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Has evolution
really been proven?
http://www.conservapedia.com/Evolution
Scientific Facts and Christian Faith: How Are
They Compatible?
Dr. Otto J. Helweg
One would think the unnecessary battle between
science and Christianity had long ago been resolved; however, recent
statements by both scientists and theologians belie that thought.
The Status of Evolution as a Scientific Theory
Robert Newman, John Bloom, Perry Phillips, John Studenroth
An investigation of the scientific basis of
evolutionary theory, featuring discussions on Darwinian mechanisms
and Descent through common ancestry.
Thermodynamics and the Supernatural
John W. Patterson
Dr. John W. Patterson comments on Tracy Walters?
replies in the thermodynamics debate in Origins Research 9:2.
Truly a Wonderful Life
Kurt P. Wise
Review of Stephen Jay Gould's book, Wonderful Life,
by a former student.
The Trustworthiness of Scripture in Areas
Relating to Natural Science
Walter L. Bradley and Roger Olsen
In this paper we would like to focus on the
interpretation of the Hebrew words "yom" and "bara/asah" as they are
used in the early chapters of Genesis to describe the time frame and
mechanism of creation. A careful examination of both biblical and
scientific data will be summarized. A critique of the current models
based on this data will be made leading to our summary of how at
present we think one may best harmonize all of the available
information.
The Whole Question of Metaphysics
Paul Nelson
Paul Nelson delivers his report on the AAAS 1993
Boston meeting discussing "The New Anti-Evolutionism" and Professor
Michael Ruse's surprising remarks.
Blaise Pascal: An Apologist for Our Times
Rick Wade
Rick Wade examines the contemporary relevance of the
apologetics of Blaise Pascal, a seventeenth century mathematician,
scientist, inventor, and Christian apologist.
Evidence For God's Existence
Sue Bohlin
Sue Bohlin examines some of the evidence for God's
existence including His fingerprints in creation, inspired writings
about Him in the Bible, and God in the flesh, Jesus Christ.
The Frying Pan Never Looked So Good
(Editorial)
Mark Hartwig
Mark Hartwig provides an overview on Origins
Research 10:1 and it theme topic: Thermodynamics.
Ask the Animals
Robert and Patricia Mondore
Through the study of our physical universe we can be
drawn closer to the One who formed it.
A Blindfolded Watchmaker: The Arrival of the
Fittest
Darwinism: Science or Philosophy
Challenging Darwin's Myths
Mark Hartwig
In this May 95 article published by Moody Magazine,
Mark Hartwig criticizes Darwinists for the unscientific way they
promote Darwinian theory while discrediting the growing recognition
of Intelligent Design.
Christian Views of Science and Earth History
Rich Milne and Dr. Ray Bohlin
Rich Milne and Dr. Ray Bohlin examine the major
answers to the age of the earth question as given by Christians,
with a call to mark our common enemy.
The
Church of Darwin
Phillip E. Johnson
In response to a Kansas state board of education
decision, Berkeley Law professor Phillip E. Johnson lashes out in
this Wall St. Journal article: "Evolution is having serious trouble
with the evidence--but its proponents don't want an honest debate?."
The Code Word
Robert and Patricia Mondore
The most recent discoveries in the field of
microbiology have revealed DNA to be a highly sophisticated and
encoded language. The Bible refers to the Creator as the Word of
God. Is DNA really an encoded message from our Creator? There are
those who consider DNA as evidence of evolution claiming that its
ubiquitousness proves all life must have evolved from a single
source. Using their own logic there is a far stronger case that the
highly encoded messages found in DNA could only have come into
existence through intelligent design. The fact that it is found in
every life form is proof that all life was formed by a single
Designer.
Cosmology Confronts the Creator
Hugh Ross
Hugh Ross investigates the twentieth century's
scientific struggle to come to grips with cosmological evidence for
a designed universe.
Creation Hypothesis: Scientific Evidence for
an Intelligent Designer,The
Michael Keas
Book review of J.P. Moreland's book centering on the
intelligent design thesis. Problems and issues addressed by the book
include the scientific status and legitimacy of both intelligent
design and Neo-darwinian theory.
The Creation-date Controversy
The Real Issue, September/October 1994
Dr. Hugh Ross discusses the question "Does the
Genesis creation account force a wedge between faith and science?"
