Albert E+

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Date registered: September 11, 2010

Latest posts

  1. About the Big Bang Theory (and I mean the TV show, not the theory) — July 6, 2011
  2. Belief in Science and Belief in God 5: Dueling Einsteins — January 15, 2011
  3. Belief in Science and Belief in God 4: Inference — January 8, 2011
  4. Belief in Science and Belief in God 3: Faith Within the Scientific Model — December 18, 2010
  5. Belief in Science and Belief in God 2: Fact, Evidence, Opinion and Discourse — December 11, 2010

Most commented posts

  1. Belief in Science and Belief in God 1: One Scientist’s Response — 12 comments
  2. About the Big Bang Theory (and I mean the TV show, not the theory) — 9 comments
  3. A Brief History of Mine: My Reasons for Writing This Blog — 5 comments
  4. Belief in Science and Belief in God 3: Faith Within the Scientific Model — 4 comments
  5. Definitions of “Belief,” “Evidence,” and “Faith” — 2 comments

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Jul 06

About the Big Bang Theory (and I mean the TV show, not the theory)

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It’s been quite a while since I last made a contribution to Common Ground.  For those of you who care to know, I have been very busy over the past several months doing research, teaching, and occasionally traveling to certain international locations.  While I’ve already got plans to do more of the same—now that things …

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Jan 15

Belief in Science and Belief in God 5: Dueling Einsteins

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Albert Einstein, one of the most influential scientists of all time, is an iconic public figure, whose opinion
was sought after on many topics, including religion. His General Relativity (GR) theory, which describes gravity as the curvature of space-time due to the 
presence of mass, successfully predicts the existence of black holes, and is the mathematical …

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Jan 08

Belief in Science and Belief in God 4: Inference

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In a previous posting I positioned inference, evidence and belief on a scale of certainty about propositions. Today, I’d like to look at the place of inference in scientific inquiry. From Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary (on-line) we get this definition of inference: infer:      v. to form an opinion or guess that something is true …

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Dec 18

Belief in Science and Belief in God 3: Faith Within the Scientific Model

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Black Hole: Artist's Rendering

The question I posed at the end of my last blog was whether any form of material evidence would be sufficient to satisfy the atheists’ need for “proof” of God’s existence. A related query is whether there is such thing as belief or faith within the scientific model. To answer either question I think we …

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Dec 11

Belief in Science and Belief in God 2: Fact, Evidence, Opinion and Discourse

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I often hear the comment that religion by nature disallows questions and requires the believer to check his or her brain at the door. My experience with religion has been somewhat different. The Bahá’í Faith is not shy of honest differences of perspective and encourages a healthy dialogue in the search for truth. Here Abdu’l-Bahá …

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Nov 27

Belief in Science and Belief in God 1: One Scientist’s Response

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In this age of modern science, we face the question of whether we need a belief in God for our advancement. In fact, many vocal atheists today—such as Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens, Daniel Dennett, P.Z. Myers, Sam Harris, Victor Stenger, etc.—make heavy use of science to justify their denial of the existence of God. These …

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Oct 24

Sidebar: On Bullying

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Before continuing with Part 2 of my series on “The New Atheism,” I decided to instead write about my thoughts after watching a recent Anderson Cooper CNN special called “Bullying: No Escape.” This special was about the alarming prevalence of bullying in high schools, including some high profile suicides in the U.S. that occurred recently, …

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Oct 09

My Personal and Professional Stance on “The New Atheism” Part I

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Impact on Contemporary Perceptions of Science and Religion Hi.  I apologize for the delay in writing this blog entry, but matters have gotten busy for me lately with my research papers to work on, preparation for upcoming conferences and research visits, and other related activities.  Though I may not be able to make contributions on …

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Sep 25

Definitions of “Belief,” “Evidence,” and “Faith”

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Some Ground Rules About My Future Use of These Words Hi.  While preparing this blog entry on the above topic, I recently became aware of the new book written by Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow, called The Grand Design.  This book essentially makes the claim that modern theoretical physics can dispel with the necessity of …

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Sep 18

A Brief History of Mine: My Reasons for Writing This Blog

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Hi.  My name is Albert E+ and I’m a board certified professional geek! All joking aside, I’m really excited about this opportunity to share my professional and personal thoughts about such vital questions as the existence of God, the relationship between science and religion, the challenges against religion (both reasonable and unreasonable) as posed by the …

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