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12Jun 2023 by Post

Does the Scientific Evidence Support Evolutionary Models of Human Origins?

Adam and Eve, Adam and the Genome, Australopithecines, Australopithecus, BioLogos, chimpanzees, computational biology, Dennis Venema, Endogenous retroviruses, Evolution, evolutionary creation, evolutionary mechanisms, fossil record, Francis Collins, Homo sapiens, human evolution, Human Origins, humans, Joshua Swamidass, Junk DNA, Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District, Nature (journal), Nature Ecology and Evolution, Nature Reviews Genetics, Ola Hössjer, population genetics, pseudogenes, Queen Mary University London, Richard Buggs, theistic evolution, University of Stockholm, Washington University
The fossil record shows a break between the australopithecines, supposedly directly ancestral to our genus, and the first humanlike members of the genus. Source
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10Jun 2023 by Post

Listen: Carbon Valley Trumps Silicon Valley

Andrew McDiarmid, biology, Carbon Valley, cell's, Crossway, Douglas Axe, Evolution, ID The Future, Intelligent Design, molecular biologists, natural selection, Podcast, random mutation, Silicon Valley, smartphone, Stephen Meyer, Technology, Theistic Evolution (book)
“Nobody doubts that natural selection and random mutation is a biological process. What we doubt is that they can generate fundamentally new forms of life.” Source
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09Jun 2023 by Post

On Human Origins, New Peer-Reviewed Paper Reviews Models for Reconciling Science and Religion 

Adam and Eve, Ann Gauger, Answers in Genesis, BioLogos, Casey Luskin, Christianity, Denis Alexander, Evangelical Christians, evolutionary creationism, evolutionary models, Faith & Science, Faraday Institute, Genealogical Adam and Eve, Homo divinus, Homo heidelbergensis, Human Origins, Institute for Creation Research, Intelligent Design, Joshua Swamidass, non-evolutionary models, Ola Hössjer, peer-reviewed literature, reasons to believe, Religions (journal), Science and Faith in Dialogue, Science and Human Origins, Summer Seminar, theistic evolution, U.S. News & World Report, william lane craig, Young Earth Creationism, Zoom
In the final section of the paper, I proposed a scoring system to rate the models. Source
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09Jun 2023 by Post

Misled: 7 Lies That Distort the Gospel (and How You Can Discern the Truth) | with Allen Parr

AFR, Allen Parr, Apologetics, app, cross examined, cross examined official podcast, faith, Frank Turek, God, google play, iTunes, Jesus Christ, Podcast, Radio, Spotify, stitcher, truth, Weekly Podcast
Podcast: Play in new window Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Android | iHeartRadio | Email | TuneIn | RSS Are you unknowingly being misled by false teachers or by misunderstanding certain passages in the Bible? One of the problems with being deceived or misled is that you are unaware that deception is taking place. How can you be assured that you are being led properly so that you can avoid being deceived? In today’s podcast episode, Frank sits down with popular Christian YouTuber and Dallas Theological Seminary graduate, Allen Parr, to discuss his online ministry and the motivation behind his brand-new book, ‘Misled: 7 Lies that Distort the Gospel (and How You Can Discern the Truth)’. Listen as Allen shares one of his own personal experiences of seeing how false doctrine negatively impacted a…
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09Jun 2023 by Post

Luskin: Book Banning? Woke Forces Know All About That; They Practiced on Us

academic freedom, adults, atheists, Big Tech, book banning, book burning, Books, Casey Luskin, censorship, classrooms, conservatives, creationism, curricula, Dawkins Test, Dover Area School District, Evolution, free speech, geologists, government, Homosexuality, Intelligent Design, Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District, liberals, media, misinformation, natural selection, News, News Media, Of Pandas and People, Parents, Pennsylvania, progressives, racial injustice, Richard Dawkins, scientific literature, students, The Daily Wire, United States, wokeness
"Those 49 words — suggesting that students consult a library book if they wanted to learn more about a scientific idea — were too much for the thought police." Source
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08Jun 2023 by Post

Listen: In a New Book, David Berlinski Gives the Devil His Due

Andrew McDiarmid, Chinese Revolution, Darwinism, David Berlinski, Evolution, ID The Future, intellectuals, Intelligent Design, Marcel Schützenberger, materialistic science, mathematicians, mathematics, Paris, philosophers, Podcast, Science After Babel, Tower of Babel, Wistar Symposium
Berlinski is at his best as he discusses everything from the Tower of Babel as a metaphor for modern science, to his friendship with Marcel Schützenberger. Source
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07Jun 2023 by Post

Scientists Are Skeptical that Intelligence in Homo naledi “Erases Human Exceptionalism”

ABC News, archaeologists, Archaeology, Associated Press, Australia, bioRxiv, burial, cave art, chimpanzees, fire use, Germany, Gibraltar, Griffith University, hominids, Homo naledi, human exceptionalism, Human Origins, intelligence, Kenya, Lee Berger, María Martinón-Torres, Maxime Aubert, Michael Petraglia, National Research Center on Human Evolution, Natural History Museum, Neanderthals, New York Times, Newsweek, paleontology, Phys.org, preprint papers, Rising Star Cave, Science News, Silvia Bello, skeletons, Spain, The Conversation, Wall Street Journal
Berger et al.’s claims about the species have been disputed and their idea that it lived 2-3 million years ago was exaggerated by a factor of 10. Source
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06Jun 2023 by Post

How to Culture-Proof the Next Generation | with Dr. Jeff Myers

AFR, Apologetics, app, cross examined, cross examined official podcast, faith, Frank Turek, God, google play, iTunes, Jeff Myers, Jesus Christ, Podcast, Radio, Spotify, stitcher, truth, Weekly Podcast
Podcast: Play in new window Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Android | iHeartRadio | Email | TuneIn | RSS This generation of young adults is totally committed to the idea that they are their own authority. Is there a way to help them understand the biblical worldview and also prepare them to defend it against other counterfeit worldviews? In this midweek podcast episode, Frank interviews his friend and current president of Summit Ministries, , to discuss this unique organization that has been active for more than 60 years! Summit Ministries focuses on helping teens and young adults to see the world through a biblical lens, regardless of where they are on their faith journey. Frank and Jeff also give practical tips to parents and youth leaders on how to engage this next generation in tough discussions about sexual…
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06Jun 2023 by Post

A Living and Symphonic Order — Appreciating Anthony Esolen

Anthony Esolen, beauty, Book of Wisdom, creator, Culture & Ethics, Dante Alighieri, Darwinism, Divine Comedy, Faith & Science, Genesis, God's Grandeur, infinities, infinity, Intelligent Design, Jackson Pollock, Johann Sebastian Bach, mathematics, Meaning, music, painting, Peter Kreeft, poetry, randomness, Roman Catholicism, science, scripture, splendor, symphony, universe
I knew I wanted to choose someone who wrote beautifully. He, however, was someone I didn't know, and I could not predict his views on intelligent design. Source
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