Creation

How can you say that Biologos and scientists such as Denis Lamoreaux are deistic evolutionists?

Dr. John Oakes wrote in Creation, General, Miracles, Philosophy, Science and the Bible, Supernatural .

[Editor’s note: The comment and response below are a follow-up to an earlier question and answer in which some terminology produced a bit of a miscommunication. For completeness, the original exchange is below this comment and response.] Comment: I was at a roundtable discussion that included Denis Lamoreaux. I definitely aggree with his thinking on evolution. But […]

If evolution and abiogenesis have simple naturalistic explanations, then why can we not simply exclude God from creation of life and species?

Dr. John Oakes wrote in Creation, General, Philosophy, Science and the Bible, Supernatural .

Question: If evolution and abiogenesis have simply naturalistic explanations behind the origins and development of life itself, then wouldn’t this replace any need for a god? Abiogenesis for example gives forth purely scientific and naturalistic reasons behind how life came into existence, why at this point would there be a need for such a deity? Same […]

If quantum events are random, how can God know who is going to heaven and how can free will exist?

Dr. John Oakes wrote in Creation, General, Historical and Messianic Prophecy, Miracles, Philosophy, Q & A, Supernatural, Theology and Doctrinal Questions .

Question: Does god play dice? Quantum events are random. So how can God know who is going to heaven? The Bible mentions that those who are saved have been written in the book of life before creation. You also mention the universe has a sort of free will so how does God know about events […]

How do you explain examples of “unintelligent design”?

Dr. John Oakes wrote in Anthropology, Creation, General, Q & A, Science and the Bible .

Question: Hello! In my biological anthropology classes at university, the argument of unintelligent design has cropped up a couple of times. In a lecture on primates, the example that came up was that our spine is designed to be horizontal so when primates moved to being bipedal due to erectness it led to many spinal […]