Hovind/Callahan Debate

[johndcal]

The Hovind/Callahan debate page at Faith & Reason Ministries has been updated with expanded commentary, more pictures, and a video clip. The debate page is the ministries' most popular.

So if you missed the original publication or wish to see the most recent version, don't miss the action: young Earth creationism (YEC) vs. theistic evolution. Included are the entire Dec-5-04 debate (mp3) and excerpts (mp3), a video clip (mov, wmv, mpg), photos, commentary and links (including links to Callahan's letter to Hovind and Hovind's radio response, Aug-26-04, mp3).

See the Hovind/Callahan debate link at Faith & Reason Ministries, http://www.faithreason.org/



Does YEC or TE best model our observations of the physical and spiritual universe?

[QED]

We can observe miracles, etc.

Now that would be fascinating. Universities all over the world are constantly on the lookout for research projects (it's not easy coming up with unexplained phenomena every day!). I think it's a reasonable conclusion that the lack of any such endeavours makes it quite clear that no such things as miracles exist in the real world.

[Jose]

I'll ask a question, if I may. Since the definition of the spiritual universe is that it's spiritual, not physical, doesn't this mean the there cannot be observations of it? Isn't its nature kinda up in the air, and wholly un-demonstrable?

Not at all. We can observe miracles, etc.

Welcome, johndcal! Glad to have you with us.

Hmmm...you say we can observe miracles. Can you give us a few examples, so we'll know which ones you mean? The fundamental question is whether a miracle really is one...or is there a mundane, natural explanation? It is not unheard of, for example, that something well understood by one person appears miraculous to someone who doesn't know the details. It might help us to examine some of the observable miracles, and see if we can understand them.