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Friday, November 13

CS Lewis, Mere Christianity


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Blowing in the wind

A young soldier survived a wayward shot from a German sniper, at Arnhem. His mother was quick to claim it as God’s hand. Noted theological philosopher, CS Lewis was not impressed. He argued that the bullet was influenced by the moral choice of the marksman and the forces of nature.

No Lewis is not a cynic, he was just trying to arrive at a first cause for everything. He opposed the idea that nature begat itself, and I agree. I see the hand of a creator.

Now, of course I think his argument is a tad simplistic, but like Paul, Lewis is a virtual final authority.

Saturday, October 31

As old as ....

I read an article by a leading associate of Answers in Genesis, Ken Ham, and whilst I do sincerely respect AIG, I feel the article (Did Jesus Say He Created in Six Literal Days?, Ken Ham, 2007) is worthy of some rebuttal.


He opens his arguments from Mark 10:6, “But from the beginning of the creation, God made them male and female.” That is used to argue that Adam and Eve were with God from the outset, so the creation had to be young. That is just simply not biblical. Adam and Eve were created on day 6, not on day 1. Thus Jesus had something else in mind.

Friday, October 30

The breath of life

The discovery of pristine Oxygen on a comet, has puzzled scientists. The problem that the ESA probe, Rosetta, has now posed, is how oxygen can exist in a virgin state when it is so renowned for combining or oxidizing just about every possible element in the periodic table.

Originally the earth acquired its oxygen via photosynthesis, hence plants had to precede animal life, just as Genesis 1 confirms. Plants could feed on the carbon-dioxide-rich atmosphere and reproduce oxygen, but it evidently took a long time for the earth to acquire enough oxygen to support life.