Tag: argument from reason

The study of the origin, evolution, and structure of the universe as a whole

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Melissa Travis

Date
September 13, 2023

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aesthetic argument for design, aesthetics, Albert Einstein, ancient astronomy, ancient Greek mathematics, argument from reason, astronomy, C.S. Lewis, celestial physics, Copernicus, cosmic comprehensibility, cosmology, design argument, fine tuning, harmony, Higgs boson, Johannes Kepler, mathematics, natural philosophy, Natural Theology, Paul Davies, Philosophy, physics, planetary rotation, scientific revolution, Sir Roger Penrose, Tycho Brahe}

Uncovering the Hidden Mathematical Structure of the Universe

_{Melissa Travis

September 13, 2023

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Do humans project mathematical order onto nature? Or was it there all along? On this ID The Future, host Andrew McDiarmid concludes his conversation with Dr. Melissa Cain Travis about her recent book Thinking God’s Thoughts: Johannes Kepler and the Miracle of Cosmic Comprehensibility. In Part 3, we look at how Kepler's ideas and work can inform the scientific enterprise today. Many scientists recognize the mystery of cosmic comprehensibility, including such respected voices as Albert Einstein, Sir Roger Penrose, and Paul Davies. Materialists remain agnostic or put it down to chance. But there's a more satisfying explanation, says Travis. "Centuries ago, Kepler already held the trump card. Science itself...can't be explained within the framework of scientific materialism." Genuine human rationality - the very thinking that helped fuel the enormous success of the natural sciences - would not exist if a naturalistic account of the human mind were correct. To get an intellectually satisfying answer for the cosmic comprehensibility we enjoy as humans, we have to think outside the materialist box. Travis explains how we can do that using Kepler's tripartite harmony of archetype, copy, and image. It turns out Keplerian natural theology is more robust than ever before and can help us make sense of the mysteries of our age, including the multiverse, the limits of AI, transhumanism, and more. This is Part 3 of a 3-part discussion. Read More ›

Business People Communication Office Meeting Room Concept

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Author
John G. West

Date
August 26, 2020

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__edited, 1984, Aldous Huxley, argument from reason, authoritarianism, Brave New World, C. John Collins, C.S. Lewis, Charles Darwin, Daniel Bell, dehumanization, Disneyland, dystopia, Ethics, Eugenics, George Orwell, Jay W. Richards. John G. West, Michael Aeschliman, modernity, new humanity, Public Policy, scientific planning, Scientism, scientocracy, That Hideous Strength, The Abolition of Man}

The Magician’s Twin: C.S. Lewis and the Case Against Scientism, Pt. 2

_{John G. West

August 26, 2020

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On this episode of ID the Future, we bring you the second half of John West's documentary The Magician's Twin: C. S. Lewis and the Case Against Scientism. Read More ›

The lion Aslan from C.S. Lewis's The Chronicles of Narnia.

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Author
John G. West

Date
July 13, 2020

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__edited, Academic Freedom, Angus Menuge, Antony Flew, apologetics, argument from design, argument from functional complexity, argument from joy, argument from natural beauty, argument from reason, argument from suboptimal design, C.S. Lewis, history of science, Intelligent Design, natural law, open inquiry, Oxford Socratic Club, problem of pain, Theism, Victor Reppert}

C. S. Lewis and Intelligent Design

_{John G. West

July 13, 2020

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On the episode of ID the Future we bring you a production by Discovery Institute about C.S. Lewis and Intelligent Design. With contributions by Discovery Institute’s John West and philosophers Victor Reppert and Angus Menuge, we hear about Lewis’s early doubts about God based in part on an argument from undesign or “bad design” in nature, and how he moved from this position to developing multiple arguments for intelligent design. Another contribution he made to the intelligent design project wasn’t a specific argument but the example he set. As John West explains near the end of the episode, one of his greatest contributions was a commitment to free inquiry and open debate, one he modeled while a professor at Oxford University.