Vox Apologia IX is now up at RazorsKiss. This week’s topic is “Glory to Man in the Highest: Humanism’s Dangerous Lie”, a very important topic.

Someone posted a link to Vox Apologia VII in the comments of a post about the debate over Intellegent Design and the Dover School District at The Panda’s Thumb, a pro evolution blog. The resulting debate has been quite a bit of fun. (I’m having some trouble keeping up with all the posts.) Head on over and join in!

Vox Apologia VIII is now up at Amy’s Humble Musings. This week’s topic is “The Least of These.”

I haven’t had time to read all the entries yet (as you may have guess by my lack of posting lately) but the few I’ve read so far have been very interesting. Go check them out!

IMHO, the recent Vox Apologia VII on whether the debate over evolution vs. creation has been a big success. There were even a few late entries which I’ve since added. The list is now up to 12 entries, so if you missed any, be sure to go read them. In fact, the comments on some of the posts make revisiting the contributions worthwhile.

One of the more interesting aspects of this VA has been the related followup posts. For example, Matt of Wheat and Chaff had a very interesting followup thought.

Myopic Zeal makes a very important observation in “Know Your Personal Bias”.

Revenge of Mr Dumpling (What a name!) had pointed to a series on “Evolution and Scripture” by A Physicist’s Perspective.

Shannon Love, while apparently rejecting creation outright, has an interesting take on how leftists tend to ignore the logical implications of evolution when they become inconvenient.

John Shroder of Blogotional follows up his earlier post with “It Just Doesn’t Matter…”

It’s apparent that there is still much to discuss on this topic. (I know I have more to say!) If you have a response to any of the posts, either through your own blog or via comments, please take time to do a trackback or post a comment here so others can follow the discussion.

Update: Evolutionists are now taking notice of this Vox Apologia. More here: Vox Apologia VII and The Panda’s Thumb

The results for Vox Apologia VII are in! The topic at hand is “Evolution vs. Creation: So What?” This was apparently a popular topic, producing 12 excellent posts. (Or 11 plus my own. ) So without further ado, on to the posts:

Does The Creation/Evolution Debate Really Matter? by Jeff Smith of Proverbs Daily

After an examination of two worlds: one full of only Evolutionists and the other only Creationists, the answer to the question “does the Creation/Evolution debate really matter?” comes into focus.

Intelligent Design…Time to Wade In by John Schroeder of Blogotional

Faith should not be dependent on science and science has nothing to say about faith.

The Problem of Death Before the Fall by Dory of Wittenberg Gate

Dory encourages Christians not to compromise the foundations of our Faith because of the uncertain claims of popular science.

The Inescapable God by Dave Ulrick of The (In)Scrutable Observer

The debate over evolution vs. creation is vitally important, but not so much on scientific as on theological grounds, because it implies the vitally important question, “Is there a God and, if so, what is he like?” In my article, I strive to demonstrate that science is incapable of answering this question, and that the worldview we adopt, whether it be Biblical Christianity or atheism, will be based on the faith-based presuppositions we make regarding God and the Bible rather than on scientific inquiry.

C v E - What’s the Fuss? by Ron Stewart of Northernburbsblog

While not the most important priority we should have as Christians, we cannot abandon the discussion. Those who seek truth need both sides engaged. And for those who seek meaning, the debate can provide some possible answers.

Naturalist - Naturalism by Scott of Christian Naturalist

I explain why I am a naturalist but don’t believe in naturalism.

Vox Apologia VII - Evolution vs. Creation: So What? by Janet Lee of Newton’s 1st Law of Motion

Denial of creation - indeed, denial of a literal interpretation of the first eleven chapters of Genesis - necessarily results in the denial of essential Christian doctrine. Hence, the creation - evolution debate is of paramount importance to the believer.

The Image of God vs. The Image of Progress by Joshua of RazorsKiss

Despite the philosophical dexterity accompanying the devaluation of man, while simultaneously exalting his attributes - we should take it as a warning. If we exalt the natural - we dethrone the supernatural - we dethrone God - and take His place as the pinnacle. When we take over the pinnacle - we set ourselves up as God.

Does Evolution vs. Creation Matter? by Ed “What the” Heckman of The Greatest Pursuits

This is my own thoughts on the matter. I explore four areas of life where the different assumptions produced by evolution and creation each lead to diametrically opposed conclusions. I am convinced that the search for objective truth always matters.

A Purpose Driven Life? by Dave of Revenge of Mr Dumpling

I believe that if we follow the assertions of the Theory of Evolution to their logical conclusions, we will find that they are incompatible with Scriptural truth, and therefore Christian belief. In this post I have picked two of the most glaring to illustrate my point.

Evolution vs. Creation, again. Why does it matter? by Matt Powell of Wheat and Chaff

Matt points out that most people choose what they want to believe because they like the story rather than because of any real knowledge of the facts.

Vox Apologia VII (7) by Andrew of Weapons of Warfare

I was really hoping Andrew would weigh in, and he didn’t disappoint. He explains that while it is unscientific to claim God as the cause for phenomenon which are simply not understood, it is just as unscientific to discount real evidence because it actually does point to God. The result is an argument based entirely in philosophy even when dressed up in the language of science.

Update: I’m tracking some of the followup postings on this subject here.