Just thought I'd give readers a heads up on some things in which they might have an interest. I'm being interviewed on three shows in the next week or so. I've been trying to say no to interviews for the last year, but I got hit with all three requests last week, so...
cosmology
Of Sophistry and Antagonism Toward Fine-Tuning
I found this recent post entitled, "Is This the Dumbest Ever 'Refutation' of the Fine-Tuning Argument Ever?" worth the read (and a bit funny). It's about some very poor thinking on the part of British philosopher Anthony Grayling with respect to his disdain of the...
Physics, Cosmology, and Theistic Religion
Periodically on this blog I make note of theoretical physics and its implications for theism (better, it's support for theism). In that light, I want to draw your attention to two recent posts responding to a recent case made for how current views of cosmology...
Genesis 1 and Creationism, Part 2
In this post I want to hit on what is known as the "literary framework" view of Genesis 1. Basically, this view suggests that what happens on each of the creation days makes no scientific sense -- but makes very good sense in terms of a deliberate literary design to...
Eastern Orthodoxy and ET Life
I came across this interesting article: "An Eastern Orthodox Perspective on Microbial Life on Mars" (Theology and Science 6:4, 2008). I'm not Eastern Orthodox, but I think this paragraph in the article's conclusion is well written and well-reasoned: To be sure, there...
The Cosmology of Genesis 1 and the Old Testament’s Pre-Scientific Worldview
Naked Bible readers will remember I got into this issue several times during the discussion on inerrancy. It's current again for me for two reasons. One is N.T. Wright has chimed in on the subject in this video, which I offer for the curious (I'm not inclined to care...
ZIBBC Volume 1: Pentateuch, Part 1
When you think of background research for understanding the OT, it's natural to think of the books that cover Israel's early history and the worldview of Israel. As Bible students know, it's the Pentateuch that primarily covers that material. The Pentateuch is also...
Paul Davies Annoying Me Again
Those of you who have perhaps heard one of my talks on why Christianity could indeed sustain an ET reality would have heard me comment on physicist Paul Davies' ideas about religion and ET. I've more or less said Paul should stay with physics and avoid talking about...
The Stones of Fire in Ezekiel 28
A reader recently asked me about these references. I'm asked this question often enough I thought I'd blog on it. Let me say from the outset that, though I will disagree (with a high degree of security in my mind) with common interpretations, particularly those of...
Beginning a Serious Discussion about Inerrancy
I've been thinking about inerrancy a good bit lately--not whether I want to surrender it, or whether it's a term that has any value or not. My thoughts have focused on the Peter Enns dismissal from Westminster. I think they made the wrong decision, and the reasoning...