To understand our inner dialogue, we first need to understand how the mind works. Our minds are filled with pre‑programming from our past. Some of that programming is positive, and some of it is negative.
When the negative programming starts … Read the rest
Richard Dawkins, an expert on the theory of evolution, states, “Evolution is actually a fact—as incontrovertible a fact as any in science.”1 But it’s just a theory, right?
The word theory does not mean the same thing in science … Read the rest
How do you know that what you believe is true? That is the question known as epistemology or the “theory of knowledge.”
I don’t think we can know very much for certain. We have to give up that search. But … Read the rest
“A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson
To paraphrase Charles Finney: True rational consistency does not consist in stereotyping our beliefs and views, and in refusing to make any improvements lest we be guilty of … Read the rest
Most people today think that science and philosophy are two different things. They are not. Science is a branch of philosophy.
Before the 19th century, this claim would have gone largely unchallenged. Before this time, what we now call science … Read the rest
The word atheism comes from the Greek atheos (ἄθεος), meaning “no god.” It combines the prefix a– (“no”) and theos (“god”), with the suffix -ism indicating a belief or doctrine. In its most literal sense, atheism means “the belief … Read the rest
