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Old Wine in New Bottles: How Darwin Recruited Malthus to Fortify a Failed Idea from Antiquity

abiogenesis, Alphonse de Candolle, Aristotle, atheists, atomism, Charles Bradlaugh, Charles Darwin, Charles Lyell, Christianity, complexification, David Hume, Edward Aveling, Epicurus, Erasmus Darwin, Evolution, Friedrich Engels, Georges Cuvier, Gertrude Himmelfarb, Greece, Homo sapiens, Intelligent Design, Karl Marx, Law of Correlation, Lucretius, Matthew Arnold, Middle Ages, natural selection, Origin of Species, Patrick Matthew, Plato, Poor Law, Rome, Thomas Aquinas, Thomas Malthus, transhumanism, Unmoved Mover, Victorian England, William Paley
It was undoubtedly a tremendous philosophical coup for Darwin whose knowledge of formal philosophy was limited. Source
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Will You Stand UNSHAKEN? | with Alisa Childers and Natasha Crain

AFR, Alisa Childers, Apologetics, app, Bible, Case against abortion, CIA, cross examined, cross examined official podcast, faith, Frank Turek, God, google play, iTunes, Jesus Christ, morality, Natasha Crain, Podcast, Radio, Spotify, stitcher, truth, Weekly Podcast
Podcast: Play in new window Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Android | iHeartRadio | Email | TuneIn | RSS Who or what are we worshiping? Are we bowing to the one true God, or to the god of the self? We’ve all witnessed the Western world change quite dramatically, especially during the past few years. It goes from faith “deconstruction” to woke ideology to radical gender theory. Anti-Christian ideas haven’t just crept into our homes. They’ve kicked the door down and pulled a chair up to the table! Christians feel immense pressure to bow down to these false idols as we watch the culture (and many of our loved ones) being shaken up all around us. Once you decide to take a stand for Christ and His authority,…
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Fossil Friday: Fossil Hyraxes and the Abrupt Origin of Hyracoidea

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Of course, it is only we “nitpicking” intelligent design proponents who point out such incongruences. Source
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Is the End of Science Near?

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A study in the premier science journal notes the long term falling off of truly original findings, as opposed to endless citations of others’ findings. Source
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Cómo Jeremías 29:11 es mucho mejor cuando se interpreta correctamente

Apologética, Bellator Christi, Brian Chilton, clama a mi y yo te respondere, Cristianismo, Español, Iglesia, jeremias 29:11
Por Brian Chilton Algunos versículos de la Biblia se han popularizado tanto que a menudo se sacan de su contexto. Al hacerlo, el pasaje bíblico pierde el impacto que tiene. Peor aún, el texto puede recibir un mensaje que nunca pretendió transmitir. Jeremías 29:11 es un ejemplo. El versículo es una promesa de Dios que dice: “Porque yo sé los pensamientos que tengo acerca de vosotros, dice Jehová, pensamientos de paz, y no de mal, para daros el fin que esperáis.” (Jer. 29:11, RVR60). El versículo se ha aplicado mal a menudo, ya que se ha convertido en un elemento básico de las tarjetas Hallmark, placas y chucherías de graduación. Para algunos, el versículo encierra la promesa de que Dios nunca permitirá que la persona sufra malas experiencias o problemas.…
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¿Deben los cristianos estudiar filosofía?

Apologética, Bellator Christi, Cristianismo, Español, Filosofia, Iglesia, JD Kline
Por JD Kline Pregunta: Tengo curiosidad por saber si los cristianos deberían estudiar filosofía. Respuesta: Es posible que en algún momento haya oído decir: “Los cristianos no deben estudiar filosofía porque la Biblia advierte a los creyentes que se cuiden de la filosofía.” Colosenses 2:8 la describe como “vanas sutilezas” y de las “tradiciones de los hombres”, o “del mundo” y no de Cristo. Algunos creen que la propia naturaleza de su discurso convencerá a sus seguidores de creer en Dios. Por lo tanto, se cree que el estudio de la filosofía no sólo es antibíblico. Lo lleva a uno al escepticismo. Una vez me dijeron: “Todo lo que necesitas es la Biblia y el Espíritu Santo”. O “solo ten fe”. Sin embargo, esto no es bíblicamente exacto ni necesariamente…
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Don’t Panic: A Step by Step Approach to Teaching Kids About God

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By Shanda Fulbright  It never fails. When churched kids hit a certain age, I get panicked messages from parents. They usually start with, “We’re a Christian family, but my son doesn’t want to go to church anymore. He doesn’t believe in God.” Or, “I assumed my daughter was pro-life but she just told me women have the right to choose. How can this be when we are a pro-life family?” These messages never come when the child is 8 or 9. I never hear about an 11 year old struggling to believe whether or not the Bible is true. I’m not saying it doesn’t happen, I’m just saying this isn’t the age where parents start to panic. It’s usually around the time our kids are well into their teenage years…
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