As you will inevitably know if you read my blog, I’m not a fan of Ken Ham. The young earth creationism he espouses is, to put it mildly, wrong across the board: scientifically, biblically, historically. This post, though, it not about Ken Ham, but he does have something to do with it. You see, Ken…
Yesterday, in my previous post concerning the Larcycia Hawkins/Wheaton College story, I tried to reflect on what the more fundamental issues really were. I also referenced a recent blog post by Peter Enns, in which he observed that, although it certainly was not the only factor in this case, Ms. Hawkins’ endorsement of evolution…
Over the past month, the story of Lacycia Hawkins has gained national attention. She is the tenured professor at Wheaton College, a prominent Evangelical college, who announced on Facebook in December that she was going to wear a hajib for month over Christmas to show her love and support for her Muslim neighbor. Wheaton College…
Sam Harris perhaps represents the most dangerous form of atheism. It is inflammatory, irrational, hostile, and missionary. He is not content to “let the facts speak for themselves,” and let people come to their own conclusions. Harris feels he needs to tell you what to think and believe. If you don’t believe me, consider what…
Now we come to the conclusion of my critique of Sam Harris’s book, The End of Faith. What I have attempted to show in this detailed analysis is the following: Harris holds to a false dichotomy that “faith” and “reason” are polar opposites. Harris’ portrayal of “religion” is grossly biased. He cherry-picks isolated events and…
Today, I’d like to share a short response to one of Ken Ham’s blog from a couple of years ago. This response has not made it into the book I am writing, but it still is worthwhile to read. It involves the controversy over evolution and the historicity of Adam and Eve that erupted at…
Sam Harris’ final chapter in The End of Faith is entitled, “Experiments in Consciousness.” In light of the basic premise of his book (i.e. faith is destructive and irrational, and needs to come to an end), it will surprise the reader to find that Harris essentially advocates for eastern meditation and religious practices, all the…
Yesterday, I began to look at Sam Harris’ attempt to root morality within the field of science. Needless to say, such a claim is highly problematic. As I should in yesterday’s post, not only does Harris acknowledge the problem, he also proves himself unable to resolve it. Today, I wish to conclude my comments on…
Despite his attacks on religion and “faith,” atheist Sam Harris nevertheless holds to his own presuppositional faith in “science,” namely that there can be a “scientific basis” for morality. Simply put, morality is not a matter of ethics, it is a matter of science. He writes, “Many people appear to believe that ethical truths are…
In yesterday’s post, I addressed Ken Ham’s use of the Parable of the Ten Virgins in Matthew 25, and his claim that Christian pastors and academics who don’t support his young earth creationism were not only like the “five foolish virgins,” but were, in fact, false prophets. I gave a brief overview of Matthew 21-27,…