Cross Examined

Consider some of the popular science-y Christian apologetics: the Cosmological, Teleological, and Design Arguments, for example. They all share a flaw that gets too little attention. (For the podcast transcript, search for the title at www.patheos.com/blogs/crossexamined)

If anything is unchanging, God should be. But our picture of God (all powerful, omniscient, omnipresent) doesn't represent the God you get out from the Old Testament. Back in God's youth, he was a lot weaker than he is now. Consider two examples from the Bible. (For the podcast transcript, search for the title at www.patheos.com/blogs/crossexamined)

One of the three doors has a car behind it. You pick one, and the game show host reveals that one of the other two is a goat. Knowing that there's a total of two goats and one car, do you switch? (For the podcast transcript, search for the title at www.patheos.com/blogs/crossexamined)

DNA is marvelously complicated, but mere complexity can make us miss the real issues. When we examine DNA and the sloppy way it's put together, the Argument from Design collapses. (For the podcast transcript, search for the title at www.patheos.com/blogs/crossexamined)

Teleology says that life shows the hand of a designer; dysteleology says the reverse. Four aspects of DNA—the c-value enigma, pseudogenes, endogenous retroviruses, and atavisms—make a clear case for the latter. (For the podcast transcript, search for the title at www.patheos.com/blogs/crossexamined)

How can probability be used to help clarify the God question? A quick (and easy) summary of Bayes' Theorem will provide a useful tool in weighing competing claims. (For the podcast transcript, search for the title at www.patheos.com/blogs/crossexamined)

Let's conclude our look at Greg Koukl's analysis of the Problem of Evil. We're on the same page that this is a tough problem for Christianity, but I'm not sure that his resolution is as complete as he thinks. (For the podcast transcript, search for the title at www.Patheos.com/Blogs/CrossExamined)

Groundhog Day (February 2) is a day when we can celebrate some old wives' tale about groundhogs seeing their shadow, but few people know about the religious foundation of this day. (For the podcast transcript, search for the title at www.patheos.com/blogs/crossexamined)

My comments in honor of the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade has gotten a response. It's more supportive than many Christian responses. Let's take a look. (For the podcast transcript, search for the title at www.patheos.com/blogs/crossexamined)

A popular fundamentalist Christian wrestles with the Problem of Evil. He's confident that he's got this persistent problem under control. Take a look and see if that optimism is well placed. (For the podcast transcript, search for the title at www.patheos.com/blogs/crossexamined)