The Creation Project Recognizes Peaceful Science

[swamidass (S. Joshua Swamidass)]

@Jordan

So my question is, is Peaceful Science “planned” to encompass much more than Adam and human evolutionary history? There may not be an answer right now, and that’s fine. I’m a physical chemistry myself and do very little with biological systems, so at this point I’m mostly here to learn and not to contribute per se .

Yes we do plan for more. For example…

1. Very soon, we are announcing a book club on @AndyWalsh’s book., which has nothing to do with Adam (The Axiom of Belief). Considering a Peaceful Science Book Club

2. We engage the public often, spanning between faith-science-injustice. In way, we are hoping to nurture a public theological voice in a pluralistic society. This category gives some examples, and we can expect it to grow Public Square - Peaceful Science, and this thread’s videos are emblematic: Veritas Forums the Week Dad Died (January 2018) - #11 by J.E.S.

3. We are inviting scholars on a regular basis to engage with us in Office Hours: Office Hours - Peaceful Science. What are Office Hours? In particular, be sure to join us soon for, Greg Cootsona: "Mere Science" and Adam's Empty Chair.

4. We are hoping to see a new confessional voice in science rise, The Confessing Scientist, http://peacefulscience.org/todd-cade/http://peacefulscience.org/robert-canfield/

5. We are seeking peace with atheists: The Rift Between Atheists and Christians.

6. We are seeking peace with other Christians by engaging their questions and proposals: AJ Roberts: One of The Biggest Questions, Winston Ewert: The Dependency Graph of Life

7. Perhaps most importantly, we seek to be a neutral voice in science, that can be a trusted place for others to come and learn, free of theological agendas. https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/heliocentric-certainty-against-a-bottleneck-of-two/61https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/winston-ewert-the-dependency-graph-of-life/728

The reason Adam comes up so much is because it is the most important nexus of conflict between evolution and creation. Here, we see questions about God’s action, inerrancy, genetics, common descent, and everything else converge. Most importantly, it brings us to the grand question: what does it mean to be human? This question is asked by everyone, it is one of the grand questions of origins.

At Peaceful Science, rather than answers, we want to engage the questions, the grand questions of origins.

In this, we are the fifth voice. The leading camps are YEC, OEC, ID, and TE/EC, often represented by AIG, RTB, Discovery, and BioLogos. We might become the fifth voice. The neutral voice of science, that values honesty, community, and questions over polemics, advocacy and answers.

Do you have any questions @Jordan?