Welcome to the start of our blog book discussion of Quantum Physics and Theology by John Polkinghorne. Each week for the next 5 weeks, I'll post some initial thoughts on a chapter to get the ball rolling, and hopefully we'll get some discussion going in the comments. For those that like more interactive discussion, we'll have video chats too. Based on your feedback, we'll go on a biweekly schedule: every other Wednesday night at 9pm Eastern on Google Hangout, starting next week (9/27). The new night is in response to … [Read more...] about Science Book Club: Quantum Physics and Theology Ch 1
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Science Corner: Rebooting Quantum Physics
The people have spoken and our next blog book club title will be Quantum Physics and Theology by John Polkinghorne. In it, Polkinghorne explores how the process of science has similarities to the process of theology and the ways that studying science can benefit theological inquiry. It is not a book about whether science proves God, but rather about how we learn about the physical world through science can inform how we learn about God through theology. As such, I believe it will be accessible even if you aren't … [Read more...] about Science Corner: Rebooting Quantum Physics
Science in Review: Quantum Foam Fluctuation, Roll for Initiative
I've always been sympathetic to Einstein's famous assertion "God doesn't play dice with the world." In my public health training, I regularly and fruitfully used statistics and probability theory. Ideologically, they struck me as concessions to pragmatism. Human beings are too complex, their measurable attributes innumerable; we cannot know enough about them to accurately describe their full condition at any moment. We appeal to the law of large numbers to save us from our finitude. Somewhere behind those statistics are … [Read more...] about Science in Review: Quantum Foam Fluctuation, Roll for Initiative