Commentary by Joshua R. Farris If you’re a purveyor of recent neuroscience discussions, then you might think that consciousness is just a set of neurons firing in the brain. Nothing more. No soul or spirit behind it. Philosopher Matthew Owen takes this question head-on in his new book Measuring the Immeasurable Mind. In it he […]
CosmicTribune.com by R. Clinton Ohlers Rarely do political reversals rise to the level of comedy, especially in 2021. Nevertheless, in a plaintive open letter to President Biden and the congressional Democrats, Pro Life Evangelicals for Biden delivered in spades. Yet, amidst the widespread amusement and well-deserved ridicule that followed, a much darker and foreboding truth […]
Special to CosmicTribune.com By R. Clinton Ohlers The debate over the existence of extraterrestrial life has a surprisingly long history — one as old as the history of science itself. Astrophysicist and historian of science and religion, Parandis Tajbakhsh, recently summarized this history for the International Research Network for Science and Belief in Society. […]
Special to CosmicTribune.com FPI / January 8, 2021 Commentary by R. Clinton Ohlers To those arriving at the Jan. 6 “Stop the Steal” rally in Washington, D.C., one surprising and unexpected show of support for President Donald Trump came from Chinese Americans. Signs fastened atop parked cars lined the approach to the Mall, denouncing Chinese […]
Special to CosmicTribune.com Commentary by R. Clinton Ohlers Perhaps the single most surprising outcome of the Jacob Blake shooting has been the response by his mother, Julia Jackson and her pastor James E. Ward, Jr. What was remarkable about Ms. Jackson was that although enduring a heartbreaking family crisis, she found words to help heal […]
A cataclysmic event can be the most important ingredient for spiritual renewal, a columnist wrote. “Could a plague of biblical proportions be America’s best hope for religious revival? As the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II approaches, there is reason to think so,” Robert Nicholson wrote for the Wall Street Journal. FPI […]
Planned Parenthood director of arts and entertainment engagement Caren Spruch told The Washington Post in an article published Sept. 23 that she has advised film and television show creators on over 150 projects over the years. Spruch sees her efforts as a way to, as the article puts it, set “a new standard for stories […]
