Review So far in this series of blogs, we’ve looked at the problem of faith and talked about how faith is used in contexts that are not necessarily religious, as well as discussing what science tells us about the world. What is the problem with faith, according to most of its critics? It is that […]
You See What You Want? Science and Faith
In the previous article on faith, entitled Overlapping Magisteria, we saw various ways that faith is used in non-religious contexts. They invariably relate to belief in a person—in that person’s goodness, trustworthiness, honesty, openness, all against a backdrop of evidence that might suggest that one should not believe them.[1] For example, engaging in an argument […]
Overlapping Magisteria
In the previous blog, we looked quickly at what I think are decent reasons for unbelievers to be skeptical about faith—specifically about the relationship between faith and publicly available evidence. One possible response is simple and clear: We could follow Stephen Jay Gould’s claim that science and religion (or faith) represent “non-overlapping magisteria.” That is, […]
Rich Sam and the Trouble with Faith
Faith is a problem. Or, at least, it really seems to be a problem, for both Christian and non-Christian alike. Atheists who are big fans of science are particularly critical (or, really, derisive) of any hint of faith. We can retort: “Yeah, but you have faith in science!!” To which they will respond, “HAHAHAHA!” They […]
Grassroots Apologetics Mobile
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