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Something From Nothing? | Notes, Review, & Response
A conversation with Richard Dawkins and Lawrence Krauss. 7pm | Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012 | ASU Gammage Auditorium http://richarddawkins.net/videos/644930-dawkins-krauss-discussion-from-asu-4-feb http://origins.asu.edu/ NOTES [I have striven to be completely accurate in the following transcription. I take full responsibility for any typos or misrepresenting punctuation or grammar.] Krauss: [Introductory remarks] Krauss: Now, the title for this evening is […]
TED | Alain deBotton: Atheism 2.0 – Notes & Review
January 22, 2012
One of the most fascinating talks on religion and secularism, a programme of bringing both forward. My notes and review below. — NOTES — I would like to inaugurate a new way of being an atheist. PREMISE: Of course, there is no God. Of course, there are no deities or supernatural spirits or angels, etc. […]
Why We Believe in god(s) | Review
September 15, 2011
Andy Thomson’s talk, ‘Why We Believe in Gods,’ given at the American Atheist 2009 convention in Atlanta, Georgia: — VIA — The discussion of science and religion continues to the arenas of neurobiology. I appreciate Thomson’s work, his careful attention to the studies, and the references to good scientific work. I consider this to be […]
Radical Evolution | Notes & Review
September 10, 2010
Joel Garreau. Radical Evolution: The Promise and Peril of Enhancing Our Minds, Our Bodies — and What It Means to Be Human. Broadway Books, 2005. (384 pages) http://www.garreau.com/index.cfm Prologue: The Future of Human Nature Confusion is a word we have invented for an order which is not understood. - Henry Miller, Tropic of Capricorn This […]
Ray Comfort and the “Special Introduction” to the Origin of Species – Why?
December 1, 2009
The web is full of links and information regarding Ray Comfort’s “Special Introduction” to the Origin of Species passed out on University Campuses all across America on November 18, 2009, Darwin’s 150th anniversary of the original publication (Darwin born February 12, 1809 and Origin was published November 24, 1859). Here are a couple highlights, several […]
Finding Darwin’s God | Notes & Review
July 16, 2009
Kenneth R. Miller. Finding Darwin’s God: A Scientist’s Search For Common Ground Between God and Evolution. Cliff Street Books, 1999. http://www.findingdarwinsgod.com/. Kenneth Miller’s Home Page. Criticisms by Arthur Lodge. SchansBlog 5-part review link. An Imperfect Union: Darwin, Divinity, and Design. A Science & Spirit article. A very short William Dembski response article from the Action […]
Flock of Dodos | Notes & Review
May 31, 2009
Flock of Dodos: The Evolution-Intelligent Design Circus. Randy Olson, 2006. http://www.flockofdodos.com/ NPR’s Program. A few NYTimes.com listings. My notes from the film: res ipsa loquitur – it speaks for itself “Something has gone seriously wrong in the communication of evolution to the general public.” Michael Behe, author of Darwin’s Black Box. “What is Intelligent Design? […]
Judgment Day: Intelligent Design on Trial
May 11, 2009
This program, was released by NOVA November 13, 2007. I just recently ran into it while renting Evolution: A Journey Into Where We’re From and Where We’re Going. Program description here, full program available for viewing online here, and the transcript is available in full here. The full transcript of the actual court case is […]
An Inconvenient Truth | Notes & Review
April 11, 2009
An Inconvenient Truth. Paramount Classics, 2006. National Geographic article. Washington Post fact-checker and Pinocchio test. Several months ago, I found myself in a fairly heated (no pun intended) discussion with a family member who believes the earth is only 6 – 10,000 years old, that oil is a renewable resource, and that global warming is […]
TED Talks Worth Talking About | Daniel Dennett – Cute, Sexy, Sweet, Funny: An Evolutionary Riddle
March 20, 2009
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/dan_dennett_cute_sexy_sweet_funny.html I find Daniel Dennett to be one of the most challenging atheist philosophers for several reasons. First, he is, in my perspective, respectable and reasonable as well as intelligent in his argumentation. While others are vitriolic, Dennett continues to pose thoughts and ideas that are honorable to the field of science, philosophy, and even […]
The Huxley Memorial Debate, Oxford Union – February 14, 1986
January 5, 2009
