About this episode

The episode explores the roles and purposes of viruses within the context of God's good design.

We apologize for the lateness of this episode. In this episode of "Let’s Talk Creation," hosts Todd Wood and Paul Garner are joined by returning guest Joe Francis for a deep look at the crazy world of viruses. Framed in the context of God's good design, Dr. Francis and our hosts explore the purposes and functions of viruses beyond just agents of disease. Because God made the world "very good," every oneof his creations must have had a part in that goodness. Based on surprising new research, you're sure to gain a new appreciation for viruses and the complexity of God's creation. Plus: Upcoming events will be discussed. You won't want to miss these events.Materials Mentioned in this episode Episode 85: Natural Evil: Viruses & Creationismhttps://youtu.be/F_xQ7onWuTs 📫Send questions to podcast@coresci.org Support our work🔬📖Donate to Support the Mentoring of the Next Generation of Creation Scholars https://coresci.org/index.php/sanders... 🔬Join Todd’s Patreon at / researchreports 🎁Give to the Core Academy general fund https://coresci.org/donate 🎁Support the podcast by going to https://letstalkcreation.org 🏫Support Paul’s work at Biblical Creation Trust…

People in this episode

Hosts: Todd Wood, Paul Garner

Guest: Joe Francis

Topics covered

• viruses
• God's design
• creationism
• disease
• research

Keywords

• viruses
• creation
• disease
• God's design
• research

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Core Academy of Science, Biblical Creation Trust

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