Tag: Creation

Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow’s Inadvertent Proof for God

There’s an old saying about giving a man enough rope, and he’ll hang himself – the idea being that if someone is wrong or lying, the longer they go on, the more obvious this becomes.  Well, Bantam Books gave Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow all the rope they wanted, and the result is The Grand Design, in… Continue reading Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow’s Inadvertent Proof for God

Why I’m Not a Young Earth Creationist

Today marks a new beginning in the Liturgical Year.  Today’s first reading is Genesis 1:1-19, the first four days of Creation.  Tomorrow, we’ll hear the last three days of Creation, and continue reading through Genesis, day by day, until next Friday.  It’ll cover all of the major events of Genesis 1 to 11 (it skips things… Continue reading Why I’m Not a Young Earth Creationist

Five Quick Points on Young Earth Creationism

I know a lot of faithful Christians subscribe to some variation of the idea that Creation occurred in six literal twenty-four days, followed by God resting – a belief for which they’re ruthlessly mocked by a faithless culture. I wanted to break away from that trend, and make it clear that while I don’t subscribe… Continue reading Five Quick Points on Young Earth Creationism

Should We Compare Genesis to Current Scientific Theories?

I. The Framework of the DebateAn interesting conversation has been going on over at Mark Shea’s blog: in this case, I think that the comments are actually much more interesting than his original case. The question is about the historicity of the first half (pre-Abraham) of Genesis. The question is generally not, “should we take… Continue reading Should We Compare Genesis to Current Scientific Theories?