SCILIGION : General Discussion Questions

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Two Discussion QuestionsBernie Dehler
Sciligion Community Organizer
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DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

• Can only atheists claim evolution for their side
  in the atheist/theist debate? Can something come
  from nothing?
• Is evolution a miracle? Why do so many
  scientists talk that way?

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DISCUSSION QUESTION 1
Howard Van Till is Professor Emeritus of Physics
and Astronomy at Calvin College. He earned his
Ph.D. in physics from Michigan State University.
Dr. Van Till's research experience includes both
solid state physics and millimeter-wave
astronomy. Van Till's goal is to encourage a
non-adversarial and mutually-informative
engagement of Christian theology and the natural
sciences.
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DISCUSSION QUESTION 1
Why is there something (e.g., a universe) in
place of nothing? Is nothing capable of
transforming its nothingness into any form of
something? Do you really expect me to take such
a proposition seriously? Get real! (Howard Van
Till, pg. 216)
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DISCUSSION QUESTION 2

• Conclusion points
• Life is in constant evolution
• Nothing exists in isolation
• Our relationship with disease is complex
  sometimes it is helpful

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DISCUSSION QUESTION 2
The more we learn about the unbelievably
complex, immensely varied, and yet simultaneously
simple origin and development of life on earth,
the more it looks like a miracle, and one that is
still unfolding. The miracle of evolution.