Tag: Pope Benedict XVI

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Author
Ann Gauger

Date
April 18, 2023

Categories
Biology
Cosmology
Evolution
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Metaphysics
Physics
Tagged
, Apostle Paul, biosphere, Brown University, cognitive dissonance, creation, creator, DNA, Edward Feser, evolution, evolutionary biology, faith and science, Genesis, Georgetown University, Gerard Manley Hopkins, God's Grandeur, In the Beginning, intelligent design, Jesuits, John Haught, Kenneth Miller, life, materialism, molecular biology, monogenesis, Pope Benedict XVI, quantum indeterminacy, Richard Dawkins, Roman Catholic, scientific materialism, Scripture, Stephen Barr, Teilhard de Chardin, theistic evolution, theistic evolutionists, theologians}

Shall We Baptize Darwin? A Catholic Biologist Reflects

_{Ann Gauger
April 18, 2023

Biology, Cosmology, Evolution, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Metaphysics, Physics

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Theistic evolutionists are baptizing a theory first composed by Darwin as a substitute for the doctrine of special Creation. Read More ›

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Date
April 17, 2023

Categories
Biology
Cosmology
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, Ann Gauger, anthology, Anthony Esolen, Benjamin Wiker, Bruce Chapman, Cambridge University Press, Darwin Devolves, Darwin's Black Box, Discovery Institute, evolution, faith and science, Günter Bechly, intelligent design, J. Budziszewski, Jay Richards, Michael Behe, Michael Chaberek, Michael Egnor, philosophers, Pope Benedict XVI, Roman Catholic, Sophia Institute Press, theology, Thomas Aquinas}

New Book Offers the CATHOLIC Case for Intelligent Design

_{Science and Culture
April 17, 2023

Biology, Cosmology, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

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The world — indeed, the universe — is charged with grandeur. Everything speaks of its beauty, power, and purpose — of its exquisite and intelligent design. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Witt

Date
January 9, 2023

Categories
Culture
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Science Reporting
Tagged
, bacterial flagellum, biologists, Bruce Chapman, Catechism of the Catholic Church, chance, creation, error, evidence, evolution, intelligent design, John Paul II, media, National Review, Neo-Darwinism, Pope Benedict XVI, Roman Catholic, Romans, truth, undirected evolution}

In Pope Benedict XVI, Science Had a Friend and Neo-Darwinism a Foe

_{Jonathan Witt
January 9, 2023

Culture, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Science Reporting

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That Benedict meant to implicate neo-Darwinism in its flight from evidence is not mere wishful thinking on the part of the design community. Read More ›

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Author
Bruce Chapman

Date
January 9, 2023

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Mathematics
Science Reporting
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, A Meaningful World, abstraction, Benjamin Wiker, cosmos, culture, earth, evolution, genius, intelligent design, irreducibly complex systems, Islam, Jesus Christ, Jonathan Witt, materialism, media, nature, Pope Benedict XVI, reality, Richard Dawkins, Roman Catholic, theology, unreason}

Pope Benedict on Intelligent Design and the Dangers of Darwinian Materialism

_{Bruce Chapman
January 9, 2023

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Mathematics, Science Reporting, Scientific Reasoning

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“We are not some casual and meaningless product of evolution,” he said. “Each of us is the result of a thought of God.” Read More ›

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Date
November 10, 2022

Categories
Bioethics
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Al Ghazali, artistry, Book of Wisdom, Cambridge University, Center for Science and Culture, Cicero, Darwin Day in America, Darwinism, Discovery Institute, DNA, eugenics, evolution, George Gaylord Simpson, Giuseppe Sermonti, intelligent design, Islam, jesus, John West, Judeo-Christian tradition, Marco Respinti, Michael Behe, molecular machines, Nobel Prize, Plato, Pope Benedict XVI, Psalms, Racism, software, St. Paul, Stephen Meyer, The Magician's Twin}

The Relevance of Intelligent Design to Science and Society: A Primer

_{Science and Culture
November 10, 2022

Bioethics, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design

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"ID is one of the foundational ideas in the history of civilization. It has deep roots in the Jewish and Christian traditions and among non-Christian thinkers." Read More ›

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Date
August 24, 2022

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Faith & Science
Tagged
, common descent, creation, Darwin's Black Box, Darwinian mechanisms, devolution, elephants, evolution, faith, grizzly bears, ID the Future, intelligent design, Lehigh University, Matthew Ramage, Michael Behe, Neo-Darwinism, Pat Flynn, Philosophy for the People, polar bears, Pope Benedict XVI, Roman Catholic, skepticism, theology}

Michael Behe Debates Evolution and Catholicism

_{Science and Culture
August 24, 2022

Biology, Evolution, Faith & Science

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Dr. Behe says that his skepticism toward neo-Darwinism stemmed purely from his scientific research. Read More ›

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Author
John G. West

Date
December 16, 2021

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, blood-clotting system, books, Center for Science and Culture, creator, despair, Discovery Institute, educational outreach, evolution, government, hope, intelligent design, media, Michael Behe, Pope Benedict XVI, PragerU, prisoners, Return of the God Hypothesis, Stephen Meyer, universities, video}

Can Evidence of a Creator Bring Hope?

_{John G. West
December 16, 2021

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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John Castino's life spiraled out of control. His faith in God was based on his feelings, and so when times turned bad, he lost his faith. Read More ›

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Date
December 7, 2019

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Tagged
, __edited, cooperation, David Berlinski, death camps, ID the Future, Nazi Party, Nazis, Peter Robinson, podcast, Pope Benedict XVI, progress, theology}

Berlinski: Evolution Toward Virtue and Progress?

_{Science and Culture
December 7, 2019

Bioethics, Evolution

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The Nazi Party, says David Berlinski, “was a marvelous engine of cooperation. All those Nazis cooperated with one another running death camps.” Read More ›

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Author
Bruce Chapman

Date
April 8, 2012

Categories
Faith & Science
Tagged
, __k-review, Darwinian evolution, evolution, Faye Flam, Jay Richards, Pope Benedict XVI, Roman Catholic}

Catholics and Creation

_{Bruce Chapman
April 8, 2012

Faith & Science

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Franciscan University, Steubenville, Ohio, hosted a conference on Science and Faith a couple of months ago that emphasized issues now under discussion in the Catholic Church. Read More ›

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Date
April 6, 2012

Categories
Evolution
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, Darwinian theory, evolution, Faye Flam, human eye, Pope Benedict XVI}

For Easter, Philadelphia Inquirer Science Columnist Misrepresents the Pope

_{Science and Culture
April 6, 2012

Evolution, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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Benedict has never affirmed "Darwinian evolution." In fact, he has explicitly repudiated it. Read More ›