Hello everyone! I hope your week is going well and you are having multiple opportunities to talk to others about the subjects we have been discussing ( :] please post in Reflect Here --------------->). This Sunday we will be moving through chapters 7 and 8 of Case for a Creator. We will be focusing on the fine-tuning of the Universe and evidence of design in nature.

These might be some helpful terms to research before then:
-anthropic principle
-argument from design
-arguments on poor design/dysteleology (retina, panda's thumb, etc.)
-Copernican Principle
-Habitable Zones
-black box
-irreducible complexity
-self organization

I also posted a youtube link in the Weekly Materials section (--------------->). Several of you asked about the videos we watch in class. These are simply excerpts from a larger series by Lee Strobel entitled "The Case for a Creator: A Six-Session Investigation of the Scientific Evidence That Points toward God". This series along with a participant's guide can be purchased through Zondervan if you are interested in having a copy yourself. The link I posted is an older version of this series. Due to copyright laws, we cannot post videos from the DVD provided with the curriculum. As always, I look forward to meeting and discussing on Sunday at 10:55! If you have any questions feel free to email us or comment on the blog.

Nicole