Sovereignty and Science

The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the LORD. (Prov 16:33)
A few months ago I had a friend argue that if I believe in evolution, then I believe in something that was unguided, and that this would contradict my faith. In this post I would like to address [...]

Firefox

I've been using the firefox browser for a while now, and I'm a big fan. It has convenient tabbed browsing, eliminates most pop-ups, and has extensions that do cool things like remove ads and restore the session when I reopen firefox, plus you can get skins to change its look. The extensions are great, so [...]

Science and the Supernatural

An important issue in the intersection of science and religion is whether science should include supernatural explanations. A good post on this issue is What is Science? by Jason Rosenhouse at Evolutionblog. Jason starts by saying
Science is best viewed as an activity undertaken with a specific goal in mind. That goal is to understand the [...]

Electric Chair Problem

Suppose there is a person who has been condemned to be killed by the electric chair, the first time it is being used. There are 2 components that need to be functioning correctly for the chair to work. The chair will fail to work if component A is tampered with by a sympathetic guard. Component [...]

Intro to Bayesian Statistics

I find the Bayesian view of statistics a helpful one for thinking about various issues, so this post will be an overview of the ideas I may be using from that point of view.
There are 2 ways to view probability. In the traditional (frequentist) view, the probability of an event is the relative frequency that [...]