Millions of devoted Christians find themselves painfully torn in the
controversy surrounding the age of the earth.
DNA, Design, and the Origin of Life
Charles B. Thaxton, Ph.D.
Explores the evidence for design in the DNA
structure.
Darwin on Trial
Raymond Bohlin, Ph.D.
A review of Philip Johnson's book "Darwin on Trial."
The author explores Johnson?s review of the weaknesses of
evolutionary theory and the impact of materialistic philosophy on
science education.
Darwin's Black Box
Dr. Ray Bohlin
Michael Behe's book Darwin's Black Box was hailed by
Christianity Today as 1996's Book of the Year, with good reason.
This is the first book suggesting Intelligent Design that has
received such serious attention from the scientific community. Dr.
Ray Bohlin, with a background in molecular biology, reviews this
book from a perspective as a creationist and scientist.
Darwinism and Theism
Darwinism: Science or Philosophy
No abstract available for this article
Darwinism's Rules of Reasoning
Darwinism: Science or Philosophy
No abstract available for this article
Darwinism:
Philosophical Preference, Scientific Inference, and ?
Darwinism: Science or Philosophy
No abstract available for this article
Darwinism:
Science or Naturalistic Philosophy? Study Guide
Condensed version of video study guide designed for
use in conjunction with debate video: Darwinism: Science or
Naturalistic Philosophy? The Johnson/Provine Debate at Stanford
University, April 30, 1994.
Darwinism:
Science or Philosophy
A Symposium
The proceedings of a symposium entitled "Darwinism:
Scientific Inference or Philosophical Preference?" held on the
campus of Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, USA, on
March 26-28, 1992.
Darwinists Deny the Obvious
Mark Hartwig
Some Darwinists deny that there's any evidence
against their theory. In this essay, which first appeared in Citizen
Magazine, Mark Hartwig discusses some of the evidence that
contradicts this claim.
Defeating Darwinism
Rick Wade
Phillip Johnson?s important book, Defeating
Darwinism, explains how evolution gained dominance as a theory of
origins, and exposes its UNscientific foundations.
Defending Darwinism: How Far is Too Far?
Mark Hartwig
Essay on Scientific American's firing of veteran
science writer Forrest Mims because he didn't believe in Darwin's
theory of evolution.
The Designed 'Just So' Universe
Walter L. Bradley, Ph.D.
This article provides a clear indication of what is
meant by design and then summarizes the factual basis from cosmology
that our universe is indeed uniquely designed as a habitat for life
in general and humans in particular.
Designer
Genes
Robert and Patricia Mondore
The discovery of a city clearly points to the
blueprints and design of its architects. Similar logic was used by
William Paley, author of "Natural Theology" who used the
illustration of finding a watch in the road as proof of a
watchmaker. Scientists have now discovered a similar evidence of
design within the microscopic world. When one discovers the
complexity of the cell world, and the encoded language of DNA there
is only one logical explanation for its existence; God is the
Builder of everything.
Doubts About Darwinism
Darwinism: Science or Philosophy
No abstract available for this article
Evidence of God in Human Physiology
Fearfully and Wonderfully Made
A cursory examination of human physiology reveals:
1) the complexity of man and what it suggests about man's origins,
2) the efficient and versatile operation of man compared with
machine, and 3) the depth of our ignorance about how man's
physiological systems operate.
Evolution's Big Bang
Dr. Ray Bohlin
The Cambrian explosion of life has long befuddled
evolutionists. New data have only deepened the mystery and caused a
critical rethinking of cherished evolutionary concepts.
Evolution,
Genes and Morality
Raymond Bohlin, Ph.D.
Sociobiology claims to explain the origin and
meaning of all human and animal social behavior in terms of genetics
and natural selection. This view is inadequate to explain the
complexities of human nature but curiously agrees with theism that
man?s basic behavior is ultimately selfish.
The Five Crises in Evolutionary Theory
Dr. Ray Bohlin
5 crises in evolutionary theory are discussed: 1)
the unsubstantiation of a Darwinian mechanism of evolution, 2)The
total failure of origin of life studies to produce a workable model,
3) The inability of evolutionary mechanism to explain the origin of
complex adaptations, 4) The bankruptcy of the blind watchmaker
hypothesis, and 5) The biological evidence that the rule in nature
is morphological stability over time and not constant change.
