I like to check out the Templeton website now and then for science/religion news. It's an interesting outfit, science with a heavy focus on the relation between faiths in the world, and particularly the interplay between faith and science. Kind of an ecumenical organization (Foundation for a Better Life is another good one in that vein, more ( Read more... )

By the way, if you'd really like to know what I think about Global Warming, you may be interested in the case I lay out on another site.

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aU.evtnk6DPo&refer=worldwide - Some good news! Global warming may be stunted for 10 years. Take that, Earth ( Read more... )

Scared off a couple Jehovah's Witnesses today ( Read more... )

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I'm not really an ID proponent, sympathetic as I am to some of their theological views. Certainly not a creationist. In fact, despite being essentially Catholic, I'm very skeptical when it comes to claims of miracle or supernatural (though my thoughts on both are complicated). So why am I posting this trailer ( Read more... )

Another theology/philosophy thread. Go hit 4chan if this is not your thing.

I'd LJ-Cut this, but can't get that to work, so here we go.

Ockham's razor. Wikipedia, which is a crapfest, gives this definition for the principle:

"All other things being equal, the simplest solution is the best." In other words, when multiple competing theories are ( Read more... )

From "A Man For All Seasons" - a scene I forgot about, but was reminded of by John C. Wright's link ( Read more... )

Game and random talk today ( Read more... )

I had an odd dream. Already the details escape me, but it involved delicious donuts, bishops, friends of mine, teleportation, and the loss of delicious donuts ( Read more... )

Regarding the media blackout on Prince Harry ( Read more... )