A Dozen Book Favorites, Part 1 Blog by Kenneth Samples ( January 2, 2018 ) Only human beings read. The great Greek philosopher Aristotle thought the distinguishing feature of people is their ability to use language. And humans use their unique language ability to think, speak, write, and read. Education
Precision Dates for Early Solar System Affirm Ancient Cosmos Publication by Hugh Ross ( October 23, 2005 ) Precision dates for the oldest meteorites affirm the robustness of the biblically predicted cosmic creation model and provide additional evidence against a young universe. If radioisotope dating is inherently flawed as claimed by young-universe creationists, newly obtained ages will show inconsistencies with previously measured ages. On the other hand, if recent measurements confirm previous ages with increasing precision, support for the old-universe big bang model grows. A team of international scientists has dated meteorites to within one million years of the minimum age of the solar system. The calculated age was 4.5662 +/- 0.0001 billion years. This age is good to one part in 10 thousand (which is 10 times more precise than previous dates) and is perfectly consistent with previous dates. Thus, support for a supernatural Cause for this universe continues to grow. Astronomy
Cool Discovery: Mountains Moved by Lightning Publication by Jeff Zweerink ( October 24, 2013 ) Lightning, as fleeting as it may be, shapes the land around us. Although many processes weather the landscape, a recent paper published in the journal Geomorphology demonstrates that rock formations of a particular shape and signature were thought to result dominantly from cold temperatures. Geology & Earth
Abdu Murray Team by Reasons to Believe ( August 14, 2020 ) Abdu Murray holds a bachelor’s in psychology from the University of Michigan and a JD from the University of Michigan Law School. He is cofounder and president of Embrace the Truth, a ministry dedicated to offering the truth of the Christian gospel to Muslims. view bio
Coronavirus Pandemic & the Problem of Evil Blog by Kenneth Samples ( April 21, 2020 ) Before the current pandemic, I only really thought of viruses when I got my yearly flu shot. But in light of the significant suffering and death caused by COVID-19, I’m sure none of us will ever think the same way about viruses again. Biology
Orangutan Genetic Diversity Sheds Light on Humanity’s Origin Publication by Fazale “Fuz” Rana ( March 16, 2011 ) In retrospect, it was probably not one of Clint Eastwood’s finest moments, starring along side an orangutan in 1978’s Every Which Way But Loose.
Special Christmas Edition: Fuz Rana on Love Multimedia by Hugh Ross ( December 7, 2010 ) Special Christmas Edition: Fuz Rana on Love
The Christian Scientific Society Meeting Event by Reasons to Believe ( April 5, 2018 ) RTB Visiting Scholars, David Snoke and Erica Carlson will be speaking at the Christian Scientific Society Meeting on quantum mechanics and religion. Quantum mechanics is a strange theory, and it has been used to justify all manner of religious claims such as extra-sensory perception. This year we bring together five experts on the physics of […]
Science, Faith, and the Problem of Pain Blog by Guest Writer ( August 11, 2022 ) In his book, Does He Know a Mother’s Heart?: How Suffering Refutes Religion,1 Arun Shourie, a journalist and a former minister for Communications and Information Technology of India, concludes that “suffering and God are incompatible.” When we reflect on both the extent and depth of pain and suffering in the world, whether it is due […] Worldviews
A Carbon-14 Coincidence Publication by Guest Writer ( March 7, 2008 ) A few weeks back I mentioned the benefits to scientific discovery provided by this coincidence. By using it, astronomers learned about the Sun’s corona, were able to test Einstein’s general theory of relativity, and determined the past rotation rate of the Earth, all at a time earlier than would have been otherwise impossible. While there is no scientific reason for this remarkable coincidence, it suggests that God may have provided it as a tool so that we could more quickly discover characteristics of His creation. Physics & Mathematics