Jeff Zweerink

Resistance to Science?

July 11, 2007

A few weeks ago, I discussed an article trying to understand the basis for adult “resistance” to science. I put resistance in quotes because...

Worldviews

by Jeff Zweerink Read

In the Habitable Zone But With No Water

July 11, 2007

Planets around M dwarf stars have generated a lot of interest lately—especially with the recent discovery of an earth-mass planet in the region where...

Human Origins & Anthropology

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RTB’s Position on Humanity and Hominids

July 4, 2007

A recent posting on Answers in Genesis’ website critiques the day-age or progressive creation interpretation of the biblical creation account that RTB endorses. Their...

Geology & Earth

by Jeff Zweerink Read

Multiverse Musings – Probability Arguments

July 4, 2007

Last month I defined some terminology and provided a categorization of the different kinds of multiverses discussed by scientists. The least controversial multiverse, Level...

Astronomy

by Jeff Zweerink Read

EXTRA! EXTRA! READ ALL ABOUT IT!

July 1, 2007

You’re Standing on a Floating Plate This just in—ice floats in water! Unlike most materials, as liquid water cools to near its freezing point,...

Geology & Earth

by Jeff Zweerink Read

Birth Date of Old Star Confirms Universe’s Age

June 20, 2007

Most of us have received a bit of information at one time or another that seemed too bizarre to be true. If we hear...

Astronomy

by Jeff Zweerink Read

Hardwired to See Design

June 13, 2007

A review article published in Science a few weeks ago makes some remarkable assertions. Regarding a commonsense psychology, the authors highlight a “promiscuous teleology”...

Worldviews

by Jeff Zweerink Read

Ingenious Discoveries

June 6, 2007

I often marvel at the discoveries scientists make and the ingenuity employed in making those discoveries. For example, a year ago on Creation...

Theology

by Jeff Zweerink Read

Habitability and God’s Design for Earth

May 30, 2007

Scientists have already discovered over 200 planets, and the list continues to grow rapidly.

Astronomy

by Jeff Zweerink Read

Precise and Accurate

May 16, 2007

Recent measurements using the Hubble Space Telescope help to resolve a scientific dispute that impacts how old the universe appears. Most readers will recall...

Astronomy

by Jeff Zweerink Read

Narrowing the Constraints on Dark Energy

May 9, 2007

Scientists almost universally acknowledge the enormous “problem” represented by the extreme fine-tuning inherent in dark energy (a.k.a. space-energy density or vacuum density). It even...

Astronomy

by Jeff Zweerink Read

Smaller Stars Offer Little Hope

May 2, 2007

The recent discovery of an Earth-sized planet around a nearby star generated a lot of excitement in the scientific community - and rightly so....

Astronomy

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