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The BioLogos Foundation
Source: blakebill91 / Flickr / All Rights Reserved A common criticism of evolutionary theory is the apparent lack of transitional fossils throughout the fossil record. If evolution were true, argue opponents, why do we not find more fossils that “link” different species together? Isn’t evolution a dubious theory until we find more of these “missing…
Even Our Vestigial Organs Can Play An Important Part
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The BioLogos Foundation
A few weeks ago, we did a post on vestigial organs — organs that were once integral to our survival that we seem to have evolved beyond needing. Among the list were organs such as our appendix, our wisdom teeth, and our body hair. However, a new study has found that the spleen, often regarded…
The Problem With Two Little Words
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The BioLogos Foundation
In 1995, the National Association of Biology Teachers published its “Statement on Teaching Evolution.” The goal of the statement was to help address the controvery surrounding evolutionary theory in high school classrooms. However, rather than help alleviate the controversy, the document instead seemed to stir the troubled waters. Particularly problematic was the document’s definition of…
The Necessity of Faith
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kgiberson
Every Monday, “Science and the Sacred” features an essay from one of The BioLogos Foundation’s leaders: Francis Collins, Karl Giberson and Darrel Falk. Today’s entry was written by Karl Giberson. Some Christians apparently believe that faith is a bad word. At least it seems this way when they ridicule science because it is based on…
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