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14Apr 2023 by Post

Fossil Friday: The Abrupt Origin of Butterflies

abrupt appearance, animal phyla, butterflies, caddisfly, Cambrian Explosion, Darwinian theory, Early Cretaceous, Eocene, Evolution, Florissant, Fossil Friday, fossil record, Hesperiidae, Intelligent Design, Lepidoptera, macrolepidopterans, Mesozoic, moth, Nymphalidae, paleontology, Papillionidae, Pieridae, Prodryas persephone, Tertiary Butterfly Explosion
This phenomenon could rightfully be called a Tertiary Butterfly Explosion analogous to the Cambrian Explosion of animal phyla. Source
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12Apr 2023 by Post

God Hypothesis: New Paperback with Reply to Critics

arguments, Brian Keating, cosmology, epilogue, Faith & Science, faith and science, information, Intelligent Design, interviews, objections, paperback, physicists, Physics, Earth & Space, Podcast, resources, Return of the God Hypothesis, Stephen Meyer, UC San Diego, website
We're sharing some of the best interviews Meyer has given in support of the book. Here is a great exchange with UC San Diego physicist Brian Keating. Source
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10Apr 2023 by Post

There Was Berra’s Blunder; Now Lieberman’s Lapse

Berra's Blunder, biology, Bruce Lieberman, Casey Luskin, Corvette, Darwinists, dinosaurs, engines, Evolution, extinction, Intelligent Design, Kinks, Lieberman’s Lapse, mammals, paleontologists, Phillip Johnson, promissory note, railroad, Ray Davies, Royal Society Open Science, steam engine, steam locomotive, steam train, Tim Berra, University of Kansas
Tim Berra thought evolution was like the diversification and progress seen in Corvette models. Now, another evolutionist makes an analogy for extinction. Source
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09Apr 2023 by Post

Engineering Principles Explain Biological Systems Better than Evolutionary Theory

antiquity, Apostle Paul, Aristotle, atomism, biology, Charles Darwin, Copernican Revolution, Engineering, Evolution, Francisco Ayala, genetics, Hippocrates, Intelligent Design, Lucretius, materialism, Modern Synthesis, natural processes, Neo-Darwinism, philosophy, Plato, population genetics, Romans, Science and Faith in Dialogue, teleology
Hippocrates proposed in the late 5th or early 4th century BC a model for heredity and adaptation that Charles Darwin described as nearly identical to his own. Source
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07Apr 2023 by Post

The Common Sense Crusade | with Calvin Robinson

AFR, Apologetics, app, Bible, Calvin Robinson, Case against abortion, CIA, cross examined, cross examined official podcast, faith, Frank Turek, God, google play, iTunes, Jesus Christ, morality, Podcast, Radio, Spotify, stitcher, truth, Weekly Podcast
Podcast: Play in new window Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Android | iHeartRadio | Email | TuneIn | RSS In today’s world, popularity trumps truth. Many Christians are hiding under their desks and many pastors are hiding behind the lectern in fear of being cancelled. They’re not interested in actually engaging the culture or standing up for the Word of God–they just want to tickle ears and give people what they want to hear. That’s why it’s so refreshing when someone like Father Calvin Robinson comes along, and shakes up the world with his winsome words of truth and wisdom! A couple weeks ago, Frank did a podcast episode that walked listeners through a fabulous debate speech that Fr Calvin delivered at the Oxford Student Union back in February, and today our…
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07Apr 2023 by Post

¿Quién hizo a Dios?

Apologética, Creación, Cristianismo, Cultura, Dios, Español, Moralidad, Teología
Por Bobby Conway Alguna vez has platicado con un escéptico y éste saca la pregunta trampa que no pasa de moda: “¿Y bien, quién hizo a Dios?” Preguntar “¿Quién hizo a Dios?” es como preguntar “¿Qué sabor tiene la Sonata Claro de Luna de Beethoven?” Es que no tiene sentido la pregunta. Esta pregunta es un clásico error de categoría. Dios no fue creado y la Sonata Claro de Luna de Beethoven no puede apreciarse con el paladar. A este desatino se suma el célebre ateo Bertrand Russell con su conocida frase: “Si todo tiene origen, forzosamente Dios tiene que tener uno.” Sin embargo, no es verdad que todo tiene un origen. Solo aquello que llegará a existir tiene un origen. Y en esto Dios es único en una categoría que…
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06Apr 2023 by Post

Local Fine-Tuning and Habitable Zones

Anthropic Principle, astrobiology, biology, black holes, climatology, cosmic fine-tuning, cosmological constant, cosmological initial conditions, density of gas, density of stars, exobiology, fine-tuning, Frederik van Niekerk, fundamental forces, galactic disk, gas metallicity, geophysics, global tuning, habitability, hydrogen, Intelligent Design, life, local tuning, Nico Vorster, physical constants, physicists, Physics, Earth & Space, planetary dynamics, Science and Faith in Dialogue, solar system, stellar evolution, supernova rate, universe, Weak Anthropic Principle
In considering fine-tuning, physicists assume that the constants and initial conditions (and possibly the physical laws) could have been different. Source
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