The Evidence, Examined

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The One Thing Neuroscience Cannot Explain

Neuroscience can tell us which brain regions activate during different experiences. It cannot tell us why there is any experience at all. This gap —…

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What Science Cannot Tell You

Science is one of the greatest achievements of human civilisation. It is also frequently claimed to do more than it does — to rule out…

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Does the Multiverse Explain Away Fine-Tuning?

The multiverse is the most popular scientific response to the fine-tuning argument. If enough universes exist with varying constants, one of them will by chance…

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The Universe Had a Beginning

For most of Western scientific history, the dominant assumption was an eternal universe — one that had always existed and required no cause. That assumption…

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Is God Just an Explanation for What We Don’t Know Yet?

The God of the gaps objection says that every time science explains something previously attributed to God, God's domain shrinks. Eventually, there will be nothing…

3 min 6

Does Science Provide All The Answers?

Science is one of the greatest tools human beings have ever developed. It is also frequently asked to do things it was not designed for.…

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Does Human Evolution Contradict Islamic Theology?

Human beings evolved from earlier primates over millions of years. Islamic theology describes a first human pair, Adam and Eve, created specifically. Are these accounts…

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Doesn’t Evolution Make God Unnecessary?

Darwin's great insight: natural selection produces the appearance of design without a designer. Does evolution explain away the argument from design? The honest answer requires…

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Can Neuroscience Explain Religious Experience?

Temporal lobe stimulation can produce religious experiences. The "God helmet" generates feelings of presence. Near-death experiences correlate with brain states. Does this mean religious experience…

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Near-Death Experiences: Evidence for What?

Hundreds of thousands of people report near-death experiences — tunnels of light, life reviews, encounters with deceased relatives. Are these evidence of consciousness beyond death,…

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