Less than a generation ago, astronomers discovered that the universe is expanding at an ever-accelerating rate. “Something is pouring energy into the universe,” they said, “causing it to accelerate.” They…
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To most Americans, metaphysics, if they give any thought to the subject at all, appears as it did to the first pragmatist philosopher, William James: “As in the night all…
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I’ve encountered many highly educated people who cannot tell the difference between an idea and an insight. To my mind, there is no more important distinction that a human being…
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When cultures were intact and geographically distinct, human relationship was defined in terms of cohesive tradition, group identification, and shared language and custom. Now the world over, affiliations are becoming…
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To a philosopher, a statement like the following is a gold mine: “According to quantum mechanics, particles do not take on formal properties until they are measured or observed in…
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The greatest unanswered question of biology is still the first one: How did life begin on earth? A corollary of this question is: How common is life in the universe?…
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Science cannot function and advance without two premises, both of which are essential to the scientific enterprise, but adverse to life and right living: dualism and reductionism. The ultimate example…