technology

Technology Tempts: Can Applied Science Go Too Far?

December 14, 2023

The Reasons to Believe (RTB) Voices blog publishes well-researched and dynamic articles from our Scholar Community. Though much of our content is focused on scientific discoveries,...

Culture

by David C. Winyard Sr. Read

Technology Teaches: What Does Applied Science Reveal About God? About Love?

November 30, 2023

The Reasons to Believe (RTB) Voices blog publishes well-researched and dynamic articles from our Scholar Community. Though much of our content is focused on scientific discoveries,...

Culture

by David C. Winyard Sr. Read

Who’s Afraid of the Metaverse?

May 27, 2022

When discussing movies and TV programs, people often ask me whether some scientifically inaccurate plot feature bothers me. Usually, I answer no because I...

Artificial Intelligence

by Jeff Zweerink Read

Investigating Artificial Intelligence: An Introduction

May 31, 2019

Two questions fascinate me: (1) Does life exist in the universe beyond the confines of Earth? (2) Will we ever create artificial intelligence here...

Artificial Intelligence

by Jeff Zweerink Read

Living Life Looking at a Screen

April 10, 2018

How much of your day is spent looking at a screen? Remember that “screen” includes smartphones, computers, tablets, televisions, movies, jumbotrons, video games, digital...

Logic & Reason

by Kenneth Samples Read

Does Development of Artificial Intelligence Undermine Human Exceptionalism?

January 17, 2018

On one hand, it appeared to be nothing more than a harmless publicity stunt. On October 25, 2017, Saudi Arabia granted Sophia—a lifelike robot,...

Human Origins & Anthropology

by Fazale “Fuz” Rana Read

Reflections on Social Media: Is Digital Networking a Good Phenomenon? Part 2

September 27, 2016

It seems a safe assumption that all new technologies—from cell phones to social media—present its users with both positive and negative possibilities. The challenge...

Logic & Reason

by Kenneth Samples Read

Reflections on Social Media: Is Digital Networking a Good Phenomenon? Part 1

September 21, 2016

In July 2016, the Facebook Messenger app marked the amazing milestone of having 1 billion daily active users. And Twitter now claims 313 million...

Logic & Reason

by Kenneth Samples Read