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    Darwinian evolution - still a theory in crisis.

    And certain groups would rather mangle both to fit an overly simplistic and rigid view of the world. Both are challenging to the serious student, though in different ways. Though he does have one thing right, the science isn't "settled" since science is never settled and is always open to...
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    Dr. Phil's media company files for bankruptcy, sues TBN for breach of contract

    Whenever I think of Dr. Phil, I think of an old boss of mine who used to come up with all sorts of wacky and colorful phrases. One I will never forget is a time he told me, "Why do I feel like I'm buyin 6 tires, but you're only givin' me 4?"
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    Hot Button Issue: Can You Be Pro-Choice and Be a Christian?

    Perhaps not tackling the issue directly initially would prove fruitful, instead exploring underlying issues that make people believe abortion is acceptable. Exploring questions with her like when responsibilities trump "rights" and what it means to have a right to bodily autonomy, who it is that...
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    Darwinian evolution - still a theory in crisis.

    You're confusing two distinct things with statements like this. Science, by its very nature, is "naturalist"...but that doesn't mean what you seem to think it means, as "naturalism" in regards to science is about the epistemic approach and is not, in any way, opposed to theistic belief directly...
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    Ordering creation for good? Serving others for goodness' sake.

    Whoever it is, I hope it's not me. I can't handle that kind of responsibility. Do you want us to nominate candidates, or do you have something in mind?
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    Why believing in a literal Adam and Eve matters

    I'm not sure there's enough of a clear definition to make an evaluation one way or the other. Sciene has long since abandoned the historic understanding of "matter" to the point where calling it physical or material is always going to be a moving target. I agree that "physical" is a poor...
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    The Harm Caused by Excessive Criticism of the Roman Catholic Church and Other Denominations

    Agreed. In my experience, calls to prophethood aren't lifelong assignments and involve confronting specific audiences not blanket contankerousness towards other members of the faith who, in all sincerity and honest piety, happen to adhere to a different set of doctrinal and liturgical...
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    The Harm Caused by Excessive Criticism of the Roman Catholic Church and Other Denominations

    I'm aware, and it's one of the major issues with protestantism and the doctrine of sola scriptura in general. Too many prophets, not enough laborers.
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    The Harm Caused by Excessive Criticism of the Roman Catholic Church and Other Denominations

    Just so we're clear, that wasn't intended as an attack on you or what you have said. It was meant in solidarity with you, as it is his rhetoric that made me think of that verse.
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    The Harm Caused by Excessive Criticism of the Roman Catholic Church and Other Denominations

    I am reminded of "But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in." Matthew 23:13 KJV
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    Darwinian evolution - still a theory in crisis.

    As I pointed out earlier, we're talking at cross purposes with him. Just look at what his concern is in what you replied to. It's not about empirical evidence, it's about logical demonstration. Creationists are almost invariably rationalists epistemically, convinced by conceivability arguments...
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    Darwinian evolution - still a theory in crisis.

    To add to this, the "naturalism" here doesn't refer to ontology but to a series of epistemic commitments. Mostly, it's about a commitment to an a posteriori approach to information rather than dealing in an a priori approach. The strength of it is that it relies on iteritive procedures, making...
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    Darwinian evolution - still a theory in crisis.

    Thanks for being case-in-point.
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    Darwinian evolution - still a theory in crisis.

    Yeah, I wasn't sure exactly how to put that because the idea of chance doesn't really make sense when we're talking about such things, but without a deliberate Creator I fail to see how we can ascribe it to anything else. For me, I always struggled with the ideas because I was convinced that I...
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    Darwinian evolution - still a theory in crisis.

    I don't think the battle lines are quite that neat, while there are overlapping concerns it is clear to me that for at least some of the atheists there is no tolerance for even the suggestion that the process is not a result of happenstance irrational forces, but that discussion is metaphysical...
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    Darwinian evolution - still a theory in crisis.

    My concern isn't with the academy of sciences, it's more the popularizers and classroom teachers that I am concerned about. I'm not sure if it's just my eperience, but in my college experience I encountered quite a bit of unprompted antagonism towards religious belief from several instructors...
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    Darwinian evolution - still a theory in crisis.

    Facticity and evidentiary thresholds vary by field, by historical standards the three "facts" I start with are not controversial in any way. As for "reasonable doubt", that's in the eye of the beholder and not an objective standard. And I don't recall boasting of being able to prove anything...
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    If universalism is true then why did God send His Son to die for our sins?

    Hebrews 11. Equating the remnant of Israel with the wicked shepherds is a rather strange twist. Those who were responsible for Jesus death are the "not all Israel is Israel" that Paul spoke of.
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    Darwinian evolution - still a theory in crisis.

    Yeah, I'm aware. There was backlash that congealed into fundamentalism, but that was at least partly because humans by and large don't like paradigm shifts and protestant Christianity at that time was the dominant cultural position. I'm not saying there weren't Christians complicit in setting...
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    Darwinian evolution - still a theory in crisis.

    There are systems that won't function if a part is removed, so yeah it exists in that sense. But the ID sense of irreducible complexity doesn't exist, because there are no systems which cannot be explained on the basis of previous instantations of biological systems. So it depends on how we...
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