Jan

14

Spectrum of Beliefs on Evolution, Creation and Literalism

January 14, 2008 | 49 Comments

Posted by vancemac · Filed Under Creation/Evolution, Bibliology 

There is currently a spectrum of belief among Christians regarding the origins and nature of the universe and Mankind, ranging from those who cling to a flat-earth (very rare) and a geocentric universe (still with some vocal proponents), all the way to a form of theistic evolution in which God created in such a way […]

Jan

14

Fascinating reference to Pascal’s Wager from the Atheist Richard Dawkins in his book, “The God Delusion”

January 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Posted by sthomsen · Filed Under Atheism, Calvinism/Arminianism, Christian Philosophy, Salvation, Apologetics 

Dawkins writes:
The great French mathematician Blaise Pascal reckoned that, however long the odds against God’s existence might be, there is an even larger asymmetry in the penalty for guessing wrong. You’d better believe in God, because if you are right you stand to gain eternal bliss and if you are wrong it won’t make any […]

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