Unbelievable (podcasts) – Uncommon Descent

Genetics Genomics Human evolution Intelligent Design

At Justin Brierley’s Unbelievable: The scientific case for Adam and Eve

“He [Swamidass] is joined by atheist biologist Nathan Lents who has given his support to the book, believing that it may help Christians who hold to a traditional understanding of the Adam and Eve story, to also accept evolutionary science. “

Steve Alten2 I will definitely defer to you and Viola Lee on this. – Semi-circles and right angle dilemmas ....
kairosfocus SA2, it is both implied and visually recognisable. KF PS: The mirror test will show it instantly. PPS: Using a... – Semi-circles and right angle dilemmas ....
bornagain77 And since Intelligent Design is mathematically based on the ‘law of conservation of information’, that makes Intelligent Design, unlike Darwinian... – The Bee stings again: 7 ways...
asauber Speaking of hostility... I think Seversky should look into some Anger Management sessions. Andrew – The Bee stings again: 7 ways...
bornagain77 Seversky goes off into his Darwinian dream world again and claims, "Darwin’s theory and the work that led up to... – The Bee stings again: 7 ways...
Steve Alten2 Kairosfocus, thank you for the visual. However, I hear terms like circumference, diameter and radius being used to describe the... – Semi-circles and right angle dilemmas ....
kairosfocus SA2, the easiest answer is a physical one. Take a small, flat, preferably front silvered mirror though practically a back... – Semi-circles and right angle dilemmas ....
Steve Alten2 Viola Lee, forgive me for possibly being dense. I admit that any radius that intersects a tangent of a circle... – Semi-circles and right angle dilemmas ....
Seversky Bornagain77/5 One final question for atheists here on UD,,,, since your entire Darwinian worldview turns out to be vitally dependent... – The Bee stings again: 7 ways...
Seversky Bornagain77/1 The biggest lie told in science today is that science and religion, particularly Christianity, are at ‘war’ with each... – The Bee stings again: 7 ways...
Viola Lee Steve, you just draw it perpendicular to the radius at that point. The fact that the semicircle doesn't continue on... – Semi-circles and right angle dilemmas ....
Lieutenant Commander Data William J Murray However, since my arguments and counter-arguments are about logic and evidence (to the degree “evidence” can be... – Should we recognise that "laws of...
bornagain77 As well, another ancient historian, Tom Holland, who is also an atheist, also finds that the entire narrative that 'enlightenment'... – The Bee stings again: 7 ways...
bornagain77 Asauber you state, "I'd say a segment of Atheists want war with Christians, hence the Science Is At War With... – The Bee stings again: 7 ways...
Steve Alten2 Kairosfocus, yes, I understand this. And for a circle, any tangent will be at a right angle to the centre... – Semi-circles and right angle dilemmas ....
Querius Viola Lee @4, Nicely stated. One could also use tangents on a full circle with a diameter through it. This... – Semi-circles and right angle dilemmas ....
kairosfocus SA2, Actually, slice a circle in half and toss the half you don't want. Where, our illustrations are just that,... – Semi-circles and right angle dilemmas ....
Steve Alten2 I agree that this is not a question for a seven year old, and probably not even for a grade... – Semi-circles and right angle dilemmas ....
Viola Lee To polistra: If there were just a 180° arc by itself, without the diameter, there wouldn't be any angles at... – Semi-circles and right angle dilemmas ....
kairosfocus VL, this came from an introduction to the concept of angles. Likely, intended as a counter-example. KF – Semi-circles and right angle dilemmas ....
William J Murray Jerry asks: Is this not truthful? How is anyone to know when you are uttering anything is truthful? By you... – Should we recognise that "laws of...