Bill Pratt | January 30, 2012
Post Author: Bill Pratt More times than I can count we have skeptics comment on the blog who insist that science is the only means of attaining knowledge. If you don’t believe me, just read the comments underneath last week’s blog posts. I have covered this topic numerous times, but it seems to surface over [...]
Bill Pratt | January 26, 2012
Post Author: Bill Pratt As I’ve read comments on the blog over the years, I’ve often read a version of the following: “science disproves the existence of God.” Even prominent atheists like Richard Dawkins and Victor Stenger say something similar. Edgar Andrews, in his book Who Made God?, points out that this argument can be circular. [...]
Bill Pratt | January 24, 2012
Post Author: Bill Pratt This canard has been repeated so often that it is now part of 21st century folklore. Contrary to this popular myth, philosopher Edward Feser, in his book The Last Superstition, correctly points out that the “so-called ‘war between science and religion’ is really a war between two rival philosophical worldviews, and not [...]
Bill Pratt | January 9, 2012
Post Author: Bill Pratt In part 1 of this series, we learned that there are two versions of the multiverse hypothesis, level 1 and level 2. The level 1 multiverse is non-controversial as it is basically an extension of our current universe in space. The level 2 multiverse, however, makes much grander claims and is fraught with [...]
Bill Pratt | January 6, 2012
Post Author: Bill Pratt One of the most powerful arguments for God’s existence is the fine tuning argument. Rather than rehearse it here, please read Wintery Knight’s presentation of the argument. Many atheist scholars acknowledge the persuasiveness of this argument (e.g., philosopher Peter Millican did as much in his recent debate with William Lane Craig), [...]
Bill Pratt | January 4, 2012
Post Author: Bill Pratt In part 1 of this series, Walt Tucker gave an explanation of the two slit experiment and its relation to quantum mechanics. In part 2, Walt explains why this experiment does not violate the law of non-contradiction. Below are Walt’s words. The quick answer is: if a particle could actually be [...]
Bill Pratt | January 2, 2012
Post Author: Bill Pratt This seems to be a common misconception, one that I have seen many times on the blog. Recently, one of the most helpful commenters on the TQA blog, Walt Tucker, wrote a detailed response to this claim as a comment on another post. He has given me permission to share his [...]
Bill Pratt | December 30, 2011
Post Author: Bill Pratt I’ve been reading physicist Edgar Andrews’ book Who Made God? and he claims that there are four things science will never explain. Here they are: the origin of the universe the origin of the laws of nature the origin of life the origin of mind and thought Andrews understands that when [...]
Bill Pratt | November 25, 2011
Post Author: Bill Pratt Please spend 10 minutes watching this talk by Alexander Tsiaras where he takes the audience through a visualization of the growth of a human being from conception to birth. It is truly amazing!
Bill Pratt | October 3, 2011
Post Author: Bill Pratt During the Renaissance and Enlightenment, philosophers continuously changed their views on how science and religion should interact. Philosopher William Lawhead describes the continuum chronologically in his textbook The Voyage of Discovery. Initially, most scientists and philosophers “saw religion and science as co-equal partners in the search for truth.” Lawhead continues: “Gradually [...]
