My first pillar of Science is that it is based on repeatable observations. In order to see how Christianity measures up, we need to examine whether it is based on observations, and whether it is repeatable. Observations ultimately boil down … Continue reading
It’s a little bit strange liturgically to have Easter on Christmas Day, but that’s how things worked out in this series. I’m going to quote a passage from the Gospel of St. John, which illustrates the Resurrection claim and connects … Continue reading
So I’d like to get kicking soon on the project of actually presenting the positive evidence for Christianity. In my view the best evidence is the historical testimony of the apostles to Jesus’ Resurrection (along with other ancient and modern … Continue reading
Today I’d like to talk about Bayes’ Theorem, especially since it’s come up in the comments section several times. It’s named after St. Thomas Bayes (rhymes with “phase”). It can be used as a general framework for evaluating the probability … Continue reading
I’ve told you so far that the gravitational field is encoded in a $$4 \times 4$$ matrix known as the metric. Here it is, displayed as a nice table: $$! g_{ab} = \left( \begin{array}{cccc} g_{00} & g_{01} & g_{02} & … Continue reading