For this week, I couldn't choose between a pair of items about science as exploration of the unknown, so I didn't. First, an essay on the value of pushing past the boundaries of what is known, even when mistakes are made. I'd probably make that point even stronger than the essay did. Negative results are valuable in science, a reality that isn't always appreciated in a culture where winning and losing is the lens through which we view every endeavor. Even when Eddington and Hoyle were wrong, they were giving us language … [Read more...] about Science Corner: Name that Everything!
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What about Adam and Eve? Part 2
Introduction This is the fifth in a series of blog posts concerned with Christian questions about evolution. One of the biggest questions is what to do about Adam and Eve. In my last post I said the Bible teaches that God reveals himself to man in two ways. One is through Scripture (the Bible) and the other is through what we observe in nature (using science). I then compared the stories of the creation of mankind in the two books. While there are apparent differences between the two stories, there must be a way of … [Read more...] about What about Adam and Eve? Part 2
What about Adam and Eve? Part 1
Introduction This is the fourth in a series of blog posts concerned with Christian questions about evolution. One of the biggest dilemmas is what to do about Adam and Eve. Were they real people? How were they created? Was Adam the father of all mankind? What about the story in Genesis 3 of the fall of Adam and Eve and consequently all of mankind into sin? Do the creation stories in Genesis communicate real, historical events or are they myths that God is using to communicate timeless truths? These are … [Read more...] about What about Adam and Eve? Part 1