The Bible and the Counting of Time/Part 1
By: Lorri MacGregor; ©October 2002 The Jehovah’s Witnesses are well-known for setting dates—and equally well-known for the failure of the promised event to occur on those dates. Where do the dates come from? Lorri MacGregor gives an example. In the United States of America in the 1800’s, there arose a great interest in Bible Chronology.…
The Garden of Eden
By: Dr. Norman Geisler; ©2002 Was the Garden of Eden a real place? Does the answer really matter? Dr. Geisler explains. (From Baker Encyclopedia of Christian Apologetics, Baker, 1999) Introduction “Now the Lord God had planted a garden in the east, in Eden; and there he put the man he had formed” relates Genesis 2:8.…
Evolution and Recent History: Darwin, Evolution and His Critics-Part 7
By: Dr. John Ankerberg and Dr. John Weldon; ©2002 Many people assume that upon publication of Darwin’s The Origin of Species that its weight of argument was so convincing, belief in his theory was compelled from all quarters. Not so. In fact, most scientists initially rejected it. Contents 1 How Was Darwin’s Theory of Evolution…
Evolution and Recent History: Darwin, Evolution and His Critics-Part 6
By: Dr. John Ankerberg and Dr. John Weldon; ©2002 W. R. Bird, author of The Origin of Species Revisited suggests that Darwin tended to “jump to conclusions without adequate evidence”, and “stubbornly maintaining his theories regardless of the arguments and evidence against them”. Ankerberg and Weldon give examples to back up this charge. Darwin had…
Evolution and Recent History: Darwin, Evolution and His Critics-Part 5
By: Dr. John Ankerberg and Dr. John Weldon; ©2002 Robert Clark, author of Darwin: Before and After, says that “Darwin was determined to escape from design and a personal God at all costs.” What affect did that have on his reasoning processes? On his science? Contents 1 Darwin’s Escape from God: Why Did Darwin Continue…
Evolution and Recent History: Darwin, Evolution and His Critics-Part 4
By: Dr. John Ankerberg and Dr. John Weldon; ©2002 People believe in evolution for a variety of reasons. One reason is so they can reject the Christian faith. Darwin himself lost his faith, and the repercussions in his life were quite profound. Contents 1 Darwin’s Escape from God: Why Did Darwin Continue to Believe in…
Evolution and Recent History: Darwin, Evolution and His Critics-Part 3
By: Dr. John Ankerberg and Dr. John Weldon; ©2002 Darwin, and indeed, followers of his Theory today must go to extreme lengths to overcome some of the difficulties raised by the Theory of Evolution. But their efforts are absolutely necessary. The authors explain why they must make evolution work. In spite of all the difficulties…
Evolution and Recent History: Darwin, Evolution and His Critics-Part 8
By: Dr. John Ankerberg and Dr. John Weldon; ©2002 Darwin gathered and systematized a good deal of data, but he proved nothing. He no more proved evolution by amassing facts than scientists of an earlier era proved the world was flat by amassing facts. Facts are facts, but they can be interpreted quite differently depending…
Evolution and Recent History: Darwin, Evolution and His Critics-Part 2
By: Dr. John Ankerberg and Dr. John Weldon; ©2002 How convinced was Darwin about his theory of evolution? The authors say that he frequently expressed doubt about the feasibility of the theory, in one place stating: “Some of them [the difficulties] are so grave that to this day I can never reflect on them without…
Evolution and Recent History: Darwin, Evolution and His Critics-Part 1
By: Dr. John Ankerberg and Dr. John Weldon; ©2002 How convinced was Charles Darwin about his theory of evolution? Did it gain immediate acceptance within the scientific community? What changed? Contents 1 How Convinced Was Charles Darwin about His Theory of Evolution? 2 Notes How Convinced Was Charles Darwin about His Theory of Evolution? As…
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