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My First Step into Social Media: Parasitic Plants and the Garden of Eden
My post-doctoral research from 1995 to 1999 included searching for, sequencing and characterizing genes of chloroplast genomes of holoparasitic plants (plants that cannot obtain energy from the sun and must steal it from other plants). I am preparing to give a seminar tomorrow on the topic of parasitic plants. So much has been learned since I … [Read More...]
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Social Media Reach of Young-Earth Creationist’ Organizations
There are many organizations that have built an apologetics ministry around a young-earth interpretation of Genesis. If you are familiar with … [Continue reading...]
My First Step into Social Media: Parasitic Plants and the Garden of Eden
My post-doctoral research from 1995 to 1999 included searching for, sequencing and characterizing genes of chloroplast genomes of holoparasitic plants … [Continue reading...]
Ham and Thomas get their Platypus Egg-Genes Scrambled
Reading and understanding original research publications can be difficult when the content is outside your field of expertise. Sometimes reading that … [Continue reading...]
Cheaters Prosper as Long as They are in Short Supply–MacArthur, Masks and Anti-vaxxers
In a community of pollinators there are bound to be some that skirt the usual mutualistic pact between flower and pollinator. As I wrote about in my … [Continue reading...]
Young-earth Apologist David Rives and a Tale of Ancient DNA Discovery
I follow a number of apologists who play secondary roles in the young-earth (literal-day) creation universe. These are individuals with ministries … [Continue reading...]
Nectar Robbing Bees, Natural Evil and the Image of God
Cheaters prosper! Yes, they really do. Hundreds of thousands of species are singularly devoted to some form of parasitic life strategy. It's a … [Continue reading...]
Lessons in Geostatism and the Coronavirus Hoax Learned at the Dog Park
Dawn and I took Calvin to our local dog park yesterday afternoon. It’s a time of socialization for our dog but if you have dogs you know it’s also a … [Continue reading...]
Young-earth Creationism and Biodiversity Loss: Mass Extinction, Disposable Planets and MacArthur
Young age creationists have responded to biodiversity loss (extinction) in a scattershot way in recent years. So my interest was peaked when the … [Continue reading...]
Young-earth Hyper-migration? Drowned Ice Age Caves Contradict Young-Earth Timeline of Human History
During the last Ice Age when the oceans were up to 300 feet lower than they are today, an extensive cave system on the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico was … [Continue reading...]
Answers from Jeanson: Revealing the Truth of Joseph’s Global Famine?
A few years ago I wrote a satire piece titled Answers from Genesis: Reclaiming the Biblical Authority of Joseph’s Global Famine. It was meant to call … [Continue reading...]
Kind of Confusing – Young-earth Creationist’ Classification of the Bombardier Beetle
Young-earth creationists in the twenty-first century take a broadly inclusive view of the relationship of existing and extinct species as they relate … [Continue reading...]
A Six-day Evolutionist? It depends on what you mean by evolution
Young-earth creationists like to talk about two types of evolution, one is real (microevolution), and the other is a lie from the pit of hell … [Continue reading...]
Chimps, Orangutans and Gorillas Evolved from a Common Ancestor on Noah’s Ark
When the Creation Museum in Kentucky opens back up on June 8 they will have a new exhibit on great ape origins. There you will be able to learn how … [Continue reading...]
Finding Mars on Earth: A Conversation about Martian Meteorites
The evidence continues to accumulate: Mars used to be wet. It used to have a much more active hydrological cycle. The Mars Couriosity Rover has been … [Continue reading...]
Dissent with Modification: Young-Earth Creationists Deny and Accept Macroevolutionary Theory
How can a population of organisms reproduce and over some period of time diversify into hundreds of species each of which has its own menagerie of … [Continue reading...]
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The Liturgy of Creation: Reading Genesis 1 as a Festival Calendar Narrative
I own more than 400 books on the topic of origins, broadly speaking. That includes commentaries on the book of Genesis, works on the relationship of science and faith, young-earth creationist … .
