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Sep 15, 2019

Your Past Does Not Determine Your Future

A popular idea within the scientific community is that what happens in the present moment is the result of a chain of causes and effects. This deeply ingrained idea is what prompted scientists to come up with the ‘Big Bang’ theory — the idea that a single event, at the beginning of time, is the… Continue reading

Philosophy, Theology

big bang, blog, cause and effect, Christianity, determinism, faith, Free Will, God, God’s Grand Game, religion, science, the cosmic animator
Jun 6, 2019

Determinism and the Nature of God (video)

Welcome to this week’s episode of my Deep Thoughts About God series. In today’s video, we’ll look briefly at a few of the different types of determinism, considering whether the events that we experience in the present moment can be attributed to a series of physical processes that started with some kind of ‘Big Bang’… Continue reading

Reflections

determinism, faith, Free Will, God, hard determinism, Philosophy, physics, science, scientific determinism, soft determinism, Spirituality, theological determinism, Theology
Dec 14, 2018

The Materialism of Thomas Hobbes

Welcome to this week’s philosophy post. Today, I’ll be offering a snapshot of the life and thought of the British philosopher Thomas Hobbes, who lived between 1588 – 1679 and is known for his materialist perspective, as well as for being one of the founders of modern political philosophy. Continue reading

Philosophy

British philosophers, faith, Free Will, God, materialism, Political Philosophy, politics, religion, Sam Harris, science, Theology, Thomas Hobbes
Dec 7, 2018

Has Science Superseded Religion?

Welcome to this week’s Friday Philosophy post. Today we’ll be shining the spotlight on the English philosopher and politician Sir Francis Bacon, who lived between 1561–1626 AD and has been referred to as the Godfather of Science. Continue reading

Philosophy

British Empiricists, Essayes, faith, Francis Bacon, Friday Philosophy, religion, science, the scientific method, Theology
Nov 23, 2018

The Clockwork Universe

Welcome to this week’s Friday Philosophy post. Today, we’ll be looking at the English scientist Sir Isaac Newton, whose approach to natural philosophy created a revolution, the effects of which are still being felt today. I will offer a brief snapshot of Newton’s life and thought, followed by some personal reflections on his contribution to… Continue reading

Philosophy, Reality

faith, God, history, laws of motion, mathematics, natural philosophy, physics, Principia, religion, science, Sir Isaac Newton, Theology
Nov 16, 2018

Does God Make Scientific Errors?

In this week’s philosophy post we’ll be moving on from the Medieval period to look at the beginnings of modern science and the life and work of Nicolaus Copernicus. I will offer a snapshot of this scientific thinker whose work would challenge the very role of the Church, and the Bible, in society. Continue reading

Philosophy, Reality

astronomy, Bible, Copernican Revolution, faith, mathematics, Nicolaus Copernicus, Ptolemy, religion, science, Scripture, Spirituality, Theology

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My name is Steven Nicholas Colborne.
I’m an author, musician and counsellor from the United Kingdom. On this blog, I write about matters of philosophy and religion and share a variety of personal articles.

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