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Did Physics Kill God?

Jay W. Richards
November 3, 2010
Stephen Hawking declared that our understanding of physics proves God did not create the universe. Is he right? Stephen Hawking holds the chair of mathematics at Cambridge University once held by Sir Isaac Newton. So when he declared that our understanding of physics shows that God did not create … » Go

God and Evolution

Jay W. Richards
October 15, 2010
Can you believe in God and Darwin at the same time? What is “theistic” evolution, and how consistent is it with traditional theism? What challenges does Darwin’s theory pose for Protestants, Catholics, and Jews? Is it “anti-science” to question Darwinian Theory? Explore these questions … » Go

Are God And Evolution Compatible?

The Sacramento Bee
October 12, 2010
This article, published by The Sacramento Bee, references the Discovery Institute Press book God and Evolution and quotes from Discovery Institute Senior Fellow Jay Richards: The plain answer is “no,” according to God and Evolution, an important new book from Discovery Institute Press. The … » Go

Problem of Evil

Discovery Institute
October 5, 2010
Jay Richards discusses the problem of evil for the theistic and theistic evolutionary perspectives. He notes the common answer that theists give: God allows man to have free will and this liberty brings evil into the world. The evolutionist’s answer to the question makes the problem more … » Go

Catholics and Evolution

Discovery Institute
October 5, 2010
Jay Richards notes that the Catholic Church has no qualms with evolution if its defined as change over time. But according to Pope Pius XII and other popes who have discussed evolution, Darwinian evolution specifically contradicts their holy text and tradition. … » Go

God & Evolution Promo

Discovery Institute
October 5, 2010
Jay Richards, Stephen Meyer, David Klinghoffer, and John West discuss the questions they pose and answer in God and Evolution. They focus squarely on the implications of evolution as it pertains to faiths. www.faithandevolution.org … » Go

In Defense of the Unabashedly Profitable

Jay W. Richards
May 24, 2010
A business is not a family or a charity or a government. It has a specific social function with a specific purpose, which implies specific duties. One of its responsibilities — its duties — is to make a profit. I know that Milton Friedman argued famously in 1970 … » Go

When to Doubt a Scientific “Consensus”

Jay W. Richards
March 16, 2010
A December 18 Washington Post poll, released on the final day of the ill-fated Copenhagen climate summit, reported “four in ten Americans now saying that they place little or no trust in what scientists have to say about the environment.” Nor is the poll an outlier. Several recent polls … » Go