The Origin of Humans In this lesson we focus in on a particularly important aspect of the evolution/creation question—where do humans come from? Why is this issue especially important to the Christian faith? What does contemporary evolutionary theory teach about human origins? What is the evidence they give for such a view? What is the actual status of the evidence for human evolution, and what are the difficulties that the prospect of human evolution from chimpanzees faces? We also talked about the Intelligent Design hypothesis and what it proposes and why many scientists oppose it. What is the difference between Intelligent Design and the “Design Argument?” What place does Intelligent Design play in the role of the Christian Apologist? (51 min)
Lesson 28: Review Questions
Lesson 28: Lesson Notes
Handout: The Uniqueness of Humans

Tags: Human, Evolution, Darwinism, Intelligent Design

The Origin of the Species In this lesson we consider the subject of evolution and the origin of the variety of biological life. What is evolution? How is neo-Darwinism different from Darwinism? What do many scientists consider to be the two primary kinds of biological evolution? Why do some scientists object to that distinction? What is meant by the "edge of evolution?" What are some of the daunting challenges faced by Neo-Darwinism that leads to the claim that it is a theory "in crisis?" How does the problem of homeostasis counter evolution’s claims? How does the reality of complexity and new information challenge Darwinian concepts of evolution? What is “devolution?” What are the various ways that Christians view the subject of evolution? (72 min)
Lesson 27: Review Questions
Lesson 27: Lesson Notes

Tags: Origin, Species, Evolution, Darwinism, Creation

The Origin of Life In this lesson we continue our consideration of origins by looking at the subject of the origin of life. What does the Bible teach us about the origin of life? What does Darwinism have to say about the origin of life? What are the great questions about the origin of life which any explanation must answer? What are some of the obstacles to life originating from non-living matter? Why do efforts to spontaneously create amino acids or to explain their assembly into proteins still leave the big questions regarding life unanswered? What is our universal and repeated experience regarding the source of information? What is the “chicken or the egg” problem? Even if one were able, against all odds, to get the necessary elements for a living cell from non-living matter, why would that still be an apparently insurmountable distance from having a living organism?
Lesson 26: Review Questions
Lesson26: Lesson Notes

Tags: Origin, Life, Abiogenesis, Information, Darwinism