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Five Questions Evolutionists Would Rather Dodge

A link to a PDF by William Demski which raises five questions about evolutionary theory: (i) the fossil record, (ii) natural selection, (iii) detecting design, (iv) molecular machines, and (v) testability.

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Douglas Groothuis Reviews Christopher Hitchens' God is Not Great

Professor Douglas Groothuis reviews Christopher Hitchens’ book God is Not Great in this interview on Issues, Etc. Full MP3 Audio here. Douglas Groothuis’ blog here. Subscribe to Issues, Etc. in iTunes. Enjoy.

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Apologize to Charles Darwin?

A senior cleric of the Church of England wants his church to apologize to Charles Darwin in time for the observance of the 200th anniversary of Darwin’s birth next year.

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'Reasons We Believe' by Nathan Busenitz

A review of some reviews of Nathan Busenitz’s new book, “Reasons We Believe’.

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Is Intelligent Design science? A response to Ken Perrott

Bnonn interacts further with Ken Perrott on the question of whether intelligent design can be considered a scientific inference.

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Is intelligent design scientific?

The question of whether intelligent design is a scientific or philosophical inference is a contentious and oft-debated one. Using a recent discussion on Ken Perrott’s blog as a kick-off point, Bnonn offers a brief commentary on this issue, giving reasons for why it is arbitrary to dismiss ID as unscientific.

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New Apologetic Articles from the Christ on Campus Initiative

The Christ on Campus Initiative is a newly set up ministry of the Gospel Coalition for the goal of addressing the needs of university students with the truth and relevance of Christianity. One of the central purposes behind the establishment of Thinking Matters here is to see Christianity more rigorously defended in the marketplace of ideas and especially on the campuses of our…

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Apologetic events in Tauranga and Auckland this week

Tauranga Tonight the Tauranga Thinking Matters study group will be kicking off its series on Relativism. Dr Matthew Flannagan will be speaking. Matthew currently teaches part time at the Bible College of New Zealand. He holds a Masters degree in Philosophy from the University of Waikato and a PhD in Theology from the University of Otago. He has debated notable…

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