It is often said that atheism is simply a lack of belief in God or gods, but in reality, the atheistic worldview requires belief as every worldview rests upon a certain number of unproved and unprovable presuppositions. Due to humanity's finite nature, we do not possess all knowledge, but rather, a tiny fraction of it, and our direct observational capability is quite limited. Therefore, we must rest a large amount of what we do know upon inferences and assumptions as evidence

The postmodern age introduced speech regulation and redefinition eerily reminiscent of George Orwell's "newspeak" in his dystopian novel, 1984 and it would seem even science has embraced it. Concepts such as "Regimes of Truth," derived from Michel Foucault's ideas (who coincidentally died in 1984), are mixed with those of Jacques Derrida that claim language doesn't have actual meaning, but rather, words only derive meaning by how they are related to other words. This philosop

Was the universe designed and created or was it a cosmic accident, a product of time and chance? The debate has raged for millennia with increasing sophistication in models, data, and arguments, particularly since The Enlightenment period. The West is currently captivated by naturalistic explanations with nearly all scientific funding and investigation aimed exclusively and myopically at material causes. But beneath the naturalistic paradigm lies a deeper paradox—that not onl

Modern Western civilization largely believes that all that exists is matter and its movements (energy), otherwise known as the physical world. Those who adhere to this view of reality are known as materialists, and while this view certainly gained prominence after The Enlightenment in the 17th and 18th centuries, it is not at all a modern idea to the West, but rather, it dates back to at least the 5th century BC with Greek philosophers such as Leucippus and Democritus. But de

There seems to be some confusion about what exactly a theory is in science, and it typically resurfaces in discussions regarding culturally sacrosanct theories like evolution. I've seen and heard countless exchanges where someone states that evolution is only a theory, which inevitably elicits the response that a theory is much more akin to a fact than a possibility or a hypothesis. I've seen conversations where people point to internet memes like the one below to mock anyone

Our modern society has pushed sexual boundaries and bent definitions so far, that it has come full circle and is undermining its own foundation. Though most modern gender identity advocates and activists don't realize it, their arguments now present them with an uncomfortable dilemma which strays far beyond the realm of science and into those of philosophy and theology. Ironically, to make sense of these entangled concepts, the advocates are forcing us to evaluate their claim

A civilization engulfed by materialism will consequently be enraptured by humanism and hedonism and will eventually end in catastrophism. Derived from a Greek word meaning pleasure, the ancient philosophy of Hedonism is the theory that the satisfaction of desire is the highest good and aim of human life. This philosophy has permeated Western civilization to such a pervasive degree that even the Church has succumbed to its influence, devising man-centered theologies such as th

Since psychology was established as a scientific field in the late 19th century, the Church has increasingly deferred to its authority. Today, about two-thirds of churches offer no lay counselling services, instead referring believers to professional psychotherapists and in many churches and ministries, staff are actively discouraged from counselling unless they have the proper training, degrees, or credentials. But this very recent shift in orthopraxy begs some rather import

Scripture is usually quite explicit in defining sin and God's character is consistent and His word never changes, so why is it that there are some issues which appear a bit fuzzy? The rub is in the fact that God is not the only being in the universe who defines sin—mankind does as well. This is where issues of conscience come into play, and though the issues themselves appear blurry, the way scripture instructs us to handle them is crystal clear. The Origins of the Conscience

Science is only as good as its predictive ability. Physics got us to the moon because it could accurately predict the movements of celestial bodies in orbit and rockets under thrust. Computing technology works because it can predict, control and manipulate the movement of electrons. But when science produces models which predict outcomes that do not match reality with any degree of reliability, it becomes more like astrology than astronomy with data being read like tarot card

From Geocentric models to Heliocentric and from Steady State cosmology to the Big Bang theory, man has proposed many ideas of what the universe looks like. Of course all of them have problems. In fact the current popular model, the Big Bang Theory, has so many problems that its credibility has been in question for quite some time. But not only does scripture paint a very different picture of what our world and the universe around us looks like, but also how they formed, and h

A brand new study of five million mitochondrial DNA samples collected from around the world concludes that most species on Earth came into existence around the same time—and not millions of years ago. This flies in the face of established evolutionary theory in several ways and shows yet again how macro-evolution defies actual scientific investigation and observable evidence. Standard Darwinian evolution claims that all the diversity of life on planet Earth arose at differen

One of the immutable truths I learned through my degree in anthropology is that religion permeates all of human culture. Mankind indeed appears to actually be hardwired to believe in God—see the book Why God Won't Go Away, which delves into human brain biology. But as Western society moves further from Judeo-Christian beliefs and traditional religion, we witness a curious phenomenon as nature abhors a vacuum. As I've said many times, non-religious people tend to have very rel

Though evolutionary timetables are widely accepted even among Christians these days, the truth is there is quite a bit of evidence that seems to point to a young Earth and universe. While the Big Bang Theory continues to need patch after patch and employ multiple fudge factors in order to match observable data, Dr. Moshe Carmelli's Cosmological Relativity model actually matches observable data nicely. The problem? It would calculate the age of the universe at only several tho

Another devastating article was recently published showing how flawed science truly is. Titled "Saving Science," the lengthy expose was summarized in a subsequent Reason.com article titled "Most Scientific Findings Are Wrong or Useless." Both articles touch on a growing realization that science cannot answer every question that man has—it has very real limitations. Furthermore, what answers science can provide are not always clear or even accurate with estimates upwards of 70

It's no secret that higher education in America has an extreme liberal bias and has long abandoned teaching students how to think and has instead dogmatically taught students what to think. Liberals of course would argue the reason liberal thought pervades the university is that conservatives are ignorant and uneducated and therefore are underemployed in academia. A recent New York Times Op-Ed titled, "A Confession of Liberal Intolerance" admitted that this clearly is not the

The god of Western civilization is science. We view it as infallible, definitive and absolute in its trustworthiness. Scientists are our high priests and their word is final and uncontested. But we are deluding ourselves to believe this myth. The reality is that science is highly flawed, scientists have biases and agendas, data can be manipulated and the system through which science is funded makes it extremely vulnerable to corruption. In short, science is not simply some al

Time and time again, dissenting or opposing views in science are shamed and silenced with ridiculous arguments like "97% of scientists agree..." But there are several issues with such arguments. First, the number of scientists presented that "agree" is usually greatly inflated in order to appear much more conclusive and definitive. Secondly, the histories of science is riddled with theories that at one time were generally agreed upon and were later found out to be utterly inc

A recent scientific study that was published about the fine-tuned motions of the human hand caused an uproar in the scientific community because it called the hand "designed" by a "creator." Scientists have threatened to ban the journal unless the study was removed or edited and called the whole notion of intelligent design "pseudoscience." The study's authors quickly responded that the terminology was actually a translation error (the majority of the authors were Chinese) an

Scripture alludes to an astonishing concept that man's free will - our choices - impact our children even in a hereditary sense. In Romans, Paul makes it clear that sin is hereditary in its consequences when he said that through Adam, all men die (Rom 5:12-21). Genesis also alludes to the hereditary nature of sin and its consequences via the seed of males as the prophetic passage in Genesis 3:15 tells of the seed of the woman bruising the head of the serpent. So according to