During a recent episode of "Radiolab" exploring the science of color, the hosts hooked me with this early question: “Is the light without or is the light within?” A scientist on the show figured it was both (and surely the Kingdom of God is both within us and around us).… [more]
Science & Technology
What science cannot say about morality
Editor's note: Agendas Aside, a Think Christian series on homosexuality and the church, also includes pieces by Neil de Koning, Joshua Walters, Glenn Goodfellow and Josh Larsen. “Black people are worth less than white people,” my 11-year-old African-American mentee matter-of-factly informed me as we were working on his science-fair project.… [more]
Good stewardship and giant walking sticks
Lord Howe’s walking stick. Does this sound familiar, like maybe the murder weapon in P. D. James’ latest mystery novel? Actually, the full name is the Lord Howe Island Walking Stick (LHIWS), a ginormous, flightless insect once thought to inhabit only a tiny island off the east coast of Australia.… [more]
How Christian community trumps hard-wired humanity
Are our brains “hard-wired” toward certain behaviors? A recent NPR piece about the hazing death of a college student reflects on this much-debated question regarding our psychological makeup. Naturally, moments of tragedy spark these discussions with a rekindled sense of urgency. Christians and non Christians alike want to ask the… [more]
Science, wonder and the search for extraterrestrial intelligence
Science caught hold of me early on in life, as is often the case for those who go on to become professional scientists. But, as is also often the case, the science that first captured my childhood mind was markedly more fantastical than the science to which I am now… [more]
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Introvertible It would make life so much easier for the Christians in this country if they were pro-gay. But they can't be, not if they give more credence to God than to man.
What science cannot say about morality
Brian Choi I'm going to be honest, and this is tearing my heart, when I do throw my chips in, it'll be because of peer pressure and with no fullhearted support.
What science cannot say about morality
Xioc1138 While it is true that some in science think that this will disprove God when we find the "god particle," others believe that this will simply further our knowledge on the building blocks that God created to create our universe.
How the Large Hadron Collider reveals the mind of God
Lydia Allen We live in a liberal democracy that guarantees us a right to practice our ethical convictions. Mine tell me that it is wrong not to develop any technology that helps people without harming other people. The key word here is "people," and embryos are not people.
Whatever happened to the stem cell debate?