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No, Dr. Who, You Can’t Do That!

Byhenry September 22, 2016

So says (or at least that’s what I derive from) the work of Dr. Richard Muller. Enjoy!

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Why Christians Should Embrace Science
Byhenry November 7, 2018
First, of course, we should ask why anyone should embrace science*. It’s not because: Science is perfect Scientists are without biases and always produce objective truth The results of science are never in error Science can decide everything for us I’m reminded of the quote, “The perfect is the enemy of the good.” Frequently people…
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Of ID, Evolution, Christianity, and Blasphemy
Byhenry April 10, 2010
There’s quite a bit of discussion amongst the blogs that cover creation and evolution regarding the claim that ID is blasphemy. I got started on this with Jason Rosenhouse on the Evolution Blog, but he got started with an article in the University of St. Thomas Journal of Law and Public Policy by Peter M….
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Troy Britain Tours Young Earth Creationist Dinosaur Park
Byhenry February 1, 2011
He doesn’t like what he sees.
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Seventh-day Adventist Education and Evolution
Byhenry September 1, 2009
I recently wrote with appreciation about my Seventh-day Adventist education in Biblical studies over on my Participatory Bible Study blog. Today a friend sent me an e-mail directing me to a post on Inside Higher Ed, discussing a problem with the teaching of evolution at La Sierra University, a Seventh-day Adventist school. I didn’t attend…
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On the Design Inference
Byhenry December 27, 2010
I’m definitely going to follow this new series on Science & the Sacred. The first post is Why Dembski’s Design Inference Doesn’t Work. Part 1. I’ve rejected the design inference on the grounds of garbage-in garbage-out. You can’t determine how likely a chain of events is when you don’t know what events constitute the chain….
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A Query for my Scientifically Oriented Friends
Byhenry July 15, 2009
In an article on MSNBC’s Cosmic Log, titled How Politeness Evolved, I find the following quote: “It is far from obvious how turn-taking evolved without language or insight in animals shaped by natural selection to pursue their individual self-interests,” University of Leicester psychologist Andrew Colman said last week in a news release about the research….
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