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Richard Weikart asks Christian Darwinists some pretty obvious questions

"If Stephens and Giberson had written their book a century earlier, they could have blasted conservative evangelicals for rejecting the eugenics movement and compulsory sterilization for the disabled, which many secular intellectuals considered progressive and scientific. " Read More ›

Evolution is a Big Word, Part 2: Diving Deeper into the Theories of Evolution

In the article Evolution is a Big Word, I cover several issues. In our last installment, we discussed what the multiplicity of theories means for the claims of a consensus opinion about evolution. In this installment, I wanted to talk about the theories themselves. There are several questions I would like to propose to our readers: Of the theories listed, which ones do you think have the best evidence? Of the theories listed, which one is your favorite? What theories did I miss? (If you list a theory, please provide a link to a paper or book describing the theory) Which theories of evolution are consonant and/or dissonant with Intelligent Design? What are the theological and political corollaries of the Read More ›