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The changing meaning of miracles
Jesus walked on water, according to a story read in churches last Sunday. Did he really? If you really believe he did, does that make you a good believer in Christ? If you believe he can’t possibly have done it, … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Churches, Science, Theology
Tagged David Hume, Galileo, gods, Gottfried Leibniz, Isaac Newton, Jesus, John Locke, Laws of nature, Miracles, walking on water
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The brain and its priorities
This post is a plug for the talk by Iain McGilchrist which went live on Friday. Entitled ‘The Brain and a Sense of the Sacred’, it’s still available here. McGilchrist is best known for his book The Master and His … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Environment, Ethics, God, Science, Society
Tagged God, Iain McGilchrist, Job, Laws of nature, left brain, order, right brain, Science, understanding
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God and the laws of nature
What if the boot is on the other foot? We’ve had a couple of centuries of atheists arguing that science undermines belief in God. But what if it undermines belief in atheism? This post is an edited version of a … Continue reading
Posted in God, Science, Theology
Tagged causation, David Hume, Descartes, force, God, Isaac Newton, Laws of nature, Science
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Is the Resurrection a fairy story?
Easter: the most important Christian festival, or the most absurd? Did Jesus really rise from the dead? Physically, as Luke and John tell us, or did he only ‘appear’ as Paul tells us? Does it matter? Two thousand years later, … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Science, Theology
Tagged Easter, escapism, fairy story, Laws of nature, miracle, New Testament, Peter Gant, physical resurrection, Resurrection
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Natural disasters and religious belief
Are religious responses more than psychological comfort? Continue reading
Posted in God, Science, Society
Tagged atheism, earthquakes, Laws of nature, Natural disasters, religion, Science, tsunamis, volcanoes
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Resurrection, miracle and Harry Potter
What does the Resurrection of Jesus mean? Continue reading
Posted in Theology
Tagged Harry Potter, Jesus, Laws of nature, miracle, Resurrection
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God, forces and the laws of nature
You are stranded alone on a desert island. The perfect stereotype: sand, a few rocks, palm tree in the middle. Absolutely nothing to eat or drink. No sign of human presence. You go to sleep, and in the morning you … Continue reading