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Science and the Wisdom of God
It is no secrete that many scientists are committed to the idea that scientific knowledge is the only knowledge there is. This “myth of...

Peter Stork
Nov 24, 20212 min read


The Baby Picture of the Universe and Its Meaning
Many elements of the universe whirl around us whose presence we neither see nor feel. Radio waves or Wi-Fi signals are good examples. One...

Peter Stork
Nov 20, 20212 min read


Tiny Brain -- Large Intelligence or Natural Evil in Deep Time?
We commonly associate intelligence with advanced brain development, even with large (mammalian) brains of chimpanzees and dolphins,...

Peter Stork
Nov 10, 20213 min read


Gymnastics: A Cosmic Sport?
When athletes hurl themselves into the air to perform a flip, the only force acting on them is gravity. But since gravity only affects...

Peter Stork
Nov 3, 20211 min read


The Incarnation and Atomic Indestructibility
· At the atomic level we encounter a phenomenon unknown elsewhere in the creation. Atoms are indestructible. Applying this...

Peter Stork
Oct 24, 20211 min read


The Awesome Wholeness of Creation
In Cosmos and Revelation, I wrote on page 108: “An astonishing feature of this vast and complex cosmos is its underlying wholeness. What...

Peter Stork
Sep 30, 20212 min read


Beyond the Limits of Language
A speaker at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Religion in Nashville, TN, on November 22, 2000, drew attention to the limits...

Peter Stork
Sep 29, 20212 min read


Life — An Abundant Cosmic Phenomenon?
In a preprint of twenty papers accepted for publication in The Astrophysical Journal, the authors present evidence from their study of ...

Peter Stork
Sep 17, 20211 min read


Evolution Before Our Eyes 2
As mentioned in my first Blog on the subject, the Covid-19 virus is learning to fight back, and we have not yet wrestled it to the...

Peter Stork
Sep 11, 20211 min read


Rising Acceptance of Evolution
A recent survey by the Pew Research Center of public opinion about science related questions found that the median score for the...

Peter Stork
Sep 9, 20211 min read


Evolution Before Our Eyes 1
I am referring to the mutations in in the COVID-19 virus from the alpha variant to the more transmissible delta variant and the...

Peter Stork
Sep 9, 20211 min read


Does Quantum Physics Explain Consciousness?
Scientists have long hypothesized that consciousness may be generated by quantum processes in the brain. Already in the 1990s, two...

Peter Stork
Sep 8, 20212 min read


Starting to Think Theologically about Extra-terrestrial Life
In my previous post I reflected on the possibility that our home galaxy may be inhabited by observers like us, who may be looking at...

Peter Stork
Jun 29, 20212 min read


Someone Looking at Us?
For thirty years astronomers have been in hot pursuit of planets outside our solar system. The search for “exoplanets” markedly...

Peter Stork
Jun 28, 20211 min read


"In the Beginning ..."
Genesis 1:1 is usually translated as “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” This traditional rendition, so familiar in...

Peter Stork
Jun 23, 20212 min read


Science, Covid, and the Future
In the twelve months of the global Covid pandemic, we have learned much about ourselves as a civilization, perhaps even as a species: our...

Peter Stork
Mar 29, 20212 min read


From Chapter 9: Trinity
Christians believe that God is eternally “triune” or Three-in-One: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. This self-subsisting unity is also...

Peter Stork
Nov 24, 20202 min read


From Chapter 6: The Human Brain: Complexity and Mystery
The main organ in the human nervous system is the brain. Protected by the skull, its largest component is the cerebrum, divided into two...

Peter Stork
Nov 20, 20202 min read


From Chapter 4: Our Place in the Universe
Humanity’s fascination with the starry heavens is well attested from our earliest beginnings. Already in Paleolithic times our ancestors con

Peter Stork
Nov 19, 20202 min read


From the Introduction
Having explored the natural world as a professional without “knowing” its Creator, I returned to this captivating subject with an...

Peter Stork
Nov 19, 20202 min read
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