Theistic evolution

Kenneth Miller was the chief witness for the prosecution in the Dover Pennsylvania trial on the teaching of Intelligent Design (ID) in the high school biology curriculum. Miller had many critiques against ID as a scientific explanation. Firstly, evolution binds science together and is a sign of the health of science. Secondly, the source of answers for questions about nature must come from nature itself. Thirdly, for an idea to be considered scientifically correct it has to be peer reviewed, but…

“Polite - or impolite - persecution, each form of discrimination bears its own dangers” (Editorial, The Catholic Times, 9th December). Even in science, education and a nativity scene spiritual warfare hides. Ben Stein’s DVD, “Expelled No Intelligence allowed” documents the academic persecution of scientists and educators who believe nature has design. Darwin’s theory, a bedrock of atheism/Russia/China and an increasing secular Britain rejects design. Sacked was a Christian when discovering…

The only problem that many scientists had with Darwin’s theory of Evolution, was that they didn’t believe that Natural Selection was the main driving force of Evolution. Everyone at this point, even theologians, accepted Evolution. However, since a lot of people disagreed with Natural Selection, this gave rise to different alternatives to explain the variations of species. Additionally, many naturalists who came up with the different alternatives, the methodology of Natural Selection didn’t…

As human beings, we are prone to fear what we do not understand. When someone tells us something terrifying, we tend to stay away from it rather than research what it really is. Although this can seem like a good idea, it prohibits us from learning and getting the full scoop of information. This idea is shown through Laveyan Satanism. When people think of satanists, typically they think of these horrifying people who come out at night dressed in all black causing mayhem or destruction to all…

While science aims to explain particular events and generalizations with the laws of nature, religion aims to explain the same things without being confined to the laws of nature. Religion seeks supernatural explanations to explain the phenomena that science cannot including global why questions, necessary beings, and why the laws of nature are so simple. The conversation between religion and science is often seen as a conflicting debate but Instead of dismissing science and religion as…

Evolutionary biologists such as Richard Dawkins1 , Paul Meyers2, and Jerry Coyne3, and philosophers of science such as Daniel Dennett4, Micheal Ruse5, and Peter Singer6 have produced differing defences and explanations of Darwinism, its roots, and its various implications within a Neo-Darwinian framework. In many cases, these have been intended for wider consumption beyond academia and have incorporated the promotion of Darwin as a unique historical agent, with Dawkins arguably leading the pack…

The role of my worldview in relation to science would be a slight mixture of theistic science and methodological naturalism. I believe that the supernatural phenomena occur but that as scientists we can only really label an event supernatural if there is no hard evidence of the event being caused naturally. Obviously, this leaves a problem, like methodological naturalism, because sometimes the present science is not advanced enough for us to prove the event was caused natural. An example would…

Impact of Death on Belief in Intelligent Design vs. Evolution Evolution claims that through the process of natural selection, the best genetic traits are passed to offspring. The theory of intelligent design states that life can only be explained if there is an intelligent being leading the process. As demonstrated in Jessica L. Tracey’s paper, “Death and Science: The Existential Underpinnings of Belief in Intelligent Design and Discomfort with Evolution,” many turn to intelligent design in a…

The Collapse of Evolution The collapse of Evolution by Scott M. Huse is a book on the controversial evolution vs creation debate. It is not meant to be a tiring effort on Biblical creationism or a detailed refutation of evolution; however, the evidence provided within its pages easily destroys the evolutionary theory. Huse moves swiftly from one line of reasoning or amount of evidence to the next. This style makes the book very readable as the reader isn’t bogged down in little details or…

History museum, the genesis 1-3 account may be examined. It is not important for a Christian to possess a literal understanding of the genesis 1-3 account because reason through the notion of evolution offers the best explanation of the creation of the world and its inhabitants. The theory of evolution is heavily supported by valid data; has the power to predict the outcome of certain…