In terms of subjects, astronomy was my first love and is still way up there. (OK, bad joke.) When I was a teen in the mid-1970s, I began to study it in earnest through some books I had bought. In the process, one thing that began to trouble me was the age of the universe.Continue reading “Does It Matter How Old the Universe Is?”
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Can You Live by an Evolutionary Worldview?
As a teen, I learned about evolution, which was seen as a completely random process. Over time, I came to see its numerous flaws and concluded that it was not a viable theory; I have written about the reasons for that here: https://keithpetersenblog.com/2020/09/16/is-evolution-a-viable-theory/ (Don’t worry; it’s not “technical.”) In Charles Darwin’s original formulation of evolution,Continue reading “Can You Live by an Evolutionary Worldview?”
What Evolutionary Psychology Can’t Explain
With Question Evolution Day (QED) just a few days away, I’ve been thinking about evolution from a different angle: evolutionary psychology (EP), which purports to explain human behavior. I came across an article by Glenn Geher which attempts to explain, for example, why we love our kids; why it’s hard to hit the gym; why we preferContinue reading “What Evolutionary Psychology Can’t Explain”
The Intelligent Designer
Throughout my life, much of what I have read indicates that many people seem to think Christianity and science are in opposition to each other. However, many big-picture scientific findings have strengthened my faith immeasurably. With Question Evolution Day (QED, on February 12, which is Charles Darwin’s birthday) almost here, I’ve been thinking about intelligentContinue reading “The Intelligent Designer”
Is There Such a Thing As Deconversion?
A couple of years ago, someone recommended a book to me called The Anatomy of Deconversion by John Marriott. A deconvert is defined as a person who used to be a Christian. Marriott’s book is based on extensive interviews with 24 deconverts, ranging in age from early 20s to mid-50s. 15 of them are men,Continue reading “Is There Such a Thing As Deconversion?”