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Category Archives: SOSc
Wiring error apparently explains away FTL neutrino observations
So, this is a rather boring bit of news about the announcement earlier this year regarding observations of neutrinos that seemed to be going faster than the speed of light: “According to sources familiar with the experiment, the 60 nanoseconds … Continue reading
Expressing the inexpressible
There are times when we have our words fail us, and we find ourselves using metaphor to express that which we can’t express. We talked a bit about that use of metaphor on the retreat I attended in Tucson last week. Science as well as theology often strays into metaphorical language. We seek to explain the things which cannot be easily explained. It’s not unlike the task of a poet I suppose. And so at our retreat, focusing on the fusion of Science and Theology we read a lot of poetry. I imagine if we’d held the retreat here at the Cathedral, we would have used the artwork presently on exhibit. Continue reading
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Moving Science away from materialism
It’s striking to me how many of the major culture war battlefields of our present day are ultimately based on the perceived conflict between Science and Religion. The irony though is that most of the conflict seems to be based on using an older interpretation of Science (materialism) or Theology (Biblical atomism) and not on the current broadly accepted scholarly paradigms. Continue reading
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Fairy tales are more than true
This past week I’ve been on retreat with an extraordinary group of people. After much reluctance on my part, which I now look back upon with some shame, I have become a member of the Society of Ordained Scientists. The … Continue reading
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