Science - Not Fiction
By Credo Quia Absurdum
Christadelphians have sought to portray themselves as "A religion that makes sense" - as the old tract has it. In doing so they reject much of what mainstream Christianity includes, such as belief in the existence of malevolent supernatural forces - which certainly makes sense in the modern scientific world. And they go considerably further than the biblical authors who clearly understood that there were demons amongst the evil supernatural beings that were opposed to god.
Christadelphians have sought to portray themselves as "A religion that makes sense" - as the old tract has it. In doing so they reject much of what mainstream Christianity includes, such as belief in the existence of malevolent supernatural forces - which certainly makes sense in the modern scientific world. And they go considerably further than the biblical authors who clearly understood that there were demons amongst the evil supernatural beings that were opposed to god.
The UK bans the teaching of creationism as science in all publicly funded schools
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| The Ken-Cat |
Excellent news indeed. Via i09
Back in 2012, the UK government banned all future free schools from teaching creationism as science, requiring them to teach natural selection. At the time, however, it didn't extend those requirement to academies, nor did the changes apply to existing free schools. The new verbiage changes this, precluding all public-funded schools — present or future — from teaching creationism as evidence-based theory.
Denial of Supernatural Elements of Scripture
By Ex-Christadelphian Tim Woodall
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One key aspect of Christadelphian theology which helps explain it is the denial of many supernatural elements in scripture that most of mainstream Christianity believes. Man to them is a physical being. He doesn’t have an immaterial soul or spirit. Neither does God also for that matter. Nor is there a devil. This simply refers to “sin in the flesh”. Nor are there demons. This simply refers to mental illness, epilepsy and other disorders.
Yet another flawed attack on Evolutionary Creationism by David Burges and The Testimony - 4 (A Ken-Cat article)
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| Barbie and Ken |
Fractal Wrongness and why it is not a good idea
SourceFractal wrongness is the state of being wrong at every conceivable scale of resolution. That is, from a distance, a fractally wrong person's worldview is incorrect; and furthermore, if you zoom in on any small part of that person's worldview, that part is just as wrong as the whole worldview.
There's no such thing as 'atheistic' science. It's just science.
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| The Ken-Cat (Ken Gilmore) meets Lawrence Krauss |
(The best Ex-Christadelphian writer we never had)
Physical anthropologist and evangelical Christian James Kidder has commented on former YEC James MacMillan's ongoing series of posts at Panda's Thumb detailing how YECs intellectually wave away the evidence for evolution. Kidder's comment is worth noting, as it mirrors the deeply flawed thinking of the evolution denialists in our community who seem to think that science is intrinsically anti-theistic:
The Unbelievers Movie Now Available!
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Join the Ex-Christadelphians FACEBOOK Group!
The Ex-Christadelphians FACEBOOK group (not affiliated with this website) has recently topped an incredible one hundred and seventy members. We want them to quickly pass the two hundred members target and therefore we encourage all Ex-Christadelphians who have not already joined to apply to join today. Click here to join.
Ex-Christadelphian Margaret Mumby holds out to the end
Congratulations to Ex-Christadelphian Margaret Mumby, formerly of the Grimsby UK ecclesia, who who recently died aged 94.Our sincere condolences go to her relatives and loved ones.
Ken Gilmore, Andrew Perry and Barbie
Ken and Barbie
Editor's Note: Ken has recently added a sixth anti-Andrew Perry article to the list. - Barbie must be getting very frustrated. :) Ken: Don't be so obsessed with AP. There are more things in life than air-headed Christadelphian philosophers. Why not take Barbie out for a romantic meal instead?
Christadelphian entropy - The opposite to scientific entropy?
By Credo Quia Absurdum
The proliferation of YouTube videos of Christadelphian talks continues at a pace that makes it impossible to keep up. The ones from the Rugby Christadelphians are a strangely produced, often beginning with graphics that look like they come from a 1990s web page accompanied by slightly scary portentous music.
Your Inner Fish: A Journey into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body
Why do we look the way we do? Neil Shubin, the paleontologist and professor of anatomy who co-discovered Tiktaalik, the “fish with hands,” tells the story of our bodies as you've never heard it before. By examining fossils and DNA, he shows us that our hands actually resemble fish fins, our heads are organized like long-extinct jawless fish, and major parts of our genomes look and function like those of worms and bacteria. Your Inner Fish makes us look at ourselves and our world in an illuminating new light. This is science writing at its finest—enlightening, accessible and told with irresistible enthusiasm.Click here to buy the book.
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