The CRISPR Advent of Lulu and Nana
We presume a unique place for ourselves in creation for having been created in the image of God. But what constitutes that image of God?
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Why Do I Get Nervous Tweeting a Fact?
Topics such as human evolution and climate change are of interest to me – but the very act of tweeting about them comes across as politically or religiously motivated.
“We See Only a Reflection as in a Mirror; Then We Shall See Face-to-Face”
We all have our starting points, our tribes and our audiences. But we also need to push ourselves a bit, and to move into the “adjacent possible.”
If Science Needs Proof, Can Religion Offer Truth?
It is ok for people to have disagreements – on politics, on faith, on religion, on leadership. But we need to understand how to be in dialogue with one another.
If We’re Material, Can We Be Immortal?
I have a confession to make: I’m enjoying the illusion of consciousness. I’m enjoying the illusion of life.
The Science We Take on Faith
Science demands proof for what it believes. But there is something that scientists believe without proof, and that cannot be proved: the central doctrine of science.
The Molecular Genetic Basis of Jewish Geography
“Jewish Geography” is more than a social phenomenon – it is a testament to the belief, literal or metaphorical, that Jews share a common ancestry.
Going From Patient to Person
What would medicine look like if both doctor and patient viewed each other as being in God’s image? Dr. Jonathan Weinkle thinks that perspective could be transformative.
Eating the Fruit of Wisdom and Knowledge
What would the earth, and the spirit of humanity, look like if the Fall had never happened?
Time as an Enigma and as a Source of Meaning
How have thinkers from Bergson and Einstein to Heschel reconciled that sensation of the flow of consciousness with the frozen spacetime picture?