religion

Should we prefer the scientific model of reality? from ranfuchs ^Pro 175 days old

The three alternative models I introduced earlier are, by no means, the only possible models. However, I chose them as they illustrate the problem ...

Model 2: Late Creation from ranfuchs ^Pro 223 days old

While the first model derives its truth from science and ignores any religious claims, the second alternative claims that while science is correct ...

The philosophy of the anti-evolution movements from ranfuchs ^Pro 598 days old

It was not surprising that evolution theory had evoked passionate antagonism. Its radical implications were far more reaching than the “we are not ...

Is man the crown of the creation? from ranfuchs ^Pro 608 days old

It took Darwin many years and many attempts to find a theory that could answer the many questions that perplexed him during his voyage. His theory ...

The origin of evolution from ranfuchs ^Pro 611 days old

Unlike physics and astronomy, in which unbiased observation directly contradicted religious teachings, for a long time progress in biology did not ...

The creation of the world from ranfuchs ^Pro 616 days old

The heated debate over the working of the universe, we have discusssed so far, had little relevance outside the scientific and theological communities. ...

The religious faith of the first scientists from ranfuchs ^Pro 619 days old

While the new scientific way of thinking (as described in my previous posts) was partially responsible for the decline in the power of the Church, ...

The deathblow to the perfect circle from ranfuchs ^Pro 630 days old

Claiming that the sun was at the centre of the universe, Copernicus directly challenged the Church's sacred worldview, which was based on the Aristotelian ...

Aristotle and the Great Chain of Being from ranfuchs ^Pro 654 days old

We continue from the previous post to describe the world according to Aristotle On earth, Aristotle suggested a hierarchical model he called The Great ...

From scriptures to Aristotle from ranfuchs ^Pro 659 days old

When the Church assumed power, the interpretation of the Sacred Scriptures formed the foundation for the science of the Church. However, whenever a ...