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Christians Need Evolution
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Macroevolution is true
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Scriptures are not inspired
Theism not believable
It's not about the evidence
World Views In Collision
Why Care?
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1. ERVs 2. Transposons
Human Chrom. 2 Fusion
Pseudogenes
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Why did they say that?
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"Firmament" - Flat Earth
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Who Wrote The Bible?
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Is The Bible Mein Kampf?
Robert M. Price, Ph.D. Systematic Theology,
Ph.D. New Testament
The Bible is not Mein Kampf. Nonbelievers should stop vilifying it.
Point of Inquiry, August 20, 2010. {18 min. before Q&A} Audio
Brendan Nyhan, University of Michigan
Point of Inquiry, December 17, 2010 {30 min.} Audio
See related article, "How Facts Backfire" and references below,
Science Under Attack?
Are Humans Hard-wired for faith?
This is controversial, but many researchers say probably not. We are however, wired for pattern recognition and prone to all kinds of errors of logic and perception which can at times produce strong feelings in people that they mistakenly attribute to the supernatural. Some researchers have even claimed the can stimulate the brain and induce feelings of near death experiences and out of body feelings. See The God Helmet and related links, this page.
Steven Pinker of Harvard takes a different view, "... religious psychology is a by-product of the mind that evolved for other purposes." The Evolutionary Psychology of Religion
Why Christianity is False (short podcasts) Link
Answers to common arguments from Christian apologetics
Why It's Not a "Safe Bet" to Believe in God
(Pascal's Wager)
Science Is A Vaccine; Get Vaccinated