Join us for
Posted by tom | Oct 6, 2006Intelligent Design on Trial
-Ted Davies (Messiah College), Thursday, Oct. 12, 7:30pm, Stahr Auditorium, Stager Hall, F&M. Ted is a very highly respected historian of science who will talk about various aspects of the ID issue, providing a rare, balanced treatment.
Why Would Anyone Believe in God
-Justin Barrett (Oxford): Monday, Oct. 23, 4:30, Stager 102, Stager Hall, F&M. Justin is a cognitive psychologist who has done groundbreaking work showing how our minds are structured in such a way that we are naturally inclined to form beliefs about the reality of a God who is omnipotent, omniscient, and good.
This work has captured the attention of many secular scholars as well. They use it to argue that our brains simply trick us into religious belief (in fact, Richard Dawkins will release a book, The God Delusion, the week before Justin comes that will use some of his work to argue for that very conclusion!). Justin of course thinks that it shows how God has structured the human mind to make belief in God natural for his creatures. A very brilliant fellow and an extremely engaging speaker.
