I saw The Reason for God by Timothy Keller at Costco for only $8.99. Or you can get it for $10.88 on Amazon. You decide. As I have said before, I recommend this book for Skeptics -- If you reject Christianity because what you have read from the New Atheists, you owe it to yourself …
Religious belief among scientists
Here are some results of a PEW Research Center study on the religious and political beliefs of scientists: Statistic #1 42% -- Scientists ages 18-34 who say they believe in God. 28% -- Scientists 65 and older who say this. What does this mean? Does it mean that an increasing number of scientists believe in …
Updates: job search, unemployment activities, comments (Is God a malevolent bioterrorist?)
I'm still plugging away on the job search. I know that I am competing against 50 to 100 people (or more) for many of the positions I have applied for. My lovely wife tells me that I should feel pretty good about being a finalist for a number of these positions. Yes, but I'd sure …
Six bad arguments from Answers in Genesis (Part 5)
This is part five of a six-part series examining supposed evidences for a global flood that have recently appeared on the Answers in Genesis web site. The people at AiG are my brothers and sisters in Christ, and I share their love for the Lord Jesus Christ, their respect for the Bible as the Word …
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Seeing God in nature
According to the Bible (for example Romans 1; Psalm 19), nature should point us to God. Author Philip Yancey writes about this in Christianity Today: A Whole Good World Outside: Opening our blinds to the prevailing wonder of creation. Here's a quote: It was this whole good world outside as much as anything that brought …
Where’s the beef?
from World Magazine
Reading — July 2009
I didn't get as much reading done in July as I would have liked, but here's the one book I did finish: The Reason for God, by Timothy Keller. The chapters address: The idea that there cannot be only one true religion The problem of evil -- how can a good God allow suffering? The …
Where I’ve been — updated world, US state, and US county maps
This summer, I've added a new state (New Mexico) and at least nine new counties, so here are some updated maps. World map -- 10 countries -- nothing new: U.S. map (states) -- 46 states -- up from 45: U.S. map (counties) -- 900 out of 3109 counties (excluding Alaska and Hawaii): I believe that …
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He’s not the real Neil
Neil Armstrong never walked on the moon. From the Cincinnati Enquirer: One short name, one giant headache for Ohio man
Earth Observatory — recent images
Some of my favorite recent images from NASA's Earth Observatory Image of the Day: Swirling sea ice near Baffin Island (credit: NASA/Terra/MODIS) Apollo 11 landing site (credit: NASA/Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter). Images of other Apollo landing sites are at NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter site. The orbiter isn't in its final orbit, and future images will have …
GM bailout money used to send jobs overseas
The Stillwater Complex in south-central Montana is the only significant US source of platinum and palladium, which are used in automobile catalytic converters. The newly restructured General Motors, with the US government as a primary shareholder, has decided to cancel its platinum-group metals contract with Stillwater Mining Company, opting for cheaper ores from Russia and …
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More atheist quotes on Dawkins and the new atheists
Perhaps Richard Dawkins and the "new atheists" are to atheism as young-Earth creationists are to Christianity. Some atheists find the new atheists to be rather embarrassing. Here are some quotes from a Marxist---and from what I can tell, atheist---literary critic by the name of Terry Eagleton: "Imagine someone holding forth on biology whose only knowledge …
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Hail storm
Sorry I don't have pictures, but we just had the strongest hailstorm I've ever seen. We had enough one-inch hail in a short amount of time to make the ground almost completely white, with some accumulations being several inches deep. I didn't even know there was a thunderstorm, and all of the sudden it sounded …
Apollo 11 — 40 years later
I was eight years old when Apollo 11 went to the moon, and was glued to the television every step along the way (with the reporting of Walter Cronkite). I watched the first step on the moon on our black and white television. When there was a break, I ran over to a friend's house---one …
Ten places to take your kids — Yahoo’s list and mine
From Yahoo Travel: 10 Places to Take Your Kids Before They Grow Up Here they are: The Brooklyn Bridge The Pacific Coast Highway Niagara Falls New Orleans Devil's Tower Mount Rushmore & The Crazy Horse Memorial Dinosaur Valley (Glen Rose, Texas) Gettysburg National Park National Air and Space Museum The Grand Canyon My kids have …
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CRC periodic table, 1924
One more periodic table: from the 1924 CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, which one of my ancestors picked up somewhere. This periodic table has 79 elements, as opposed to the 117 on the current periodic table, 90 of which are naturally-occurring. The familiar modern layout of the periodic table (as on my previous post) …
PDF periodic table
Here is a PDF of the periodic table I used when I taught chemistry at Bucharest Christian Academy, updated to include copernicium (element 112, Cp). Feel free to copy and distribute this table. The GeoChristian Periodic Table of the Elements Here's what it looks like:
Element 112 — Copernicium
Element 112, a few atoms of which were created in Germany in 1996, finally has an official name. The new name is copernicium (symbol Cp), in honor of astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543). "Copernicium" replaces the temporary name ununbium (un=one, un=one, bi=two for 112, symbol Uub) that element 112 has had since it was created. It …
Republicans for Environmental Protection — 10 critical issues
Jim DiPeso of Republicans for Environmental Protection gives 10 Environmental Issues Republicans Should Champion. Climate change Energy security Clean energy Clean air Clean water Mountaintop removal coal mining Land and water conservation fund Wilderness Public lands Ocean stewardship A few thoughts: Some of these should be no-brainers, such as clean air, clean water, and ocean …
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Updates: job search, Best of The GeoChristian, Dr. Dino
I'm still looking for a job in the Earth sciences or GIS. I have a very strong possibility for an excellent position, but until it's a sure thing I'll keep on looking. Click here for a brief resume, or go to Ten reasons why you should hire me. I'm working on compiling a list of …
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