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ATHEISM IS A SMALL SEGMENT OF THE POPULATION

Dr. Jerry Johnston: What we see in trends that – even in the nones – that atheism is a small segment. Would you agree? Or are people afraid to say they’re an atheist? Dr. Richard Dawkins: Oh no, it is small. It is small especially in America. It’s not small among elite scientists. It’s about…

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WHEN YOU STAND BEFORE GOD

Drs. Cristie Jo & Jerry Johnston May 9, 2017 Interview with Dr. Richard Dawkins Dr. Cristie Jo Johnston: Let’s just for instance say that the Bible is true and its claims are true and that when all of us stand before God one day, we will give an account of ourselves. How then will you…

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WHAT SORT OF EVIDENCE WOULD IT TAKE TO CONVINCE RICHARD DAWKINS

Drs. Cristie Jo & Jerry Johnston May 9, 2017 Interview with Dr. Richard Dawkins Dr. Cristie Jo Johnston: So God hides himself and Richard Dawkins needs evidence. What sort of evidence would it take to convince Richard Dawkins that there is in fact a God? Dr. Richard Dawkins: It’s a very difficult question that I…

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HOW DID YOU GET OVER YOUR SEXUAL ABUSE

Drs. Cristie Jo & Jerry Johnston May 9, 2017 Interview with Dr. Richard Dawkins Dr. Cristie Jo Johnston: How did you get over your sexual abuse? Because many people like the nones that are listening to this documentary right now – many of them perhaps have been sexually abused. They are looking for ways to…

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Has Your Faith Affected Your Promotions?

Dr. Cristie Jo Johnston: Has your outspoken Christianity, your outspoken faith, caused any problems with your promotions here at Rice University? Because we see that in other parts of the country. What about for you here? Dr. James Tour: Nothing has happened in promotions as far as professorial promotions at Rice. I came to Rice…

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WHY ARE STUDENTS LEAVING THE FAITH?

Dr. Jerry Johnston: If some of these stats are right, about 80 to 90 percent of students raised in solid, biblical-teaching churches don’t continue their faith after they go to a secular university. How do you respond to that? Dr. James Tour: Well this is part of why I’m here. We have to fill universities…

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WHAT IS A NANOCAR?

Dr. Cristie Jo Johnston: So, Professor Tour, let’s talk about you being a racecar driver. So, if you Google the word ‘nanocar,’ your name pops up as the creator, along with some other team members here at Rice University. What is a nanocar? And how do you race a nanocar? Dr. James Tour: So, a…

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How does science strengthen your faith?

Jerry Johnston: How does science strengthen your faith? Dr. James Tour: When I look at biological systems, and the amazing functionality of a biological system – even if we just take a cell, just a single cell, and you look at the mechanisms within that cell – it is utterly amazing. Take any chemist, any…

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