Forgiveness
This week I wanted to talk a bit more about forgiveness, which was the topic of the Alpha Course for week 3. By the end of the night I had three perspectives on forgiveness: Forgiveness is simply letting go of past hurt so you can move on. (From the people at my table). Forgiveness is […]
All the Tuatara’s Relatives Missed the Ark
The one living species of tuatara, Sphenodon punctatus, is on the Ark list. It is the only kind listed as a single species. That presumably means that it’s the only species that belongs to that kind! I have no idea why this species would deserve this distinction. The paper classifying the extant ark kinds notes […]
Could God have used Evolution?
The new exhibit at the creation museum includes a sign, “Did God use Evolution?” which asks the following question: “Could God have used evolution? God is holy and loving and tells us that death is an enemy. So how could He create all life using a process like evolution, a philosophy of death that requires […]
Alpha – Why Did Jesus Die?
I unfortunately had to miss the second session of Alpha, so this was the third session. Today I went through my notes trying to remember this session, but I was completely stumped. My calendar clearly says I attended this session, but I have no memory of talking about why Jesus died. And I don’t have […]
Basal Species Made the Ark
As mentioned in the previous post, when making my list of Ark Encounter Kinds my methodology consisted entirely of coming up with a list of land vertebrate families. One of the main challenges I ran into is that a lot of extinct species that have not been assigned to families. The Linnaean system of classification, […]
Already Gone
It is difficult to find good quality studies on the prevalence of Young Earth Creationist views specifically, even in the USA. Most surveys only ask people about their acceptance of evolution. I want to know how many people believe that the Earth and everything on it were created, as is, in the last 10,000 years. […]
New Creation Museum Exhibit
Answers in Genesis posted a walkthrough of one of the new exhibits at the Creation Museum. The exhibit is based on Ken Ham’s book The Lie. I believe it’s in the area that used to portray the evils they attribute to belief in evolution. It had a wrecking ball labelled “millions of years” knocking down […]
What Question Would You Ask God?
The first day of the Alpha Course, was after a very long day at work, and I almost skipped it. When I walked into the room I saw a giant sign asking “why am I here?” I couldn’t come up with a good answer. I nearly turned around and left. I know their intent is […]
Protarchaeopteryx and Caudipteryx Made the Ark as a Reptiles – Not birds!
On the Ark Encounter poster, the families Protarchaeopteridae and Caudipteryidae are found on the list of Ark Kinds, but both are classified as reptiles. This is interesting because Answers in Genesis has repeatedly discussed these creatures, and I certainly got the impression they saw them as flightless birds. Their earliest article on the subject, posted […]
Not Only Evangelical Christians Reject Evolution
The majority of the literature aiming to harmonize a literal Biblical account of Noah’s Ark with modern science comes from well-funded Christian groups in English speaking countries. These groups (AIG, CMI, ICR) all require all staff and authors of articles submitted to their journals to sign statements of faith that exclude non-Christians, Catholics, and Mormons, […]