An Ancient and Alien Forest Reconstructed: A Fossil Challenge for Young-earth Creationists
Fossils often provide us with only a fragmentary view of the distant past but sometimes collections of fossils record ancient and seemingly alien worlds in stunning clarity. In the past decade … .
On the Origin of Thorns: The Prelapsarian Acacia and the Good Creation
Thorns, prickles, spines and needles provide an effective means of protection for plants against many herbivores which would otherwise find them to be a source of nourishment. A common perception of … .
Ken Ham’s Ark Encounter to Usher in a Modern Day Reformation?
Ken Ham would have us believe that the modern reincarnation of the young-earth creationist movement, which he claims began only 55 years ago, is the real deal this time. Unlike previous attempts over … .
My Letter to the Host of a Local Creation Conference
For many pastors and their congregations, questions about the intersection of science and faith are difficult because of their unfamiliarity with the scientific evidence and the extensive theological … .
William Buckland: Minister and Geologist Grappling with Fossil Feces, Deep Time and the Age of Reptiles
The Reverend William Buckland (1784-1856) was one of the last in a line of influential natural theologians following in … [Read More...]
The Toba Super-Eruption: A Global Catastrophe that Young-Earth Creationists Ignore
Sudden catastrophic events are not unknown in earth’s history. Large craters are evidence of past cosmic impacts and … [Read More...]
Finding Mars on Earth: A Conversation about Martian Meteorites
The evidence continues to accumulate: Mars used to be wet. It used to have a much more active hydrological cycle. The … [Read More...]
The Frequently Overlooked Geological Context of Hominid Fossils
The human fossil record is probably one of these least understood yet frequently discussed topics in the Christian … [Read More...]
Juvenile Dinosaurs Found Huddling in a Nest: A Local or Global Catastrophe?
We live in a new golden age of fossil discoveries. It seems that every week a new and dramatic fossil find is … [Read More...]
Creationism and the Church
The False Hope of a Mature Creation
Strike up a conversation about the age of the earth with nearly any group of evangelicals and you are sure to get a … [Read More...]
Social Media Reach of Young-Earth Creationist’ Organizations
There are many organizations that have built an apologetics ministry around a young-earth interpretation of Genesis. If … [Read More...]
My First Step into Social Media: Parasitic Plants and the Garden of Eden
My post-doctoral research from 1995 to 1999 included searching for, sequencing and characterizing genes of chloroplast … [Read More...]
Nectar Robbing Bees, Natural Evil and the Image of God
Cheaters prosper! Yes, they really do. Hundreds of thousands of species are singularly devoted to some form of parasitic … [Read More...]
Young-earth Creationism and Biodiversity Loss: Mass Extinction, Disposable Planets and MacArthur
Young age creationists have responded to biodiversity loss (extinction) in a scattershot way in recent years. So my … [Read More...]
The Liturgy of Creation: Reading Genesis 1 as a Festival Calendar Narrative
I own more than 400 books on the topic of origins, broadly speaking. That includes commentaries on the book of Genesis, … [Read More...]
Responding to the False Dichotomy on the Age of the Earth
"My Christian school taught that the earth is 6,000 years old but what’s taught in public schools is that the earth is … [Read More...]
The Toba Super-Eruption: A Global Catastrophe that Young-Earth Creationists Ignore
Sudden catastrophic events are not unknown in earth’s history. Large craters are evidence of past cosmic impacts and … [Read More...]
A Challenge to Ken Ham: Send Your Employees to Professional Science Conferences
How do scientists communicate with each other? What are the latest research results? How can one learn about theories … [Read More...]
Young-Earth Evolutionists? Talking about Hyper-speciation and Theological Implications
I recently attended the annual meeting of the American Scientific Affiliation held at Wheaton College. About 300 … [Read More...]