Fleshing Out the Past: Reconstructing Fossil
Faces
Review of Michael Anderson's book, in which he
discusses the shortcomings of the investigative methods of
paleoanthropology.
A
Frog with No Legs
A layman's rebuttal to Jean L. Bertelsen Pond's "Catholic Frogs"
Author Tim Ganstrom, BSE, rebuts Jean L. Bertelsen
Pond's "Catholic Frogs" article advocating that scientific
propositions and Christian beliefs have no bearing on each other.
The
Grand Canyon and the Age of the Earth
Ray Bohlin, Ph.D.
Young-earth creationists need to be able to explain
earth?s geological features as the result of a year-long flood only
a few thousand years ago. The Grand Canyon is one of the few areas
of the world that allows them to attempt to show that their model
fits reality.
Homology: A Concept in Crisis
Jonathan Wells and Paul Nelson
Patterns of similarity (homologies) among diverse
groups of organisms gave Darwin one of the key lines of evidence for
his theory of common descent. Recently, the neo-Darwinian
interpretation of homology has been powerfully challenged by new
data.
How
Incomplete Is the Fossil Record
Darwinism: Science or Philosophy
No abstract available for this article
How
the Leopard Changed Its Spots
Review of Brian Goodwin's book, in which Goodwin
argues that neo-Darwinism fails to explain the large scale aspects
of evolution, including the origin of species
How to Sink a Battleship
The Real Issue, November/December 1996
Phillip E. Johnson issues a call to separate
materialist philosophy from empirical science. This article is
edited from the final address at the Mere Creation Conference.
Human
Fossils: "Just So" Stories of Apes and Humans
Dr. Ray Bohlin
The study of human evolution suffers from too few
fossils, tunnel world view vision, powerful personalities, and too
much media misinformation. This article tries to sort out the data
from a creationist perspective.
The
Incompleteness of Scientific Naturalism
Darwinism: Science or Philosophy
Is there anything that can happen in the world that
would indicate unmistakably that God had acted? The existence of
computational problems for which discovering the solution is
intractable, but for which checking the solution once it is in hand
is tractable, raises the possibility of being able to detect divine
action with full empirical certainty. (Note, this paper was written
in 1992 before quantum computation became widely discussed. If it
were being written today, it would need to take this development
into account.
Intelligent
Design FAQ
New frequently asked questions section of Access
Research Network's site. Deals with common questions like, "What is
Intelligent Design?" and "But doesn't Intelligent Design refer to
something supernatural? Isn't science supposed to restrict itself to
the natural world?"
Is Common Descent an Axiom of Biology?
Paul A. Nelson
This paper was written for the conference, "The
Darwinian Paradigm: Problems and Prospects," held June 22-25, 1993,
organized by Phillip Johnson. This paper is intended to highlight
key points in the readings , and to suggest some general issues for
discussion.
Is Science a Threat or Help to Faith?
The Real Issue, November/December 1994
Dr. J. P. Moreland responds to the question "How are
we to understand the relationship between science and Christianity?"
Mere Creation: Science, Faith, and Intelligent
Design [Book Review]
Reviewed by Jim Miller
A review of "Mere Creation: Science, Faith, and
Intelligent Design," written by William A. Dembski and published by
InterVarsity Press (Downer's Grove, Ill: InterVarsity Press, 1998.
475p.). This review is by Jim Miller.
Methodological Naturalism Part 1
Alvin Plantinga
Science by its very nature, a widely-held
philosophical view maintains, simply cannot refer to theological
claims. In part one of a two-part article, University of Notre Dame
philosopher Alvin Plantinga offers a distinctly different
perspective.
Methodological Naturalism Part 2
Alvin Plantinga
Science by its very nature, a widely-held
philosophical view maintains, simply cannot refer to theological
claims. In part two of a two-part article, University of Notre Dame
philosopher Alvin Plantinga offers a distinctly different
perspective.
Michael Kinsley Out on a Limb: Stem-Cell
Rationale Recalls Ideas of Debunked Scientist
Nancy Pearcey
Syndicated columnist Michael Kinsley tries to use an
out-dated evolutionary theory to support embryonic stem-cell
research, and is roundly trounced in this article by Nancy Pearcey,
which was published in Human Events.
