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Standing on Middle Ground

By Jim Virkler | September 30, 2014

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.…

Deep Roots of Evolution

By Jim Virkler | September 30, 2014

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…

Who’s in Charge?

By Jim Virkler | September 30, 2014

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…

Naturalism’s Grip

By Jim Virkler | September 30, 2014

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…

Worldview Wars

By Jim Virkler | September 30, 2014

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…

Having Our Cake…

By Jim Virkler | September 30, 2014

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…

The Mantle of Science

By Jim Virkler | September 30, 2014

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…

Naturalistic Foundations of Theistic Evolution

By Jim Virkler | September 30, 2014

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…

Discrediting Faith?

By Jim Virkler | September 30, 2014

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…

Rules and Rulings

By Jim Virkler | September 30, 2014

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…

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