In May 2015, Pope Francis issued an encyclical with the subtitle “On Care for Our Common Home.” The letter addressed various environmental issues, such as pollution and climate change, and it reminded all of us that we are to steward the Earth, not plunder it. The Pope’s missive demonstrates that he is both theologically sound and scientifically…
He spoke with the religious fervor of a modern-day Jonathan Edwards, but instead of sinners in the hands of an angry God, we were humans in the hands of an angry universe. Read the rest at The Federalist.
The Shroud of Turin remains shrouded in mystery.
Theologians past and present have found science to be illuminating rather than threatening, undermining the widespread notion of a “war” between science and religion.
Bring back the old science page. We miss it.
The more I study Isaac Newton, the more fascinating he becomes.
There are (at least) two very big problems with the “hermaphroditic Virgin Mary” hypothesis.
Godwin’s Law ought to be enshrined next to Newton’s Laws or Kepler’s Laws for all posterity.
Young-Earth Creationists and fundamentalist atheists actually have quite a bit in common.