Intelligent Design: A Beginner’s Guide with Casey Luskin
How would you explain intelligent design to someone who has just recently begun looking into it? Perhaps you are new to it yourself. Source
Why is Christianity So Exclusive? Plus More Q&A
baptism., Christian Apologetics, Christianity, Dr. Frank Turek, Heaven, Jesus, morality, philosophy, Podcast, Q&A, religion, same-sex relationships, theology, woke churches
Why do Christians think Jesus is the only way to Heaven? And what ultimately sets Christianity apart from other religions like Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism? In this midweek episode, Frank explains why Jesus is the only way to salvation and why good works or sincere belief in other religions won’t save you. Tune is as he also tackles questions like: Does simply saying you believe Jesus is our LORD and Saviour enough to save you? Why was Jesus’ sacrifice necessary? Are all non-Christians going to Hell, even if they’re “good” people? Why can’t a loving God allow everyone into Heaven, regardless of their beliefs? Do you need Christianity to be a good person? What’s wrong with the popular ‘He Gets Us’ campaign? How are people tormented in Hell? What’s the…
At NIH, Bhattacharya Wants to Restore Open Inquiry
academic freedom, Anthony Fauci, bioethics, COVID-19, epidemiologists, Francis Collins, free speech, health policy, Honestly, Jay Bhattacharya, Khaleda Rahman, Lawrence D. Bobo, lockdowns, Maya Sulkin, Medicine, National Institutes of Health, National Institutes of Heath, Newsweek, Real Clear Politics, Scott Atlas, The Free Press, The New England Journal of Medicine, Washington Post, Wesley J. Smith
Restoring open discussion is certainly worth a try. Science advances more from doubt than from certainty. Source
10 Historical Facts About Jesus From Non-Christian Sources
3rd Day, 4. Is the NT True?, Alisa Childers, AlisaChildersblog, Apologetics, Christianity, Easter, Gospel, historical apologetics, Jesus, New Testament, Resurrection
If you have ever been involved in religious discussion on Facebook or Twitter, you have probably come across some version of the comment below: I just think it’s interesting that the only book that even talks about Jesus is the Bible! I’m not even sure we can prove he actually existed. Although this assertion is largely rejected by scholars in all spheres of historical and biblical studies, it tends to pop back up on social media like a never-ending game of digital whack-a-mole. The truth is that Jesus is not only documented in the eye-witness testimony compiled in the New Testament, but He is mentioned as a historical person by several non-Christian sources within 150 years of His life. From those sources, we can learn 10 things about Jesus without…
Implant Lets a Disabled Woman Speak Her Thoughts
anarthria, audible speech, brain, brain implant, brainstem stroke, California, cerebral cortex, communication, Engineering, frustration, internal speech, isolation, Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind, paralysis, speech, stroke, Tibi Puiu, voice synthesizer, ZME Science
The key benefit of the system is that it is much faster than traditional methods, cutting the time from internal speech to audible speech to three seconds. Source
Rescuing Evolution from Darwinian Myth
Charles Darwin, Darwinian theory, Darwin’s Bluff, evangelizers, Evolution, history, ID The Future, Intelligent Design, Luther College, Michael Keas, mythology, natural selection, Podcast, Robert Shedinger
Does the public promotion of Darwin’s theory of natural selection match Darwin’s own private view of his theory? Source
After 20 Years of Debates, Why I’m Still a Christian with Justin Brierley
Atheism, Christian Apologetics, Christianity, debates, Dr. Frank Turek, faith, Justin Brierley, morality, philosophy, Podcast, religion, skepticism, theology, Why I'm Still a Christian
How do you spend 20 years talking to some of the world’s most well-known atheists and still remain a committed Christian? Is it possible that belief in God actually makes sense? Popular radio host and podcaster Justin Brierly has been creating and facilitating constructive conversations about faith for more than two decades, and has had a ringside seat as believers and nonbelievers have debated Christianity. This week on the podcast, Justin joins Frank to discuss his upcoming book, ‘Why I’m Still a Christian: After Two Decades of Conversations with Skeptics and Atheists–The Reason I Believe‘ and shares how he kept his faith intact while engaging with skeptics from around the world. Together, he and Frank answer big questions like: What led Justin to write this book, and what ultimately convinces him that…
Decline and Fall: A Vision of a Human-Free Planet
Adrian Woolfson, Albert Einstein, anti-human exceptionalism, artificial general intelligence, bioethics, Children, Christianity, computers, Denisovans, Edward Gibbon, Foundation for Economic Education, Green Revolution, Henry Gee, Homo floresiensis, Homo luzonensis, human exceptionalism, human extinction, humans, Lawrence W. Reed, natural selection, Neanderthals, Neuroscience & Mind, Science (journal), The Decline and Fall of the Human Empire
As the author of the review, Adrian Woolfson, says, the coming human eclipse originated in a sin against Darwinism. Source
Intelligent Design Is Not Just for Conservatives
1619 Project, Anglo-Saxons, Big Book, Cambridge University Press, Charles Darwin, Charles Kingsley, cisnormative, conservative Christians, conservatives, Darwin’s Bluff, David Berlinski, David Moulton, Discovery Institute, Dover Area School District, Ernst Mayr, Evolution, Evolution’s Rainbow, Francis Crick, George Gaylord Simpson, H.M.S. Beagle, Holly Dunsworth, Human Genetics and Genomics Advances, Intelligent Design, J.B.S. Haldane, Joan Roughgarden, Leif Jensen, liberalism, liberals, Michael Behe, Michael Denton, Nikole-Hannah Jones, orchids, Origin of Species, pseudoscience, Sewell Wright, Stephen Meyer, The Mystery of Evolutionary Mechanisms, Theodosius Dobzhansky, Thomas Nagel
After a decade of immersing myself in Darwin studies, evolutionary theory, and intelligent design, I find myself unexpectedly supportive of the iD position. Source
Guards at the Tomb: Historical Inquiry and Resurrection Apologetics
4. Is the NT True?, Apologetics, Christianity, Gospel, history, IsChristianityTrue.Wordpress.com, NT Apologetics, Resurrection, Roman Guards, Steve Lee
Scripture reports that there were guards at the tomb of Jesus (Matt. 27:62-66). This historical claim has been either much discussed by some apologists, but largely dismissed or ignored by others despite its potential significance in resurrection narrative. Dismissing the Guard Evidence For example, here is William Lane Craig answering a question about the guards at the tomb: Craig doesn’t think much of this “guard” claim. Defending the Guard Evidence On the other hand, Dr. Timothy McGrew, professor of philosophy at Western Michigan University, has a thorough response to the challenge of Matthew’s veracity concerning the resurrection as it pertains to the guards narrative in Matthew 27:62-66. It is well worth the read as Dr. McGrew picks apart the claims of resurrection-critic V.J. Torley. He aims his critique here at the historicity of the…