Tag: religion
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Orthodoxy of a Liberal Sort
I am not inclined to view intelligent design as a scientific theory. Nevertheless, I think the judge in the recent Dover case was breathtakingly prejudiced and an enemy of open debate in education. Law professor Paul Campos wrote a great opinion piece today called Orthodoxy of a Liberal Sort. His opening was: A sure sign…
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Idea not Based on Religion
Idea not Based on Religion is an editorial in USA Today. The closing paragraph says, "Efforts to mandate intelligent design are misguided, but efforts to shut down discussion of a scientific idea through harassment and judicial decrees hurt democratic pluralism. The more Darwinists resort to censorship and persecution, the clearer it will become that they…
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Belief in the Balance
Denis Hancock of the Reformed-Angler sent me a link to Belief in the Balance, an article in the Columbia Missouri Tribune. I thought the article made some helpful distinctions. I especially like this quote: "It's not that science refutes religion," Miller said. "It's that science looks for natural answers to questions, and if you say, 'Well,…
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Presbyterian Church (USA) on Evolution
To my knowledge, the last statement to truly address evolution by the PCUSA was in 1969 from the PCUS. The conclusion of the study is presented below. You can also find it on the PCUSA website under Evolution Statement. EVOLUTION AND THE BIBLE Primary Reference: GA Minutes 1969: 59-62 Denomination: PCUS Conclusion from the Study…
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Science and Christianity (Part 15)
So, what are we to make of Christianity and science? I think a helpful analogy would be to think in terms of two books from God: scripture and nature. Scripture is a testimony of God’s involvement in the world and reveals his plan for creation, including us. Nature is physical evidence of God’s work in…
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The Problem with Intelligent Design
The Problem with Intelligent Design I found this article at Beliefnet, and it is a wonderful summary of some of the issues I have been raising with my Science and Christianity posts. I am unfamiliar with the author, but we are clearly on the same page.
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Science and Christianity (Part 14)
(Note: Not long after writing this, I rejected Hugh Ross's concordist view on Genesis. His science may be accurate, but John Walton's The Lost World of Genesis 1 provides a more satisfactory analysis of the early Genesis passages. July 6, 2023.) When it comes to resolving issues between science and Christianity, there are more than…
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Science and Christianity (Part 13)
(Note: Not long after writing this, I rejected Hugh Ross's concordist view on Genesis. His science may be accurate, but John Walton's The Lost World of Genesis 1 provides a more satisfactory analysis of the early Genesis passages. July 6, 2023.) The Genesis 1 account talks about creation from God's perspective, revealing his motive for…
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Science and Christianity (Part 12)
(Note: Not long after writing this, I rejected Hugh Ross's concordist view on Genesis. His science may be accurate, but John Walton's The Lost World of Genesis 1 provides a more satisfactory analysis of the early Genesis passages. July 6, 2023.) Day 6 24 And God said, "Let the earth bring forth living creatures of…
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Science and Christianity (Part 11)
(Note: Not long after writing this, I rejected Hugh Ross's concordist view on Genesis. His science may be accurate, but John Walton's The Lost World of Genesis 1 provides a more satisfactory analysis of the early Genesis passages. July 6, 2023.) Day 4 On the first "day," the collision of a large asteroid or planet…