Daniel C. Peterson's Blog, page 883

Evidence for atheism?

    But lack of evidence, if indeed evidence is lacking, is no grounds for atheism.  No one thinks there is good evidence for the proposition that there are an even number of stars; but also, no one thinks the right conclusion to draw is that there are an uneven number of stars.  The right [Read More...]

“What were Jaredite swords made of?”

    http://etherscave.blogspot.co.il/2016...   Posted from Tiberias, Israel    

“Christ’s resurrection was a witnessed fact, not a later fantasy”

    http://www.deseretnews.com/article/86...   Posted from Tiberias, Israel    

Modern Physics and Ancient Faith

    Two quotations from Modern Physics and Ancient Faith, by Stephen M. Barr, a cosmologist and theoretical particle physicist at the University of Delaware:   “Science has given us new eyes that allow us to see down to the deeper roots of the world’s structure, and there all we see is order and symmetry [Read More...]

Are science and religion enemies?

    Science and religion . . . are friends, not foes, in the common quest for knowledge. Some people may find this surprising, for there’s a feeling throughout our society that religious belief is outmoded, or downright impossible, in a scientific age. I don’t agree. In fact, I’d go so far as to say [Read More...]

“Sepphoris — the ‘ornament of the Galilee'”

    The latest installment of the biweekly Hamblin/Peterson column has appeared in the Deseret News:   http://www.deseretnews.com/article/86...   Posted from Tiberias, Israel    

The goal of the founder of modern Zionism

    Those of us who are today prepared to hazard our lives for the cause would regret having raised a finger, if we were able to organize only a new social system and not a more righteous one. Theodor Herzl   Posted from Tiberias, Israel    

“Conversations with Mormon Historians”

    As it has been doing rather often of late, Interpreter: A Journal of Mormon Scripture posted a second article today: Conversations with Mormon Historians   Posted from Tiberias, Israel    

“How These Mormon Women Became Some of the Best Cybersecurity Hackers in the U.S.”

    An article about a very interesting honor:   How These Mormon Women Became Some of the Best Cybersecurity Hackers in the U.S.   Good for them!   Posted from Tiberias, Israel    

From the coast to the shore

    A very full day, I think.   We were up early, leaving the Tel Aviv/Yafo (= Jaffa or Joppa) area behind.  En route to Caesarea Maritima, I spoke about Peter’s vision of the clean and unclean beasts in Joppa and the centurion Cornelius in Caesarea and his acceptance of the gospel.  Then we poked [Read More...]