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15Jul 2022 by Post

Is God Immoral when He Kills People? Plus Q&A | with Frank Turek

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Podcast: Play in new window Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Android | iHeartRadio | Email | TuneIn | RSS If God made humans in His image, does that also mean we have the right to “play God” whenever we want? Many atheists and pro-choice advocates criticize God’s morality when He (ironically) “plays” God by taking life prematurely in the Old Testament. But they don’t bat an eye when advocating for abortion and call it a “moral right.” It doesn’t make sense! However, what about capital punishment? It seems like pro-lifers who support the death penalty are also contradicting themselves. What’s the difference? In this episode of ‘I Don’t Have Enough Faith to Be An Atheist’, Frank continues the discussion from last week on how to answer some of…

15Jul 2022 by Post

¿Qué ocurrió realmente en Nicea?

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Por Frank Turek Durante muchos años, el concilio de Nicea ha sido objeto de mucha confusión entre los laicos. Los malentendidos que han llegado a asociarse con el concilio de Nicea han sido alimentados, en parte, por novelas de ficción populares como el tristemente célebre Código Da Vinci de Dan Brown. Independientemente del grupo con el que estés tratando en tus hazañas apologéticas (incluyendo ateos, musulmanes, testigos de Jehová y unitarios), está casi garantizado que te encontrarás con algunos de estos malentendidos. Por esta razón, es importante que los cristianos estudien y aprendan la historia de la Iglesia para poder corregir los mitos y mentiras comunes. El concilio de Nicea se convocó el 20 de mayo de 325 d.C., a petición del emperador Constantino. ¿Qué se discutió en el concilio…

14Jul 2022 by Post

Stephen Meyer: How Misunderstood Science Drives Religious Disbelief

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What a shame that the scientific mainstream has done such a poor job of communicating its own discoveries to the public. Source

13Jul 2022 by Post

On Cambrian Explosion, Biology Journal’s Special Issue Betrays Cause for Darwin Doubts

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The strength of a theory can be gauged by how well it stands up to attacks and how well it incorporates new evidence. Source

12Jul 2022 by Post

Hyping Artificial Intelligence with Seductive Optics and the Frankenstein Complex

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Some of the panicky AI-will-take-over-the-world talk grows out of seductive optics — that is, the AI packaging. Source

11Jul 2022 by Post

Sea Turtles Display Elegant Design Solutions; They’re Also Really Cute

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Apart from their being adorable, what many may not realize is that their motion on the sand is also amazingly efficient. Source

11Jul 2022 by Post

Is the Law of First Mention a Proper Biblical Hermeneutic?

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By Brian Chilton Recently, Curtis Evelo (Bellator Christi Podcast co-host) told me about a conversation he had with an individual about biblical interpretation. Apparently, the individual held that the wine that Jesus miraculously brought forth out of water in John 4 was merely unfermented grape juice. When asked why he held this view, he contended that to hold that the wine held fermented content was to argue that Jesus was a sinner because wine is said to be a mocker in Proverbs 20:1. Curtis asked him what this had to do with Jesus’s miraculous transformation of water into wine. The unnamed individual then said that he used the law of first mention. According to the law of first mention, the interpreter first examines the initial place where the term or…

09Jul 2022 by Post

Human Brain Has Many More Language Connections than Chimp Brain

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The researchers were interested in a nerve tract that connects the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain, the arcuate fasciculus. Source

08Jul 2022 by Post

Rosenhouse Roundup

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Jason Rosenhouse wrote an anti-ID book for Cambridge U. Press that our colleague, his fellow mathematician William Dembski, reviewed. Source

08Jul 2022 by Post

How to Answer Arguments for Abortion | with Frank Turek

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Podcast: Play in new window Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Android | iHeartRadio | Email | TuneIn | RSS Have you ever found yourself at a loss for words when confronted by a zealous pro-choice advocate? Or maybe when a friend or co-worker started sharing their thoughts and opinions on abortion you couldn’t think of the right thing to say, so instead of speaking up you just kept silent? Now more than ever we need to effectively make the case for life, but sometimes the task is difficult because abortion is not intellectually complex–it is emotionally complex. Last week, Frank talked about the historic overturning of Roe vs. Wade. This week, he takes the discussion one step further and answers the most common abortion arguments, such as: Theocracy…