a case for god
Doesn’t evolution prove the biblical account of creation to be false?
Gerald Schroeder holds the unique qualification of being both a physicist (formerly on staff at MIT) and a biblical scholar. He writes:
“The atheist often wants ‘Made by Monkeys’ stamped right across our wonderfully high brows, while the theist often seeks to prove we are a direct line from the ‘dust from the ground’ (Gen 2:7). According to the book of Genesis and two-thousand-year-old traditional commentary thereon, the reality of our existence lies somewhere between these two extreme positions.”
Isn’t Christianity a myth?
It may shock many readers (at first) to learn that the answer we provide to this question is an unqualified “yes.” But it may also shock the reader to learn that Christianity’s existence as a myth does not undercut, but rather bolsters, its veracity. Two mythology experts of the highest caliber, C.S. Lewis (who was a Professor of Medieval and Renaissance studies at Cambridge University) and J.R.R. Tolkien (author of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, and the Merton Professor of English Language and Literature at Oxford University), explain why Christianity is a “true myth.”
Christ in the Hindu scriptures? What?!
To some Christians, it may even seem blasphemous to entertain the idea that Jesus’ arrival was foretold in the scriptures of a different religion. But, with a little more in-depth understanding, any problem is resolved. William T. Cavanaugh, Associate Professor of Theology at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota writes: …The above…
Ockham’s Razor Cuts Through to the Truth
It is time to apply a logic so as to cut through the layers of garbage in order to reach the truth. “Ockham’s Razor” (named for the 14th century English logician and theologian William of Ockham) is a logical premise which says that a simple explanation is more likely to be true than a complex…