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“God of the gaps”

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No Escape from Theistic Evolution?

“TE thus represents a very deep sink or depression in the landscape of theological and scientific opinion.” Read More ›
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In a New Book, Philosopher J.P. Moreland Exposes Bankrupt Scientism

A chemist-turned-philosopher, J.P. Moreland approaches the intersection of science and worldviews with a love and respect for both. Read More ›
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Denis Lamoureux on the God-of-the-Gaps Fallacy

The universe is like a musical instrument that was designed to interact with its designer. Read More ›
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Why Thomas Aquinas Would Have Loved Intelligent Design

As for criticism that ID is a “God of the Gaps” argument, Michael Chaberek urges Thomists to consider where that complaint leads. Read More ›
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Chaberek’s Editor Admits: This Book Changed My Mind on Intelligent Design

This is awesome. It’s hard to imagine a more compelling endorsement for a book. Read More ›
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Listen: Deflating the Multiverse, and the New Atheists

Host Ira Berkowitz talks with Rabbi Moshe Averick about his book Nonsense of a Higher Order: The Confused World of Modern Atheism. Read More ›
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Image: Bone structure of a human hand, by Henry Gray (1918), Anatomy of the Human Body, [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.

The “Botched” Human Body, Revisited

As a systems architect, I’ve spent decades designing and implementing large and complex systems of information systems. Read More ›
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Astonished and Amused by Lamoureux’s (Mis)Take on Intelligent Design

It’s always unfortunate when people misconstrue or misrepresent other people. Read More ›
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Photo: Denis Lamoureux debating with Stephen Meyer and Lawrence Krauss, University of Toronto, via YouTube (screen shot).

On Hominid Fossils and Universal Common Ancestry, Denis Lamoureux Distorts

Lamoureux is the theistic evolutionist who left an indelible impression a couple of years ago when he debated Stephen Meyer and atheist Lawrence Krauss. Read More ›
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In Defense of Theistic Evolution, Denis Lamoureux Rewrites History

Scientism’s grand progress narrative holds that as we learn more and more about the world, purely natural or material explanations inevitably will arise and grow stronger. Read More ›

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