I was sent this New York Times article in which a Young Earth Creationist gets a real PhD in paleontology. How does he do it? Dr. Ross said, the methods and theories of paleontology are one “paradigm” for studying the past, and Scripture is another. In the paleontological paradigm, he…
And why should we care about this material rarely mentioned outside of science-fiction? Well, it involves recycling, our energy future, and a chance to de-proliferate nuclear weaponry and reduce the threat of "dirty" bombs. First, a brief bit of history: Back in the 1930's, it was discovered that isotopes of…
We take many things for granted. We expect the ground to sit still, the people we love to live forever, the lights to come on at the flick of a switch, and the job we hold to stay there for us. Last year, most people in my community went for…
This Comic strip often takes a pointed view of popular perceptions. For example, today's Cow and Boy strip: This seems all too familiar. One side framing an issue for debate, and the other sidestepping the frame because it doesn't fit their world-view. We see a lot of this out in…
I was going to meet a friend for coffee yesterday. But when I called him, he said that he couldn't because he was subpoenaed by the FBI to give a deposition in the Devlin case. "Devlin case?" I asked innocently. You see, I stopped watching TV (as discussed here), I…