Is Animal Suffering a Bigger Problem for Theists?
In one of his more memorable lines, the great English poet Alfred, Lord Tennyson raises a fist to the sky, demanding, like Job, an answer for suffering: “Are God and…
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Seth Hart
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Seth Hart is a PhD student in science and theology at the University of Durham. He holds masters in theology from Oxford, Regent College, and Johnson University. His current research delves into whether the field of biology and its fundamental concepts are built upon theistic foundations, arguing that terms like “adaptation”, “organism”, and “fitness” all entail the existence of God. He currently resides in Fayetteville, Arkansas with his wife and corgi.
The Teleological Menace, Why Biology (Still) Requires God
In March of 2013, a lengthy article appeared in The Weekly Standard with the simple yet provocative title, “The Heretic.” The piece was accompanied by an ominous painting of a…
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Btw, Evolution is Teleological
One of the more famous scientific texts of the past few decades has undoubtedly been Richard Dawkin’s The Blind Watchmaker: Why the Evidence of Evolution Reveals a Universe without Design.…
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Did American Christians Wage War on Darwin? (Spoiler Alert: No)
In the first part of this two-part series, I covered the rather congenial reaction to Darwinism among conservative Protestants during the Victorian era. However, I limited myself to reactions with…
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Christianity’s War on Darwinism, or the War that Never Happened
On November 24, 1859, Charles Darwin published his seminal work On the Origin of Species, and, as the tired story goes, the reclusive scientist was subsequently assaulted by his Christian…
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