“Whether it be the death of a single child...or something on a larger scale like the Rwanda massacre, [in Whitehead's metaphysics]...there is no outside of history by which such pain, suffering, and death is 'redeemed'.” more

“The ranchers hiding in the little fort cabin under the lee of a creek bank in Sowbelly certainly did not see life as a continuous, all-encompassing stream. They divided life into compartments and the land into parcels.” more

“It became clear why the early Christians so reviled Gnosticism: some Gnostics maintained that the God who created this world was evil and imperfect. Early Christians defended the goodness of God despite the evil in the world. Were they wrong and the Gnostics right?” more

“[S]ome philosophers and scientists hold that science is the only way to knowledge. Of course, not all philosophers and scientists embrace [this view], but enough do to make it an important issue, well-deserving of our attention.” more