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13Dec 2022 by Post

Jerry Coyne — An Evolutionist and His Ideology

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At least some others have the courage to stand for what they believe even in the face of potential criticism. Source

13Dec 2022 by Post

Keating, Krauss, Tour: Three Jewish Scientists with Remarkably Different Perspectives

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Here is a fascinating and very different pair of scientific, religious, and philosophical conversations, both with UC San Diego physicist Brian Keating. Source

11Dec 2022 by Post

Bioethics: In Canada, Medically Assisted Death Is a Solution for Poverty

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In the U.S., too, many assisted suicides are facilitated by doctors who have not treated the patient. Source

10Dec 2022 by Post

Steve Laufmann: Is Biology Engineering?

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Laufmann describes how his work as a systems engineer relates to the red hot field of systems biology. Source

09Dec 2022 by Post

MicroRNAs: A New Clue About Octopus Intelligence?

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While octopus brains are very different from vertebrate brains, they share with vertebrates, a huge number of microRNAs. Source

08Dec 2022 by Post

Do Centaurs Really Exist? The Surprising Truth

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Well, a half human/half horse cannot literally exist — but the way horses and humans work together has been called a “miracle.” Source

07Dec 2022 by Post

Your Designed Body: Hearing Is a Symphony of Parts

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The human ear can detect sound when the eardrum is displaced by as little as one-tenth the diameter of a single hydrogen atom. Source

07Dec 2022 by Post

An Atheist’s Call To Make Our Case

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By Bob Perry St. Francis of Assisi may have died 800 years ago, but his influence still looms. He was a man who venerated nature and lived a life of great sacrifice in service to God and his church. But within the Christian ecosystem, he has become most famous for an adage that strikes a chord with anyone who is serious about sharing their faith: Preach the Gospel always. If necessary, use words. The modern interpretation of Assisi’s exhortation is clear. Our charge is to love people into the kingdom, not argue them there. If you’ve bought into that mindset it may surprise you to learn that it’s not accurate. And it may surprise you even more to learn that it flies in the face of an atheist’s call to…

06Dec 2022 by Post

Examining Historical Evidence for the Resurrection | with Mike Licona

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Podcast: Play in new window Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Android | iHeartRadio | Email | TuneIn | RSS Do Christians have good historical reasons to put our faith in the resurrection of Jesus? Can we really know what happened 2,000 years ago? No one doubts the works of Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar or the history written about them, so what makes the historicity of Jesus so special? And what do non-Christian scholars say about the evidence for the resurrection of Jesus? If anyone knows the answers to these questions, it’s New Testament scholar Dr. Michael Licona! His seminal work, The Resurrection of Jesus: A New Historiographical Approach, has been praised by many as the most thorough and useful tool to those looking for an in-depth study of…

05Dec 2022 by Post

Springtails: Wingless Arthropods that Can Fly

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The fossil record shows a “Hexapod Gap.” Unfortunately for Darwin, the two leading theories to explain the gap can be ruled out. Source