Category Archives: Science

Did Adam & Eve Actually Exist?

Posted on May 9, 2013 by

*Posted by Winston Hottman The most recent edition of the Criswell Theological Review is devoted to this question. With contributions from five scholars, the journal considers the historicity of Adam and Eve and fleshes out the implications of affirming or … Continue reading →

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Pro-Science or Anti-Ethics?

Posted on January 8, 2013 by

*Posted by Winston Hottman At The City Online, John Mark Reynolds discusses the ethical nature of the “morning after pill” issue and the limitiations of science in determining what we should do: We are being told by people who should know … Continue reading →

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Designer Defects

Posted on December 11, 2012 by

*Posted by Kirk Spencer “You’re the real deal and so is our stuff.  Translation: We use special techniques to apply inks, dyes and details.  That means differences aren’t defects.  It’s all intentional to make everything we create read as original.  … Continue reading →

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Popullution Control

Posted on November 6, 2012 by

*Posted by Barry Creamer. This piece originally appeared on Coffee With Creamer On the Web. In a secular bioethics classroom, I used to observe, semester after semester, as students watched a Sierra Club video portraying the human overrun of the … Continue reading →

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The Left and Polar Bears

Posted on August 2, 2012 by

*Posted by Joe Wooddell The other day I took my family to see To The Arctic at the OMNIMAX. The description on the theatre’s website said the film depicted caribou, walruses, and polar bears in a “rapidly changing climate,” and … Continue reading →

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Science-Fiction and Eco-Ethics

Posted on May 31, 2012 by

*Guest post by Dr. Benjamin Phillips.  Science-fiction makes for some wonderful stories.  From the works of Azimov to Verne, to the Star Wars saga, the creativity of future-oriented authors and movie-makers grips our imagination with visions of what might one … Continue reading →

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Southern Baptist Voices

Posted on May 2, 2012 by

The BioLogos Forum has started a dialogue with some leading Southern Baptist seminarians over issues of science and faith. The discussion is worth checking out. This series came out of conversations one of us (DF) had some time ago with … Continue reading →

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Irth Day (Part 2): Earthen Wear

Posted on April 24, 2012 by

*Posted by Kirk Spencer How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God!  How vast is the sum of them! ~ Psalm 139:17 A thought is information.  It begins in the mind of intelligent beings.  And by different forms … Continue reading →

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Atheism, Wishful Thinking, and Paradise

Posted on February 29, 2012 by

*Posted by Barry Creamer Atheists have a tendency to accuse Christians of wishful thinking. In The Future of an Illusion Sigmund Freud relegates theism itself to psychological wish fulfillment, arguing that the human psyche’s desire for a powerful protector is … Continue reading →

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A Review of “The Mysterious Epigenome: What Lies Beyond DNA”

Posted on February 6, 2012 by

*Posted by David Henderson, MD As a Christian and a psychiatrist, I am always interested in the interplay between “nature and nurture” and how much of each influences our thoughts, our emotions and our behaviors. The Mysterious Epigenome: What Lies … Continue reading →

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