Tag Archives: God and Science
Science, History and the Myths of New Atheism
New Atheists seem wedded to a secularist myth, a “meta-narrative” for technophiles. For example Jerry Coyne recently reacted angrily to Ross Douthat’s critique of contemporary secularist thought:
Douthat is wrong. The cracks are not in the edifice of secularism, but in the temples of faith.
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Posted in Quick Thoughts, Science and Christianity
Tagged Christianity and Science, Coyne, Evolution, Faith and Reason, God and Science, History, New Atheism, Secularism
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Carroll, Craig, Causes and Explanations
When assessing Sean Carroll’s arguments against William Lane Craig, it is essential to remember that Craig is arguing that physics cannot completely and fully explain the universe. Physics points beyond itself to a transcendent cause. We mention this because so many of Carroll’s objections to Craig seem question begging.
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Posted in Existence of God, Quick Thoughts, Science and Christianity
Tagged Christianity and Science, Debate, Fine Tuning, God and Maths, God and Science, God and the Big Bang, Physics, Sean Carroll, Things Science Can't Explain, William Lane Craig
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