The Polar Bear Test—An Identification Key of Christian Views of Origins
YEC, GT, AoA, OEC, ID, PC, EC, TE? These acronyms refer to theistic models of earth’s biological and physical history. Do you know which models each of these letter combinations refer to? If so, do you know which one best characterizes your view? If you don’t—or if you don’t know, or are not sure, into which category your beliefs fit —take the … [Read More...]
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Stranger Things–Creationist’ Views of Speciation and Natural Selection in the 1980s
Today, young-earth creationists are actively promoting a new model of the origin of the diversity of life on Earth. This speculative view borrows a … [Continue reading...]
An Armadillo Test Case of YEC Post-flood Dispersal Speed
Just how quickly can animals expand their geographical range? Recently I expressed my skepticism about young-earth creationist' claims that animals … [Continue reading...]
Glyptodonts, Armadillos and Ken Ham’s Hyper-Speciation Model
Armadillos are curious little animals but were all of them as small as they are today? DNA extracted from a 12,000 year old bone of an extinct … [Continue reading...]
How to Identify Pseudoscience: Lessons from Velikovsky and Catastrophism
Phrenology, essential oils, homeopathy, reflexology, ESP, astrology, creation science, climate change denial, blood-type diet, vaccinations cause … [Continue reading...]
Faith in Flood Geology? Dogmatic Assertions of Expertise
Everyone is an expert in something but they can’t be an expert in everything. At some point we all have to rely on the expertise of others to guide … [Continue reading...]
Where is the Next Generation of Creation Scientists?
Where is the next generation of creation scientists? I don’t mean the next generation of believers in creation science but the next generation of … [Continue reading...]
Squeezing the Lost Grand Canyon of Egypt into the Young Earth Paradigm: An impossible* Task
In Egypt the Nile River Valley conceals a massive canyon that once was as deep and wide as the Grand Canyon in Arizona. We have explored the origins … [Continue reading...]
The Lost Grand Canyon of Egypt, Part III: A Brief Chronology of Events
A massive canyon lays hidden below the Nile Valley in Egypt. In Part II we looked as how this massive canyon was formed. Before we go on to look a … [Continue reading...]
The Lost Grand Canyon of Egypt, Part II: Origins of the Nile River Valley
A meandering river on a wide river plain running through Egypt is the source of one of the best-known ancient civilizations. But the Nile Valley has … [Continue reading...]
Snakes Preserved in Dinosaur Nests – Another Problem for Creationist’ Flood Geology
An eleven-foot snake slithers among a cache of eggs and a sauropod dinosaur hatchling. Before it can grab the hatchling a landslide or windstorm … [Continue reading...]
The Lost Grand Canyon of Egypt: Another Monument to an Ancient Earth
The Grand Canyon is one of the best-know geological formations on earth. Today I want to introduce you to another geological formation you have … [Continue reading...]
Another Young-Earth Puzzle–Fossilized Moa Footprints in New Zealand
Everyday a new piece of earth's history is uncovered. And everyday those discoveries add a new puzzle piece for young-earth creationists to try to fit … [Continue reading...]
Piles of Fossil Poo: Providing a Peek into the Past
One headline reads “Giant Prehistoric Toilet Found” another refers to the discovery of an ancient latrine. Don’t know how I missed those headlines … [Continue reading...]
The Ark Encounter’s Hyper-evolutionary Model Underestimates Speciation Rates
How many animals did Noah preserve on the Ark? I often see critics of young-earth creationists (YECs) challenge Noah’s Ark with the question, how … [Continue reading...]
Local Catastrophes Happen: Mega-Tsunami Moves 700-Ton Boulders Uphill
A volcano slides into the sea causing an 800 foot wave to crash onto into an adjacent island. As that wave crashes onto land it picks up 700-ton … [Continue reading...]
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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 … .
A 60,000 Year Varve Record from Japan Refutes the Young-Earth Interpretation of Earth’s History
Do places on Earth exist where annual records have been stored for tens of thousands of years and can be accessed today? Ice-cores and tree rings can preserve long records of yearly events but some … .
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: The Global Catastrophe that Creationists Ignore
Sudden catastrophic events are not unknown in Earth’s history. Large craters are evidence of past cosmic impacts. … [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...]
Finding Mars on Earth: A Conversation about Martian Meteorites
Maybe you missed it last week with all the excitement of the pictures from Curiosity and its analysis of the rocks on … [Read More...]
The YDB Event: The Most Recent Global Catastrophe in Human History?
In 2013 a 50-foot meteor streaked across the Russian sky exploding 14 miles above the surface of the earth creating a … [Read More...]
Creationism and the Church
Stranger Things–Creationist’ Views of Speciation and Natural Selection in the 1980s
Today, young-earth creationists are actively promoting a new model of the origin of the diversity of life on Earth. … [Read More...]
Faith in Flood Geology? Dogmatic Assertions of Expertise
Everyone is an expert in something but they can’t be an expert in everything. At some point we all have to rely on the … [Read More...]
Where is the Next Generation of Creation Scientists?
Where is the next generation of creation scientists? I don’t mean the next generation of believers in creation science … [Read More...]
Committed to Conversation–Finding Fellowship in the Face of Conflict
A committed young-earth creationist, Dr. Todd Wood, and an equally committed evolutionary creationist, Dr. Darrel Falk, … [Read More...]
Book Review: “The Fool and The Heretic” by Todd Charles Wood and Darrel R. Falk
Have you ever wanted to get inside the head of a young-earth creationist or an evolutionary creationist and hear what … [Read More...]
Horses in the Bible Contradict Ken Ham’s Hyper-evolution Narrative
Thus far in this series about horses we have we have explored some of the interpretations of the fossil record of … [Read More...]
The Polar Bear Test—An Identification Key of Christian Views of Origins
YEC, GT, AoA, OEC, ID, PC, EC, TE? These acronyms refer to theistic models of earth’s biological and physical history. … [Read More...]
God’s Knitting Needles Revealed in the Creation of Mike Trout?
The satire site, The Babylon Bee, published a fiction piece earlier this year in which Ken Ham claimed that Mike Trout's … [Read More...]
Dragon Tales, Dinosaurs, UFOs and the Creation Museum
Since its inception, one of the Creation Museum’s most provocative exhibits has been one that places dinosaurs and man … [Read More...]
Ken Ham’s Darwinism: On The Origin of Species by Means of Hyper-Evolution Following Noah’s Flood
Young life creationists, or baraminologists as they prefer to be called, have experienced a paradigm shift over the past … [Read More...]
