Assessing the Ross-Rana Model
S. Joshua Swamidass
June 21, 2018
Reasons to Believe (RTB) is among the most important organizations in the origins conversation. It is led by a wise leader, whom I deeply respect, Dr. Hugh Ross. I had the privilege of sharing the stage with him this last January, asking Are Humans Special? Recently, I invited Dr. Fazale Rana from RTB into dialogue about \[...\]
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An Invitation to Dr. Fazale Rana
S. Joshua Swamidass
June 5, 2018
This letter was just posted to Dr. Rana's facebook page, and lightly edited here. On Facebook, a Reasons to Believe supporter asked Dr. Rana to engage my work on population genetics, and Dr. Rana refused. Dr. Fazale Rana (of Reasons to Believe), I would like to warmly invite you to dialogue on the article you \[...\]
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An Old Earther on Peaceful Science
Mark Moore
June 5, 2018
Mark M. Moore is an Old Earth Creationist (OEC), and has been an active participant on the Peaceful Science forums. He recently became one of our moderators. Of note, Mark wrote an important book, Early Genesis, on Genesis 1-11, where he independently comes to a reading of Genesis 1 and 2 which describes a population \[...\]
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The Confessing Scientist
S. Joshua Swamidass
November 5, 2017
For many years, I often wondered how an encounter with Jesus could change the Creation War. As my contemplation deepened, I wrote and lectured often on how Jesus is fundamentally reordering my view of world. This reordering grew my discomfort with the term theistic evolutionist. I continue to affirm evolutionary science, as most scientists do, \[...\]
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In Defense of Tim Keller
S. Joshua Swamidass
October 1, 2017
Instead of narrowly arguing for our own theology, let us all advocate for truthful accounts of science and the full diversity of the Church. Peace.
Adam and Eve
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The Genealogical Adam and Eve
Dr James Tour and the Great Pascal
James Tour, et al.
July 3, 2017
Dr. James Tour is one of the great chemists of our time. Echoing Pascal, he writes "I do not know how to prove ID using my most sophisticated of analytical tools."
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Why Methodological Naturalism?
S. Joshua Swamidass
August 11, 2016
Mainstream science seeks our best explanation of the world, without considering God. This limiting clause,without considering God, is the rule of Methodological Naturalism (MN). Currently, science does not search for all sorts of Truth. Rather, science is limited effort to explain the world on its own terms, without invoking God, His action, or intelligent design. \[...\]
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