A review of Michael Ruse’s Darwin and Design: Does Evolution have a Purpose?.
Psalms 19:1 declares: “The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament showeth his handiwork.” The divine design inference is not confined to the ancient Hebrews. (continue reading…)
creationism, Darwin, evolution, God, intelligent design, Ruse
Does having faith in God need to be an emotional decision, or can it be purely an intellectual one? What difference does faith make in your everyday life?
belief, faith, God
Where do our concepts of right and wrong come from? Do humans share a moral law that transcends time and culture?
culture, God, morality
Is the suffering we experience in the world evidence for or against God? What do you believe happens after death? How does belief or lack of belief in an afterlife affect your understanding of life?
afterlife, belief, God, suffering
At 7:00 pm on a balmy Southern California evening, April 29, 2004, I entered the Physical Sciences Lecture Hall on the campus of the University of California, Irvine, to a jammed house of over 500 people chock-a-block jammed into a 400-seat venue. I was there at the behest of Pastor Jason of the OMC Youth, a campus Christian organization, to debate Kent Hovind, Young Earth Creationist and Defender of the Faith, on: “Creation vs. Evolution. Creation (supernatural action) or Evolution (natural processes) — which is the better explanation?” (continue reading…)
creationism, evolution, intelligent design, Kent Hovind