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Should you marry your theology to the latest science?
September 30th, 201112:49 PM ETI've been slowly reading through Michael Shermer's How We Believe in my spare time. It is a pleasant enough read, but has many noticeable weaknesses. Perhaps the biggest weakness is that Shermer is an advocate of the separation or two worlds model of theology and science (what Stephen Jay Gould called the "NOMA" or non-overlapping magisteria approa... -
Is doubt good? Is skepticism a virtue?
September 14th, 201103:33 PM ETWhile reading through Michael Shermer's enjoyable book How We Believe: Science, Skepticism and the Search for God (New York: Henry Holt, 2000) I came across the following passage: "Doubt is good. Questioning belief is healthy. Skepticism is okay. It is more than okay, in fact. Skepticism is a virtue and science is a valuable tool that makes s... -
When 'skepticism' is the mark of a closed mind
July 03rd, 201002:04 PM ETThe waving statue conversation reminds me of the BC cartoon where BC looks up to the heavens and cries out: "Is anybody up there?" Immediately a marquee sign falls from the heavens and lands in front of him which says "I'm up here." Could BC reasonably conclude that this was an answer to prayer? It seems rather obvious to me that he could conclude... -
Methodological Naturalism and the Case of the Waving Statue
June 30th, 201010:19 AM ETI have noted the case of Michael Shermer twice now and I thought I would return to it and provide the full transcript. This is very instructive because Shermer, a well known skeptic and agnostic/atheist, shows just how recalcitrant so-called open-minded skeptics can be to evidence. The excerpt comes from a program on miracles which was broadcast a...
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