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7 Truths that Changed the World
Tue May 1, 2012 4:03 PM EDT
You often hear atheists like Richard Dawkins claim that not only is religion for the ignorant, but that it is actually dangerous. Perhaps they are partially correct and that Christianity, in particular, has dangerous ideas? Could it be that Christianity and its radic …
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Ethical Alternatives to Embryonic Stem Cells
Seeded on Tue Aug 23, 2011 1:29 PM EDT (News from The Scientist)
Research using embryonic stem cells has always been controversial. On one hand, stem cells hold the promise of curing many serious diseases. On the other hand, there are serious moral considerations about experimenting on and destroying human embryos to do this kind o …
Worldview Testing: Postmodernism
Tue Jun 21, 2011 7:41 PM EDT
As discussed previously, everyone has a worldview whether they realize it or not. Recently I heard another apologist mention three questions that he uses to help people clarify their worldview (thanks Don M.). They help to frame the debate and help to clarify t …
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Bigoted Discourse - Are we offended yet?
Tue Jun 14, 2011 8:03 PM EDT
I guess I opened a can of worms when I pointed out some bigoted comments the other day. I've had some interesting feedback and I think it is worth discussing, since I perceive this as a major problem within the blog-o-sphere and in the science/faith debates at large. …
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Failures of Young Earth Cosmology -- A Rare Candid Moment!
Seeded on Tue May 31, 2011 6:12 PM EDT (Answers in Genesis Articles)
In a rare moment, an Answers in Genesis (AIG) author discusses the failures of Young Earth Creationist cosmology. Some of the things he points out are: "A plausible young-universe explanation for the cosmological data may be something that will come at a future date.
Old Earth Creation Homeschool: Review: Already Compromised
Seeded on Tue May 31, 2011 5:54 PM EDT (Old-Earth Creationism Homeschool Mom Blog)
Here is a thoughtful look, by a homeschooling mom, at a recent publication by Answers in Genesis' (AIG) Ken Ham. While some of the data is interesting, Ham's conclusions about why many college's have slid into liberalism is flawed. If nothing else, his list of "approv …
Worldview Testing: Pantheistic Monism
Thu May 19, 2011 3:01 PM EDT
Previously I introduced the idea of a worldview and some tests that we can apply to help us examine a worldview's strengths and weaknesses. Worldviews are important, since they are the filters we use to understand reality. In the attached picture, we have a …
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14 Young Earth Creationism Evidences?
Mon May 16, 2011 8:49 PM EDT
The Young Earth Creationist (YEC) worldview holds that the Genesis account of creation demands that the earth (and the universe) be on the order of 6,000-10,000 years old, based on their “simple” interpretation of Genesis. This interpretation is based on biblic …
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Worldview -- Is yours logically coherent and valid?
Wed May 11, 2011 8:26 PM EDT
Everyone has one, even if they don't know it! So what is a worldview anyway? Basically, it is how you view and understand the world and all of your experiences. How you see truth, reality, morality, humanity, and God helps to define your worldview.
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Review - Creating Life in the Lab
Tue Feb 15, 2011 4:40 PM EST
I recently was able to obtain a copy of the new book, Creating Life in the Lab, by Fazale Rana. This book is fascinating on two levels. First, it gives a comprehensive review of the state of the art of Origin of Life research and the questions it seeks to answer, such as:
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Confession of a former Libra
Thu Jan 20, 2011 1:21 PM EST
I must confess, I used to be a Libra.
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Extra-dimensional implications for Creation
Thu Jan 13, 2011 7:01 PM EST
I recently fielded a question about a debate between Hugh Ross and Kent Hovind. While they are both "creationists", they come from vastly different perspectives. In my opinion, Ross clearly made the better case and was more rational than Hovind.
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10 Breakthroughs of 2010
Thu Dec 16, 2010 11:15 AM EST
I recently got a copy of "10 Breakthroughs of 2010, Scientific Discoveries that Affirm Creation", ed. Joe Aguirre.
