The Philosophy of Quantum Physics 7: Is Aristotelian Philosophy of Nature Obsolete?
I continue a series on the various different models of the philosophy of quantum physics. In this post, I review Robert Koon's book Is St. Thomas's Aristotelian Philosophy of Nature Obsolete?.
The Philosophy of Quantum Physics 6: Quantum Bayesianism
I continue a series on the various different models of the philosophy of quantum physics with a look at the Quantum Bayesianism interpretation.
The Philosophy of Quantum Physics 5: Consistent histories
I continue a new series on the various different models of the philosophy of quantum physics with a look at the Consistent Histories interpretation.
A response to the prayers of love and faith
I look at and critique the recently published Church of England general synod motion on the prayers of love and faith.
The Philosophy of Quantum Physics 4: The pilot wave model
I continue a new series on the various different models of the philosophy of quantum physics with a look at the Pilot wave model.
The Philosophy of Quantum Physics 3: The Everett model
I continue a new series on the various different models of the philosophy of quantum physics with a look at the Everett -- multi worlds -- model.
The Philosophy of Quantum Physics 2: spontaneous collapse models
I continue a new series on the various different models of the philosophy of quantum physics with a look at the spontaneous collapse interpretations.
The Philosophy of Quantum Physics 1: The Copenhagen Interpretations
I begin a new series on the various different models of the philosophy of quantum physics with an introduction and a look at the Copenhagen Interpretations.
How to "reason" like a liberal Churchman
Recently, the Church of England House of Bishops has offered guidance on the matter of blessing same-sex relationships. They write that "We have studied the Scriptures, paid attention to the Church’s tradition and listened to wider society, as well as to the voices of our sister churches in the Anglican Communion and ecumenical partners. Above all, we have sought the wisdom of the Holy Spirit in prayer and worship." Quite why they bothered with this is unclear, because they seemed to have paid no attention to the Scriptures, Church Tradition, sister churches, or Holy Spirit in writing their guidance. In this post, I will take a look at what one of the Bishops wrote to justify his own (more extreme) position, and point out some of the mistakes that he makes. My hope is that this will encourage the Bishops to pursue more diligently the logical and theological rigour that is appropriate to their position.
Is God a failed Hypothesis? Part 23: Living in the Godless universe
In this post, I come to the final chapter of Professor Stenger's work God, The Failed Hypothesis. Is religion useful? Can atheists find comfort and meaning?
In defence of constitutional monarchy.
In the wake of Queen Elizabeth II's death, I saw many commentators, supporting the institution of the constitutional monarchy, defend it by saying, in effect, "No one would come up with this system, but it works." In this post, I intend to argue why a constitutional monarchy is, in fact, a very sensible way of organising a government.