Monthly Archives: March 2008

Can One Religion Be the True Religion? How Would We Know?

Commenter Havok has been asking for evidences that could convince him that Christianity is true. He has been asking for the answer to one type of question in particular, as here: But there are many different Gods experienced. Some claim Yahweh, others Jesus, others Allah, others Ganesh etc. With all of these conflicting experiences, how …

March 14, 2008 – 6:44 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Evidences | Tagged | Comments (12)

“The functional neuroanatomy of science journalism”

This entry is part 2 of 5 in the series Science "Journalism"

Language Log takes frequent note of strange things science journalists say. Their most recent is about the neuroscience of mothers watching children in distress. Here is part of what LL’s Mark Liberman’s had to say: It’s rhetorically interesting that Ms. Parker-Pope takes the existence of brain differences observed by fMRI as evidence that the reactions …

March 13, 2008 – 6:02 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Origins and Science | Tagged , , | Comments (196)

Christian Carnival

Now posted at Fish and Cans.

March 12, 2008 – 11:00 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Miscellanea | Tagged | Comments Off

How Not to Support Expelled; How Not to Attack Evolution

Media reports on Intelligent Design, with their frequent misunderstandings and distortions, can make a person cringe. Unfortunately, there are times when ID defenders and creationists can make you cringe, too. There are plenty of good ways to stand in sympathy with Intelligent Design, to support creationism (not the same topic, but closely enough related to …

March 11, 2008 – 4:06 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Arts and Culture, Origins and Science | Tagged , , , | Comments (26)

Resources for Christian Thinking

For The Chapel at Kingsmill, where I’ll be speaking this morning, here’s a short resource list for learning more on the topic of the discussion: Books To Start With Total Truth by Nancy Pearcey Kingdom Triangle by J. P. Moreland The Reason for God by Tim Keller God’s Undertaker: Has Science Buried God? by John …

March 9, 2008 – 6:39 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Thinking Christianly | Tagged | Comments Off

“Dementia diagnosis brings relief, not depression”–Why?

This made absolutely no sense to me at first: ‘The major finding is that both patients and their families feel relief, not increased anxiety, upon learning the [Alzheimer's] diagnosis,’ says study co-author John C. Morris, M.D., the Harvey A. and Dorismae Hacker Friedman Distinguished Professor of Neurology and director of the Alzheimer’s Disease Research Centre. …

March 8, 2008 – 9:21 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Origins and Science, The Faith | Tagged , , , | Comments (7)

The Register on Dawkins and “Expelled”

The U.K.’s Register says Dawkins may protest too much: Speaking at the Atheist Alliance convention in Virginia, Dawkins said: “I was never given a clue that these people were a creationist front,” adding that he wouldn’t have agreed to take part in the documentary if he had known its purpose. Here at El Reg we …

March 7, 2008 – 6:42 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Arts and Culture, Origins and Science | Tagged | Comments Off

Expelled: Then What?

Jack Cashill writes: Expelled opens nationwide on April 18th. The neo-Darwinists and their allies in the major media will do their best to kill it. Co-producer Mark Mathis tells me that two network news producers have already chosen not to cover the film because it was “biased,” unlike, say, the much-covered Fahrenheit 911. [From The …

March 6, 2008 – 9:05 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Origins and Science | Tagged | Comments (1)

Christian Carnival CCXIV

It’s Christian Carnival Time! We begin with a collection of posts having to do with Biblical understanding and application: At Light Along the Journey, John looks at the nature of the faith that transformed the life of Bartimaeus in the post Blind Faith. Richard H. Anderson presents A Brief History of the Covenant Relationship, posted …

March 5, 2008 – 1:56 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Miscellanea | Tagged , | Comments (5)

Expelled: The Pre-Controversy (Part 2)

Yesterday we heard about claims that Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed employed deception in interviews with Intelligent Design opponents. Today, the other broiling controversy: As for publicity, the filmmakers are apparently relying on bribery to promote their propaganda. Gotta spend money to make money, right? Schools will be “paid” according to the number of ticket stubs …

March 4, 2008 – 1:58 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Arts and Culture, Origins and Science | Tagged , , | Comments (93)