Considering answers to those faith-questions we all ask…
Tag: IN OUR TIME
As in science, secular historians tend to ignore and trash Biblical accounts, even though archaeological finds frequently embarrass them and prove them wrong. Today I'm aiming more at some implications of secular accounts of history, and going beyond history I'm looking at the border between mythology and actual realities of the past. Listening to two … Continue reading Babylon, The Bible and the BBC
If there's no God to decide what's good and what isn't good, who decides what's true and what isn't? Who decides what's right and what's wrong? In a world where God doesn't exist there can be no absolutes: there is no ultimate right or wrong except what humanity decides is so. "Good" and "bad" are entirely subjective concepts, and open to change. To paraphrase a certain president from not long ago, "Truth is fluid".
According to mainstream science fish evolved into tetrapods, and eventually, humans. The Darwinian story of evolution involves the rise of all the forms of life we see on earth today from non-life, and via an original single ancestor-the first living cell on earth. The alleged transition of life from fish to tetrapod-a walking animal-was the … Continue reading A Very Fishy Tale: The Fish-Tetrapod Transition
I listened to "Mitochondria", an episode of "In Our Time", initially out of interest and the will to learn something while I was driving. I actually gained a lot more than I expected, and the podcast has provided me with another article of eye-opening realization.
A small panel of very learned scientists discussed hormones on a prominent BBC episode of "In Our Time", hosted by Melvyn Bragg. I'm no scientist, but I couldn't resist commenting on this one.
