03Mar 2025 by Post

As Science Observes, Talk of Evolution Fades

abortion, Animal Algorithms, bacterial flagella, cable bacteria, centrioles, CryoEM, Current Biology, Darwinism, Deakin University, Desulfobulbaceae, Discovery Institute Press, engineers, Eric Cassell, Evolution, fetuses, Harvard University, human ear, Intelligent Design, lipocartilage, Living Waters, mantis shrimp, Michael Behe, molecular machines, Naegleria gruberi, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Naval Research Laboratory, navigation, New Scientist, nose, PNAS, sea turtles, sophistication, spastin, springtails, super-resolution microscopy, University of North Carolina, University of Oldenburg
Another point worthy of note: the more sophistication that is found in biological engineering, the more scientists want to imitate it.  Source
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03Mar 2025 by Post

Why It’s Okay to Doubt Your Christian Faith

Apologetics, arguments for God Categories: Theology and Christian Apologetics, Christianity, defend the faith, Doubt, Gospel, https://smartfaith.me, introduction to apologetics, Miguel Rodriguez, new believers, Skeptics, Theology and Christian Apologetics, young believers
“Why is there evil and suffering in this world?” “No one naturally can resurrect from the dead after three days. It\’s impossible.” “The Bible was written by fallible men thousands of years ago, how can I be sure that what I have is what was written?” “How can I know that Christianity is the one true religion when there are thousands of other religions?” Odds are, you don’t have an answer to these sorts of questions, or worse, they seem persuasive . . . compelling. You feel some sort of shame to admit this. You have been a Christian for some time now but never knew the answers to these fundamental questions. Now you’re second guessing. And why not? You already tried to ask your parents, your pastor and/or Bible…
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02Mar 2025 by Post

Casey Luskin: Intelligent Design, Islamic Edition

biology, Casey Luskin, Center for Science and Culture, Dan Stern Cardinale, Evolution, Faith & Science, feathered crocodile, geologists, Intelligent Design, interviews, Islam, Junk DNA, life, Muslims, purposeful agency, Rutgers University, stereotypes, Subboor Ahmad, Wesam Almahd, YouTube channels, YouTube videos
Much of the focus is on the “junk DNA” argument against ID, but stay tuned for the amusing case of Dr. Dan Stern Cardinale and the feathered crocodile. Source
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28Feb 2025 by Post

How Names Reveal That the Bible Writers Were Eyewitnesses

Bible, Christian Apologetics, Christianity, Dr. Frank Turek, Eyewitnesses, Gospel, morality, names, New Testament Writers, philosophy, Podcast, religion, theology
Sorry Aunt Mildred and Uncle Bob–nobody wants to use your names for their children anymore! But what does that have to do with the credibility of the New Testament writers? In this fun and fascinating episode of ‘I Don’t Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist’, Frank explores why the names we see recorded in ancient history matter and unpacks how these names serve as powerful evidence that the New Testament writers were actual eyewitnesses to the events they described in the Gospels and the book of Acts. Join Frank as he tackles key questions like: How have name trends changed in the U.S. over the last 100 years, and how does this relate to the reliability of the Scriptures? What is an undesigned coincidence, and what examples of undesigned…
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28Feb 2025 by Post

Biologist Michael Levin: A Farewell to Physicalism

Andreas Wagner, biology, Daniel Dennett, David Deutsch, Discovery Institute, DNA, emergence, Engineering, environment, Evolution, flatworms, frogs, George F. R. Ellis, Günter Bechly, Harvard University, Life Sciences, material world, materialism, mathematics, Max Tegmark, Michael Levin, morphogenesis, mysterian, mysticism, naturalism, numerosity, philosophies, physical world, planarian flatworms, Platonism, Platonists, preprint, Richard Sternberg, Roger Penrose, spooky, Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, teleology, Tufts University, University of Zurich, Werner Heisenberg
Levin proposes a “radical Platonist view in which some of the causal input into mind and life originates outside the physical world.” Source
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26Feb 2025 by Post

New Paper Examines How the Complexity of Glycan Structures Points to Intelligent Design

BioCosmos, biology, carbohydrates, cell adhesion, Complexity, dGRNs, endoplasmic reticulum, epigenetic factors, Evolution, glycans, glycopatterns, glycosylation, glycosyltransferases, Golgi apparatus, immune responses, intelligent causes, Intelligent Design, kidney cells, nerve cells, probabilistic resources, proteins, Russell Carlson, signaling, stochastic processes, University of Georgia
"This is, of course, important in order for a kidney cell to be and function as a kidney cell, a nerve cell to function as a nerve cell, and so forth." Source
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26Feb 2025 by Post

Can Christianity Really Be The Only Means of Salvation Part II

Al Serrato, Coexist, Gospel, Jesus, Problem of Religious Exclusivism, Theology and Christian Apologetics, tolerance, universalism
Many skeptics believe that all religions are basically the same. If there is an afterlife, they surmise, all that will be required for admission is that you live a “good” life and be “sincere” about your beliefs. My last post offered reasons from the observation of nature that should cause the skeptic some concern. In short, it seems to me that a study of nature actually leads to the contrary conclusion: if nature is our guide to knowledge, then the Author of nature seems to be teaching that getting it right is what matters. Sincerely believing that you can defy gravity won’t count for much if you step off the side of a building, no matter how good a life you’ve lived up until then. Nature is Exclusive Nature provides…
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25Feb 2025 by Post

What Is the Unpardonable Sin? Plus More Q&A

Christian Apologetics, Christianity, Dr. Frank Turek, gender, miracles, morality, philosophy, Podcast, Q&A, religion, Sin, theology, Unpardonable sin
In this midweek episode of ‘I Don’t Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist‘, Frank tackles some of your listener questions on a wide variety of topics! Tune in as he unpacks the unpardonable sin of blasphemy against the Holy Spirit mentioned in the Gospel of Matthew and other questions like: Should Christians be worried about committing the unforgivable sin? What makes the miracles of Jesus so unique compared to others who claimed to perform miracles, like Joseph Smith? How can we know anything about history and do we need to experience a historical event to know that it really occurred? Should you marry someone just based on love? What does the Bible say about a husband’s responsibility to his family? Do intersex conditions mean there are more than two genders? From…
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25Feb 2025 by Post

Pointing to Design, Ross Douthat Makes the Case that Religious Belief Is Rational

Artificial Intelligence, Belief, Believe: Why Everyone Should Be Religious, carbon dioxide, Christianity, consciousness, disenchantment, fail, Faith & Science, freedom, hamlet, intelligence, Intelligent Design, metaphysics, multiverse, New York Times, open-mindedness, Physics, Earth & Space, Return of the God Hypothesis, Roman Catholics, Stephen Meyer, Tao Lin, Technology, telescope, universe, water, Zondervan
He kicks off the book by talking about the evident design in nature and the fine-tuning of the universe. Source
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