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The Best Available Explanation
The only perfect model of reality and the universe is reality and the universe. All other models fall short in some way. Continue reading
Tag: Science
2015 Short Course: Exploring Complexity in Social Systems and Economics
On August 25-27, 2015 I attended the SFI short course on complexity in social systems and economics. Continue reading
The Battle for God
I read this introduction to the book The Battle for God, By Karen Armstrong, and thought it was very insightful. It appears to be taking a balanced historical view of the causes of religious fundamentalism. [iframe style=”width:120px;height:240px;” marginwidth=”0″ marginheight=”0″ scrolling=”no” frameborder=”0″ align=”right” src=”//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&OneJS=1&Operation=GetAdHtml&MarketPlace=US&source=ss&ref=ss_til&ad_type=product_link&tracking_id=hawksprphotog-20&marketplace=amazon®ion=US&placement=0345391691&asins=0345391691&linkId=WE2KJZC43LARAYNA&show_border=true&link_opens_in_new_window=true”]What I thought was particularly interesting was the … Continue reading
Ian Page on 2014
My friend Ian’s reflections on 2014. Continue reading
What to believe?
Religion, or the lack of it, is a hot topic on my Facebook news feed this morning. One friend came out of the closet and admitted to being an atheist, another shared a post having something to do with how science is increasingly demonstrating the existence of God. In the … Continue reading