3220 Migratory Patterns of Predatory Scientists - Call In Show - February 26th, 2016

Question 1: [2:19] - “I am an ex-Christian and have been studying rebuttals to the most common philosophical arguments for the existence of a deity, such as the Kalam Cosmological Argument, today popularized most notably by William Lane Craig, or Presuppositional Apologetics, popular with Presbyterian scholars especially. Which philosophical arguments for and against the existence of a deity do you believe are particularly pertinent and what are your thoughts on these?”Question 2: [1:07:05] - “If I can't protect my home (Germany) can I protect anything else? Is it immoral to leave my family behind as I anticipate a civil war in Germany? If the ethnicity of my mother tongue dies will I die too as my "German soul" cannot properly address feelings to someone else? What matters more: raising healthy offspring (leaving Germany) or protect my culture (staying in Germany)?”Question 3: [1:43:58] - “As a creationist the I find the idea of evolution, especially atheistic evolution, unconvincing. Why should I believe that life can arise from non-living matter (atheistic evolution) or that one living organism can reproduce another organism of another kind (e.g. a bacteria reproducing a non-bacteria) even though neither have ever been demonstrated in a lab?”Question 4: [2:25:55] - “I’m an Indian doctoral student in Germany. I would like to work in Germany to gain experience but am also tempted to move back to India given the state of the county. I have a persistent feeling of guilt about my circumstances, but I don’t know why - do you have any suggestions?”