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Adam and Eve

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Denyse O'Leary
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June 12, 2022
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Human evolution, Intelligent Design, Philosophy
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What would Catholic philosopher Thomas Aquinas say about Adam and Eve and paleontology?

Denyse O'Leary
June 12, 2022
Human evolution, Intelligent Design, Philosophy
Thomas Aquinas (1225– 1274) was instrumental in organizing Christian theology along Aristotelian lines. Here, a priest who is familiar with his thought, offers some comments. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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April 3, 2022
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Culture, Intelligent Design, Religion
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Casey Luskin and Hank Hanegraff on Adam and Eve

Denyse O'Leary
April 3, 2022
Culture, Intelligent Design, Religion
From the podcast intro: Hank and Dr. Luskin discuss why so many Christians are so quick to abandon the belief of a historical Adam and Eve, theistic evolution, evolutionary creationism, the argument that human genetic diversity can’t be explained by an original Adam and Eve and more. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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November 28, 2021
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Christian Darwinism, Intelligent Design, theistic evolution
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Christian Darwinists must now backtrack re Adam and Eve

Denyse O'Leary
November 28, 2021
Christian Darwinism, Intelligent Design, theistic evolution
Casey Luskin: "When I was reading the rhetoric used by evangelical elites who advocated abandoning a historical Adam and Eve, I was struck by how much of it seemed driven by fear — fear of looking foolish before the world because you challenged evolution and were shown to be wrong." Maybe being right, sticking with their tradition, would have been a bigger problem for them. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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November 21, 2021
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Human evolution, Intelligent Design, theism
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Why did the evangelical Christian world go nuts for Christian Darwinism a decade ago?

Denyse O'Leary
November 21, 2021
Human evolution, Intelligent Design, theism
Contra Trendy Christians: It makes sense that all humans would descend from a single couple. If you had to account for something like, say, human consciousness, isn’t it easier to address that if we all belong to the same family of origin? Would you prefer to explain the development of human consciousness assuming that we come from multiple different ones? Darn good thing if someone can prove its true genetically. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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October 13, 2019
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Intelligent Design, Naturalism
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Nathan Lents plugs Joshua Swamidass’s book on Adam and Eve at USA Today

Denyse O'Leary
October 13, 2019
Intelligent Design, Naturalism
Actually, it would make way more sense to take Adam and Eve seriously than to take the multiverse seriously, as many atheists do. Everyone is familiar with the type of human behavior Adam and Eve are said to have engaged in. No one knows what a universe that literally makes no sense would be like. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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July 29, 2018
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Intelligent Design, theistic evolution
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Danish ID proponent: Why I have a problem with Theistic evolution.

Denyse O'Leary
July 29, 2018
Intelligent Design, theistic evolution

An open letter to William Lane Craig and the proponents of theistic evolution from Karsten Pultz,: author of Exit Evolution, in response to William Lane Craig’s questions around whether Adam and Eve really existed. For 30 years I didn’t believe in a personal God. I was not an outright atheist but was an agnostic leaning just a little towards new age explanations and interpretations of the reality we experience. I had the greatest mistrust in the Bible although I found the New Testament important as a philosophical text. I considered the Bible a collection of myths rather than historical facts. I was raised with a materialistic worldview but happened to experience so much spiritual richness in music, that it made Read More ›