Monthly Archives: January 2010

To See Is To Worship

To believe in God is to worship him. To do otherwise is impossible. That’s not because it’s some rule he set up, like “If you’re going to move with the basketball you have to dribble it.” It’s more like, “If you add 2 and 2 you have to get 4.” If you really see who …

January 30, 2010 – 8:20 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Knowing God | Comments (3)

The Evolutionists’ Complaint: It’s Wrong to Argue For ID By Arguing Against Evolution (Part 1 of 3)

This entry is part 1 of 3 in the series The Evolutionist's Complaint

Last week I posted an article in which I attempted to show that evidence against evolution can legitimately be evidence in favor of Intelligent Design. I ran into some serious opposition on that, and even though my interlocutors’ objections there were often mis-aimed, they did lead me to think through the matter more deeply. I …

January 29, 2010 – 2:05 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Origins and Science | Tagged , | Comments Off

The Evolutionists’ Complaint: It’s Wrong to Argue For ID By Arguing Against Evolution (Part 2 of 3)

This entry is part 2 of 3 in the series The Evolutionist's Complaint

This is the second stage of an argument responding to what I have called The Complaint: that Intelligent Design’s (ID’s) negative argumentation against naturalistic evolution (NE; defined here as the development of life and its complexity through undirected random variation coupled with natural selection) is somehow illegitimate, unscientific, or otherwise weak or wrong. If you …

January 29, 2010 – 2:02 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Origins and Science | Tagged , | Comments (4)

The Evolutionists’ Complaint: It’s Wrong to Argue For ID By Arguing Against Evolution (Part 3 of 3)

This entry is part 3 of 3 in the series The Evolutionist's Complaint

This is the third post in a series exploring The Complaint of evolutionists: that Intelligent Design’s (ID’s) negative argumentation against naturalistic evolution (NE; defined here as the development of life and its complexity through undirected random variation coupled with natural selection) is somehow illegitimate, unscientific, or otherwise weak or wrong. (This is not the place …

January 29, 2010 – 2:00 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Origins and Science | Tagged , | Comments (76)

Is Apologetics Relevant In Your Church?

I’m part of a network of apologists and worldview ministry leaders who are beginning to do some work on how our ministries could be more effective, especially in churches. We’re just beginning this behind-the-scenes strategy work. You could help set our direction by telling us how we’re doing right now. If you’re a pastor or …

January 28, 2010 – 6:16 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Thinking Christianly | Tagged , | Comments Off

“Tim Tebow Super Bowl ad sparks clash”

The Faith and Reason blog at USA Today tells us Tim Tebow is going to be featured in a commercial during the Super Bowl. Tebow, who just finished up his senior year of football at the University of Florida, is a natural for appearing on Super Bowl Sunday—many consider him the best college quarterback in …

January 26, 2010 – 3:40 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Ethics, Life and Choices | Tagged , , , | Comments (11)

Thinking Christianly: Ten Essential Aspects

This entry is part 1 of 14 in the series Basic Discipleship of the Mind

My blog’s title is not so much about how I view myself but about what I hope to encourage: Christians thinking. Some writers have used the term “thinking Christianly” to describe this process: thinking well, thinking deeply, and thinking in accordance with the truth of God revealed through Jesus Christ. Today I’m starting a series …

January 25, 2010 – 11:58 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Thinking Christianly | Tagged , , , , , | Comments (4)

Arguing for ID By Arguing Against Evolution: Is It Legitimate?

Evolutionists complain that positive arguments for ID are lacking, and that all ID offers are negative arguments against evolution. Without granting all of that, I want to address whether there is something wrong with arguing for ID by arguing against evolution. I have done this before, but I’ve developed the argument further since then. This …

January 23, 2010 – 2:58 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Origins and Science | Comments (59)