Many Earth-Sized Planets Publication by Jeff Zweerink ( November 10, 2010 ) My kids and I often wonder where various idioms originate from. Our most recent musings dealt with the request to “cut me some slack.” Astronomy
Hardwired to See Design Publication by Jeff Zweerink ( 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” among children: Worldviews
Values Advocacy Council Event by Reasons to Believe ( November 5, 2019 ) Join Fazale Rana on Tuesday, November 5 at the Values Advocacy Council where he’ll share a message on the goals and progress of transhumanism, what it seeks, and how Christians can engage with people who look for hope.
Supernova Remnant Test for Creation Models Publication by Hugh Ross ( June 2, 2005 ) New measurements by astronomers provide yet another refutation of a recent prediction made by young-earth creationists while confirming a contravening prediction made by old-earth creationists. The young-earth prediction states that astronomical evidence for highly dispersed supernova remnants will prove false and that astronomers will fail to uncover any more evidence for widely dispersed supernova remnants. Such supernova remnants have been difficult to detect because of background noise, but thanks to new measuring techniques several have been detected in the past two years in the Milky Way Galaxy and in the Magellanic Clouds. Now, new measurements made by the Chandra X-Ray Observatory establish that supernova remnant B0049-73.6 in the Small Magellanic Cloud has a dispersal diameter that equates to an age = 14,000 years. While not nearly as long a dispersal time as for several remnants found in the Milky Way Galaxy and for many other remnants in both Magellanic Clouds, this new measurement helps determine which creation model is correct. Astronomy
Higher Dimensions Publication by Guest Writer ( April 25, 2008 ) Where the reader gets to explore the strange effects that could occur when moving beyond the three spatial dimensions in which we live. Unlike time travel, however, there is a possibility that higher dimensions actually exist. I refer to string theory, where as many as seven spatial dimensions beyond the normal three are posited to exist. Physics & Mathematics
Explanation for Origin-of-Life’s Molecular Handedness is Insoluble Publication by Fazale “Fuz” Rana ( May 8, 2008 ) One of my teenage daughters is left-handed. And nobody in our family wants to sit next to her when we eat at the table. It’s not because she has bad manners. It’s because her left arm bumps into the right arm of the person seated next to her. When it comes to meal time, left-handed and right-handed people don’t go well together. Chemistry
Bison & Grass Diversity and Animal Smarts & God’s Image | Stars, Cells, and God Multimedia by Reasons to Believe ( March 22, 2023 ) Join Hugh Ross and Fazale “Fuz” Rana as they discuss new discoveries taking place at the frontiers of science that have theological and philosophical implications, including the reality of God’s existence. *Disclaimer: Audio quality and sound may be low for Hugh Ross’ microphone* Bison & Grass Diversity A three-decade long field study in the Flint […]
Beware the Snow Line Blog by Joe Aguirre ( January 31, 2007 ) Mountain climbers know the dangers of traversing the snow line. Conditions change dramatically, and life becomes difficult. However, a greater danger lies far beyond high mountaintops; in fact, way out in space. Astronomers have demonstrated that planetary systems develop snow lines of their own, and it’s hazardous to any living thing to be on the wrong side of those lines too. Astronomy
The “Great Unconformity” and the Cambrian Explosion Conform to the Genesis 1 Creation Account Publication by Fazale “Fuz” Rana ( June 11, 2012 ) New work by geologists from the University of Wisconsin and Pomona College (Claremont, CA) provide added support for the scientific accuracy of the Genesis 1 creation account. Design
Adultery Gene? Blog by Joe Aguirre ( September 3, 2008 ) Several previous Average Joe posts explored the question of whether there was a genetic connection to homosexuality (here, here, and here). To paraphrase some of your responses, it didn’t matter if science eventually detected a genetic origin for homosexuality: the biblical injunction stands. After all, science has uncovered a genetic connection to alcoholism, and might yet divulge a genetic basis for behaviors like fornication or adultery.