Some Thoughts on Intelligent Design
. . . by Bruce Alderman
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Theological Arguments Against Evolution: Sin and Death
ByhenryYesterday I wrote about the senses in which the phrase “bad theology” is used in the creation-evolution debate and in particular on the question of ID. To call something “bad theology” generally requires either a challenge to the internal logic of the statement, or a reference to a particular faith community, because there is no…
Reviewing an Clueless Reviewer
ByhenryEd reviews a review of the Bible Literacy Project, by an apparently clueless Alabama state senator, which should explain it all. As readers will know, I prefer that Bible classes not be held in public school, though the Bible should be included where appropriate in other curricula (literature, social studies, history). If one does choose…
Bad Theology and ID
ByhenryQuite frequently in the debate over intelligent design someone mentions that ID is “bad theology.” That someone might even be me! The problem is that it is not all that easy to delineate just what is bad theology. My bad theology may well be someone else’s belief system. Of course, the reverse may also be…
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Another Cautionary Note on the Manhattan Declaration
ByhenryThis time it’s from my former community, the Seventh-day Adventist Church, though from the Spectrum Magazine blog, which doesn’t follow the church HQ drummer. It’s The Manhattan Declaration: Approach with Caution, and it’s worth a read.
An Evolutionary Understanding of Kinds
ByhenryOne of the key issues in the creation-evolution controversy is the extent to which Genesis 1-2 should be understood as narrative history, and whether its statements with regard to the physical world should be taken as scientific statements, or at least as statements that carry some scientific content. I was just reminded of the importance…
Shocker: ID is PR with Little Science
ByhenryI was working on writing this up earlier, but go distracted, so now I have the excellent post by PvM on the Panda’s Thumb to reference, thus saving me time and words. Joe Wolf, president of Florida Citizens for Science was quoted in the saying: Joe Wolf, president of Florida Citizens for Science, called the…