By: Jim Virkler; ©2011 Believers in theistic evolution find themselves on the proverbial middle ground. They camp between theistic creationists and atheistic/agnostic evolutionists. Some may still wrestle with significant conflicts.…
By: Jim Virkler; ©2011 Some of the best reasons to be skeptical of evolutionary claims come from the statements of naturalistic evolutionists. They do not acknowledge either divine origin of…
By: Jim Virkler; ©2011 The horrific scenes of devastation in Japan and the unfolding news of damage to nuclear reactors from one of the most powerful earthquakes in history has…
By: Jim Virkler; ©2011 Correct Science—>Correct Worldview—>Correct Theology…..This flowchart has some significance with respect to truth discovery on origins questions. Currently there is strong pressure coming to bear on the…
By: Jim Virkler; ©2011 There are many different definitions of worldview. Various sources list from four to ten major categories of worldview. The definitions and categories overlap, but there is…
By: Jim Virkler; ©2011 Evangelical theistic evolutionists are mounting a more serious campaign directed toward evangelical creationists. Theistic evolutionists believe we are all the product of a naturalistic process which…
By: Jim Virkler; ©2011 Del Ratzsch, in Science and Its Limits, makes this provocative statement: “Our worldviews, in short, are inescapably shaped by science.” We often assume the public understands…
By: Jim Virkler; ©2011 Theistic evolutionism ranges along a spectrum of positions, just as does creationism. It is not a monolithic belief system. The most common position, however, is the…
By: Jim Virkler; ©2011 Beautiful sunsets, magnificent mountains, and various other glorious natural displays have long triggered deep feelings of worship. My mother was fond of quoting the King James…
By: Jim Virkler; ©2011 Scientific conclusions about cause and effect in earth’s bio-history must adhere to rules. Did observed effects “just happen?” Or was God involved in the actions in…