Category Archives: science

Free book on Adam and Eve

Posted on 14 October 2017 by Ron Conte

My book, Adam and Eve versus Evolution, will be free from Sunday, October 15th to Tuesday, October 17 (Pacific time), in Kindle format only. Please take advantage of this offer. The book attempts to reconcile the apparent conflict between the … Continue reading →

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Why Does God Permit Natural Disasters?

Posted on 19 September 2017 by Ron Conte

We are fallen sinners, so it is fitting for us to live in a fallen world, where harmful things happen. For sin causes harm. And while natural disasters are not directly the result of sin, God permits this type of … Continue reading →

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Scientific Theories that Catholics must Reject

Posted on 17 April 2016 by Ron Conte

As Catholic Christians, we are obliged to believe what the Magisterium of the Church teaches. And if sinful secular society or any scientific or other discipline teaches the contrary, we are obligated by faith in Jesus Christ to reject the … Continue reading →

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Free book on Adam and Eve

Posted on 15 March 2016 by Ron Conte

The Kindle edition of my book: Adam and Eve versus Evolution will be free from Wednesday, March 16th through Sunday, March 20th, 2016 (Pacific Time). In this book, I propose a resolution of the apparent contradiction between God’s creation of … Continue reading →

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My book on Adam, Eve, and Evolution

Posted on 22 September 2015 by Ron Conte

Here is the book description, in which I summarize the main thesis of the book: Adam and Eve versus Evolution This book argues in favor of Adam and Eve as two real historical persons, and also in favor of accepting … Continue reading →

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Evolution, Global Warming, The Big Bang, and Dark Matter

Posted on 21 June 2015 by Ron Conte

One of the errors of religious fundamentalism is an attempt to live a life of faith, apart from and in contradiction to reason. The teaching of the First Vatican Council on faith and reason contradicts this type of religious fundamentalism. … Continue reading →

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What Noah Saw After The Flood

Posted on 13 January 2015 by Ron Conte

You have no idea what Noah saw. It wasn’t a simple rainbow. As I explain in my book, Noah’s Flood: Literal or Figurative?, what Noah most likely saw after the Flood was not a simple rainbow, but a vast array … Continue reading →

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Pope Francis on Evolution: Q and A for Catholics

Posted on 30 October 2014 by Ron Conte

Pope Francis recently gave a talk to the Pontifical Academy of Sciences (27 Oct 2014), in which he mentioned evolution and the Big Bang theory. There has been some confusion among my fellow Catholics about the meaning of the Pope’s … Continue reading →

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Pope Francis on Evolution

Posted on 27 October 2014 by Ron Conte

Pope Francis commented on the Big Bang theory and evolution in a speech to the Pontifical Academy of Sciences. He said that the Big Bang theory “doesn’t contradict the intervention of a divine Creator, but demands it.” The Pope also … Continue reading →

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Why Many Believers are Uncomfortable with Global Warming

Posted on 5 August 2014 by Ron Conte

Climate science is the study of all the many combined influences on the earth’s climate. And it turns out, not surprisingly, that the human race, with over 7 billion persons on the face of the earth, has a substantial influence … Continue reading →

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Can Computers Ever Become Sentient?

Posted on 14 May 2014 by Ron Conte

The question has theological implications. In the Christian view, human beings are persons, having free will and the ability to reason abstractly, precisely because God has gifted each of us with an immortal soul. A person has sentience, also called … Continue reading →

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A Few Comments on Geocentrism

Posted on 16 April 2014 by Ron Conte

Geocentrism is the belief that the earth is at the center of the solar system and the center of the universe. Geocentrism claims that the sun and planets revolve around the earth. I don’t believe in geocentrism. I don’t believe … Continue reading →

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