metaphysical or scientific phenomenon, but also as a historical phenomenon of reaction against an inadequate ethical and religious […]
Science and Christ
And then comes the question of Christ himself – who is he? Turn to the most weighty and most unmistakable passages in the Scriptures. Question the Church about her most […]
