Plantinga

I had the chance to hear Alvin Plantinga speak at Criswell College in Dallas yesterday. I would definitely recommend this guy to anyone interested in philosophy. Though his talk was philosophical, we should never divorce that discipline from Theology. His presentation was on Naturalism v. Evolution...the real battle between science and religion.

See the connection? Naturalism is the 'religion' in conflict with evolution, in other words. Though he would not support an evolutionary cosmogony, he explained why its major incompatibility is not with theism, but with naturalism. Naturalism, by the way, is the standard message coming from all the science/learning channels--buyer beware.

Plantinga has captured the theistic world's attention. He is highly regarded and now I know why. He can boil mountains of complicated philosophical data down to my level. I hope to read more of him after graduating. Cogency in presentation proves that you really have command of your material. I wish I had that too!

Richard Dawkins points out the 'departure' of a UK Bishop from the foundations of Christianity!

This is the video from YouTube.




LISTEN TO HIM ASK, "WHY EVEN STICK WITH CHRISTIANITY? [SINCE YOU AGREE WITH ME--A HUMANISTIC ATHEIST ON HOMOSEXUALITY]"

Wow!

Which came first...the fish or the human?

I like how this guy pauses to answer a simple question.

What is your response to it?



Source:CMI INFObytes.