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Gerald R. Baron

A Fly on the Wall at the Benjamin Cain and David Bentley Hart Debate on Atheism vs Theism

I have occasionally read Medium writer Benjamin Cain’s screeds against religion, theism, and Christianity in particular. Even though he’s…

Mar 31

A Fly on the Wall at the Benjamin Cain and David Bentley Hart Debate on Atheism vs Theism

Mar 31

Does the holographic principle align with Eastern philosophy?

The third post in a series on the holographic principle as a means to integrate science and faith. Here we examine its alignment with…

Mar 25

Does the holographic principle align with Eastern philosophy?

Mar 25

Physical Eliminativism: Does today’s science tell us that everything is nothing?

Some physicalist philosophers such as Daniel Dennett have concluded consciousness is an illusion because of its conflict with physicalism…

Mar 20

Physical Eliminativism: Does today’s science tell us that everything is nothing?

Mar 20

The Holographic Principle: a key to integrating spiritual reality and physics?

Image: Wikipedia. Two photos of the same hologram, showing that the mouse can be seen as a three-dimensional object via a two-dimensional…

Mar 4

The Holographic Principle: a key to integrating spiritual reality and physics?

Mar 4

After physicalism, what’s next?

If physicalism is fading, what next? How might science, our cultural drivers, and our everyday lives be changed if physicalism erodes as…

Feb 12

After physicalism, what’s next?

Feb 12

What’s happening to physicalism?

Is physicalism, the dominant underpinning of secular society, being undermined today? Is it slipping in general public acceptance? There…

Feb 2

What’s happening to physicalism?

Feb 2

A respectful discussion with a physicalist

One of the greatest benefits and joys of writing on Medium is the exchange of ideas with intelligent and respectful commenters. George…

Jan 7

A respectful discussion with a physicalist

Jan 7

Can a bicycle pump help explain how life works?

Ingenious scientists replicate the complex process of endosymbiosis. What does this tell us about life and the beginning of it?

Jan 3

Can a bicycle pump help explain how life works?

Jan 3

AI takes on the Kalam Cosmological Argument

Can we expect ChatGPT or any AI to give us reliable answers to major philosophical questions? What if we tried some of the most basic, such…

Jan 1

AI takes on the Kalam Cosmological Argument

Jan 1

The rise of uncertainty in entropy and the arrow of time

A long read that explores changing ideas about entropy and the arrow of time. Entropy is now seen as a measure of uncertainty. How does…

Dec 18, 2024

The rise of uncertainty in entropy and the arrow of time

Dec 18, 2024

Gerald R. Baron

Gerald R. Baron

Dawdling at the intersection of faith, science, philosophy and theology. Author of It Was My Turn, a Vietnam story.

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