Archive for the ‘naturalism’ Category
A Very Serious Look at Reductive Science
April 16th, 2009 by Dale Fincher
Science is usually defined as the study of material things. Reductive science is the study of material things that add on the assumption that material things can explain everything else in the universe. Simple examples: our search for God is merely a problem with our parents; love is just a chemical in the brain; beauty [...]
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Does religion produce an evolutionary advantage?
February 23rd, 2008 by Dale Fincher
Is it possible to study religious belief scientifically? It all depends on what you mean by it. The John Templeton Foundation will be spending $4 million to answer this question: Is there “evidence about whether belief in God confers an evolutionary advantage to humankind”? You’ll find this in a recent British article published by Ekklesia, [...]
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