Jim Virkler

Reasonable Origins Accounts

By Jim Virkler / January 22, 2015

Published 1-22-2015 When debates occur between supernaturalists and naturalists on the origin of life and the complexity of the cell, both sides search for reasonable explanations. Theistic supernaturalists collect evidence…

Ruse and Rana Debate

By Jim Virkler / January 19, 2015

Published 1-19-2015 In 2013 Biola University sponsored a lively debate between Dr. Fazale Rana, apologist from Reasons to Believe, and Michael Ruse, science philosopher and historian. They debated the topic…

The Question of Cells

By Jim Virkler / January 15, 2015

Published 1-15-2015 When we focus on the origin of life on Earth we deal with the initial appearance of cells. Most bio-science texts list approximately seven characteristics of life. The…

No Soup For You

By Jim Virkler / January 8, 2015

Published 1-8-2015 Imagine a planet with general physical characteristics similar to Earth, but without life of any sort. Conditions unfolding on such a planet would assume a very different trajectory.…

Life Sustaining Food

By Jim Virkler / January 6, 2015

Published 1-6-2015 We begin discussion of what sustains life on Earth with a brief discussion of the origin of life on our planet. In the absence of belief in supernatural…

Reality of Mind and Body

By Jim Virkler / December 31, 2014

As very young children we may not have considered the mind/body duality of our existence. Our needs were simple—food, sleep, comfort, amusement, and interaction with other people. The desire to…

Problems of Dualism

By Jim Virkler / December 19, 2014

Ontological Dualism is not ordinarily a coffee table topic. Before raising such a topic, one should be confident the foundation is laid for such a weighty discussion. The physical constants…

Coping with Gravity

By Jim Virkler / December 12, 2014

One of the first lessons infants and toddlers experience is the phenomenon of gravity—how it acts on their bodies and how they must cope. If our young children’s ability to…

Order and Purpose

By Jim Virkler / December 9, 2014

Pictures of “The Blue Marble” and “Pale Blue Dot” taken during explorations of our Solar System have helped the human race focus on the role and position of our planet…

Overview Redo

By Jim Virkler / December 5, 2014

The Apollo 8 and Apollo 10-17 astronauts who either journeyed to lunar orbit or landed on the lunar surface submitted exhilarating accounts of how the “overview effect” impacted them. Wikipedia…

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