I wrote the following in 1999, meaning to flesh it out more fully. Consistency of messages among 40+ writers over 1,600+ years Here work needs to be done on finding other multiple-author works and comparing their internal consistency to that of the Bible. The methodology will need to eliminate questions of interpretation. Claims in the […]
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Rene Descartes famously said “cogito ergo sum”, I think therefore I am. He had wondered if the existence of everything could be doubted. The one thing he could not doubt was that he was thinking. From this he built up his philosophy. But, why stop where he did? Why not “I think therefore I think
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Firat, science is the process of explaining observations about the world around us. Call them “facts”. It proceeds by stating hypotheses, which can be confirmed or negated at some level of probability. Many of the facts are inferred from indirect observation. The fact of the existence of the Higgs boson is a fairly recent example.
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The clearest expression, for me, seems to be in Paul’s letter to Rome. He is expounding on righteousness by faith and then makes the interesting point that God’s very nature can be found in the study of His creation. (Rom 1:20 NIV) For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities–his eternal power and
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Fifteen years ago I wrote down a few questions, mostly regarding faith and science. What does the Bible say about epistemology? What are the reasons for believing the Bible is true? Is there any other system of belief that is equivalent to the Bible’s moral teachings? Does science, in fact, contradict the Bible? Can science
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