Changing the way you look at the world
Today I was notified about a paper on the accumulation of mutations in the influenza virus. It’s slightly off-topic for biblical geology, but there is a tangential connection. Since Noah’s Flood is true the millions of years of earth history … Continued
As part of his BBC Conspiracy Road Trip (shown in October 2012), comedian Andrew Maxwell took his creationist team to visit professor of evolutionary biology Tim White in the US. At around 44:40 Andrew goes on about “evidence” as if … Continued
Email from a teacher about a recent Year 12 Higher School Certificate Biology Exam held on Friday 19 October 2012 across all schools in New South Wales, Australia. Just thought you might find it interesting and frustrating to know that … Continued
CMI’s Richard Fangrad has a very funny response to the attack on creationism by Bill Nye, the science guy: CMI: Evolutionism is not appropriate for anyone. Bill’s Youtube video is called Bill Nye: Creationism Is Not Appropriate For Children. It’s … Continued
Paleobiologist Simon Conway Morris, of Burgess Shale fame, says that examination of the fossil evidence demands a radical rewriting of evolution. Why so? In an interview with the University of Cambridge’s alumni magazine (Issue 65, Lent 2012, pp. 32–35) Conway … Continued
What do Steve Jones and Hans Christian Andersen have in common? They both tell great fairy tales. Evolutionary geneticist Steve told a beauty in his latest article Islam, Charles Darwin and the denial of science published in The Telegraph … Continued
On Sunday evening 5 June 2011, I was on a panel at a church north of Brisbane answering questions on evolution and the age of the earth. I represented the biblical young-earth position. The three other scientists on the panel … Continued
There is a huge battle shaping up within evangelical circles over the authority of the Bible, a debate that will spill into the wider community and impact scientific, geological and academic realms. The orthodox evangelical view held by the pioneers … Continued
Anyone who publishes a rebuttal to any of Dawkins’ books will be branded as a flea. From his own site: Many “parasitic” authors have released books which use Richard’s name or titles to sell their own books … So any … Continued
I wrote a note to a couple of the politicians who appeared on last night’s Q and A. I saw you on Q & A last night and I appreciate the way you tried to stand up to Dawkins’ attacks … Continued