Mind and Intelligence — An Eternal Marriage
Who are we? And how did our universe come into being? There is one seemingly obvious fact we must consider in our search for rational answers to these two questions
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“Apparent” or “Purposeful” Design?
We have focused on the evidence of intelligence seen everywhere in the formation of our universe. We now approach the subject seeking evidence of purposeful design. There are really two
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Is the Human Heart Evidence of Intelligent Design?
Today, we will begin an exercise in straight thinking. These basic questions will make an interesting discussion with your teenager. This article will ask whether we can come to the
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Straight Thinking About Purposeful Design
This should be making headlines! Charles Darwin supposedly slammed shut the door long ago for us to believe our universe clearly shows evidence of purposeful design. But that door is opening
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Need Change in Your Most Important Relationships?
Can you readily identify how things need to change in a problem relationship? What percentage of the time would you say those changes include action on your part? If you’re
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A Fourth Way People Find Life’s Guidance — Part One
The world is going crazy: wars, killings, economic disaster, hate, nations murdering en mass their own people (starving them, harvesting their organs, devaluing human life)— and on and on it
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Retreat from All Discussion and Plead Ignorance
Giving up may be the most used path to finding truth. The use of this crowded avenue can be due to the prevalence of misinformation: so many voices, so many
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Is Reason the Path to Truth?
We previously discussed that some “establish” truth by whatever they individually think is truth. (And we’re seeing in today’s culture where that method leads us). Let’s observe a second way
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“Man is the measure of all things.” ~Protagoras
“Man is the measure of all things” declares there is no objective truth and ends up meaning… Only what agrees with how I see my needs and what I think
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The Bright Light of History’s Lessons
We all have need of history’s lessons. Our modern culture with its focus on the individual’s beliefs (whether factual, true or even sensible), is not new. In fact, if I
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David Hume, The Patriarch of Modern Doubts
The beliefs that laid the foundation for Western life and practices were, of course, the Judaeo-Christian standards and beliefs. The account of God’s act in creation, the Ten Commandments, and
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Intelligent Beliefs
What is intelligence? Clearly not the ability to cast doubt. The simplest of minds can do that. Skepticism and doubt may help narrow the field of possible candidates when trying
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