Evolving Faith Pete Enns had a recent post about the Evolving Faith Conference that he recently attended and spoke at. The Evolving Faith Conference looks to me like a gathering of Progressive Christians. See their website here and their speaker biographies here . Now lately some of the more conservative Imonk commentators have tried to labelContinue reading “Evolving Faith”
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How Do You Distinguish between Religious Fervor and Mental Illness?
How Do You Distinguish between Religious Fervor and Mental Illness? I was reading this BioLogos Forum discussion that was discussing whether some forms of Young Earth Creationism (YEC) overlaps with mental illness. The discussion initiator thought that since the new ICR museum teaches that biblical references to dragons are really about dinosaurs, who not onlyContinue reading “How Do You Distinguish between Religious Fervor and Mental Illness?”
Did Velociraptor Taste Like Chicken?
Did Velociraptor Taste Like Chicken? CNN has an article which raises this very question. The question is raised, somewhat tongue-in-cheek, because researchers manipulated chicken embryos so that they would grow with the snout of a Velociraptor. The report by scientists at Yale published in Evolution in September 2019, and summarized in this Popular Science article revealsContinue reading “Did Velociraptor Taste Like Chicken?”
Has Science Disproved Christianity?
Has Science Disproved Christianity? In her review of Rebecca McLaughlin’s new book Confronting Christianity: 12 Hard Questions for the World’s Largest Religion, Jesus Creed regular contributor, RJS, discusses the question, “Hasn’t Science Disproved Christianity?” Of course, RJS’ answer is a hard no. She lays out her argument based on the fact that science has never,Continue reading “Has Science Disproved Christianity?”
Was Venus Habitable?
Was Venus Habitable? This article speculates that at some time in the past, Venus may have been somewhat temperate and could have had liquid water oceans. Currently, the thick atmosphere is almost entirely carbon dioxide, at a crushing pressure 93 times as at sea level on Earth. The average temperature is 460°C (860° F, hotContinue reading “Was Venus Habitable?”
The Finding of the Oldest Human Skull Changes Evolution Science
The Finding of the Oldest Human Skull Changes Evolution Science According to this article the recent discovery of a 3.8 million-year-old cranium (skull without the lower jaw) is changing the view of how early hominin species evolved – and how they led to humans. The previous view had Australopithecus anamensis (dated between 4.2m and 3.9mContinue reading “The Finding of the Oldest Human Skull Changes Evolution Science”
The Lutheran Church and Creation Days
The Lutheran Church and Creation Days The Christian Post has an article that notes “The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod passed a resolution at their convention affirming the belief that God created the Earth ‘in six natural days.’” The article is commented on in Jim Kidder’s blog “Science and Religion: A View from an Evolutionary Creationist”. TheContinue reading “The Lutheran Church and Creation Days”
Bad Objections to Evolution
Bad Objections to Evolution It’s back to school time, and this video from Genesis Apologetics has been making the rounds of… well… I don’t really know where it’s making the rounds. Maybe Christian home schools? Videos like these are pretty typically posted on Facebook by evangelical/fundamentalist parents so school kids can be warned in case highContinue reading “Bad Objections to Evolution”
The first Europeans weren’t who you might think
The first Europeans weren’t who you might think: Genetic tests of ancient settlers’ remains show that Europe is a melting pot of bloodlines from Africa, the Middle East, and today’s Russia. The following story appeared in the August 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine. From the opening two paragraphs: The idea that there were onceContinue reading “The first Europeans weren’t who you might think”
God’s Good Earth: The Case for an Unfallen Creation, by Jon Garvey, Chapter 13 – What Difference Does It Make, Anyway
God’s Good Earth: The Case for an Unfallen Creation, by Jon Garvey, Chapter 13 – What Difference Does It Make, Anyway We now come to the end of our review of God’s Good Earth: The Case for an Unfallen Creation, by Jon Garvey. Today is Chapter 13 – What Difference Does It Make, Anyway. BeliefsContinue reading “God’s Good Earth: The Case for an Unfallen Creation, by Jon Garvey, Chapter 13 – What Difference Does It Make, Anyway”
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