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The Problem with Modern Atheism is not about God

Posted on August 3, 2015 by thebookofworks

Is there a spiritual dimension of reality? Some time ago you could be an atheist and answer yes. But the New Atheists not only deny the existence of God, they also deny the reality of anything spiritual in human existence. … Continue reading →

Do we need God?

Posted on July 27, 2015 by thebookofworks

The answer is no. I will elaborate. We don’t need to believe in God to be good people. I have known many good people who didn’t believe in God, including most of my relatives. We don’t need to know God … Continue reading →

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A review of Nicholas Wade’s book A Troublesome Inheritance (modified from a review published in Perspective in Science and Christian Faith

Posted on July 17, 2015 by thebookofworks

A Troubling Distortion of Science – A Review of A Troublesome Inheritance: Genes, Race and Human History by Nicholas Wade. Sy Garte and Aniko Albert The use of pseudo-scientific arguments to advance philosophical and political agendas is quite familiar to … Continue reading →

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Faith and Proof

Posted on July 6, 2015 by thebookofworks

I’ve always loved science. I became a scientist, and I did a lot scientific research in genetics, toxicology, and molecular biology. While I never became a great scientist, I did make a living at it. And I have always read … Continue reading →

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The genesis of Genesis, Part 2

Posted on June 14, 2015 by thebookofworks

God said, “Listen, Sam, I hope you are getting the point here. The plants, using photosynthesis were able to convert the energy from the sun into useful chemical energy by a complex process of electron transport. What a great system. … Continue reading →

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Magic, Religion, Science

Posted on June 5, 2015 by thebookofworks

In the first human conceptions of the world, nobody thought that any part of reality obeyed fixed natural laws. That is the nature of magic, the basis of primitive religions and world views. According to magical thinking, there is … Continue reading →

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Welcome to The Book of Works

Posted on May 25, 2015 by thebookofworks

This blog is about science from the perspective of natural philosophy. There was originally no distinction between science and philosophy. Scientists as recently as 150 years ago referred to themselves as natural philosophers. Natural philosophy is in fact a good … Continue reading →

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