by Collin Brendemuehl | Oct 11, 2014 | Education, Science
Philosophy of science, like any other area, struggles with both method and framework. The methods side of the equation is most familiar to us. These are the questions of how theories are best constructed. That is where I have spent most of my time. The challenges are...
by Collin Brendemuehl | Aug 28, 2014 | Science, Theology
There exists a tenuous relationship between theology and science. We know the divergence between the various views on origins. It’s a battle between science and faith, but that’s on the surface. Behind the scenes it’s the struggle between theology and...
by Collin Brendemuehl | Aug 19, 2014 | Apologetics, Christianity and Society, Education, Science
We seem to be fighting a two-front war. On the one hand is the question of science. It’s not just about evolution. That’s a symptom of the situation rather than the cause. The question is about what science is. Ask the question and among the responses you will likely...
by Collin Brendemuehl | Feb 8, 2014 | Science
The empirical movement of modern science in the 19th and 20th centuries raised questions about knowledge. Hume, Kant, and others asked how we can know and how we might verify that what we know is true? Hume began with empiricism but had an issue with the reliability...
by Collin Brendemuehl | Feb 6, 2014 | Science
By now you have all read about the debate. If you want to view it so that this perspective and other review make more sense it is available here. It was an interesting event to say the least. But at the same time it raised some important questions – difficult ones...
by Collin Brendemuehl | Dec 14, 2013 | Apologetics, Science
Students everywhere face this challenge. So do adults. It is a hard question – what if “evolution” is true? The consequences are serious no matter how one answers the question. But the world does not end if we get the question wrong. (Many...