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Hank Unplugged: Essential Christian Conversations

Did Adam and Eve Really Exist? with Casey Luskin

Hank Unplugged: Essential Christian Conversations

The Christian Research Institute

Education, Religion & Spirituality, Society & Culture

5791 Ratings

🗓️ 31 March 2022

⏱️ 99 minutes

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Summary

Hank Hanegraaff is joined by Dr. Casey Luskin, associate director of Discovery Institute’s Center for Science and Culture, and author of “Lessons Learned (and Not Learned) from the Evangelical Debate Over Adam and Eve” in the upcoming issue of the Christian Research Journal. Hank and Dr. Luskin discuss why so many Christians are so quick to abandon the belief of a historical Adam and Eve, theistic evolution, evolutionary creationism, the argument that human genetic diversity can’t be explained by an original Adam and Eve and more.

Topics discussed include: The debate over Adam and Eve—Why are so many Christians today eager to abandon a historical Adam and Eve? (9:15); theistic evolution (12:40); evolutionary creationism (16:35); could Adam and Eve alone have produced the genetic diversity in our world? (18:05); why do so many Christians feel the need to conform their religious beliefs to the popular scientific consensus of the day? (25:05); different ways to view the relationship between religion and science (30:00); William Lane Craig and his book In Quest of the Historical Adam (33:45); the problem with consensus science (42:20); how can we discern how and when to question consensus science? (48:25); the sociology and politicization of science (52:45); is Intelligent Design just a “God of the gaps” argument? (57:45); eugenics as an example of the problem with consensus science (1:02:00); junk DNA and common descent (1:05:25); Darwin’s Tree of Life (1:12:45); punctuated equilibrium (1:16:05); convergent evolution or common design? (1:20:45); misinformation regarding icons of evolution (1:26:25); how to educate children about the scie

As mentioned, Casey’s article will be in a forthcoming issue of the print version of the Christian Research Journal, to subscribe now to receive this when it comes out please click here. https://www.equip.org/product/crj-subscription/

​To read Hank’s From the President in the current issue (March 2022) of the Christian Research Journal, entitled, “Misreading the Book of Knowledge and the Book of Nature” please click here. https://www.equip.org/article/misreading-the-book-of-knowledge-and-the-book-of-nature/

Click here for a Special limited preview of the article, “Who Was Adam? (Summary Critique of William Lane Craig’s In Quest of the Historical Adam)”. https://www.equip.org/article/who-was-adam-a-book-review-of-in-quest-of-the-historical-adam-by-william-lane-craig-special-limited-preview/
To read the full article and others in this issue please subscribe to the print edition of the Journal (and receive as your first issue while this remains the most recent issue, to check what the current issue is please click here).

A subscription to the print issues also includes early access to online-exclusive articles and select print articles before being made available to the public. You may also purchase this individual issue by clicking here.https://www.equip.org/product/he-descended-to-hell-an-investigation-of-the-harrowing-of-hell-in-the-apostles-creed/

Also a great related resource is the Comprehensive Guide to Faith and Science, please click here for more information.https://www.equip.org/product/cri-resources-animal-algorithms-and-the-comprehensive-guide-to-science-and-faith-hup/

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0:00.0

And welcome to another edition of the Hank Unplugged podcast.

0:26.4

We are committed to bringing the most interesting, informative, and inspirational people to your earbuds.

0:33.2

And the kinds of commendations we're getting for Hank Unplugged are very, very encouraging. I'm reading

0:41.5

one that my son David just put in front of me, which is titled Rigorous and Joy's Christian

0:48.7

Thinking. It goes on to say that Hank is a profound and disciplined Christian thinker. His work was part of bringing me to Christ.

0:57.4

I am deeply grateful.

0:59.2

Listening is a great pleasure.

1:02.0

Highly recommended.

1:03.2

I'm particularly moved by the part of this commendation where this individual says that our work was part of bringing him to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ.

1:17.4

And here's one more.

1:18.9

The title here is clarity.

1:21.7

And the prose goes on to say that Hank is absolutely amazing at his biblical understanding.

1:26.9

I believe it is the grace of God

1:28.5

that led him to the true apostolic church. Thank you, sir. May God have mercy on us sinners.

1:34.9

That in part is the Jesus prayer, Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner.

1:42.6

I am so glad to be in studio. I have been fighting a cold for some time,

1:47.7

and so we haven't done a podcast for about a month. But today, I'm delighted to talk about a

1:53.6

subject that I think is axiomatic for people to grapple with in their own minds.

2:00.3

The question that I want to broach at the beginning of this podcast, although we'll get

2:05.4

into many other things as well, is the question of whether or not Adam and Eve really existed.

2:12.3

You may wonder whether this is really a relevant question, but it most certainly is because this is under, sometimes

2:22.0

even friendly fire. There are a growing number of Christian thinkers who respond to that question

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