About
Niels Arboel
Born in 1951, MSc in Biology and BA in Christian Studies from the University of Copenhagen, Denmark, has 33 years of experience as a teacher at senior high school and college levels. He has published several books on biology, religion, and political science, some of them translated into other languages.
THIS FORUM HAS BEEN CREATED
– to discuss subjects of current interest, relevant to Christian biologists and other people who are interested in those subjects
– to discuss fundamental or philosophical issues at the interface of biology and Christian thought
– to educate the public about the harmony between biology and Christian faith
THIS FORUM
– is based on the Apostolic tradition of the Christian Church and the divine inspiration and trustworthiness of the Bible in matters of faith and conduct
– welcomes any serious believer of other religions, including Islam, and even atheists, to take part in this discussion
– rests on the premise of biological evolution as shared by the scientific community, recognizing that evolutionary theory is still developing and also that evolution may be interpreted in a theistic as well as an atheistic way
– does not want to become a haunt of creationists, adherents of ID, or other pseudoscientific groups
THEISTIC EVOLUTION IMPLIES THAT
– God is the Creator, the source of all life
– the study of nature, aided by reason, may lead to the recognition of the existence of God and some of his attributes, such as his power, order, and beauty
– the universe came into being out of nothing, around 14 billion years ago (the ‘Big Bang’)
– the properties of the universe appear to have been precisely tuned for life and even human life
– humans are part of the evolutionary process, sharing a common ancestor with the great apes – humans are also unique in ways that defy evolutionary explanation and point to our spiritual nature.