According to the scientific naturalist version of cosmic history, nature is a permanently closed system of material effects that can never be influenced by something from outside - like God, for example.

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In the most important sense a creationist is a person who believes in creation, and...

In the most important sense a creationist is a person who believes in creation, and...

Evolutionary biologists are not content merely to explain how variation occurs within limits, however. They...

Evolutionary biologists are not content merely to explain how variation occurs within limits, however. They...

Darwinism is not merely a support for naturalistic philosophy: it is a product of naturalistic...

Darwinism is not merely a support for naturalistic philosophy: it is a product of naturalistic...

No doubt it is true that science cannot study God, but it hardly follows that...

No doubt it is true that science cannot study God, but it hardly follows that...

The assumption that nature is all there is, and that nature has been governed by...

The assumption that nature is all there is, and that nature has been governed by...

All the most prominent Darwinists proclaim naturalistic philosophy when they think it safe to do...

All the most prominent Darwinists proclaim naturalistic philosophy when they think it safe to do...

The problem with allowing God a role in the history of life is not that...

The problem with allowing God a role in the history of life is not that...

Evolutionary naturalism takes the inherent limitations of science and turns them into a devastating philosophical...

Evolutionary naturalism takes the inherent limitations of science and turns them into a devastating philosophical...

To philosophical materialists God is no more than an idea in the human mind, and...

To philosophical materialists God is no more than an idea in the human mind, and...

So one reason the science educators panic at the first sign of public rebellion is...

So one reason the science educators panic at the first sign of public rebellion is...

If modernist naturalism were true, there would be no objective truth outside of science. In...

If modernist naturalism were true, there would be no objective truth outside of science. In...

Modernism is typically defined as the condition that begins when people realize God is truly...

Modernism is typically defined as the condition that begins when people realize God is truly...

Although I insist that God has always had the power to intervene directly in nature...

Although I insist that God has always had the power to intervene directly in nature...

Most importantly, I agree that the truth of these matters should be determined by interpretation...

Most importantly, I agree that the truth of these matters should be determined by interpretation...

As a theist I believe that God exists and that God creates.

As a theist I believe that God exists and that God creates.

Truth as such is not a particularly important concept in naturalistic philosophy.

Truth as such is not a particularly important concept in naturalistic philosophy.

First, Darwinian theory tells us how a certain amount of diversity in life forms can...

First, Darwinian theory tells us how a certain amount of diversity in life forms can...

In short, the proposition that God was in any way involved in our creation is...

In short, the proposition that God was in any way involved in our creation is...

Some theists in evolutionary science acquiesce to these tacit rules and retain a personal faith...

Some theists in evolutionary science acquiesce to these tacit rules and retain a personal faith...

The monopoly of science in the realm of knowledge explains why evolutionary biologists do not...

The monopoly of science in the realm of knowledge explains why evolutionary biologists do not...