The Missing Link that Wasn't: National
Geographic's 'Bird Dinosaur' Flew Against the Facts
Nancy Pearcey
Darwinism has been beset in recent years by several
reversals in key evidence supporting the theory. The most
embarrassing was the "dinobird" that turned out to be a hoax. This
article published in the March 10, 2000 issue of Human Events
examines the hoax and reviews other surprising reversals.
Molecular Machines: Experimental Support for
the Design Inference
Michael Behe
An essay on irreducible complexity by Michael Behe.
Behe explains the concept of the "black box", irreducible
complexity, and gives examples.
The Natural Limits to Biological Change:
Neo-Darwinism Under Attack
Raymond G. Bohlin, Ph.D.
This article summarizes the book by the same name.
The authors critique both Darwinism and puncuated equilibrium, and
offer an alternative based on Intelligent Design.
On the Origin of Stasis
Art Battson
Does Natural Selection prevent major evolutionary
change and account for higher taxon-level stasis? Art Battson probes
that idea in this thought-provoking article.
Opening the "Big Tent" in Science: The New
Design Movement
Nancy Pearcey
In this March 1997 World magazine article, Pearcey
gives a brief discussion of the design movement, how it got started,
and where it's headed. (Originally titled "The Evolution Backlash")
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The
Origin of the Universe
Rich Milne
What is the newest evidence for the Big Bang? The
cosmic background radiation is exactly what was expected if the
universe began as an immensely hot event 10-20 billion years ago.
But the universe that was created is "just-right" for life. Dozens
of factors are exquisitely fine-tuned for life to be able to exist,
at least on our planet.
Our "Tailor-made" Universe: New Scientific
Study Begs the Philosophical Question, "Who's the tailor?"
Nancy Pearcey
Cosmology is at a surprising crossroads. The
evidence for design in the physical universe is so strong that
cosmologists today openly discuss philosophical questions, as Nancy
Pearcey shows in this September 2, 2000 World article.
Paradigm Shifts in Geology and Biology:
Geosynclinal Theory and Plate Tectonics
John Wiester
John Wiester explains the paradigm shift in geology
from continental drift to plate tectonics, and expresses the hope
that biology can learn from the mistakes of geology when considering
the concept of intelligent design versus natural selection.
"Pre-biotic Soup"?: The Case for Faith
Charles Colson
As part of a series highlighting Lee Strobel's new
book "The Case for Faith," Colson comments on discoveries by NASA
and others which show a universe incredibly and uniquely suited for
life.
Reason in the Balance
First Things, February 1996
This is a review essay of the book "Reason in the
Balance: The Case Against Naturalism in Science, Law and Education"
by Phillip E. Johnson. Reviewed by Nancy R. Pearcey. This book
traces the influences of Darwinism over the last century.
Rebuttals to Common Criticisms of the Book
Darwin's Black Box
Robert DiSilvestro, Ph.D. Biochemistry
Robert DiSilvestro provides a very short summary of
the basic ideas of the book "Darwin's Black Box" by Michael Behe,
and then briefly describes the eight main criticisms and gives
rebuttals to them.
Regarding Functional Classes of Proteins to Be
Highly Isolated
Darwinism: Science or Philosophy
No abstract available for this article
The Religion of the Blind Watchmaker
The Real Issue, September/October 1992
Phillip Johnson has authored Darwin on Trial,
contending theories of evolution are based on philosophical
naturalism. Dr. Stephen Jay Gould responded to Johnson's book. This
is Johnson's reply.
Response to Arthur M. Shapiro
Darwinism: Science or Philosophy
Arthur Shapiro faults creationists generally and
Phillip Johnson in particular for thinking that Darwinism entails
naturalism/atheism. Shapiro is right as far as he goes, but he
doesn't go nearly far enough. The point is not whether Darwinism
logically compels atheism, but whether Darwinism makes atheism that
much more plausible. It does. Given Darwinism, there is no reason to
think God had anything to do with biology, thus no reason to think
that God has been active in creation, and thus no reason to think
that God exists. One can remain a theist, of course, but such a
theism then becomes a sheer believism, or what is sometimes called
fideism
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