by Joseph A'Hearn | Feb 16, 2018 | Featured, Science & Faith
“Maintaining the view that science and religion are in conflict does no one any favors and is hurting science,” writes Tom McLeish in his article “Thinking differently about science and religion,” published in the latest (February 2018) edition...
by Joseph A'Hearn | Jan 13, 2018 | Astronomy, Cosmology, Featured, Outreach, Science & Faith
“We’re not special” is not a scientific statement. It’s an opinion. It’s a simple way of expressing what has become known as the Copernican principle. Copernicus himself did not explicitly hold this when he realized Earth was likely not...
by Joseph A'Hearn | Dec 28, 2017 | Astronomy, Cosmology, Featured, Science & Faith
The origin of the Universe is one of my favorite topics at the interface between science and faith. I’ve spoken on this several times (which I’ve kept track of on my Talks and Presentations page). The most recent occasion was the first time it was...
