To Which Will You Give the Benefit of the Doubt: ‘Science’ or Scripture?
The whole framework of science versus theology is incorrect. Science can only observe what is observable. When they venture to explain origins, they venture out of the purview of science and into the...
View ArticleOld-Earth Creationists Embrace the Bias of Secular Science
For the sake of argument, accept for the moment that God did supernaturally create the universe (and all that is in it) in six literal days, about six thousand years ago. Certainly, even Old-Earth...
View ArticleHow Long Will You Falter Between Two Opinions?
1 Kings 18:21 NKJV, “And Elijah came to all the people, and said, ‘How long will you falter between two opinions? If the Lord is God, follow Him; but if Baal, follow him.’ But the people answered him...
View ArticleRecent Fiat Creationism: Rendering Evolution & Old-Earth Evidence Irrelevant
One of the best ways to defeat an opposing argument is to render its evidence irrelevant—establish that even if their evidence is accepted for the sake of argument, your position remains intact. Of...
View ArticleHelping Old-Earth Creationists Face the Supernatural Question
Instead of arguing for or against the scientific evidence, or arguing the merits of possible exegetical ways to reconcile Scripture with a billions-of-years chronology, I propose that—for the sake of...
View ArticleAn Irenic & Vigorous Creationism Discussion at SBC Voices
Most debates between Old-Earthers and Young-Earthers deteriorate to anger and ad hominem after about 100 comments. Recently, SBC Voices posted my article, “Helping Old-Earth Creationists Face the...
View ArticleMatthew Mullins: Is God Surely Dead? | Between The Times
In his new book Culture and the Death of God, Terry Eagleton claims that God is not nearly as dead as many believe. Despite many attempts to kill Him off, the Almighty remains a resilient presence in...
View ArticleReview of Hugh Ross’s Navigating Genesis | Answers in Genesis
Dr. Hugh Ross’s Navigating Genesis: A Scientist’s Journey Through Genesis 1–11 is, sadly, a great tool for steering the uninformed and the gullible into a shipwreck of faith, not for removing stumbling...
View Article“Creationism Is About … ” Well, the Bible! | Around the World with Ken Ham
According to a science and religion blogger with the not-so-reliable Huffington Post, the evolution/creation debate is not about science or even the Bible—it’s about gay marriage! Well, that’s...
View ArticleGrowing Up Evangelical: My Story of Making Peace With Evolution | The...
My short presentation tonight is titled, “A personal story from a Millennial.” Ironically, as I wrote this speech, an article popped up on my news feed by Relevant Magazine called, “15 books Every...
View ArticleIs the Ebola Epidemic Evolution in Action? | Answers in Genesis
by Dr. Elizabeth Mitchell, Dr. Georgia Purdom, and Dr. Tommy Mitchell on October 20, 2014 The Ebola epidemic in West Africa has already claimed over 4,000 lives—more than all previous Ebola epidemics...
View ArticleWill “Creation” Be Dead in 20 Years? | Around the World with Ken Ham
Earlier this month, Bill Nye (TV’s famous “Science Guy”) appeared on Global News’s The Morning Show on October 1, 2014 and, speaking about people who believe in biblical creation, boldly predicted that...
View ArticleExciting Happenings at Ark Property! | Around the World with Ken Ham
These are exciting times at AiG. The life-size Noah’s Ark project is moving ahead in leaps and bounds. This past week, the board of directors met at Answers in Genesis. They were given a detailed...
View ArticleOf Science and Faith: How Do We Know?
Introduction It was said by theologians in the Middle Ages that philosophy is the handmaiden of theology. It is recognized that philosophy generated religious movements and Christian theology, in...
View ArticleIs the Pope Right That “God Is Not Afraid of New Things”? | Around the World...
Pope Francis is not the first religious leader who has endorsed evolution and the big bang, but he is certainly one of the most influential. Following in the tradition of other recent popes, Pope...
View ArticleOf Science and Faith: Substance
In this series I am discussing a few key philosophical categories. Last time, I discussed epistemology. At the end of that discussion I brought up the idea that God is of a different stuff than the...
View ArticleCan Evolutionary Clues Cure Cancer? | Answers in Genesis
A physicist and an astrobiologist team up to explain to medical doctors how knowledge of evolution holds the key to curing cancer. Scientific American: Did Cancer Evolve to Protect Us? Curing cancer is...
View ArticlePro-Evolution Pope | ICR.ORG
by Brian Thomas, M.S. * During an October 28 meeting of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences held in the Vatican, Pope Francis said, “Evolution in nature is not inconsistent with the notion of creation,...
View ArticleLet’s Teach Our Kids to Discern | Around the World with Ken Ham
It’s no secret that government schools in the United States and around the world mostly teach that the earth has existed for billions of years, that people evolved from ape-like creatures, and that...
View ArticleOf Science and Faith: Faith and Reason
Augustine’s Two Streams of Faith Scholarly analyses of Augustine tend to differ widely. These can be distilled down to two significant streams of thought. The first is a famous quote of his, “Crede, ut...
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