I’m really rooting for the ID folks. A strict read of the theory of Darwinian evolution poses some big problems for me, as it precludes a divine hand guiding the process; it would still be evolution, but not quite the kind presumed by science. So, for my own sake, so that my understanding of an [...]
Archive for November, 2008
Morality, Postscript
Posted in Ethics, Philosophy, tagged atheism, moral argument, christopher hitchens, poythress, william buckley, cornelius van til on November 20, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Vern Poythress, in Redeeming Science, says:
Even in their rebellion, people continue to depend on God being there. They show in action that they continue to believe in God. Cornelius Van Til compares it to an incident he saw on a train, where a small girl sitting on her grandfather’s lap slapped him in the face. The [...]
The Argument from Morality
Posted in Ethics, Philosophy, tagged apologetics, william lane craig, moral argument, existence of god, natural theology on November 15, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I think there are a number of good arguments for the existence of God, but I have some difficulty with a couple of them, and they’re often overused by sincere but ill-informed enthusiasts. The ontological argument, for example, just doesn’t work for me, but it’s possible that it’s an iron-clad proof and I simply don’t [...]