You might say that you would just have to stack up a lot of evidence and that scientific evidence would prove your conclusion. But in every case, you still have to have faith in the lab equipment working correctly and even that the laws of nature will continue to be constant as we would expect (for example, that gravity would not all of the sudden turn off – which is possible, because we can’t say that that is impossible). You may be able to get 99.9% sure of...
Read MoreTest Your Knowledge!
“Empirical/Operational/Observational Science: a systematic approach to understanding that uses observable, testable, repeatable, and falsifiable experimentation to understand how nature commonly behaves.” “Historical/Origins Science: interpreting evidence from past events based on a presupposed philosophical point of view.” Notice also that assumptions are critical to how accurate a conclusion may or may not be. Definitions from...
Read MoreThe VBS package – Fun and informative
Summer is a fantastic time for teaching at Vacation Bible Schools and camps. Rich recently took part in separate VBS programs in two different locations (as many as we can get). A comment we heard from one of the older participants was an encouragement. She told one of the VBS leaders – “Not only is he (Rich) teaching about the Bible, but he is also teaching about science. I learned more science in 30 minutes than I did in six months at school!” Another...
Read MoreFossil Trackways!
The Coconino Sandstone has been assumed to be formed from ancient desert sand dunes. Within this rock layer, we find 4-footed animal tracks. Scientists did experimentation on how the tracks may have been formed and notice what has been discovered about the trackways: “A detailed statistical analysis of these data led to the conclusion, with a high degree of probability that the fossil tracks must have been made underwater… [Regarding the fossils] Toe imprints...
Read MoreHow Old Are You…Really??
Before I begin, I have a quick prayer request. AOI speakers have many camps and VBS’ coming up, so please pray for us and for those who will be attending! Now back to the story… When I am doing a VBS or a camp, I like to start out the week with the following scenario: I tell the students that I am an alien. I have just arrived and I am on a scientific mission to study the human beings on Earth. Let the investigation begin! So I ask one of the campers –...
Read MoreCross-bedding is Awesome and Evidence of a Flood!
“The thickest sets of cross beds in the Coconino Sandstone so far reported are 30 feet (9 metres) thick. Cross beds of that height imply sand waves at least 60 feet (18 metres) high and a water depth of around 300 feet (between 90 and 95 metres). For water that deep to make and move sand waves as high as 60 feet (18 metres) the minimum current velocity would need to be over 3 feet per second (95 centimetres per second) or 2 miles per hour. The maximum current velocity would...
Read MoreHow Do We Handle “Climate Change”?
How do we handle the Climate Change issue? This article covers a great different angle on the question of how to handle climate change. This is not an endorsement of any political stance. -Here is the main point of this article: “Efforts to “fight” global warming under the U.N.’s Paris Agreement could cost the world $100 Trillion in lost wealth by the end of this century…That, I guarantee you, will lead to (preventable) deaths, due to poverty and all problems...
Read MoreSouthwest Geology Tour Sights- Upheaval Dome
On the college field trip that Mary Jo & I are leading, we see many great sites, several of which leave us with more questions than answers. One such example is: what caused the unusual formation called Upheaval Dome? Was it a meteor that slammed into the earth at this spot? Perhaps it was a fluid like bulge of a salt dome pushing it up from below? Is it a volcanic outburst? Perhaps there were giant gophers in the past that dug this immense mile wide hole? All of...
Read MoreEvolution led to over 20 years as an Atheist!
Ep 5 – Lanny Johnson’s Testimony – Evolution led to over 20 years as an Atheist! Lanny and Marilyn Johnson are former evolutionists with degrees in geology and biology. Lanny realized as a teenager that Evolution did not fit with the Bible and thus threw out the Bible and became an atheist for more than 20 years. Creation teaching was instrumental in bringing them to a settled assurance that all of God’s Word can be trusted....
Read MoreChristianity Makes Science Possible!
-If everything were accident, why trust things to work the same way every time? -If our thinking is simply chemical reactions – how do we know we are doing logic the right way? -If we are just chemistry within our inherited nature – then our biology determines our chemistry and everything we will ever do is already determined. We can’t make choices! -To trust that things will happen the same way in the future as it has in the past is only logical based on the...
Read MoreIs the Supernatural Possible?
Is it possible for there to be a supernatural being? -Do you know 100% of the existing knowledge? So since we can’t know everything…it could be possible. So we can’t rule out that science could point toward an intelligent designer. We can’t prove that there is a supernatural or that there isn’t a supernatural, but physical evidence can point one way or another. We also can’t rule out miracles. We shouldn’t rely on miracles though. We shouldn’t stop our scientific endeavors...
Read MoreFrom Youth To Retirees – Something for Everyone
I want to continue my recollection from recent tours… started in my last blog. Our Idaho tour began Thursday evening (March 27th) with a night of teaching for the AWANA group at Cambridge Bible Church. They had been studying the beginning of Genesis and wanted to continue the theme, so it was very fitting to use my teaching on Genesis chapter 3. I only had to make a few alterations of my usual program for these young people, and then I was off teaching. The...
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