For the final class we simply have a laid back discussion, sharing our thoughts about this important issue.

For tonight’s class, we have an open discussion about where we currently stand on this debate, with some honest reflection about the strengths and weaknesses of the different views.

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Tonight’s class takes a look at the position of Young Earth Creationists. These Christians use the Bible as a starting point to scientific discovery. Upholding belief in a literal 6-day creation event, the YEC model argues that the world is between 6 and 10 thousand years old, and that Noah’s Flood was responsible for the vast majority of the geological evidence. How does this position square up against Biblical and scientific evidence?

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1.) Young Earth Creation – Refuting Evolution

2.) Young Earth Creation – YEC vs. Intelligent Design

This week’s class, we’ll take a close look at the Intelligent Design perspective. Intelligent Design (ID) is a scientific theory which holds that certain features of the universe and living things are best explained by an intelligent cause and are not the result of an undirected chance-based process such as Darwinian evolution. Is there good scientific evidence that there is an intelligent designer of the universe and of biological life?

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Here is the full interview between Dawkins and Ben Stein. This is an excerpt from the movie Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed, which I would recommend if you haven’t seen it.

Today’s class takes a deeper look at some of the evidences provided for evolution. How does the evidence for evolution stand up in the face of criticism? What are the strongest and weakest evidences for the evolutionary worldview?

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For today’s class we’ll take a look at some of the most powerful arguments often advanced in the case for evolution. This is delivered entirely from the evolutionary perspective, including common remarks heard from liberal theologians and critics of Intelligent Design/Creationism. I hope you find it engaging!

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We also have a transcript of the entire talk available >> get the transcript.

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Tonight we’ll dig in Genesis 1:1-2:3 to understand what this key Scripture teaches about how everything began. Do we interpret these verses literally, symbolically or as myth? How do we know? Does “day” mean a 24-hour day or an “age”? Again, how do we know? We tackles these questions and more.

Get the class notes here>> God Created cl6 and Genesis 1 observations notes here>> gen 1 observations.

Tonight and next week, we’ll discover what the Bible says about how God created the universe and everything in it. Our goal for these next two weeks is to let the Scripture speak for itself about the beginning, not question how it fits with scientific findings. We’ll do that soon enough.

Get the class notes here>> God Created – Class 5 and Powerpoint slides here>> class 5 ppt.

These study notes of Genesis 1:1-2:3 prepare you for next week’s class>> gen 1 observations.

Have a good week!

We visited the Delta Planetarium on Oct 18. What did you think about the wonders of our universe?