My copy just arrived in the mail today! I’m listening to the Introduction of what is sure to be a lively and exciting debate (3 hrs. 49 mins.) And because of its setting in England, the tone and tenor is of the same energy and vigor of the House of Commons (at least of what […]
The End of Reason | Notes & Review
December 25, 2008
I got this for Christmas. Thanks Ian! Here are my notes and reflections. Ravi Zacharias. The End of Reason: A Response to the New Atheists. Zondervan, 2008. (143 pages) In line with the many books published recently by the “new atheists,” as they’re called, Zacharias responds to them (in particular to Sam Harris and his […]
Charter For Compassion | TED Prize Winner
November 13, 2008
This site launched today (November 13). The front site reads: Help us create a Charter for Compassion People of all nations, all faiths, all backgrounds, are invited to contribute. By recognizing that the Golden Rule is fundamental to all world religions, the Charter for Compassion can inspire people to think differently about religion. This Charter […]
Church of England to Apologise to Darwin
September 28, 2008
This article is of interest for the continued strenuous relationship between the faith and science communities. Perhaps we can learn something about how we, in the faith community, can, and ought to listen more intently, and judge a whole lot more slowly. 23:40 AEST Sun Sep 14 2008 The Church of England will make an […]
Sxip, Identity 2.0 – The Way of Knowing Who We Are
September 28, 2008
A friend of mine sent this on to me today. I’m impressed on multiple levels. IDENTITY 2.0 Keynote at OSCON (Open Source Convention) 2005. VIA: Upfront, the presentations skills of Hardt were excellent. I think we have something to learn from his ability to craft a talk with interactivity, an appropriate pace, imagery, the balance […]
Antikythera Mechanism and Living in the Tension of Humanity’s Existence
August 11, 2008
My wife pointed out this article from the NYTimes.com on the Antikythera Mechanism. A video production is available at the Nature.com site. UPDATE: 2010-12-10, a reconstruction of this ancient mechanism, made out of Lego! I offer this post as a testimony to the amazing ancient world. We often believe, due in part to the Enlightenment, […]
Proving God’s Existence?…100%?…Without Faith?…With Kirk Cameron?
August 11, 2008
ABC News and Nightline hosted a “face-off” between Christians and Atheists to debate the existence of God. The ABC News page is here, and the YouTube videos begin with pt.1. CBN.com’s page. Richard Dawkins.net blog post. Ray Comfort’s site, The Way of the Master, the YouTube account. The Blasphemy Challenge site. The Rational Response Squad. […]
Evolution in Genesis
August 6, 2008
A recent article at JPost.com entitled “Evolution of a slither – study tracks snake’s loss of legs” suggests that perhaps evolution can be interpretively found in the book of Genesis. The original Nature article can be downloaded here for a [not so] small fee. Though technical, it is the source for the JPost.com article. Below […]
TED Talks Worth Talking About | Billy Graham On Technology, Faith, and Suffering
July 17, 2008
One of the reasons why TED is so good, is that they’re willing to reach to any direction for truth and discovery. This talk by Billy Graham highlights the three problems that technology cannot solve. Beginning with the Hittite development of Iron and the Israelites’ adaptation of that technology, a move that helped poise the […]
It Takes a School, Not Missiles
July 13, 2008
There are some articles that just need to be widely promulgated. This is one of them. I commend it to you to think in small local ways where you are, where you live. While everyone cannot necessarily go where Mortenson goes, I believe, in big and small ways, we all can do what he does, […]
TED Talks Worth Talking About | Alisa Miller – The News About the News
July 2, 2008
As the CEO of American Public Radio, Alisa Miller brings an extremely insightful look at the breadth of American media. The short 4 1/2 min. talk is here. [If anyone has a the actual graphics that she used in her talk, I would love to get a hold of those.] I suppose we could consider […]
TED Talks Worth Talking About | Robert Full On Engineering & Evolution, and Missional Tinkering
July 1, 2008
For some reason, there is a perplexing and tense relationship between people of faith and the topic of evolution. In this talk by Robert Full (one of the most fun and fascinating talks I’ve seen at TED), the two cross paths at an unusual term used by Full in his talk, the same term titling […]
