Can scientific and scriptural truth be reconciled?
Truth is an increasingly complex notion. Post-modern epistemology challenges the very possibility of even obtaining truth, with some philosophers going so far as to say that there is no such thing as truth to be obtained. Very few scientists, however, accept this pessimistic view.
Related topics: Science and the Church |
Are gaps in scientific knowledge evidence for God?
God-of-the-gaps arguments use gaps in scientific explanation as indicators – or even proof – of God’s action, and therefore of God’s existence. But the danger of using a God-of-the-gaps argument for the action – or even existence – of God is that it lacks the foresight of future scientific discoveries.
Related topics: Theology |
What role could God have in evolution?
Given that evolution accounts for the diversity of present life (see here), it might seem as if God plays no role in the process. But our modern understanding of physical laws, combined with a proper understanding of God’s relationship to time, can be synthesized into a robust theistic worldview.
Related topics: Theology |
How does the Fall fit into evolutionary history? Were Adam and Eve historical figures?
The early chapters of Genesis lay the foundation for much of the Bible. Here we meet Adam and Eve, formed “from the dust of the earth. Can this account fit into BioLogos? How does the Fall fit into an evolutionary history?
Related topics: Adam | Evolutionary Biology |
Did death occur before the Fall?
The Fall, found in Genesis 3, is a central part of Christian belief. But if BioLogos claims that God created life through evolution, then surely death occurred before the Fall. How then can BioLogos be compatible with scripture?
Related topics: Adam | Theodicy |
How should we interpret the Genesis flood account?
The Genesis Flood of Genesis 6-9 tells a fascinating story, sometimes referred to as “Noah and the Ark.” It is a common fundamentalist claim that the biblical flood must have been a worldwide one, or else Scripture as a whole is undermined.
Related topics: Genesis | Geology |
At what point in the evolutionary process did humans attain the “Image of God”?
Most theologians argue that the Image of God is not reflected as a physical image, but rather as characteristics of the mind and soul. From the BioLogos perspective, God planned for humans to evolve to the point of attaining these characteristics.
Related topics: Imago Dei |
What is the “fine-tuning” of the universe, and how does it serve as a “pointer to God”?
Fine-tuning refers to the surprising precision of nature’s physical constants, and the beginning state of the Universe. To explain the present state of the universe, even the best scientific theories require that the physical constants of nature and the beginning state of the Universe have extremely precise values.
Related topics: Math/Physics/Chemistry | Theology |
How are the ages of the Earth and universe calculated? How accurate are those figures?
Many different measurements have established that the Universe and the Earth are billions of years old. Using red shift, cosmic background radiation, and other methods, astronomers have determined the Universe to be 13.7 billion years old. Radiometric dating reveals the Earth to be 4.566 billion years old.
Related topics: Fossil Records | Math/Physics/Chemistry | Old Earth Creationism | Young Earth Creationism |
Who was Mitochondrial Eve? Who was Y-chromosome Adam? How do they relate to Genesis?
Through a concept known as coalescence, it is possible to trace human DNA sequences back to the one maternal ancestor. However, this does not mean that there was only one woman alive at that time. Careful measurements reveal that this woman, lived between 150,000 and 200,000 years ago.
Related topics: Adam | Genesis | Genetics |
