Tag Archives: evolution

An update on alt-right (and why I’m not)

Posted on November 12, 2018 by J. B. Aitken

This comes around every now and then.  When Alt Right came on the scene in 2016 (It was actually there in 2010), it was interesting because it was funny to watch CNN get triggered by Pepe memes. And I read … Continue reading →

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Charles Darwin: Origin of Species (Review)

Posted on October 30, 2018 by J. B. Aitken

At best Darwin can explain the survival of the fittest, not the arrival of a new species. Survival, not arrival. If this book were written today, it wouldn’t have caused such an uproar. Some of that is we are familiar … Continue reading →

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The Lost World of Genesis 1 (John Walton)

Posted on October 29, 2018 by J. B. Aitken

Like the other “Lost World” books, this is written in proposition format, which makes the arguments easy to follow.  Walton is very clear, even on points where I disagree. There are some flaws in this work, but it is a … Continue reading →

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Blogging through Darwin (4): Addendum on minor difficulties

Posted on October 24, 2018 by J. B. Aitken

Chapters 7-9 Darwin follows up with objections raised.  Most of these are quite uninteresting and are literally  arguments against certain bird specialists. He does make one interesting comment in passing (chapter 7). “Lastly, more than one writer has asked, why … Continue reading →

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Blogging through Darwin (3): Darwin admits his difficulties

Posted on October 21, 2018 by J. B. Aitken

Chapter 6: Difficulties of the Theory Darwin is very honest about some difficulties in his theory: if species have descended from other species, then why do we not see evidence of this in the fossil record (80)?  He does attempt … Continue reading →

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Evolution of the Soul (Richard Swinburne)

Posted on October 20, 2018 by J. B. Aitken

Swinburne, Richard.  Evolution of the Soul.  Oxford. terminology person: anyone who has the facets of consciousness which men possess, whether human or not (Swinburne 4). substance: a component of the world which interacts causally with other components (5). They have … Continue reading →

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Blogging Through Darwin (2)

Posted on October 16, 2018 by J. B. Aitken

In this chapter Darwin deals with Natural Selection.  Granting the fact that science has improved and that many of his speculations about cross-breeding aren’t all that interesting, what I did find fascinating was that every case he brought forward proved … Continue reading →

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The Case for a Creator (Lee Strobel)

Posted on October 14, 2018 by J. B. Aitken

Strobel, Lee.  The Case for a Creator. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2004. We should not critique Lee Strobel for doing what he set out to do.  Yes, this is a popular account and while it sometimes reads like Evangelical spy-fiction, it … Continue reading →

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Blogging through Darwin (1)

Posted on October 13, 2018 by J. B. Aitken

I’m holding off on any sort of critique right now.  That will come when we deal with the fossil section.  I am currently using the Great Books edition.  In terms of prose style, it’s quite good.  Much of Darwin, himself … Continue reading →

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Defeating Darwinism by Opening Minds

Posted on October 12, 2018 by J. B. Aitken

This isn’t a refutation manual of Darwinism.  In fact, there is very little “technical work” on whether Darwinism is true or not.  Rather, it guides the reader in how to ask the right questions and in not letting the opponent … Continue reading →

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