Faith Meets Doubt

The world is charged with the grandeur of God.     It will flame out, like shining from shook foil;     It gathers to a greatness, like the ooze of oil Crushed. Why do…

I find myself currently reading up on the topic of values in science. Is scientific activity value-free, that is, neutral, not influenced by moral, social or political values? So it was believed, for…

A conversation between two strangers, overheard somewhere on the wild plains of the Internet. BELIEVER: Why don’t you believe in anything? ATHEIST: I’m not sure, I think it’s something you feel. I never…

Recently my friend Dom and I recorded an episode for his podcast, The Logos Project, where he explores philosophical and theological questions from a Catholic perspective. We discussed different understandings of rationality among…

Imagine you and a group of fellow enquirers have to agree on an adequate definition of “religion”, in an attempt to answer this post’s question. You will probably be able to sort through…

In the Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus, Ludwig Wittgenstein articulated what has come to be known as the ‘picture theory’ of language. This foundational text for 20th century philosophical and scientific reflection characterised every assertion we…