Worldviews

Does Faith Support or Hinder Reason?

May 30, 2008

In the April 2008 issue of Nature, an essay by Philip Ball explains how, in his view, modern science began “in the twelfth century…several...

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by Dave Rogstad Read

Evolution as Mythology, Part 4 (of 5): The Myth of Macroevolution

May 26, 2008

The last article discussed the mythlike characteristics of abiogenesis, a key component of the theory of evolution, that says living organisms appeared spontaneously from...

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by Hugh Henry Read

Evolution as Mythology, Part 3 (of 5): The Myth of Abiogenesis

May 19, 2008

The last two articles have discussed how the theory of evolution has characteristics of a myth (which cannot be proven or disproven by the...

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by Hugh Henry Read

Evolution as Mythology, Part 2 (of 5): Evolution is not a Scientific Theory

May 12, 2008

Differentiating a myth from science is not always easy. Karl Popper says, “Historically speaking all—or very nearly all—scientific theories originate from myths … a...

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by Hugh Henry Read

Evolution as Mythology, Part 1 (of 5): The Theory of Evolution is a Myth

May 5, 2008

The creation-evolution debate is usually framed as science v. religion: verifiable fact v. faith. But we contend that it takes at least as much...

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by Hugh Henry Read

Is Faith in God Merely Wishful Thinking?

April 1, 2008

Sigmund Freud (1859-1939), the father of psychoanalysis, formally developed the psychological theory that human beings invented God out of desire to find security in...

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by Kenneth Samples Read

Purpose in the Universe: Do People “See” What They Want to See?

March 25, 2008

Why is it that believers in God see unmistakable evidence for a Creator’s involvement in the natural realm, while skeptics find no such warrant?...

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by Joe Aguirre Read

God-of-the-Gaps or Best Explanation?

January 1, 2008

A common skeptical objection to Christian apologetics is that theists engage in a god-of-the-gaps form of reasoning.

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by Kenneth Samples Read

Uniqueness of Human Capacity to Express Malice

November 12, 2007

One of the cornerstone doctrines of the Christian faith is that humans alone among all life-forms on Earth are sinners. According to the Bible,...

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by Hugh Ross Read

If God Created All Things, Then Who Created God?

October 1, 2007

This question is posed by small children, by college students, and by leaders of atheist societies. It is essentially an interrogative about the nature...

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by Kenneth Samples Read

The Dark and Bright Sides of Cosmology

October 1, 2007

Astrophysics has its ironies. Here’s one: Studies of the brightest galaxies in the universe led to the discovery that 99 percent of all matter...

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by Hugh Ross Read

Another Survey Question: Homosexuality

July 12, 2007

A recent LA Times article titled 3 Former Leaders of Ex-Gay Ministry Apologize described the "wrenching human toll of...gay conversion efforts" rued by several...

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by Joe Aguirre Read