Even evolutionists admit that no one has ever directly (immediately) observed the evolution of any human being from some lower (non- human) form of life. Such an admission involves the further admission that in order for the theory to be scientifically believable someone had (1) to both gather and to interpret the evidence and (2) to formulate a theory that man actually evolved from some lower (non-human) form of life. The same composite of facts is available to anyone who wishes to study the question. But the composite of facts does not constitute the whole story. There is also the very important matter of how to handle—how to interpret—these facts. Just a little later I shall have more to say about this very important point...
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“Good” is a value term. Its uses are many and only some of those uses are limited to the moral arena. There are several senses in which words like good, right, wrong, and bad are used that are not morally oriented. For example, a room’s lighting can be bad for reading. Or, one might choose the wrong wrench for a particular job. Goods and bads do not always reflect moral value.
Read More“Probe an atheist or agnostic deeply enough about why they doubt God’s existence, and he or she will likely recount for you the problem of evil. This problem keeps many from faith in God altogether and rattles the faith of even the staunchest believers” says John S. Feinberg in his essay, “Why I Still Believe in Christ, in Spite of Evil and Suffering” (237). Mankind has always had trouble explaining the evil, pain, and suffering that occurs in the world. We have records of many that have been through almost incomprehensible suffering and they are pushed to the question, “Where is God?”...
Read MoreThere is no such thing as a scientific proof or disproof of God. Science, as such, is not equipped to deal with the subject of origins (origin of the universe, origin of first life, and origin of new life forms). Amazingly, though, when the question of origins comes up in an academic setting, it is most often discussed in, of all places, science classrooms.
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