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How Old Are Adam and Eve?
Mon Dec 13, 2010 3:24 PM EST
Does the Bible, from a conservative Christian perspective, really say that Adam and Eve only lived about 6000 years ago?
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The Disney-ization of Faith
Seeded on Thu Dec 9, 2010 1:05 PM EST (The Internet Monk)
Answers in Genesis (AIG), and other young earth creationist organizations, have officially become a laughing stock. Not only have they built a "creation museum", but now a Noah's Ark theme park is planned to be placed nearby the museum for a mere $125 million.
NASA Finds New Life - RTB Podcast
Seeded on Fri Dec 3, 2010 7:16 PM EST (Science News Flash Podcast - Reasons to Believe )
The discovery of a bacteria that can incorporate the poison arsenic into its genetic structure has raised a lot of questions. Biochemist Fuz Rana and Physicist Hugh Ross discuss the implications of this fascinating discovery on Science News Flash.
Do we live in a Holographic Universe?
Tue Nov 30, 2010 7:14 PM EST
Leonard Susskind’s book, “The Black Hole War”, brings up an interesting concept, that of the holographic principle. So, I decided to check into it a little more. Wikipedia defines it so,
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Does Quantum Uncertainty Undermine the Cosmological Argument?
Wed Nov 24, 2010 5:25 PM EST
I ran across an interesting question the other day. The claim was made that because of the behavior of electrons at quantum level that "the first cause argument for the existence of God is now irrelevant or is not required to explain how things require a beginning."
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Creation Creeds
Seeded on Tue Nov 16, 2010 7:38 PM EST (The GeoChristian)
A creed is a summary of beliefs. I thought that this was good: As an old-Earth creationist I believe that the universe was created by the triune God of the Bible I believe that the Bible does not dictate when this creation took place I believe in a real Adam
Welcome Back My Friends to the Show That Never Ends
Seeded on Fri Nov 12, 2010 5:30 PM EST (www.reason.org (Reasons to Believe))
Richard Dawkins makes the claim that evolution is a "fact".
Review: Why The Universe Is The Way It Is
Tue Sep 21, 2010 1:32 PM EDT
Anyone that has raised children has heard the "why" question many times? Why is the sky blue? Why is water wet? Why do I have to go to bed now? In fact, answers sometimes are immediately followed up with another "why".
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The "alogic" of dogmatic atheism
Seeded on Wed Sep 15, 2010 6:53 PM EDT (True Free Thinker)
The alogical atheistic claims and illuminating re-statements: 1a) It is ignorant and superstitious to believe that God made everything out of nothing. 1b) It is rational and scientific to believe that nothing made everything out of nothing.
Burning Books and Third World Attitudes
Wed Sep 15, 2010 12:52 PM EDT
There has been a lot of media attention concerning the pastor of a small church announcing that they were going to hold a Koran burning. Predictably, there was a lot of outrage and distancing by just about everyone that could find a microphone.
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Signature in the Cell
Tue Sep 14, 2010 11:07 AM EDT
Several months ago, I read the book Signature in the Cell, DNA and the Evidence for Intelligent Design (SITC) by Stephen C. Meyer with highlighter in hand. However, I am just now getting around to writing a review on the book.
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Could Stephen Hawking be Wrong?
Seeded on Mon Sep 13, 2010 7:11 PM EDT (the Mail online)
Recently, Stephen Hawking suggested that because of the laws of physics (such as gravity), that there is no need for God.
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7 Truths that Changed the World
7 Truths that Changed the World
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14 Young Earth Creationism Evidences?
Failures of Young Earth Cosmology -- A Rare Candid Moment!
Worldview -- Is yours logically coherent and valid?
14 Young Earth Creationism Evidences?
Worldview -- Is yours logically coherent and valid?
Worldview -- Is yours logically coherent and valid?
Worldview -- Is yours logically coherent and valid?