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I answer an ambiguous question: “Can scientists believe in God?

Sciglam is an online polymathic site that describes itself this way: SciGlam is a science communication magazine intended to be a space for dialogue between three major spheres of knowledge and culture: art, science and society. We believe that normalizing scientific conversation is essential in the pursuit of a healthier and more skeptical society. Our … Continue reading I answer an ambiguous question: “Can scientists believe in God?

Sunday Times gives a lukewarm review to an accommodationist book

The only reason to write books about reconciling science and religion—as opposed to, say, reconciling sports and religion or business and religion—is if the two fields conflict in some way, and thus require reconciliation. After all, if  religion were purely philosophical, lacking any empirical claims, there would be no need to reconcile science and religion, … Continue reading Sunday Times gives a lukewarm review to an accommodationist book

A religion-addled reader writes in denigrating atheists

Yes, I get these emails quite frequently, but this one was so full of repressed anger that I had to post it. This morning’s emailer was one “Ian Coombe”, and though you can find that name all over the Internet as an author and “decision-making strategist,” I’m not sure this is that guy.  But I … Continue reading A religion-addled reader writes in denigrating atheists

The Navajo Nation tries to prevent human ashes from being sent to the Moon

Here’s an example of how indigenous peoples, on the basis of their superstitions and religion, try to control modern technology or how it’s used and science. In this case, reported by CNN (click on screenshot below), a commercial enterprise is taking some small amounts of human remains (presumably ashes, though it’s not clear) to the … Continue reading The Navajo Nation tries to prevent human ashes from being sent to the Moon

What does the Webb telescope reveal about God?

A few days ago, a reporter for the Voice of America‘s website called me and said she was working on a piece about the compatibility of science and religion, all prompted by some religionists’ claim that the Webb Space telescope revealed the handiwork of God.  I guess she interviewed me because I’m an advocate of … Continue reading What does the Webb telescope reveal about God?

More fiction and superstition fed to NYT readers

The quote below is one of the sanest things I’ve seen on Facebook lately, though I can’t remember who posted it. Dag Søras is a Norwegian comedian: Why I bring this up is because every Sunday, like today, the New York Times pretends that God and Jesus exist, and they do so by giving op-ed … Continue reading More fiction and superstition fed to NYT readers

A check-in with BioLogos

I used to write a lot about the BioLogos organizqtion, particularly after Francis Collins and Karl Giberson founded it with the help of Templeton funds. Its mission was to persuade evangelical Christians that their faith was not at odds with science, particularly evolution.  Since one of my avocations is studying how people reconcile faith and … Continue reading A check-in with BioLogos

Marilynne Robinson again embarrasses herself with an attempt to harmonize science and theology

I used to like Marilynne Robinson‘s fiction (she won a Pulitzer for her novel Gilead), but over the years she’s increasingly pushed her Christianity into her fiction and, more notably, into her essays. (See here and here for her rants on “scientism”.) And she is a pious Christian; as Wikipedia notes, she even preaches: Robinson … Continue reading Marilynne Robinson again embarrasses herself with an attempt to harmonize science and theology