Welcome To Holland – Raising a Child With a Disability
June 19, 2008
The following is a fairly well-known story/parable about raising a child with a disability. It is touching, inspiring, and comforting. And while it was written for a specific kind of unexpected living, I find it just as powerful for describing the loss of expectations in every aspect of life. I include it here in support […]
What “Surfwise” Really Tells Us About Wisdom
June 18, 2008
My friends and I watched one of the most fascinating movies of recent. Surfwise is a documentary about the Paskowitz family (see their famous surf camp here), a renegade and maverick Stanford educated father, a 24 foot camper trailer, surfing, and an unconventional way of living and raising a family. I would consider the film […]
Thomas Friedman’s Obama On The Nile – Letting The Future Bury The Past
June 12, 2008
What makes New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman’s op-ed posts interesting, to me, is that his global (flat) perspective allows us to glimpse a little bit of a bigger picture that many others simply cannot provide. Why is this important? Because life is a simultaneous tension between “individualness” and interconnectedness. Humanity, in order to be […]
The Templeton Foundation
June 8, 2008
Discussions between science and faith continue to flourish in public discourse. Just this weekend, another volunteer of mine mentioned her need of resources for addressing the evolution debate. Though we talked very little about it, I’m assuming there is rhetoric on both sides that is continually difficult to mitigate. Both sides continue to be passionate […]
Louie, Laminin, and a Leap – Religious Devotion and Accurate Facts
May 23, 2008
This talk by Louie Giglio has been circulating in my inbox lately from several sources. Giglio, talking about how Christ “holds all things together” alludes to Laminin, a protein in the shape of a cross as the capstone image for the kind of reality the Bible describes. For those of the Christian persuasion, it’s a […]
Encounter Point – What To Do With The Pain
May 14, 2008
Encounter Point is an 85-minute feature documentary film that follows a former Israeli settler, a Palestinian ex-prisoner, a bereaved Israeli mother and a wounded Palestinian bereaved brother who risk their lives and public standing to promote a nonviolent end to the conflict. Their journeys lead them to the unlikeliest places to confront hatred within their […]
Pangea Day – The Tower of Babel and The Healing Of The Nations
May 13, 2008
On May 10, 2008, an international media event called “Pangea Day” was seen on over “one million screens,” (according to the website). Their purpose? To bring the world together through film. Pangea Day is a global event bringing the world together through film. Why? In a world where people are often divided by borders, difference, […]
The Namesake – Racial and Cultural Lessons for a Better Humanity
May 2, 2008
The Namesake movie (website here, trailer here) was produced in 2006 and is based upon the book by Jhumpa Lahiri. I found a very eloquent review of the book here, and a blog dedicated to the movie here. The review linked above is going to be difficult to outdo (well done). So, for the purposes […]
EXPELLED: An Unintelligently Designed and Devolving Debate
May 1, 2008
After reading through several posts, philosophically pondering, and having several conversations with friends and students, here are my contentions about the debate, why “Expelled” is an example of good faith, and good science gone bad — on both fronts, and what ought we now do about the matter. CONTENTION 1: Faith and Science are separate […]
The Great Emergence – Phyllis Tickle’s 500-year Rummage Sale
April 27, 2008
If you have not yet seen or heard Phyllis Tickle’s talk from the November 2007 National Youth Worker’s Convention, it’s worth it. Marko has blogged about it here, Terry Mattingly wrote about it here, and you can purchase the DVD or mp3 here. The Out of Ur blog has commented on it, ChuckP3 has some […]
TED Talks Worth Talking About – Stephen Hawking
April 19, 2008
February 2008, Stephen Hawking, arguably the world’s most famous physicist, gives a talk at TED. Here is my transcription of the talk complete with links, and then some reflections and implications for faith: There is nothing bigger or older than the universe. The questions I would like to talk about are: 1. Where did we […]
February 26, 2012
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