So Much to Discuss
S. Joshua Swamidass
September 29, 2018
13 articles from the Intelligent Design movement directed at Peaceful Science in just 2 months. We have so much to discuss.
Design
Dialogue
S. Joshua Swamidass
Dr. Swamidass is the founder of Peaceful Science. He is an associate professor at Washington University in Saint Louis where he runs a computational biology group using artificial intelligence to explore science at the intersection of biology, chemistry, and medicine.
Three Stories on Adam
S. Joshua Swamidass
August 5, 2018
Three different stories of Adam and Eve might be consistent with the genetic evidence. It returns us to the Grand Questions of Origins. We all should care.
Adam and Eve
Science
The Perils of Digital Dialogue
S. Joshua Swamidass
August 3, 2018
In the conversation between theology and science, digital dialogue is important, but comes with perils. Maybe DOIs could help us do better.
Dialogue
Society
The Axiom of Belief
S. Joshua Swamidass
June 28, 2018
Dr. Andy Walsh, a Ph.D trained computational biologist, and he is publishing his first book, Faith Across the Multiverse: Parables from Modern Science. Dr. Walsh is computational biologist, just like me. Early in our training, computational biologists become intellectual omnivores and polyglots. To be successful, we must weave between several fields. This comes through in \[...\]
Science
Theology
Assessing the Ross-Rana Model
S. Joshua Swamidass
June 21, 2018
Reasons to Believe (RTB) is among the most important organizations in the origins conversation. It is led by a wise leader, whom I deeply respect, Dr. Hugh Ross. I had the privilege of sharing the stage with him this last January, asking Are Humans Special? Recently, I invited Dr. Fazale Rana from RTB into dialogue about \[...\]
Adam and Eve
Dialogue
Science
An Invitation to Dr. Fazale Rana
S. Joshua Swamidass
June 5, 2018
This letter was just posted to Dr. Rana's facebook page, and lightly edited here. On Facebook, a Reasons to Believe supporter asked Dr. Rana to engage my work on population genetics, and Dr. Rana refused. Dr. Fazale Rana (of Reasons to Believe), I would like to warmly invite you to dialogue on the article you \[...\]
Adam and Eve
Dialogue
Cancer and Evolution
S. Joshua Swamidass
May 31, 2018
Evolutionary theory makes sense of cancer, giving us critical insight into how it works. Going the other direction, cancer makes sense of evolution too.
Evolution
Science
Launching Our Forum
S. Joshua Swamidass
May 6, 2018
Peaceful Science does not fit into any of the existing camps in origins. We want to find common ground for everyone who wants to find a Christ-centered and non-confrontational relationship with mainstream science. We hope to serve the Church with an accurate account of science, a high view of Scripture, and a genuine bid for peace. \[...\]
Forum
Peace Be With You
S. Joshua Swamidass
April 1, 2018
Almost two thousand years ago, God made Himself known to all people. In this event, a good God reorders the entire world. He announced Himself to us by raising this man in 1st century Palestine, Jesus, from the dead. He died, was buried, but rose from the dead three days later, leaving an empty tomb and \[...\]
Resurrection
Reworking the Science of Adam
S. Joshua Swamidass
March 22, 2018
This last year, 2017 till now, we have been reworking the science of Adam. This brings us several new ways to think about Adam and Eve in human origins.
Adam and Eve
Science