05Mar 2025 by Post

Gen Z, Atheism, and The Problem of Evil

Atheism, demographics, emotional doubt, evidential problem of evil, Generation Z, IsChristianityTrue.Wordpress.com, logical problem of evil, Problem of Evil, Steve Lee, Theology and Christian Apologetics, youth exodus
Generation Z is the generation born from 1999 to 2015. They are the successors of Gen X (born 1965-1980) and Gen Y, also known as Millennials (b. 1981-1998). The dates are approximations and arbitrary creations of sociologists and scholars studying generational trends. The Barna Group alongside the ministry Impact360 has conducted as study of Gen Z’ers called “Who Is Gen Z.” A short introductory video of their study can be viewed here. Jonathan Morrow, director of Cultural Engagement at Impact360, wrote an article titled “Why Gen Z Is Not Prepared To Follow Jesus In A Post-Everything World” and revealed that only 4% of Gen Z has a Biblical Worldview while atheism is on the rise amongst this generation. Gen Z and Atheism One of the things that has come to light in the Barna…
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04Mar 2025 by Post

Clinical Psychologist Supports Human Exceptionalism

A New Unified Theory of Psychology, animals, Aristotle, behavior, Culture & Ethics, Dogs, emotions, evolutionary biologists, Feelings, Gregg Henriques, human exceptionalism, humans, Marc Bekoff, Michael Egnor, moral choice, Neuroscience & Mind, prejudice, psychology, Psychology Today, Racism, reason, secular humanists, sensations, sexism, speciesism, The Immortal Mind, Thomas Aquinas, Wesley J. Smith
Gregg Henriques, a secular humanist, has developed an approach that accepts human exceptionalism without denying that animals have mental abilities. Source
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04Mar 2025 by Post

HELP! My Professor Says Jesus is a Myth!

Christian Apologetics, Christianity, Dr. Frank Turek, Evidence, historical Jesus, Jesus, Jesus Myth, morality, philosophy, Podcast, religion, skepticism, theology
Is it possible that Jesus, the most influential person in history, was just a fictional character? In this midweek podcast, Frank responds to a question from Elijah, a medical student in Ghana, whose evolutionist professor seems unwilling to consider that Jesus existed unless Elijah can provide first century sources from outside of the Bible. What’s the most effective way for Elijah to engage with his teacher’s skepticism? Join Frank as he explores these questions and more, including: How can you respectfully defend your faith in the classroom? What historical and archaeological evidence confirms Jesus’ existence? Are extra-biblical sources more credible than the New Testament writers? What common presuppositions do atheists hold, and how can you respectfully challenge them? Are there any atheist or agnostic New Testament scholars who believe that…
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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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