General Theology, Culture Wars, Faith and Science, Global Christianity, Bible Passage
Is Dawkins Cracking?
by Clay Staggs
Richard Dawkins, probably the world's most prominent atheist (at least til now?) seems to be hedging his bets a little. Check out this report from the UK Telegraph from a debate between Dawkins and the Archbishop of Canterbury. Hmmmmmm:
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Faith and Science
God of Wonder
by Peggy Drinkard
“Like a musician who has tuned his lyre and, by an artistic blending of low, high and medium tones, produces a single melody, so the wisdom of God, holding the universe, adapting things heavenly to things earthly, and earthly things to heavenly, harmonizes them all and leads them by His …
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Faith and Science
When pharisees study science?
by Peggy Drinkard
Stephen Hawking says universe not created by God…..Read it here http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/us_britain_hawking. Oh good. That settles it.
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Faith and Science
He Who Touches the Mountains, and They Smoke
by Clay Staggs
Here’s a cool pic from the eruption of the volcano in Iceland, part of a set of these I highly recommend at the Boston Globe’s website.
This sort of display always makes me contemplate the awesome power of God:
Psalm 104
1 Praise the LORD, O my soul …
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Faith and Science
Day and Night Suddenly Make Sense
by Tim Lien
Rest is good. Sleeping in on Saturdays does help.
But you don’t need me telling you that. Trust the Wall Street Journal instead, by clicking here.
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Faith and Science
Cooling to Global Warming
by Clay Staggs
Believe it or not, even the BBC is admitting that, for the past 10 years, the earth has not gotten any warmer. Read it all here.
If Al Gore is right, how is this possible? The Beeb article blames La Nina, but that doesn’t seem very persuasive to me …
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The Odd Couple
by Tim Lien
R.C. Sproul interviews Ben Stein about his documentary, Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed
You can watch it by clicking here. (It’s about 28 minutes long)
All of the basic philisophical questions come up.
At one point, Stein is impressed with Sproul’s breadth of knowledge. (at approx. 26:30 …
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Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed
by Tim Lien
Ben Stein is releasing a documentary this month about how scientists are summarily dismissed and blackballed if they question Darwinism. Trailer below:
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Faith and Science
Kirk Cameron the New Aquinas?
by Tim Lien
Refining his theological acumen in the serene cloisters of Hollywood, Kirk Cameron is out to â??prove the existence of God without an iota of faith.â? Kirk Cameron and Ray Comfort debated the Rational Response Squad in NYC, moderated by Martin Bashir. Story here.
Question: Is he the best …
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Faith and Science
In a Related Story…..
by Jeff Miller
We have talked a bit about Richard Dawkins- author of The God Delusion and Oxford Professor. His book came up several times during the Sunday School sessions on faith & science. Wednesday night at the Alys Stephens Center in B’ham, he and John Lennox (fellow Oxford prof- mathematician and chaplain …
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I’m Glad That’s Settled
by Clay Staggs
So, I’m going about my ordinary day, doing my work, and while on the net found a link that said this:
“Parallel Universes Exist - Study”
Intrigued, I clicked through and found this article.
Now, I am surely not a mathematician or physicist, but this seems a bit much. These …
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Appeasing the Gods of Carbon Neutrality
by Clay Staggs
If everything goes as planned, the United Kingdom will, by Easter of next year, have one of the most thoroughgoing, restrictive, and invasive laws regarding the emission of carbon dioxide of any nation on the planet. Under the terms of the law, within the next ten years, all new homes …
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Nomenclature and Classification as Scientific Truth
by Tim Lien
Last week, in Chester England, scientists revealed the five Komodo dragons that were born in captivity to Flora, their mother (also a Komodo dragon.)
Nothing is exceptional about this fact, except that Flora had not been exposed to a male Komodoâ??thus, making this, essentially an asexual and â??virginâ …