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Science and the Rationality of the Universe
“Science is based on the assumption that the universe is thoroughly rational and logical at every level. Atheists claim that the laws [of nature] exist reasonlessly and that universe is ultimately absurd. As a scientist, I find this hard to accept. There must be an unchanging rational ground in which the logical, orderly, nature of the universe is rooted”–Paul Davies
The Song of Science
“Nonbelievers may hear all the notes of science, but without a theistic context and perspective they will not hear the song.”–George Marsden
For more on the often confusing relationship of faith and science, see the excellent Science and Faith: Friends or Foes? by C. John Collins
Review of What Darwin Got Wrong
Sean McDowell has a short and helpful review of a new book, by committed atheists, rejecting the current Darwinian approach to evolution.
I started reading What Darwin Got Wrong (2010) assuming it was written by two creationists or proponents of intelligent design. To my pleasant surprise, I could not have been more wrong myself! The authors, Jerry Fodor and Massimo Piatelli-Palmarini, explicitly describe themselves as “outright, card-carrying, signed-up, dyed-in-the-wool, no-holds-barred atheists” (xiii).
The authors make it clear from the outset that they are not trying to undermine naturalism or even give a boost to creationism or ID. In fact, they probably fear that people like myself will pick up a copy and use it as a critique of naturalism. The main thesis of their book is that “natural selection is irredeemably flawed” (p. 1). They are careful to distinguish between common descent and natural selection, clarifying that they have no problem with the former. But they do consider the neo-Darwinian mechanism of natural selection acting on random mutation as “radically untenable” (p. 44). Natural selection may play a minor role in the development of life, they say, but not possibly the major role assigned to it by evolution supporters. Why?
They note that evolution is believed to have driven the development of (more)
Anne Rice Interview About Her Journey of Faith at I am second
“Famed Interview with the Vampire author Anne Rice confesses there is no rest and no peace without God, in a new video in which she talks about her return to the Christian faith.