Faith and Science

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Natural Sciences
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Presented by Dr. John Ashton, a professor of chemistry and biomedical science and author of 14 books. Listen to Dr. John Ashton explain how science is challenging evolution and supporting the Biblical account of creation

5d ago

Is God Distant or Near?: Christian Apologetics

What if the universe has a designer who never walked away from His creation? In this episode of Faith and Science, host Kaysie Vokurka and Dr. John Ashton explore chapter 13 of The Big Argument: Does God Exist?, “Who Is God and What Is He Like?” by Stephen Thompson. They look at how the Bible’s picture of a Creator both above and involved in the world supports a biblical worldview, and at the evidence for God found in the laws of nature and in eyewitness accounts of miracles. Dr. John Ashton is the author of The Big Argument and a scientist who examines the origins debate through evidence. Many people assume that science demands a purely naturalistic explanation, and that a God who cannot be put in a lab experiment is not worth taking seriously. Dr. Ashton unpacks the difference between God’s transcendence and immanence and explains why the demand to test God experimentally confuses science with scientism, given the large body of reported supernatural events. He concludes that the origin of the universe and its laws, together with a mind able to understand them, points to a personal Creator who is a “Who,” not a “what.” In this episode, you will hear: • Why the Bible’s Creator is entirely outside the universe, unlike the snake, turtle, or Greek gods of other religions, yet still seeks a relationship with us • The “scratching versus knocking at the door” illustration: a “what” versus a “who” • How miracles witnessed by a whole nation, such as the Red Sea crossing and the stones piled up after the Jordan crossing, were preserved as memorials • Why Stephen Hawking’s appeal to gravity leaves a question unanswered: who made gravity, and where do the laws of nature come from? Watch all the episodes on our YouTube channel at this link: www.youtube.com/@CreationConversations/featured Discover more inspiring Christian content—browse all our video & audio podcasts here. www.youtube.com/@3abnaustraliaradio885/playlists
Oct 22

Who Judges Right and Wrong: Evidence for God

What if the universe isn’t morally neutral, and our deep sense of right and wrong points to something built into creation itself? In this episode of Faith and Science, host Kaysie Voklurka explores chapter 13 of The Big Argument: Does God Exist?, where God is portrayed as both lawgiver and judge. It’s a thoughtful look at evidence for God through the universal human longing for justice, a conversation in Christian apologetics that challenges the idea that truth is whatever we vote it to be, and a clear picture of a biblical worldview with a moral center. Dr. John Ashton takes on the postmodern claim that truth is relative to the individual, along with the evolutionary assumption that the universe is morally neutral. Drawing on chapter 13, he examines our shared sense that some acts are plainly evil, the Bible’s portrait of a judge with complete knowledge and no bias, and well-known cases of flawed or fraudulent evidence used to support evolution. His conclusion is that the moral law written within us points to a Creator who made humanity in His image and will one day judge with perfect fairness. In this episode, you will hear: • Why almost everyone recognizes atrocities like the Holocaust and the Pol Pot regime as wrong, and where that moral sense comes from • How Piltdown Man and Haeckel’s drawings show what happens when truth is treated as a matter of consensus • Why scientists writing in Scientific American on the evidence for inflation theory argued that truth isn’t found by “counting noses,” and why there is still no known chemical explanation for how non-living matter becomes life • How a judge with complete knowledge and zero bias offers hope for victims of injustice who never saw accountability Watch all the episodes on our YouTube channel at this link: www.youtube.com/@CreationConversations/featured Discover more inspiring Christian content—browse all our video & audio podcasts here. www.youtube.com/@3abnaustraliaradio885/playlists
Oct 15

Hope in Job’s Suffering: Biblical Worldview

When life falls apart, where is God, and does the oldest book in the Bible have any answers? In this episode of Faith and Science, host Kaysie Vokurka explores the Book of Job and the problem of evil, asking why the best answer to pain is sometimes a relationship rather than a reason. It’s a thoughtful look at suffering through a biblical worldview, with evidence for God drawn from what science still can’t explain, and a practical example of Christian apologetics for anyone wrestling with doubt. Dr. John Ashton, author of The Big Argument: Does God Exist?, takes on the common claim that the existence of suffering and evil disproves a loving Creator. Drawing on chapter 12 of his book, he walks through the story of Job, including the heavenly challenge over whether love can be genuine rather than bought, and God’s response of pointing Job to the wonders of creation. His conclusion is that the unsolved mysteries of life’s origin and the universe’s formation point to a Creator who is worthy of our trust, even when we don’t have all the answers. In this episode, you will hear: - Why Satan’s challenge in Job raises the question of whether love can be bought, and what it means for God’s judgment of character - The true story of a husband at Julian Rocks, Byron Bay, who paddled between a great white shark and his wife on their honeymoon - A young doctor in Virginia who, while dying, urged her attacker to accept Jesus, and what Dr. Ashton makes of “why her?” - How God’s questions to Job (“Were you there when I created snow?”) echo today’s unanswered science on the origin of life and the universe Watch all the episodes on our YouTube channel at this link: www.youtube.com/@CreationConversations/featured Discover more inspiring Christian content—browse all our video & audio podcasts here. www.youtube.com/@3abnaustraliaradio885/playlists Show less
Oct 8

