Costas Liantis, UEL Staff
The debate between theists and atheists, creationism as it is portrayed in the Book of Genesis vs. evolution theory long predates Darwin and the Origin of species. However, the rise of the 21st century has seen the anti-God position promoted with intensity and persistence by scientists such as Oxford Professor of Chemistry Peter Atkins, eloquent Oxford biologist Richard Dawkins and American philosopher Dan Dennett just to name a few. Scientists such as Dawkins, the author of the best seller book "The God delusion" perhaps intoxicated and thrilled by the ability of science to map, enumerate and revolutionize the nature of human experience have gone to the extend to blatantly dismiss any world view, philosophy or system that will stand up and defend itself against perfectly orchestrated misrepresentations of its beliefs and virtues.
The fact that there are sharp brains on both sides of the fence with strong evidence-based arguments arguing for and against the cosmological world views of a finite universe that has a designer, or an infinite universe based on intelligent design, pushes the discussion to a higher level were participants become more technical and rhetoric and were listeners eagerly demand a verdict. This lecture will attempt to present the main arguments concerning the 2 cosmological world views in a less technical and rhetoric way. As the title suggests, the world view of a "divine Force" responsible for the existence and sustainability of the universe will be put through the microscope of science in an attempt to discover if such arguments can stand the "science Lab test" as rational evidence based serious taken claims.
Costas Liantis was born in Melbourne, Australia from Greek parents who migrated to Australia and returned to homeland Greece in 1987.He holds a BSc in Financial Economics and an MSc in Financial Management. Costas developed an interest in the evidence of the existence of God and Christian Apologetics from a very young age and in recent years has been especially interested in the emergence of “scientific new atheism”. He regularly engages in debate and dialogue with atheists and non-Christian Apologists and is presently researching the atheist apologetics found in the writings of the Oxford Professor and scientific populariser Richard Dawkins.
All welcome, admission FREE. Light refreshments available.
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