Dan Dennett is disappointed that theists in general, and theologians in particular, don’t take science seriously. They are more interested in immunization strategies. They retreat into faith assertions, deny (or don’t understand) evolution, and show little interest in philosophical arguments. Presumably Dan will be making some of these claims when he speaks at Scripps, one [...]
People have asked me to post the questions from the paper I presented at the Darwin Festival — the paper to which Dan Dennett responded in his verbal comments and in his blog on Dawkins’ website. Here’s the excerpt from the paper:
A few days ago I presented a paper during the Darwin Festival at the University of Cambridge. Although the session was entitled “Theology in Darwinian Context,” the paper was actually a plea for an open and inquiring form of philosophical discourse — for using the best of human reason to address the big questions of [...]
Fans of the subtle philosophy spoofs by Marty Python shouldn’t miss this great "news report" on the opening of a football game. It seems the player who was supposed to call the toss was suddenly struck by existential Angst. He realized that, if the most important moments of life are dependent on the outcome of [...]
