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Does the Universe Have a Purpose?

Does the Universe Have a Purpose?

by Ralph Lewis | May 6, 2019 | Uncategorised

Why we insist it does, and why it really is okay that it most probably doesn’t.
Why the Exodus Story Has Value Despite Being Complete Myth

Why the Exodus Story Has Value Despite Being Complete Myth

by Ralph Lewis | Apr 17, 2019 | Uncategorised

How we know that the Exodus from Egypt and revelation of the Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai are pure mythology. And why we can still derive much value from those traditions.
Where Does Purpose Come From? (if the Universe Had None)

Where Does Purpose Come From? (if the Universe Had None)

by Ralph Lewis | Mar 24, 2019 | Appetite, Uncategorised

Consider the huge philosophical implications if it could be shown how exactly purpose and order could emerge from a random universe, entirely spontaneously and unguided.
What Actually is a Thought? And How is Information Physical?

What Actually is a Thought? And How is Information Physical?

by Ralph Lewis | Feb 24, 2019 | Uncategorised

Thoughts are not ethereal. They are forms of information, and information is physical. The subjective sense of self is the experience of BEING information encoded in a brain.
How Could Mind Emerge From Mindless Matter?

How Could Mind Emerge From Mindless Matter?

by Ralph Lewis | Jan 28, 2019 | Uncategorised

Do you find the scientific reductionist worldview unsatisfying? Is that all there is—just particles? Discover another whole new side to science: complexity theory and emergence.
Profoundly Challenging Questions to Ask an Atheist

Profoundly Challenging Questions to Ask an Atheist

by Ralph Lewis | Jan 12, 2019 | Uncategorised

Theism must explain the Problem of Evil; atheism must explain everything else. Doing so would seem impossible. How then did science arrive at an atheistic worldview?
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