Nathaniel Jeanson of the Institute for Creation Research in Montana, part 3

This is the third post in a multi-part review of a young-Earth creationist (YEC) presentation given by Dr. Nathaniel Jeanson of the Institute for Creation Research in Billings, Montana in November 2012. Part 1-- The Relevance of Genesis (I was in complete agreement with Dr. Jeanson). The YEC version of the scientific method. Part 2 …

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Nathaniel Jeanson of the Institute for Creation Research in Montana, part 2

This is the second post in a multi-part review of a young-Earth creationist (YEC) presentation given by Dr. Nathaniel Jeanson of the Institute for Creation Research in Billings, Montana in November 2012. Part 1 -- The Relevance of Genesis (I was in complete agreement with Dr. Jeanson). The YEC version of the scientific method. Part …

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Nathaniel Jeanson of the Institute for Creation Research in Montana, part 1

This is the first post in a multi-part review of a young-Earth creationist (YEC) presentation given by Dr. Nathaniel Jeanson of the Institute for Creation Research in Billings, Montana in November 2012. Part 1 -- This page. The Relevance of Genesis (I was in complete agreement with Dr. Jeanson). The YEC version of the scientific …

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Jesus is for geologists (and other scientists)

I've always known that Jesus is for geologists, as well as for biologists, chemists, physicists, archeologists, astronomers, and all other sorts of scientists. There are, of course, many Christians who are scientists, and many scientists who are Christians. As a graduate student in geology, I found rich fellowship with a half dozen Christian geologists-in-training, and …

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Where the Conflict Really Lies: Science, Religion, and Naturalism

Christianity Today has a brief interview with philosopher Alvin Plantinga regarding his recent book entitled Where the Conflict Really Lies: Science, Religion, and Naturalism. The main points of the interview are: The alleged conflict between theistic religion and science is superficial. There is a deep harmony between theistic religion and science. Part of the reason …

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Creationists drive young people out of the church — Karl Giberson

Karl Giberson: Creationists Drive Young People Out of the Church Here is a quote: In a recent piece titled "Nine Year Old Challenges Nasa," [Answers in Genesis president Ken] Ham blogged proudly about "Emma B" who, when told that a NASA moon rock was 3.75 billion years old, asked "Were you there?" The suggestion that …

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The stratigraphic column — not a figment of geologists’ imaginations

I have been involved in an online discussion regarding whether or not the geologic column (Cambrian-Ordovician-Silurian-Devonian...) is real, or  some sort of figment of geologists' imaginations. Dr. Jay Wile, on his Proslogion blog, has written a post entitled Yet Another Failure of "Geological Column" Reasoning. Please note that I consider Dr. Wile (author of the …

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Evangelical pastors, the age of the Earth, and human evolution

From Christianity Today -- Survey of Evangelical pastors convictions regarding the age of the Earth and human evolution: Self-identified evangelical pastors on whether the earth is 6,000 years old: No answer: 13% Strongly agree : 29% Somewhat agree: 19% Somewhat disagree: 12% Strongly disagree: 27%   Self-identified evangelical pastors on whether God used evolution to …

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C.S. Lewis, evolutionist

Dr. Jay Wile has an excellent summary of C.S. Lewis's beliefs about evolution on his Proslogion blog: Another Point About C.S. Lewis. To summarize the summary: Lewis refused to join or endorse the Evolution Protest Movement, even though it was led by a personal friend. His writings state acceptance of biological evolution [and, I should …

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