| The brilliant PZ Myers has ‘reviewed’ the second story in my short story collection, “Richard Dawkins, Antony Flew, and Mother Teresa go to Heaven.” Read it.
As before, I have no interest in responding in any detail, although I might say some things when he is done. I will say: “PZ, what makes you think Antony awakes in a garden?” After reading the last review and the comments it spawned it became apparent that a little extra help on my part is needed. There seems to be difficulty understanding the texts in question. Therefore, a reader’s guide for |
Tag: intelligent design
Richard Dawkins Goes to Heaven? Short Story
What? The uncompromising atheist Richard Dawkins goes to heaven? While remaining an atheist? How is this possible? And yet, in this short story written by yours truly, something very much like that happens… Read this short story, along with two others, on Kindle. You can also buy for Barnes and Noble’s Nook.
What sounds like the beginning of a very bad joke is actually the title of a collection of three poignant short stories by author Anthony Horvath. Each story draws from what is publicly known about these three notable persons and places them in the presence of … continue reading...
You are not as smart as you think you are- your brain is smarter than all the computers of the world
A friend of mine pointed me to this article this morning where it was revealed that a new imaging technology makes it possible to ‘see’ the inner workings of the brain to such an extent that it can be said:
A single human brain has more switches than all the computers and routers and Internet connections on Earth.
When presented with a level of complexity that the scientist who laid it bare himself suggests is ‘almost beyond belief’ the obvious conclusion is that you are in the presence of overwhelming evidence for intelligent design, and not just mediocre design, but … continue reading...
Methodological Naturalism, Falsifiability, and Evolution: A Challenge
It is generally agreed that for something to be considered scientific, it must at least in principle be falsifiable.
Let me suggest that evolutionary theory in all of its most controversial aspects is, at rock bottom, unfalsifiable.
I want to go right to the bottom: the claim and insistence that life on this planet can be explained satisfactorily as being the result of unguided, natural processes.
It is plain and simple common sense that tells us that in order to falsify the notion that something is unguided, we would need to show that it is in fact … continue reading...
The Theological Implications of Finding Alien Extra-Terrestial Life
I have already addressed this in several places- here, and here– so I won’t dwell on things much. Instead, I want to reflect on an article I just read regarding the Vatican participating in an astrobiology conference to discuss the question.
In my previous posts, I argued that if aliens appeared, they might fly in the face of current expectations that are drenched in an evolutionary (and atheistic) outlook. Namely, we may find that these intelligent agents believe in God. They may not, as Richard Dawkins smugly posits, inquire first as to whether not humans have ‘discovered’ evolution. Let … continue reading...
Fall 2009 Online Academy Offerings
The Fall 2009 session of Athanatos Online Apologetics Academy is set to begin Nov. 2. This session includes several new courses and several new instructors. Two courses are available for free. All are listed below:
http://www.academyofapologetics.com/fall2009/
Nov 2nd – Basic New Testament Greek Part 1
Nov 2nd – Reliability of the New Testament Documents
Nov 2nd – Origins: A Survey [Creationism/Evolution/Intelligent Design]
Nov 4th – Jesus According to… [Buddhists, Muslims, Hindus, etc…]
Nov 4th – Studies in Atheism
Nov 9th – The Death of Christianity [FREE!]
Nov.16th – Christ Promised in the Old Testament
Nov 23rd – Hitler and Christianity … continue reading...
Missing Link, Scopes Monkey Trial, Science, Secularism, and Education
So they finally discovered the ‘missing link.’ Huh, I was under the impression that missing links posed no problems. I guess after you think you’ve resolved the problem you can admit you had one. I’ll leave it to others to decide if they really have resolved it.
The discovery of this ‘missing link’ comes as I’ve been ruminating on the role of secularism in our society, science, and education. Secularists insist that those who want to involve themselves in goverment have to frame their desired policies, legislation, etc, in secular terms, or else be ‘unconstitutional.’ Secularists really believe that … continue reading...
Christianity and UFOs and Space Aliens, an Apologist’s Perpective
I’ve seen this guy on the news lately talking about some space craft being sent or already sent that has the goal of identifying planets that might have intelligent life. This gent is utterly convinced there are, suggesting it would be arrogant and hubris to think we are alone in the universe. This is a fairly common sentiment among atheists (I don’t know if this guy is an atheist) dovetailing into weird arguments like “There can’t be a God because why would he care about us, we’re like ants to him.” This would be like an ant in an ant … continue reading...
Creationists Lurking Around Every Corner
I’m not really in the mood to discuss evolution right now but I feel it is my job to keep my devoted readers informed about such things.
One of arguments I’ve made in my ministry is really an observation: in the hard core atheistic naturalistic community, if you don’t come to the same conclusions as they do on the science you are one of those dastardly, anti-intellectual, irrational creationists. (For full effect, say that aloud, scratch yourself, and then at ‘creationists’ spit on the ground. That will give you the attitude).
If you don’t seem dastardly, are very intellectual, and … continue reading...
Equivocation on the word natural by atheists and philosophical naturalists
Has anyone else noticed this?
As a case in point- in part because atheists have accused me of ‘inventing’ atheistic positions- consider this entry on my blog and the comments that follow. But to be clear, I run across this phenomena all the time as I read and debate theism or ‘intelligent design.’
Let me illustrate what I mean by the real world quest for the origins for life. Scientists are working like mad to recreate life from scratch. It is requiring all their technology, all of their accumulated knowledge, and all of their expertise. There have been some ‘successes’ … continue reading...
Global Warming and Evolution: Intimidation the New Step in the Scientific Method
I must at the outset admit that I haven’t delved into the data that I am told substantiates the view that the earth is steadily warming. That is one reason why I have not said anything about Global Warming. I shall say that here in Wisconsin we just came off of a mighty cold spell with snows as late as April, and last year was about the same. As Wisconsin is part of the globe, I feel I can anecdotally chime in that to this point I am skeptical about the Global Warming argument. Moreover, there clearly are several different … continue reading...
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