Monday, May 26, 2008
The Mystery of Life's Origin
Readers may be interested to know that the seminal intelligent design book, The Mystery of Life's Origin, first published in 1984 and now out-of-print despite a second printing in 1992, is now available as a free pdf download:
Charles B. Thaxton, Walter L. Bradley & Roger L. Olson, The Mystery of Life’s Origin: Reassessing Current Theories, (Lewis and Stanley, 1992) @ www.themysteryoflifesorigin.org/
For up-to-date, peer reviewed information on this fascinating area of research, cf (by year of publication):
Stephen C. Meyer, 'DNA and the Origin of Life' - This article appears in the peer-reviewed book Darwinism, Design and Public Education (Michigan State University Press, 2003)
J.T. Trevors and D.L. Abel, ' Chance and Necessity Do Not Explain the Origin of Life', Cell Biology International; Volume 28, Issue 11, November 1, 2004.
J.T. Trevors & D.L. Abel, ‘Three subsets of sequence complexity and their relevance to biopolymeric information’, Theoretical Biology and Medical Modelling, (2005, 2: 29)
Øyvind Albert Voie, 'Biological Function and the Genetic Code are Independent', Chaos, Solitons and Fractals, 2006, Vol 28(4), 1000-1004.
A good contemporary book on this topic is: Fazale Rana & High Ross, Origins of Life: Biblical and Evolutionary Models Face Off, (Navpress, 2004) - Fazale and Ross frame their argument in terms of their Old Earth Creationist Position.
Charles B. Thaxton, Walter L. Bradley & Roger L. Olson, The Mystery of Life’s Origin: Reassessing Current Theories, (Lewis and Stanley, 1992) @ www.themysteryoflifesorigin.org/
For up-to-date, peer reviewed information on this fascinating area of research, cf (by year of publication):
Stephen C. Meyer, 'DNA and the Origin of Life' - This article appears in the peer-reviewed book Darwinism, Design and Public Education (Michigan State University Press, 2003)
J.T. Trevors and D.L. Abel, ' Chance and Necessity Do Not Explain the Origin of Life', Cell Biology International; Volume 28, Issue 11, November 1, 2004.
J.T. Trevors & D.L. Abel, ‘Three subsets of sequence complexity and their relevance to biopolymeric information’, Theoretical Biology and Medical Modelling, (2005, 2: 29)
Øyvind Albert Voie, 'Biological Function and the Genetic Code are Independent', Chaos, Solitons and Fractals, 2006, Vol 28(4), 1000-1004.
A good contemporary book on this topic is: Fazale Rana & High Ross, Origins of Life: Biblical and Evolutionary Models Face Off, (Navpress, 2004) - Fazale and Ross frame their argument in terms of their Old Earth Creationist Position.
Friday, May 16, 2008
William Paley Institute re-publish articles
Today I came accross a website called 'The William Paley Institute' which has re-published (with reference to ARN) four of my articles:
Why Naturalists Should Mind about Physicalism, and Vice Versa
Intelligent Design, Aesthetics and Design Arguments
'What do you believe is true even though you cannot prove it?' Comparing Dawkins' Blind Faith with Flew's Evidence
A Rough Guide to Creation & Evolution
Why these appear in a section called 'speeches' rather than in the one called 'papers' I don't know! Still, nice to be re-produced!
Why Naturalists Should Mind about Physicalism, and Vice Versa
Intelligent Design, Aesthetics and Design Arguments
'What do you believe is true even though you cannot prove it?' Comparing Dawkins' Blind Faith with Flew's Evidence
A Rough Guide to Creation & Evolution
Why these appear in a section called 'speeches' rather than in the one called 'papers' I don't know! Still, nice to be re-produced!
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Third and Final Batch of Habermas Clips
The final five clips of Gary R. Habermas now added below care of the Tools for Talks You Tube channel. Dr. Gary R. Habermas is Distinguished Research professor and Chair, Department of Philosophy and Theology at Liberty University, Lynchburg Virginia in the USA, and is one of the foremost apologists of the Christian faith today.
Resurrection - The Jerusalem Factor
Jesus' Resurrection, Swoon Theory, Sceptics and the Shroud
Jesus' Resurrection - medical objections to 'swoon' theory
Paul's Creedal Quotation - Summary
Paul's Corinthian Quotation of an Early Creed
Friday, May 09, 2008
Second batch of Habermas clips
Below are seven more clips I edited out of my interview with Dr. Gary R. Habermas on his recent UK speaking tour. Habermas is Distinguished Research professor and Chair, Department of Philosophy and Theology at Liberty University, Lynchburg Virginia in the USA, and is one of the foremost apologists of the Christian faith today. On the whole James Cameron produced Talpiot Tomb 'we've found Jesus' tomb and he is in it' thing, cf. Gary R. Habermas, 'The Lost Tomb of Jesus: A Response to the Discovery-Channel Documentry by James Cameron'
Dr Gary R. Habermas: The Death and Resurrection of Debbie
Dr Gary R. Habermas on Strobel and 'The Case for Christ'
Dr Gary R. Habermas: The problem with the problem of evil
Dr Gary R. Habermas: Women Witnesses to the Empty Tomb
Dr Gary R. Habermas: Talpiot Verses Resurrection
Dr Gary R. Habermas: Talpiot Statistics
Dr Gary R. Habermas: The Tomb of Jesus?
Friday, May 02, 2008
Gary R. Habermas Interview Videos
Below are a series of six video clips of American Christian Philosopher, Theologian and Apologist Gary R. Habermas. These are actually the first 6 of 18 clips being made available via the Damaris subscription website www.ToolsForTalks.com and are shown here in their lower quality ToolsForTalks YouTube Channel versions.
I conducted the interview with Habermas from which these clips are taken myself. This was in London while Habermas was on his recent lecture tour of the UK. I also edited the videos.
Dr. Gary R. Habermas is Distinguished Research professor and Chair, Department of Philosophy and Theology at Liberty University, Lynchburg Virginia in the USA, and is one of the foremost apologists of the Christian faith today.
I conducted the interview with Habermas from which these clips are taken myself. This was in London while Habermas was on his recent lecture tour of the UK. I also edited the videos.
Dr. Gary R. Habermas is Distinguished Research professor and Chair, Department of Philosophy and Theology at Liberty University, Lynchburg Virginia in the USA, and is one of the foremost apologists of the Christian faith today.
Dr Gary R. Habermas on Antoy Flew's Move to Deism
Dr Gary R. Habermas on how the New Testament Manuscripts Outstrip Other Ancient Texts
Dr Gary R. Habermas on Early New Testament Copies
Dr Gary R. Habermas on the Gospels' early record of Jesus' life
Dr Gary R. Habermas on Doubting Thomas
Dr Gary R. Habermas on Faith & Hope
