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A Startling Claim

By Jim Virkler | October 1, 2014

By: Jim Virkler; ©2011 The latest BioLogos book project publication The Language of Science and Faith (2011) makes a startling claim. Authors Karl W. Giberson and Francis S. Collins assert,…

No Debate Allowed

By Jim Virkler | October 1, 2014

By: Jim Virkler; ©2011 One popular method of elevating the case for evolution and diminishing the case for creationism/ID is to deny any debate exists or to deny there are…

Biology’s Big Bangs

By Jim Virkler | October 1, 2014

By: Jim Virkler; ©2011 A well known sports announcer frequently punctuates his NBA basketball broadcasts with the exclamatory “Bang!” Mike Breen repeats this amusing figure of speech to report a…

Family Secrets

By Jim Virkler | October 1, 2014

By: Jim Virkler; ©2011 Children sometimes reveal sensitive family secrets, to the consternation of their parents. Seasoned professional scientists also sometimes reveal information to the public which may be regarded…

The Evolution Inference

By Jim Virkler | October 1, 2014

By: Jim Virkler; ©2011 Belief in evolution is supported by a well established reliance on inference. Without the power of inference, the discipline of science and many other human inquiries…

Degree of Certainty

By Jim Virkler | October 1, 2014

By: Jim Virkler; ©2011 The choice between belief in evolution and belief in creation is a choice of utmost importance. It possesses importance on multiple levels, from personal to cultural.…

Truth and Theistic Evolution

By Jim Virkler | October 1, 2014

By: Jim Virkler; ©2011 The newest book promoting theistic evolution to the Christian creationist community is The Language of Science and Faith (2011) by Karl W. Giberson and Francis S.…

Dubious Science

By Jim Virkler | October 1, 2014

By: Jim Virkler; ©2011 The BioLogos Foundation has burst on the scene, self-described as “the leading organization dedicated to the task of showing that the natural sciences and Christianity can…

Is Creation Fallen?

By Jim Virkler | October 1, 2014

By: Jim Virkler; ©2011 Last Sunday my worship experience was heightened by the offertory vocal This Is My Father’s World. Consider the following exultant phrases referring to the creation, especially…

What We Don’t Know

By Jim Virkler | October 1, 2014

By: Jim Virkler; ©2011 Even the secular world praises the Old Testament Book of Job as an inspired work of literature. The Liberty Bible Commentary claims, “Scholars agree that it…

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