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The edge of known reality and beyond Small Paperback, 96 pp ISBN 0 85234 600 X
Questions and Answers
Q1: I was brought up in a Christian home and lately I’ve been thinking about whether it is all true. My question is: If the God of the bible exists then everything was created by Him and it was created in six days with man created on the sixth. How then, can the universe be billions of years old, (according to scientists believing the big bang theory) if man has only existed for millions? And how does the bible explain the different species of human that have been found? Doesn't the human tree support evolution, therefore disproving the bible? Q2: I found reading your book very compelling. If it is the case, as you allege, that science has unearthed so much evidence that points to an intelligent design, why is it the case that eminent scientists such as Richard Dawkins seem unprepared to give reasonable consideration to the possibility of the existence of intelligent design? Q3: A major TV series has just concluded that religion is immoral, and responsible for the world's wars and worst evils. On two consecutive Mondays on Channel 4, Richard Dawkins, the "evolutionary biologist", has set out to totally discredit religion. What do you think Jonathan? Q4: Should we take seriously the arguments of many scientists who feel that the universe in general, and biology in particular, can best be explained by a belief in a creator God. Q5: Richard Dawkins sees religion as evil, there is a very important question that I would want to ask him. In his book, The Devil's Chaplain, he states that "science has no methods for deciding what is ethical". If science is incapable of determining what is good and what is bad, how can he say that religion causes evil? How, according to his own thinking, can he determine what actually is evil? He has no definition. What do you think?