Liar, Lunatic, or Lord: Christian Apologetics

Was Jesus just a good moral teacher, or did He make claims that leave no room for that label? In this episode of Faith and Science, we examine the famous "liar, lunatic, or Lord" argument as a case study in Christian apologetics, weighing the evidence for God found in the life, miracles, death, and resurrection of Christ. We also look at why the identity of Jesus is foundational to a consistent biblical worldview, including how it connects to the origins debate. Dr. John Ashton, author of The Big Argument: Does God Exist?, takes on the popular claim that Jesus can be admired as a great moral teacher without being accepted as God, a position C.S. Lewis argued is not logically available. He explores Jesus' "I am" statements, the weight of evidence from His miracles and kindness, and the Old Testament prophecies and symbols that point to the cross. His conclusion is that Jesus' claims, character, and resurrection fit together only if He is who He said He was, and that this is the one coherent answer to the problem of evil. In this episode, you will hear: • Why C.S. Lewis said Jesus cannot simply be called a great moral teacher, and why the "lunatic" option collapses against the weight of evidence from His life. • How the Bible, written by over 40 authors across more than 1,500 years, tells one coherent story, from Moses' bronze serpent on a pole to Christ on the cross. • How Psalm 22 and Hosea described the scene of the crucifixion hundreds of years before it happened, 1,000 years before in David's case and 700 years before in Hosea's. • Why Richard Dawkins' sharp retort, "So Jesus died for a myth," exposes the problem with theistic evolution and its picture of death before Adam. Watch all the episodes on our YouTube channel at this link: www.youtube.com/@CreationConversations/featured Discover more inspiring Christian content—browse all our video & audio podcasts here. www.youtube.com/@3abnaustraliaradio885/playlists
Oct 1

Why God Didn't Destroy Satan: Evidence for God

Why would an all-powerful, loving God allow evil to exist instead of wiping it out immediately? In this episode of Faith and Science, we go beyond the story of the forbidden fruit to explore the fall of man and the cosmic rebellion in heaven that changed everything. Drawing on the evidence for God and a biblical worldview, we unpack why truth, free will, and love are inseparable from God's response to sin — and how Christian apologetics helps explain the strange mix of good and evil we still see in the world today. Joining host Kaysie Vokurka this week is Dr. John Ashton, author of The Big Argument: Does God Exist?, who brings decades of scientific and biblical research to one of humanity's oldest questions. Atheists like Richard Dawkins insist the universe is the product of blind chance with no true good or evil, yet even they recoil at real-world atrocities — revealing a universal moral sense that a purely material worldview struggles to explain. Dr. Ashton traces this inconsistency back to the biblical account of Lucifer's fall, showing how the angel's desire to become equal with God introduced the first lie into a universe built entirely on truth. The conversation lands on a striking conclusion: this built-in moral awareness points not to random chaos but to a designed order — evidence that evil is not proof against God, but proof that we live in enemy-occupied territory within a universe He is actively working to redeem. In this episode, you will hear: Why even outspoken atheists like Richard Dawkins can't escape an innate sense of right and wrong — despite arguing it shouldn't exist The two specific lies Satan told in the Garden of Eden, and how the same pattern still drives moral confusion in society today The real reason God didn't instantly destroy Satan after the rebellion in heaven, and what it reveals about love, trust, and free will Firsthand missionary accounts of spiritual warfare and demonic activity — and why the search for "life out there" may be overlooking the supernatural battle already happening here on Earth Watch all the episodes on our YouTube channel at this link: www.youtube.com/@CreationConversations/featured Discover more inspiring Christian content—browse all our video & audio podcasts here. www.youtube.com/@3abnaustraliaradio885/playlists
Sep 24

