Imagine rifling through a musty attic and stumbling across a box of old pictures and mementos. Perhaps that box contains family records that show the lineage of your ancestors. Or maybe it contains stories of heroism or great courage and perseverance. We may not have pictures or keepsakes like this from the early Biblical patriarchs, but
Every subject in the intellectual sphere has its great tropes. Statistics, quotes, even legends and myths that have achieved widespread notoriety throughout the field and have entered into the world of common sense and public knowledge. This sort of knowledge also becomes especially difficult to challenge because it begins to form a sort of foundation
Some of history’s most iconic stories, those that have pervaded and impacted culture, come from the Christian Bible. And perhaps no other characters, apart from Christ Himself, have left such a broad and lasting legacy on so many institutions of human culture than those of Adam and Eve. The first humans encountered during many a
It is an oft-heard exclamation among die-hard evolution supporters that “evolution is a fact.” For example, Eugenie Scott, former head of the National Center for Science Education, has said that “…scientists don’t question whether evolution occurred.” As well, popular scientist Richard Dawkins wrote in his book, “The Greatest Show On Earth”: “Evolution is a fact.