Various lines of genomic evidence support the biological relatedness of all life on Earth. It is commonly thought that this claim undermines a theistic account of biological origins, and perhaps particularly a Christian one. One strand of this objection is that common descent undermines natural theological arguments from biology. In this talk, Zachary Arern focuses on unpacking some of the genomic evidence, explaining data which he believes all accounts should attempt to deal with. He also briefly outlines some possible routes for theistic 'bio-theological' arguments.

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Zachary Ardern is a researcher in bacterial evolutionary genomics based in Germany. He has a background in biology and philosophy, and his research is on some of the fundamentals of evolutionary theory. Zachary studied for his PhD in New Zealand and completed his thesis on experimental evolution in 2016. In his spare time, he is active in organising and giving apologetics talks in various settings, from churches and IFES student events to skeptics’ groups.

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