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Matt on the Evolution Debate on the “Theological Panel” on Pat Brittenden Mornings – with Craig Heilman

May 16th, 2012 Comments Off on Matt on the Evolution Debate on the “Theological Panel” on Pat Brittenden Mornings – with Craig Heilman

If you tuned in to Radio Rhema at 11:00am (NZ time) on 3 May 2012 you would have heard this blog’s Matthew Flannagan and Tear Fund’s David Slack talk the stigmas surrounding the evolution take on creation and why many don’t want it talked about on “The Panel” on Pat Brittenden morning. You can listen online here.

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Comparing the Old & New Teleological Arguments

October 20th, 2011 78 Comments

The “New Teleological Argument” is a theistic argument which attempts to show that theism is more probable than the postulate of an “atheistic single universe”[i]. There are number of reasons why this argument is termed the “New” teleological argument. Chief among these reasons is that its explanandum i.e. the incredible fine tuning of the laws […]

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Darwinian Evolution, God and Ockham’s Razor

September 11th, 2009 31 Comments

In a previous post, Darwinian Evolution, Chance and Design, I argued that the contention that Darwinian evolution occurs by chance does not entail that it shows the world was not designed. Once one sees how the concept of chance is defined in evolutionary theory one can see that it does not rule out design. It […]

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Evolution should not be taught in State Schools: A Defence of Plantinga Part II

July 1st, 2009 66 Comments

In Evolution should not be taught in State Schools: A Defence of Plantinga Part I, I articulated and defended Alvin Plantinga’s proposal that evolution should not be taught as “the sober truth” in state schools. In this post I will address what should be taught in state schools and look at Robert Pennock’s objections to […]

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Evolution should not be taught in State Schools: A Defence of Plantinga Part I

June 30th, 2009 55 Comments

In this two-part series I will sketch and defend Alvin Plantinga’s proposal that evolution should not be taught as “the sober truth” in state schools. In Part I, I will sketch Plantinga’s position and the arguments he provides for it; in Part II, I will look at what should be taught and then I’ll defend […]

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