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Clayboy has a post<\/a> on how what we already think determines how we interpret new information and evidence. Roger Olson\u2019s post<\/a> on theological biases explores similar territory.
Martin Marty points out<\/a> how those Christians who most vocally oppose contemporary media and cultural trends are often simultaneously those who have bought into them the most.<\/p>\n

C. J. O\u2019Brien discusses the attribution of natural processes to God<\/a>.
Jesus Creed continues its journey through Denis O. Lamoureux\u2019s book<\/a>, highlighting in this installment his responses to those who attempt to argue for the factuality of Adam, Eve and Noah by way of the New Testament.
Biologos has a post<\/a> on Conor Cunningham\u2019s book Darwin\u2019s Pious Idea<\/a>\"\"<\/span><\/em> \u2013 a book I received in the mail recently and am looking forward to reviewing.
And the NCSE has shared the final segment of the 1981 debate between Ken Miller and Henry Morris<\/a>. The starting question is a great one.<\/p>\n

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