The belief in the freedom of the will is inconsistent with the truth of evolution. Modern philosophy shows clearly that the will is never really free in man or animal, but determined by the organization of the brain; and that in turn acquires its individual character by the laws of heredity and the influence of environment.
~ Ernst Heinrich Haeckel, in The War Over the Evolution Theory
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Man is more courageous, pugnacious, and energetic than woman, and has a more inventive genius.
~ Charles Darwin, in The Descent of Man, ch. 8
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As biochemists discover more and more about the awesome complexity of life, it is apparent that its chances of originating by accident are so minute that they can be completely ruled out. Life cannot have arisen by chance.
~ Sir Fred Hoyle, in The Intelligent Universe
A common sense interpretation of the facts suggests that a superintellect has monkeyed with physics, as well as with chemistry and biology, and there are no blind forces worth speaking about in nature. The numbers one calculates from th facts seem to me so overwhelming as to put this conclusion almost beyond question…. Rather than accept the fantastically small probability of life having arisen through the blind forces of nature, it seemed better to suppose that the origin of life was a deliberate intellectual act.
~ Sir Fred Hoyle
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If you want to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first create the universe.
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“I recommend EXPELLED enthusiastically!”
– James C. Dobson, Ph.D., Chairman of the Board, Focus on the Family
“Four stars!” – Ted Baehr, Editor, MovieGuide
“A powerful and riveting film… every open-minded person will love it.”
– Rev. Donald E. Wildmon, Founder & Chairman of American Family Association
“EXPELLED is an enormously important project.”
– Michael Medved, national radio host
“We highly recommend EXPELLED to anybody.”
– Ken Smitherman, President, Association of Christian Schools International
“SEE THIS FILM, bring your friends and bring your church.”
– Lee Strobel, Author, Case for a Creator
“See EXPELLED and you’ll understand why they want to censor those who question their dogmas.” – Dr. Richard Land, Southern Baptist Convention
“Those who are suppressing belief in God and trying to make materialism the law of the land should beware. Ben Stein is on a mission to stop the suppression, and millions of Americans are behind him.”
– Pat Robertson, Host, 700 Club
“In EXPELLED, Ben Stein shows us what happens when academic freedom takes a day off. We should all be listening.”
– Carl Anderson, Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus
“EXPELLED is both an eye-opening documentary and riotous entertainment.” – Joseph Farah, CEO, WorldNetDaily.com
“This movie may trigger a cultural revolution.”
– Dennis Wagner, Executive Director, Access Research Network
“EXPELLED could easily be one of the most important movies of the year.”
– Denny Rydberg, President, Young Life
“EXPELLED is earthshaking. I was absolutely blown away. Everyone in America, even skeptics of Intelligent Design, must see this film.”
– J. Matt Barber, Director for Cultural Issues, Concerned Women for America
“A cultural earthquake… Everyone I talked to after the screening used words like ‘fabulous’ and ‘incredible’.” – Dr. Tom Woodward, Director, C.S. Lewis Society
“A solid case for giving the theory of Intelligent Design a respected place in the classroom alongside Darwin’s theory of Evolution.”
– Dick Rolfe, Co-Founder and CEO, The Dove Foundation
The Cell’s Design: How Chemistry Reveals the Creator’s Artistry
by Fazale Rana
Paper, 336 Pages
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“In Darwin’s day, a living cell was thought to be quite simply—for all practical purposes—little more than a microscopic blob of gelatin. Rana lays out what contemporary science has learned about the cell’s design, and he poignantly and provocatively shows that it is the handiwork of not only an Intelligent Designer but specifically the God revealed in Scripture.”
– Hank Hanegraaff, president, Christian Research Institute; host, Bible Answer Man broadcast
“Fazale Rana’s welcome sequel to Origins of Life makes a significant contribution to the growing scientific literature pointing to intelligent design.”
– Kenneth Boa, president, Reflections Ministries
The following books are recommended in Do Science And The Bible Conflict?, a small group curriculum published by Willow Creek Resources.
Darwin’s Black Box, by Michael J. Behe
I’m Glad You Asked, by Ken Boa and Larry Moody
Letters from a Skeptic, by Gregory Boyd and Edward Boyd
Intelligent Design, by William Dembski and Michael Behe
Evolution, by Michael Denton
Why Believe?, by C. Stephen Evans
Darwin On Trial, by Phillip E. Johnson
Give Me an Answer, by Cliffe Knechtle
Finding Faith, by Andrew Knowles
Handbook of Christian Apologetics, Peter Kreeft and Ronald Tacelli
Mere Christianity, by C.S. Lewis
Miracles, by C.S. Lewis
Know What You Believe, by Paul Little
Know Why You Believe, by Paul Little
Scaling The Secular City, by J.P. Moreland
The Creator and the Cosmos, by Hugh Ross
The Case for Christ, by Lee Strobel
The Case for Faith, by Lee Strobel
The study Why: 40 Days Pursuing Answers To Life’s Biggest Questions recommends the following books for answering the question, “Why the Conflict…Science and the Bible?”
Darwin’s Black Box, by Michael Behe
Mere Creation: Science, Faith & Intelligent Design, edited by William Dembski
Uncommon Dissent, by William Dembski
Intelligent Design, by William Dembski
Evolution: A Theory In Crisis, by Michael Denton
Darwin on Trial, by Phillip e. Johnson
The Creation Hypothesis, by J.P. Moreland
Three Views On Creation And Evolution, by J.P. Moreland and John Mark Reynolds
Do Science and the Bible Conflict? Tough Questions, by Garry Poole
Charles Darwin evidently didn’t like the evolution of the book industry. It is said that when he acquired a book that he would rip the covers off and put the loose pages in a box, because the pages were easier to turn and access that way. Hmmm… he must have longed for the good ol’ days when writing was committed to scrolls.
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Just as in the everyday world, where we immediately conclude design when we see a complex, interactive system such as a mousetrap, there is no reason to withhold the same conclusion from interactive molecular systems. This conclusion may have theological implications that make some people uncomfortable; nonetheless, it is the job of science to follow the data wherever they lead, no matter how disturbing.
~ Michael Behe, in The Sterility of Darwinism
