If there was not a human ‘spirit’, just biology, could we have free agency? What determines free agency? Does evolutionary psychology explain our free will? Why is the individual so important? Dinner with Millenials: Free Agency and Biology, Sam Harris… Continue Reading
“My personal belief is there’s no conflict between truth in religion and truth in science,” he said. “The conflicts come from false religion and false science.” I don’t know that a “Darwin Day” is smart. That would be a very… Continue Reading
The problem with this article is not science vs. religion. It is dogma. When our sense of truth is filtered through one specific belief system, be that scientific, religious, political, etc., then we skew the outcome by forcing our assumptions… Continue Reading
In the late 19th and first half of the 20th century, church leaders embraced science and most of what it had to offer. In the last half of the 20th century, a very conservative, literal approach was taught by some… Continue Reading
A BYU professor, Steven L. Peck, has written a book entitled, “Evolving Faith: Wanderings of a Mormon Biologist”, which supports the theory of evolution. He is an active, believing member of the church. This is a touchy subject for some.… Continue Reading