Can Love Exist Without Evil?: Evidence for God

Why would a loving, all-powerful God allow genocide, abuse, and senseless suffering to exist in the world? In this episode of Faith and Science, we tackle one of the toughest challenges to belief: the problem of evil. We explore how our shared, undeniable sense of right and wrong points beyond blind biology and offers striking evidence for God. Along the way, we unpack why real love demands real freedom, how a biblical worldview makes sense of both beauty and brokenness, and why this conversation matters for anyone building a case for Christian apologetics in a skeptical age. Joining host Kaysie Vokurka, Dr. John Ashton confronts the popular claim that if human behavior is simply the product of random DNA mutations, then good and evil are nothing more than meaningless labels for programmed outcomes. Drawing from his book The Big Argument: Does God Exist?, Dr. Ashton examines our universal sense of morality, the risky gift of free will, and surprising real-world patterns that reveal why both love and evil require the freedom to choose. He concludes that this non-material moral reality can't be explained by chance alone, pointing instead to an intelligent, personal Creator who values genuine relationship over robotic obedience. In this episode, you will hear: • Why our inborn sense that cruelty is "wrong" can't be explained by random DNA mutations alone • The surprising crime research showing that alcohol-fueled violence disproportionately targeted the kindest, most generous people in a community • Why free will — not divine weakness — is the real explanation for the existence of evil • Why God didn't simply eliminate evil from the start, and what that choice reveals about love, fear, and true relationship Watch all the episodes on our YouTube channel at this link: www.youtube.com/@CreationConversations/featured Discover more inspiring Christian content—browse all our video & audio podcasts here. www.youtube.com/@3abnaustraliaradio885/playlists
Sep 17

Where Does Morality Come From?: Christian Apologetics

If we're just the product of billions of years of random evolution, why do we all sense, deep down, that some things are simply wrong? In this episode, we examine three competing explanations for the origin of morality — atheistic evolution, pantheism, and theism — and ask which one can actually account for objective right and wrong. Along the way we explore the creation science evidence for a moral conscience, why an evolutionary view of ethics collapses into pure relativism, and how a biblical worldview offers the only real foundation for moral accountability. It's a conversation packed with Christian apologetics insight for anyone wrestling with the reality of good and evil. Dr. John Ashton, author of The Big Argument: Does God Exist?, joins host Kaysie Vokurka to tackle the claim that evolution can fully explain our sense of right and wrong, reducing morality to nothing more than a survival strategy shaped by culture. Dr. Ashton unpacks why this view leaves consciousness and conscience unexplained, points to the Apostle Paul's argument in Romans that even isolated tribes intuitively recognize a higher moral law, and shows why real guilt only makes sense if an objective standard actually exists. He concludes that this built-in moral compass is powerful evidence for God, revealing humanity as deliberately created in the image of a loving, self-existent Creator. In this episode, you will hear: • Why an evolutionary view of ethics makes morality purely subjective — and technically can't call the Holocaust wrong • A striking real-world example from a cannibalistic culture that exposes the flaws of moral relativism • How quantum physics and the near-empty space inside every atom have fueled modern pantheistic "we are all God" beliefs • The ancient philosophical dilemma first posed by Socrates: does God decree what's good, or is God good by nature? Watch all the episodes on our YouTube channel at this link: www.youtube.com/@CreationConversations/featured Discover more inspiring Christian content—browse all our video & audio podcasts here. www.youtube.com/@3abnaustraliaradio885/playlists
Sep 10

Is Morality Just Opinion?: Evidence for God

Is right and wrong just a matter of personal opinion, or does everyone answer to a deeper moral law? In this episode of Faith and Science, host Kaysie Vokurka digs into the sharp divide between moral relativism and moral objectivism, asking why cultures across history have universally recognized things like slavery and cruelty as evil even when they were once socially accepted. The conversation uncovers striking creation science evidence, walks through compelling evidence for God, and builds a thoughtful Christian apologetics case for why objective morality only makes sense if a Creator exists. Joining Kaysie is Dr. John Ashton, author of The Big Argument: Does God Exist?, who confronts the popular modern claim that morality is nothing more than a cultural preference with no universal truth behind it. Drawing on chapter eleven from philosopher Dr. Stephen Cowan, Dr. Ashton examines real historical case studies — from sati and cannibalism to the Holocaust and foot-binding — alongside a startling hippopotamus-tribe thought experiment that exposes hidden moral absolutes buried inside seemingly "relative" beliefs. He concludes that these universal moral absolutes cannot be explained by evolution alone and instead point convincingly to a moral Lawgiver, a coming judgment, and the resurrection of Jesus Christ as evidence of God's justice. In this episode, you will hear: The unsettling "hippopotamus tribe" thought experiment from philosopher Dr. Stephen Cowan, which reveals hidden moral absolutes inside seemingly relative beliefs How the horrors of sati (widow burning) in India and cannibalism in New Guinea were once culturally accepted — until conscience and Christianity intervened Why Nazi Germany's atrocities were fueled by an evolutionary worldview stripped of divine judgment and accountability The true story of missionary Gladys Aylward's fight to end the painful practice of foot-binding in China Watch all the episodes on our YouTube channel at this link: www.youtube.com/@CreationConversations/featured Discover more inspiring Christian content—browse all our video & audio podcasts here. www.youtube.com/@3abnaustraliaradio885/playlists Show less

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12/23/2023

Sarita7981

Speaking as a lifelong Adventist and believer in creation it’s unfortunate This guy is full of Baloney — peddling false tales of alleged news in the United States like about banks not serving Christian organizations that are not backed up by fact. He belongs in the tinfoil hat club. Stick with the facts and biblical teachings and stay out of the conspiracy cesspool.