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Evidence for God: Design (Part 3 –Life on Earth)
In Part 1, we considered the order of the cosmos as expressed in the laws of physics as evidence for God, while in Part 2 we looked at fine-tuning. Here we focus on the existence of intelligent life. As in the previous cases, the contention is that theism provides the best explanation for the life we observe on Earth, including the existence of intelligent life.
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Posted in Existence of God, Science and Christianity
Tagged Advanced, Biology, Christianity and Science, Consiousness, Design Argument, Evidence, Evidence for God, Evolution, Faith and Reason, God and Science, New Theism, Philosophy, Things Science Can't Explain
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Science, History and the Myths of New Atheism
New Atheists seem wedded to a secularist myth, a “meta-narrative” for technophiles. For example Jerry Coyne recently reacted angrily to Ross Douthat’s critique of contemporary secularist thought:
Douthat is wrong. The cracks are not in the edifice of secularism, but in the temples of faith.
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Tagged Christianity and Science, Coyne, Evolution, Faith and Reason, God and Science, History, New Atheism, Secularism
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