How would you answer the question, “Do you believe in evolution?” “Yes” or “No” would actually be quite inadequate. We must define our terms. Thus, the answer to the question, “Do you believe in evolution?” ought to be, “What do you mean when you say ‘evolution’? Answer me that question and only then will I…

In a fascinating article, we learn what happens when a scientist wastes his God given talent turning his scientific pursuits into seeking to do away with God. Dominique Mosbergen wrote Stephen Hawking Says ‘There Is No God,’ Confirms He’s An Atheist (Huffington Post, September 25, 2014 AD) wherein she notes: Stephen Hawking says he’s an…

This essay will focus on one biblical instance of an appearance of God in human form millennia before the time of Jesus and the polemical issues which orbit around it. Part 1: Considering the Text Part 2: Considering the Polemic Part 3: Considering the Polemic (continued) Part 4: Anthropomorphic Idolatry Part 5: Face to Face…

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Massimo Pigliucci treks from science and philosophy to urging us to “reject religious nonsense” and affirming that “no scientist today would defend…the original version of Darwin’s theory.” Pigliucci is the professor of ecology and evolution at the State University of New York at Stony Brook and chair of the Department of Philosophy at Lehman College.…

The Art of Public Speaking 1946 AD book by Stephen Lucas is a book that has gone through a lot of updating. In this case, I am dealing with the 10th edition which McGraw Hill published in 2009 AD as part of its Higher Education series. This version of the book is a finely crafted…

You may think that considering life to have come about when lightning struck a swamp (or, plump this up with the impressive sounding scientific language of your choosing) is the stuff of the Victorian Era—oh my, why, I’ve never! That’s, like, so 141 years ago! Well, no, no, no, no one believes that anymore as…

Step 1: define “science” as only dealing with the natural / material. Step 2: define “God” as supernatural / immaterial. Step 3: conclude that there is no scientific evidence for God. In this way, they not only conclude that there is no scientific evidence for God but they construct a worldview according to which it…

The Free Dictionary by Farlex defines metaphysics as follows: 1. …The branch of philosophy that examines the nature of reality, including the relationship between mind and matter, substance and attribute, fact and value. 2. …The theoretical or first principles of a particular discipline: the metaphysics of law. 3. …A priori speculation upon questions that are…

In the Bible we find that: Males and females were both created in the image of God. Women had the right to own land. Received inheritance. Were prophetesses (in both testaments). Were judges. Were disciples. Were deaconesses. Were teachers. Worked and owned their own businesses. Women were present at the day of Pentecost. Books of…