Philosopher David Hume defines a miracle as an event that breaks a law of nature. But, because the laws of nature are never broken, miracles do not exist. Is that a sound argument? Not according to Donghwi Kim. Read more
Philosopher David Hume defines a miracle as an event that breaks a law of nature. But, because the laws of nature are never broken, miracles do not exist. Is that a sound argument? Not according to Donghwi Kim. Read more
It takes two healing miracles to qualify for sainthood. Can we ask science to confirm that mircales are supernatural interventions by God? Let's ask the late Cardinal Levada, former Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. Read more
How to see a miracle? It's easy to dismiss an event of God's grace when it's right before our eyes. An objective healing miracle still requires our subjective willingness to see divine grace in our lives. Read more
Our techie prophets are issuing a warning: step back from the AI brink before we fall into the Singularity--the AI takeover--or malicious actors disrupt the world economy and drain our bank accounts. Read more
The science-as-savior myth coined two plus centuries ago by Europe's Enlightenment has resurfaced as an ecological myth. Like ancient cosmogonic myths in which the gods establish the authority of the king, this new eco-myth crowns the world's scientists as our king. I recommend that we de-mythicize the eco-myth and approach the challenge of the eco-crisis with moral and practical resources. Read more
Astronomer Grace Wolf-Chase has much to say that the astrotheologian should listen to. Read more
Abortion access policy should keep the yet-to-be-born baby's welfare in mind. The political wrangling should not be reduced to merely concern over "women's health" or "reproductive care" services. Read more
The public debate over children, guns, and abortion seems confusing. Republicans allow living children to die so they can profit from sales of military assault weapons. Yet, Republicans want to protect yet-to-be-born children from abortion service providers. Democrats want to protect living children from assault weapon murderers and from Republicans. Yet, Democrats to not protect yet-to-be-born children from abortion service providers. Can someone explain these apparent contradictions? Read more
The axial religious breakthrough--giving rise to Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Zoroastrianism, Greek Philosophy, and Biblical Religion--ran head on into transcendence. This transcendental confrontation precipitated the advent of the human soul. Now, we ask: is this soul immortal? What happens after death? Is there an afterlife? Read more
Are Bless U-2, Buddha-Bot, and Rabbi-Bot inaugurating a new era in religious leadership? Will AI enhance sanctification? Can we ask for soul-care from a robot with no soul? Read more
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