The theory of evolution has sparked much controversy among Christians. Some might even argue that this idea has done more to undermine the authority of Scripture than any other modern concept. On the other hand, many Christians have apparently found ways to reconcile their faith with the theory and have insisted that, to be taken […]
Christians, Scientific Methodology and Evolution Part 2
(Read Part 1) A Lack of Competing Models While as theists we expect science to be very effective in determining how our universe and everything in it works, we also expect that there will be some discrepancies when it comes to the process by which everything came into existence. And, because modern scientists sympathize with […]
Christians, Scientific Methodology and Evolution Part 3
(Read Part 1 or Part 2) An Alternative Theory So far in this series we’ve established that science works under an assumption of naturalism; the lack of alternative models makes evolutionary theory seem more certain than it is; and the alternative models proposed so far by Creationists have not been very successful. Now let’s elaborate […]
A Response to M. Boudry on Methodological Naturalism
This is a work in progress. There are two main positions that atheists take in relation to the role of naturalism in science and my paper tries to explain why both positions are flawed. The following essay is a commentary on an article by Maarten Boudry called “How not to attack Intelligent Design Creationism: Philosophical […]