12May 2024 by Post

In Aurora Borealis, Scientific and Aesthetic Design Arguments Meet 

Africa, ancestors, Ann Gauger, atmosphere, aurora, aurora australis, aurora borealis, beauty, Brian Miller, carbon, earth, electrons, Emily Sandico, evolutionary biology, evolutionary psychology, Faith & Science, Geology, geomagnetic storm, helium, hydrogen, Intelligent Design, iPhone, iron, Joe Biden, Judeo-Christian tradition, Junk DNA, magnesium, magnetic field, magnetic field lines, magnetic particles, magnetosphere, materialists, neon, nitrogen, northern lights, oxygen, paleomagnetism, PhD, radiation, Seattle, solar system, South Africa, vortex, Wikipedia
You appreciate the aurora borealis or aurora australis because you were not created by strictly material evolutionary processes. Source
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09Oct 2023 by Post

The Shocking Effects of Grace

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In his book Rumors of Another World, Philip Yancey shares how Nelson Mandela, after coming into power as president of South Africa, took drastic measures to heal his apartheid-torn nation. Mandela appointed Archbishop Desmond Tutu to head the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. The commission’s hearings were designed to bring together accusers with those who had allegedly committed atrocities in the hopes of an eventual mending of the relationships. Mandela insisted that if a guilty party would face his accuser and admit his wrongdoing, he would be released scot-free. To many, this seemed unjust, even outrageous, but Mandela knew that this was what his nation needed for true reconciliation. What’s So Amazing About Grace? In many cases the effects of Mandela’s policy were extraordinary. Yancey writes of one such situation: “At…
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03Mar 2023 by Post

Casey Luskin Debunks a Museum’s Evolutionary Propaganda

Casey Luskin, Darwinian processes, DNA, Eric Anderson, Evolution, evolutionary theory, Fazale Rana, Guillermo Gonzalez, Hugh Ross, Human Origins, ID The Future, James Tour, just-so stories, Marcos Eberlin, Maropeng Museum, materialism, Podcast, Richard Dawkins, Science and Faith in Dialogue, South Africa, Stephen Meyer
Luskin and host Eric Anderson call evolutionary theory to task for being overly supple, offering just-so stories to explain a behavior AND its opposite. Source
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27Dec 2021 by Post

#6 Story of 2021: Scientific Paper on Repetitive Elements Slams “Junk DNA”

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In the past, one of the most common rebuttals to ID was, “If life was designed, then why is over 90 percent of the genome composed of junk DNA?” Source
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27Sep 2021 by Post

For Dr. Casey Luskin, a New Online Home — And a New Book!

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Chemist James Tour at Rice University calls the book a “heroic encyclopedic work.” Source
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19Aug 2021 by Post

Meyer in the Jerusalem Post: Farewell to the Purposeless Cosmos

Africans, atheists, causal circularity, Charles Murray, computer code, DNA, Douglas Murray, faith, Faith & Science, First Cause, Intelligent Design, Irreducible Complexity, Jerusalem Post, Jordan Peterson, molecular machines, New Atheists, New New Atheists, Phil Torres, Privileged Planet, Return of the God Hypothesis, South Africa, Stephen Meyer, Steven Weinberg, supernatural, Tom Holland
From living in South Africa for more than four years, I got a good sense of African perspectives on atheism. Source
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30Jan 2021 by Post

Casey Luskin Returns, Teases a New Book, Celebrates ID 3.0

Casey Luskin, Center for Science & Culture, conspiracy theory, Dallas Conference on Science and Faith, Discovery Institute, Geology, ID The Future, Intelligent Design, peer-reviewed literature, Podcast, Rob Crowther, South Africa, University of Johannesburg, William Dembski
Luskin tells about an upcoming book he’s been working on with William Dembski, another ID proponent who stepped away from day-to-day ID work. Source
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