A | B |
Soul, evidence for | Continuity over time |
7 | Number of years for nearly all cells to be replaced |
Kalaam Cosmological Argument | Whatever began to exist has a cause, the universe began to exist, therefore it has a cause |
Type of cause for the universe | Intelligent, All powerful, Transcends Space and Time |
Religion and Design | Design has religious implications perhaps, but does not depend on a religious argument |
30 | Number of cosmological constants requiring precison |
Cambrian Explosion | Biggest objection from the fossil record |
40 Phyla | Majority of the 40 appear suddenly in the Cambrian Explosion |
Problem with Darwin's Tree | It is upside down |
Most Cosmologists Agree | Universe had a beginning |
Something out of nothing? | No, energy field, governed by laws; not a vacuum like the layman would conceive of it |
Book written by Frank Morisson | Who Moved the Stone? Available online |
Problems with Anthropological Principle | No evidence of multiple universes; What's generating them; Multiple Universe generator needs an origin; 2nd Law of Thermodynamics; Kalaam Argument |
Jesus's question to Peter | Who do you say that I am? |
Optimal Ark | Size and stability |
Gospel of Thomas | Mistakes it make are the type we'd expect of forgeries, providing evidence for the gospels by contrast |
Beliefs according to materialism | Shake me I fizz religion, shake you and you fizz atheism; no choice involved |
Religion's role in science | Most branches of science were founded by believer's in God |
Universe from a rational mind | Provides a rationale for the advancement of science |
Problems with Urey's experiment | Does not replicate the early earth; Far cry from creating life |
All the ingredients for life | Do nothing if you puncture the cell |
Colombo tactic (Koukl) | Ask questions "innocently" |
Suicide tactic (Koukl) | Show how a view is self defeating |
Steamroller tactic (Koukl) | Don't let them just barrage you with questions... |
Driver seat tactic | The Colombo tactic |
Problem of Evil in Job | Not explain everything but evidence provided for belief; "afterlife" argument |
Problem with Relativism | Views are mutually exclusive |
Hotel Room Design analogy | Left room, with dog, go breakfast |
Balloon around the room design anology | Had string and bag of balloons in the cupboard, came back |
2 features of the earth's design | Desinged for hospitality and discoverability |
Problems with scientism | Its Assumes things it argues it against, it is too Restrictive and it is on a self-destructive Mission |
Taking the roof off (Koukl) | Assume the view and show where it leads (without the spin) |
Problem with deism | God created the universe, but then life forms thereafter |
Earth and universe generator problem | Earth- designed for habitability and discoverability |
Argument against design | Not let a divine foot in the door; keep it a closed system |
Mount St. Helen's | Mini Grand Canyon; layers; laid in hours |
Fast formation of layers | Trilobite trails; polystrate trees; requirements to form a fossil |
Electing presidents | Its not just how they interview, but what's their history |