Recovering the Right Brain in a Scientistic Culture

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Science and technology were hailed as the saviors of mankind, but instead, they’ve helped to push out crucial aspects of the human experience.  Source
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Richard Dawkins, the Unlikely Evangelist

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As a recent book of essays demonstrates, the once much-vaunted new atheism spurred many thinking people to become Christians. Source
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Against the Tide: John Lennox and Stephen Meyer

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Can one person push back against the strong currents of atheism, materialism, and naturalism so evident in academia and the public square today? Source
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Meyer: “Is the Designer an Alien or God?”

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"The fine-tuning of the universe is better explained by an intelligent agent that transcends the universe, with attributes that we associate with God." Source
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Against the Tide: John Lennox on the New Atheism

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The movie will be in theaters for three nights only in November, and will feature a conversation between Dr. Lennox and Stephen Meyer following the screening. Source
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When “Science” Becomes a Cult

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The problem comes when, in order to win our acceptance, double-talk is used to pretend that a cult is something other than what it is. Source
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