Thought Provoker
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I am providing this thread in an attempt to provide an outlet for a (semi-)serious debate over the stated topics of Dr. Dembski's course, Christian Faith and Science
I ask everyone to restrict their comments to things directly relating to this syllabus and Francis Collins' book, The Language of God (a major focus of the course)
From the syllabus...
| Quote | STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES In this course the student will:
- Understand the main strategies for relating science and the Christian faith.
- Be able to summarize the main scientific challenges to the Christian faith.
- Learn to write critical reviews appropriate to the debate between science and religion. |
While I don't have the ability to directly enforce the requested rules of this thread, I might be able to encourage self compliance by pointing out this is an opportunity to show off your understanding of the above topics.
I dare say most of the commenters in After the Bar Closes probably feel they are as close to experts in antievolution issues as one can get.
If both side can leave their complaints about "tone" and complaints about complaining to the other Phil:4483 thread, I would appreciate it.
This thread will also be a (hopefully) detailed review of The Language of God. Dr. Dembski's students should have no excuses of an inability to talk to this subject. A review of this book is supposed to be worth 30% of their final grade.
Here is the table of contents...
| Quote | Introduction
Chapter 1: From Atheism to Belief
Chapter 2: The War of the Worldviews
Chapter 3: The Origins of the Universe
Chapter 4: Life on Earth
Chapter 5: Deciphering God's Instruction Book
Chapter 6: Genesis, Galileo, and Darwin
Chapter 7: Option 1: Atheism and Agnosticism
Chapter 8: Option 2: Creationism
Chapter 9: Option 3: Intelligent Design
Chapter 10: Option 4: BioLogos
Chapter 11: Truth Seekers
APPENDIX The Moral Practice of Science and Medicine: Bioethics |
I have found a version of the book that I can copy and paste from. It has 272 pages with the appendix taking up 38 of those (which we may or may not want to address). It looks like a reasonably easy read.
I will be going through chapter by chapter with a summary. I am hoping this will inspire some of Dr. Dembski's students to engage in meaningful conversation because I am going to look foolish if this ends up with me as the only one talking.
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