Science in the New White House November 17, 2008 A recent article (Science in the Obama Era) summarizing president-elect Barack Obama's view on science said that Obama would "take scientific integrity seriously" and... by Joe Aguirre Read
Mental Illness not Acknowledged by Church? October 27, 2008 There's no way to dress this one up. Here's the first paragraph of a recent report titled, "Church Pastors Dismiss Mental Illness." by Joe Aguirre Read
Care to Worship at the Science Temple? October 1, 2008 How's this for a house of worship: cathedral-style stained-glass windows patterned to show the cosmic microwave background radiation, a liturgy based on sounds of... by Joe Aguirre Read
And Now … A Politics Gene September 25, 2008 Previous posts explored recent efforts to account for human sexual behavior, but now it really gets dirty. Few discussions can muster emotion faster than... by Joe Aguirre Read
Adultery Gene? September 3, 2008 Several previous Average Joe posts explored the question of whether there was a genetic connection to homosexuality (here, here, and here). To paraphrase some... by Joe Aguirre Read
Does Naturalism Better Explain Hoaxes? August 25, 2008 The recent Bigfoot hoax garnered enough public attention to warrant comment all over the Internet. A fascinating article titled, "Monsters, Ghosts and Gods: Why... Evolution by Joe Aguirre Read
No room for God in science? How about other disciplines? August 6, 2008 In an age when tolerance is expected of rational people, those who find some ideas objectionable nevertheless attempt to put those notions in a... by Joe Aguirre Read
Is Sexual Orientation Biological? June 27, 2008 A recent study, "Gay Men, Straight Women Have Similar Brains," seems to provide evidence for a biological basis for homosexuality. Researchers found that gay... Bible by Joe Aguirre Read
Testing, Anyone? May 6, 2008 This sentiment is representative of the many who are critical of anyone positing an intelligent designer. We've broached the subject repeatedly in this space,... by Joe Aguirre Read
Hubris or Humility? April 18, 2008 Reasons To Believe has long asserted that the universe seems designed specifically for the benefit of human beings. While not alone in this observation,... by Joe Aguirre Read
Purpose in the Universe: Do People “See” What They Want to See? March 25, 2008 Why is it that believers in God see unmistakable evidence for a Creator’s involvement in the natural realm, while skeptics find no such warrant?... Worldviews by Joe Aguirre Read
Can Science Test the Supernatural? February 27, 2008 Time to move on. The probability discussion seems to have reached an impasse. Maybe by changing the question a bit we can make some... by Joe Aguirre Read