ASA Voices

The Deepwater Horizon Disaster

By Richard Blinne, on May 4th, 2010

By now you’ve all heard of the environmental disaster in the Gulf of Mexico but my sense is the media (along with BP) is underplaying the scope and size of the disaster. Others like the Governor Perry set it as an “act of God”.

Perry questioned whether the spill was “just an act of God that occurred” . . . → Read More: The Deepwater Horizon Disaster

iPad as an ASA reader

By Terry M. Gray, on April 29th, 2010

This is an “on the lighter side” post but knowing how strongly people feel about their computers, cell phones, etc., it might generate lots of controversy.

Being the Apple fanboy that I am, I was a fairly early adopter of the iPad. I did wait a week, so managed to express a bit of restraint.

I’m finding that . . . → Read More: iPad as an ASA reader

Limits of Accommodation

By , on April 29th, 2010

I was trying to comment on Randy’s post regarding Bruce Waltke , but it didn’t let me click the Reply link. I think a new post would be better anyway.

Like others, I think it is a sad situation. But Randy asked several questions, among them: “Should our faith commitment ever be allowed to . . . → Read More: Limits of Accommodation

The Resignation of Dr. Bruce Waltke: Sad News for the Dialogue on Evolution

By , on April 13th, 2010

I am deeply saddened by the resignation from Reformed Theological Seminary of Dr. Bruce Waltke, renowned evangelical Old Testament scholar. Apparently Dr. Waltke felt compelled to resign from the seminary after he stated on a video clip that he felt if evangelical churches don’t come to terms with data overwhelmingly in favor of the reality of . . . → Read More: The Resignation of Dr. Bruce Waltke: Sad News for the Dialogue on Evolution

Why these difficulties in the first place, Lord?

By , on March 17th, 2010

I am in the midst of an email discussion with a small group of Christians in another state who are beginning to consider how to integrate old earth and biological evolution into their Christian faith as they study the first chapters of Genesis together. They are asking me questions like “what have I come to believe . . . → Read More: Why these difficulties in the first place, Lord?

Smithsonian Human Origins Initiative

By Randy Isaac, on March 11th, 2010

The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History has announced its new Human Origins Initiative. Their website was launched yesterday. On Wednesday March 17 they will open the new David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins which features a major new exhibit on what it means to be human. As part of this initiative, the Smithsonian has . . . → Read More: Smithsonian Human Origins Initiative

BioLogos as alternative to terms EC or TE

By , on March 9th, 2010

Over at BioLogos there has been discussion of use of the term BioLogos rather than Evolutionary Creation or Theistic Evolution. This comes out not in the post but in the comments.

http://biologos.org/blog/report-on-biologos-reasons-to-believe-dialogue/

I chimed in with my thoughts:

I prefer to use the term Evolutionary Creation rather than Theistic Evolution for at least two reasons:
1. EC makes it . . . → Read More: BioLogos as alternative to terms EC or TE

AAAS Meeting

By Randy Isaac, on February 26th, 2010

I’d like to share a few experiences from the AAAS meeting in San Diego last weekend.
First and foremost, and most relevant to this blog, was the DoSER (Dialog on Science, Ethics, and Religion) reception, held annually at these meetings. This is an AAAS sponsored program. At the reception, AAAS Vice President Al Teich and Francis Collins . . . → Read More: AAAS Meeting

Chromosome 2 Fusion

By , on February 23rd, 2010

I’m going to pull these chromosome 2 fusion comments into a new post. Interestingly, everyone acts as if this is new data. This has been known for decades, as long as karyotype analysis and chromosome banding studies have been around. The sequencing data has merely confirmed more dramatically the argument for a . . . → Read More: Chromosome 2 Fusion

ID not science, should it be called Natural Philosophy?

By , on February 23rd, 2010

I read this over on UcD:
http://www.uncommondescent.com/intelligent-design/a-response-to-stephen-barr/

One can argue that as an empirical matter ID has failed to demonstrate that living things bear indicia of design. Many scientists would disagree, but competing interpretations of the data are what good science is all about. May the best interpretation prevail. But some scientists go further than advancing competing interpretations . . . → Read More: ID not science, should it be called Natural Philosophy?