To what extent would you consider yourself a friend or foe of science? Are you consistent? For example, do you think of mathematicians and scientists as some of the smartest people and yet tend to reject what they say?

In practice, what, if any, distinction do you make between the actions of God in the world and natural “laws” such as gravity and friction? Do you think God is pulling all the strings, even the ones scientists have captured as mathematical laws, or has God created the world to a large extent to run on its own without direct involvement? Give reasons for your opinion.

If you had to peg yourself as a materialist, idealist, or dualist, which one would you pick? Do we really have any way of picking between these options, or would you agree with those who say we have no way of knowing what ultimate reality is?

Of the three—commonsense realism, pragmatic realism, and critical realism—which do you find most attractive and why?