Originally posted on Exotheology.org:
I was reading a 2016 feedback article on Creation.com, entitled, “Is the universe a simulation?” when I realized how much the allegedly Biblical principles that modern creationists tout in support of their Earthbound religious perspective have in common with Simulation Hypothesis.? For those of you who don’t know what Simulation…
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Is Creationism a Side Issue?
Even amongst Bible-believing Christians, not everyone embraces Biblical Creationism and Catastrophism, even though the plain meaning of the Bible expressly teaches a literal 6-day Creation and a world-wide flood. There are a variety of reasons given for rejecting the plain meaning of Scripture in favor of views that accomodate long ages. Some bow before the…
Is It a Bird or a Dinosaur? A Tale of a Tail Trapped in Amber
At the tail end* of last year, the discovery of “Eva” (more formally known as DIP-V-15103) was announced as a dinosaur tail with feathers preserved in Cretaceous amber. The apricot sized sample also includes an ant and some plant debris. Discovered in an amber market in Myanmar, the tail fragment is believed to be a…
Using Darwin’s Bulldog To Show A Rational Creationism
People are often surprised to learn that I build the central premise of my first non-fiction book, Defending Genesis, upon the words of the man known as Darwin’s Bulldog. You see, while Thomas Huxley was certainly no friend of religion, he did have the intellectual honesty to concede that Biblical creationism was rational. `Creation,’ in the…
John Glenn on Creation and Evolution
A true American hero died yesterday. John Glenn died at the ripe old age of 95, having lived a full and adventurous life. He got his first taste of flying when he was only eight. He flew a toral if 149 combat missions during World War II and the Korean War. At the time of…
A Word on Talking Snakes
Some people seem to have a problem with the talking snake of Genesis. They say that it suggests that the Creation account was meant to be taken as allegory or fable, something that teaches truth but is not historically true. OK, so those of you who keep up with this site know that once upon…
What’s a Christian To Do With The Multiverse?
Some people talk about the Multiverse as if it’s an established fact. And some people suppose that, because it’s been connected with string theory and quantum physics, the whole thing is probably true but just over the average Joe’s head. As both an apologist and a writer of science fiction, I’m just going to say…
WV Mayor Resigns Over a Racist Post, and Why I Wrote Johnny Came Home
When I wrote my first book, Johnny Came Home, I decided to set it in a fictional town in my home state of West Virginia. I’m very proud of the great state of West Virginia. It’s a place of such wondrous natural beauty. “Wild and Wonderful” and “Almost Heaven” are apt slogans. West Virginia’s people…
Why ET Probably Doesn’t Need To Be Saved Anyway
Gary Bates, CEO of Creation Ministries International & author of Alien Intrusion gives four reasons why extraterrestrials are theologically impossible, but do his arguments hold water?
ET Go Home! How Conservative Christianity’s Rejection of Aliens Reveals Bigger Concerns
Common arguments used by Christians against the idea of extraterrestrial life are built on logical fallacies, but you can’t support the truth with error!
Is Belief In Alien Life Harmless? Why Creationists Are Wrong About Aliens And The Bible
A response to Dr. Danny Faulkner’s “Is Belief in Alien Life Harmless?” Moving past fear-mongering and bad logic to a reasonable exploration of the question of extraterrestrial life.
10 Theological Questions Theistic Evolutionists Think No Young Earth Creationist Can Answer – The Final Insult
Tyler Francke, founder of the YEC-bashing God of Evolution site, has written a post called 10 Theological Questions No Young-Earth Creationist Can Answer. In our first post, we addressed his opening remarks and his first 3 questions. In the next post, I addressed questions 4 through 6. I addressed the last four questions in the final post…
