Author Archives: Thomas Alderman

The Moral Argument for God Gets Some Air

Posted on September 4, 2021 by Thomas Alderman

[On August 21, 2021, our local newspaper, The Eugene Register-Guard, published a “Guest View” by atheist Charles H. Jones, to which I felt compelled to offer a riposte, which was published as a Guest View September 4, 2021. Here are … Continue reading →

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Friendship

Posted on August 18, 2021 by Thomas Alderman

It’s like all the best qualities of all the greatest heroes throughout history, all rolled into one person – Socrates and the Greeks, Maimonides and the great rabbis, Augustine and the church fathers, Aquinas, Newton, Einstein and the great scientists, … Continue reading →

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Human Origins Research is in Complete Disarray

Posted on May 16, 2021 by Thomas Alderman

I haven’t written much about evolution in these pages. The principle reason is that I consider the debate on that question to be a distraction from the question which really ought to concern us, namely, did biological diversity arise by … Continue reading →

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The Divine Personality

Posted on April 24, 2021 by Thomas Alderman

Why do I believe in Jesus? I believe, because: 1. God exists; therefore, a resurrection is possible. 2. The figure of Jesus as presented in the NT is authentic – it must be. His character is so magnificent that no … Continue reading →

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Social Media, Woke Culture, and the 2020 Election

Posted on February 15, 2021 by Thomas Alderman

Do you find yourself wondering what just happened? The last four years are bewildering without some coherent theoretical framework by which to make sense of them. I want to share with you an article which for me, at least, significantly … Continue reading →

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Review: Ben Stein documentary, “Expelled”

Posted on January 15, 2021 by Thomas Alderman

[The following essay was written in fulfillment of an assignment for a class I took at Reasons Institute in the spring of 2020.] Critics of the neo-Darwinian theory of evolution are systematically denied a fair opportunity to present their views … Continue reading →

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Letter to Mary

Posted on January 5, 2021 by Thomas Alderman

For Christmas 2019 my daughter-in-law gave me Andrew Roberts’ biography of Winston Churchill. This is the letter I wrote to thank her. March 7, 2020 Dear Mary, I just finished Andrew Roberts’ Churchill and I want to say again, thanks! … Continue reading →

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The Infinite Complexity of Cells/Is Following Jesus a “Politic”?

Posted on October 8, 2020 by Thomas Alderman

Two essential reads from this morning’s mail: Excerpt — The Infinite Complexity of Cells Is Following Jesus a “Politic?”

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And this on “White Fragility”

Posted on September 20, 2020 by Thomas Alderman

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/07/dehumanizing-condescension-white-fragility/614146/

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