Moral Processing in the Brain is Not an Ontological Origin for Morality
Science has been able to find brain regions responsible for processing moral judgments. But is the data silent on whether morality comes from God or secular, naturalistic sources?
Physicalism is Unsupported by Similarities Between Drugs and Near-Death Experiences
Are near-death experiences reproducible in the laboratory? Can we reproduce them through the use of psychedelic drugs? Are near-death experiences illusions invented by the brain, or are they evidence for an afterlife?
How Belief Heals: Mind Over Matter!
How is belief related to biology, miraculous healing, and the Bible? How can mind override matter?
The Latest Wound Healing Research is Evidence Against Materialism
How can wound healing be affected by our perception of time? A study was recently published by a leading journal of science, called Nature, and it reveals that our minds can override matter.
My Struggle Between Faith and Unbelief
Have you made multiple trips back and forth between your childhood Christian faith and the unbelief of your adulthood? Listen to my story about finally finding peace with Christ in my early 30’s.
Quantum Entanglement in the Brain? Evidence from Science!
Quantum entanglement was tested in the brain by scientists from the Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience and the University of Dublin tested this. This blog article discusses their findings.
God Visited an Atheist in the Hospital
God visited my atheist friend in the hospital, and he wants to tell you his story.
What Is It Like to Be an Atheist?
Watch this YouTube video of my friend interviewing me about what it felt like to live as an atheist, and what it feels like to come back to Christianity.
Is Morality Grounded in God?
A Christian and an agnostic debate about the origins of morality. Is morality grounded in God or in humanity? Are we making it up as we go along?
Our Unforgettable Accident of 7/09/2023---When Faith and Fear Collide
Misfortune likes to befall you without consent. My church friends and I were not prepared for the misfortune of 7/09/2023. But we braved the storm and we had the peace that surpasses all understanding.
Wilder Penfield’s Science on the Holographic Soul
The human soul, or the part of us that eternally continues forth after death, is often addressed in topics of consciousness. The soul has been treated as something immaterial or non-physical in the history of the Church. This article explores what the Bible says about the soul alongside the neuroscience of consciousness.
When Christians and Atheists Cannot Commit To a Side
Whether you are a Christian or an atheist, your perception of God will not remain the same throughout life. You may shift sides of the debate more often than you want to admit.
A Christian Reflection on Darwinian Morality
Here, I want to explain the perspective of atheist and evolutionary biologist, Richard Dawkins, who defends a Darwinian understanding of the origins of human morality. He draws some valid parallels between animals and humans but fails to recognize how humans can make distinct moral choices that animals cannot.
Are Consciousness and the Soul Found in Split Brain Experiments?
This article discusses Michael Engor, who is a practicing neurosurgeon, a professor of neurology at Stony Brook University, and an Intelligent Design advocate. This article discusses Engor’s interpretations of the soul in the Nobel Prize-winning split-brain research of Roger Sperry from the 1960’s.
Are God and Consciousness Moving Us Beyond Materialism?
Some great thinkers in the fields of neuroscience and psychiatry have expressed that we need to move beyond materialism. Some of them are Roger Sperry, Iain McGilchrist, and Sharon Dirckx. You can read about them here.
Satan and Misogyny You Love To Hate—The Hate Gives You Purpose
Does hatred give us a sense of purpose and significance? Does it help to hate collective and abstract entities instead of concrete individuals? Perhaps our love for hating Satan would say ‘yes.’
A Man’s True Sexual Nature
What is the true nature of a man’s sex drive? The Bible says we could destroy ourselves for pleasing our sinful nature. Is that true?
Sex and Humanism: Good Sex Without God!
How should our sexual thoughts define us in a world where humanism states we are “innately good” but Christianity states we are innately evil?
Sexual Purity Confused Me As a Male
So, sexual thoughts make you feel evil and their absence makes you feel the opposite of evil? It is not that simple or black-and-white.
Sexual Thoughts Do Not Equal Sexual Actions!
Contrary to Christian purity culture, sexual thoughts are not as wrong or evil as sexual actions.