Is Ansel Adams still alive and in orbit around Mars? From Astronomy Picture of the Day, April 22, 2012: Flowing Barchan Sand Dunes on Mars. Barchans are crescent-shaped sand dunes, with two horns that point downwind. They form in areas of limited sand supply; on this image you can see that the dunes occupy less than …
Regarding “PCA Geologists on the Age of the Earth”
We moved to a new city last year, and recently became members of a church in the Presbyterian Church in America. We are delighted to be a part of this local church, with its commitment to the truthfulness and authority of the Scriptures, excellent preaching, worship that is rooted in the Bible and the liturgical …
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1000
This is my one thousandth post on The GeoChristian. I haven't written very much so far in 2012. It isn't that I have run out of ideas, but life has been busy and the blog has been pushed aside by more important matters. I started this blog six years ago because I was passionate about …
Sim City 5
Sim City 3000 was the greatest game ever created for a computer. Sim City 4 was a disappointment. Sim City 5 (or just SimCity on the official web site) is coming in 2013. Will it be the new "greatest game ever?" Or another dog? P.S. "Sim City" is not the same as "The Sims."
Culture Wars
Ronald Reagan was the antichrist. Barack Obama is conducting a war against Christianity. Anyone who believes humans are causing global warming is a left-wing, socialist, environmental wacko. Anyone who doesn't believe humans are causing global warming is an ignoramus. Christians who accept an old Earth or evolution are either dangerous compromisors, or maybe not Christians at …
Blind unbelief
"Blind unbelief is sure to err, And scan his work in vain." From the hymn "God Moves in a Mysterious Way", lyrics by William Cowper, 1774. When singing this hymn at church on Sunday morning, I was struck by the phrase "blind unbelief." It is not Christians who have blind faith, but unbelievers who have …
The authenticity of the New Testament text — strong and getting stronger
From Dallas Theological Seminary: Earliest Manuscript of the New Testament Discovered? On 1 February 2012, I [Dr. Daniel Wallace] debated Bart Ehrman at UNC Chapel Hill on whether we have the wording of the original New Testament today. This was our third such debate, and it was before a crowd of more than 1000 people. …
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A historical Adam
Biblically, I have no problem with an old Earth and most of biological evolution (i.e. the science of evolution, not the flaky philosophy that athiests such as Dawkins attach to it). Biblically, I also believe in a real individual Adam who was in some very real sense the ancestor of us all. My answer to how that …
Persecution of the church
Persecution of Christians in Muslim countries is getting so bad that even Newsweek is noticing: The Global War on Christians in the Muslim World -- From one end of the muslim world to the other, Christians are being murdered for their faith. We hear so often about Muslims as victims of abuse in the West and …
Happy continents
Pangaea: when the continents were cuddling. From http://lnyn.tumblr.com/post/16396686872
Apple to Apples
HT: Cyberbrethren
Google homepage honors Steno — father of stratigraphy
Nicolas Steno, regarded by many as the Father of Stratigraphy, has been honored on today's Google search page with a "Google Doodle," showing layers of fossil-bearing strata: Steno, who was born on January 11, 1638, wrote a paper on fossiliferous rocks in which he outlined what are now known as Steno's principles of stratigraphy. He …
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Reading the Bible in 2012
"Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God." Matthew 4:4 ESV I read the Bible every day. It is through the Scriptures that I know God, Christ, myself, and how to live in regards to God and my neighbor. I cannot think of any greater …
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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Stratolaunch
From Paul Allen and Burt Rutan: The Stratolaunch. From Yahoo News: New Stratolaunch plane will take people into Earth’s orbit Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen is teaming up with aerospace pioneer Burt Rutan to build a giant machine that is part airplane and part spaceship. The new vehicle will be able to transport people and cargo …
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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Lunar topography
From NASA: LRO Camera Team Releases High Resolution Global Topographic Map of Moon. The science team that oversees the imaging system on board NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) has released the highest resolution near-global topographic map of the moon ever created. This new topographic map, from Arizona State University in Tempe, shows the surface shape …
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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Twitter Language Map
A portion of a world map of the languages of Twitter: The colors represent languages: gray for English, purple for French, red for German... It looks like a lot of people tweet while they drive. Or perhaps those lines are rail lines (the lines from Moscow to St. Petersburg looks like they follow both the …
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