Category: Science
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I want my ambiguity
If you’ve never seen this illusion, it can really mess with your mind. Are they circles or squares? In my opinion, this is one of the best analogies for Christian theology that I’ve ever seen. In many ways life seems like a paradox. Two statements that can’t both be true, but are. It can’t be…
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Personality
Have you ever wondered why there are so many types of personalities? I enjoy systems of classification, so personality tests have always been fascinating to me. I’ve looked at many different systems, but I tend to gravitate toward those based on the theories of Carl Jung, who attempted to break down human psychological differences into…
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The Primer
I find it deeply ironic that some of my favorite metaphors for how we relate to God come from people who don’t believe in God. One of those comes from Contact, a movie based on the book by Carl Sagan, a noted and outspoken agnostic. In this movie, Jodie Foster plays Eleanor Arroway, a scientist working on SETI,…
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Science and Religion
It seems that much of recent history has been embroiled in the debate between science and religion, as though they were mutually exclusive, and we have to decide which is right. That is not the topic of today’s post. To me, these terms are somewhat vague, so let’s first establish what they mean. Science: knowledge about…
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A Victim of Circumstance
There is a popular theory in scientific circles, and even some religious communities, that there is no such thing as free will. This theory, popularized by some recent experiments that seem to indicate the brain prepares for a decision prior to it consciously being made, postulates that we are simply not capable of choosing the…
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