by Collin Brendemuehl | Mar 16, 2018 | Apologetics, Science
In “Science Unlimited? The Challenges of Scientism” a number of philosophers of science explore the extent to which science might influence society. Overall their effort is rich while erring on the side of a strong scientism what would find a place in...
by Collin Brendemuehl | Feb 21, 2018 | Apologetics, Science
Mark Noll’s The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind ruffled many a feather. For roughly two centuries the evangelical was told to play to short game. That is, engage in evangelism and let your pastor do the theology. You just bring people into church and let them...
by Collin Brendemuehl | Dec 18, 2017 | Apologetics, Science
One of the ongoing discussions in evolutionary theory is the place that directionality holds, or even if it should hold any place at all. Directionality is, after all, the claim that evolution has a purpose of some sort. That purpose may be short-term or long-term....
by Collin Brendemuehl | Mar 21, 2017 | Ethics, Science
The recent acquisition of MobileEye by Intel for approximately $15B tells us the that the age of AI is here to stay. The field is now a viable investment and development opportunity. But what is one to do when the artificially-intelligent device, perhaps a vehicle...
by Collin Brendemuehl | Jun 20, 2015 | Apologetics, Science
Just a couple of years ago William Cavanaugh wrote a book called “The Myth of Religious Violence.” In this work he outlined how the movement away from Christianity into skepticism led to a division between religion and state. As a result of this knowledge became...
by Collin Brendemuehl | May 6, 2015 | Apologetics, Education, Science, Theology
In short the answer is Yes. But it is a qualified Yes. So let’s spend some time exploring the question. First let’s be certain that we are using these terms in the same way. By “informs” I am not saying that theology develops out of science. To do so would...
