Archive for ‘Science’
Something Wicked This Way Comes…
Is There A Christian Upside to Halloween?
by Craig Smith, Ph.D.
It’s that time of year again: time for Hollywood to crank out the horror fests, TV series to run spooky specials and retail stores to plumb the financial depths of our fascination with the macabre.
Halloween is a strange time of year. Otherwise normal neighbors suddenly transform their homes into celebrations of the ghoulish and gruesome. Sweet-faced little children dress up as ancient hags or painfully departed spirits. And it all centers around getting sugary confections in enough quantity to keep the dental industry afloat for another year. Can you imagine a …
Read MoreExpelled: No Intelligence Allowed!
Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed!
Movie Review
Don’t ever doubt that God has a sense of humor. In case you’ve ever doubted, this should settle any lingering uncertainties: God has used Ben Stein to offer what is quite probably the most significant contribution to the evolution/creation debate ever: a documentary entitled Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed.
I should probably clarify that a bit. By “most significant,” I don’t mean most exhaustive or well-reasoned or logically rigorous. What I mean is, “most likely to have a far-reaching impact.” Fast-paced, funny and wide-ranging, Expelled is a surprisingly engaging treatment of the current debate about the legitimacy of …
Read MoreAngels and Demons – Quotes & Discussion Questions
Angels and Demons
(By Stacey Tuttle)
Shepherd Project last month featured a video interview with Craig Smith regarding the book and movie Angels and Demons, with a follow-up in his blog. These are still available on line. In light of these resources, this movie review will simply list a few quotes from the movie and some additional questions for discussion. This movie provides so much fuel for provocative discussion that this list will be shamefully incomplete, but hopefully get you started.
Quotes:
“Do you believe in God? … Not what religion [or man] says about God…But do you believe in …
Read MoreUnderstanding & Taking Advantage of the Stem Cell Debate
Understanding & Taking Advantage of the Stem Cell Debate
by Craig A. Smith
On Monday, March 9, 2009 President Barak Obama lifted restrictions on the use of federal funds for human embryonic stem cell research. Reaction to this move has been understandably mixed. On the one hand, some feel that removing these restrictions may lead to significant advances in the treatment of a wide variety of medical conditions. On the other hand, some feel that they are now being forced to contribute tax dollars to research which requires the destruction of human beings. Unfortunately, the national media coverage of Obama’s decision and …
Read MoreThe Soul & the Machine: Can the “Terminator” Movie Really Happen?
The Soul & the Machine: Can the “Terminator” Movie Really Happen?
Jeff Stauffer
In the recently released fourth installment of the Terminator movie series, we see the continuing development and aftermath of a world taken over by robots. In these movies, research in artificial intelligence advances to the point where these machines become “self-aware,” and as any good antagonist should behave in a blockbuster film, they immediately begin destroying all human life. Yet, there is something still unique about humans that allow a few stragglers to survive and organize a resistance movement to defend themselves from extinction. This concept is not new; …
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