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Toasted Ham and Nye
So, the big debate between Ken Ham and Bill Nye is history. We didn’t really pay a whole lot of attention to it, and here’s why. In order for there to be a winner in this debate (because of the way it was framed) you had to choose between the false dichotomy of a believing the Bible or taking science seriously.
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Did God use Satan to test Job?
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Part 3: Disarming Flood’s Inadequate Conception of Biblical Authority
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For the Bible Tells Me So?
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Conflicting Pictures of God
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A Review of a Review of Benefit of the Doubt
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