By Creation Moments The lancet fluke is a parasite that accomplishes its life cycle in a most complicated, Rube Goldberg, manner. read more …read more Read more here: Creation Moments
By Multimedia On this episode of ID the Future, Sarah Chaffee discusses the University of Chicago’s recent action to uphold academic freedom, including a letter to incoming freshman and a piece by Pres. Robert Zimmer in the Wall Street Journal. As Zimmer notes, “Every attempt to legitimize silencing creates justification for others to restrain speech that they do not like in the future.” Your browser does not support playing Audio, please upgrade your browser or find our podcast on podOmatic Download Episode …read more Read more here: id the future
By Creation Moments I can still picture it in my mind – the large periodic table of the elements on the wall of my high school classroom. For those of you who don’t remember it, the periodic table is a tabular arrangement of all the chemical elements, ordered by their number of protons, starting with hydrogen as number one. So who invented the table? You will find his name in the table itself. Element number 101 – Mendelevium – was named after Dmitri Mendeleev, the Russian chemist who first published the periodic table in 1869. read more …read more Read
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By Creation Moments Here’s an idea for those who create superhero comic books and movies. Introducing the amazing Sea Cucumber Man – able to turn his skin into a hardened shield that can stop bullets cold! read more …read more Read more here: Creation Moments
By Creation Moments If you had nothing better to do with your time, you might enjoy thinking about such things as: “How do I know that the whole world isn’t just a figment of someone’s imagination?” Or, “How do I know that the whole universe didn’t suddenly pop into existence 20 minutes ago?” read more …read more Read more here: Creation Moments
By Creation Moments Several years ago, a Creation Moments staff member was discussing biblical creation with a well-known Bible teacher and Old Testament scholar. When this professor – whose name I will not disclose – began writing articles promoting theistic evolution for the BioLogos Foundation, he was asked to leave his teaching position at a conservative Christian seminary. read more …read more Read more here: Creation Moments
By Creation Moments Do you know how your ears help you pinpoint the location of whatever you are hearing? Two factors come into play. First, you hear the sound louder in the ear that is closer to whatever is producing the sound. And second, the sound arrives at the closer ear a little sooner than the other. read more …read more Read more here: Creation Moments
By Multimedia On this episode of ID the Future, Dr. Dominic Halsmer, Dean of the College of Science and Engineering at Oral Roberts University, continues the discussion of his peer-reviewed paper, “The Coherence Of An Engineered World,” published in the International Journal of Design & Nature and Ecodynamics. Listen in as Dr. Halsmer explains some of the aesthetic arguments for design from beauty in science, engineering, and the study of humanity. How do modularity, specificity, adaptability, durability, and other aspects of engineering systems argue for intelligent design in nature? Tune in to find out. Your browser does not support playing
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By Multimedia On this episode of ID the Future, Dr. Dominic Halsmer, Dean of the College of Science and Engineering at Oral Roberts University, discusses his recent peer-reviewed paper, “The Coherence Of An Engineered World,” published in the International Journal of Design & Nature and Ecodynamics. Listen in as Dr. Halsmer explains to Casey Luskin why the universe is bio-friendly and the signs of engineering he sees in nature. Your browser does not support playing Audio, please upgrade your browser or find our podcast on podOmatic Download Episode …read more Read more here: id the future
Does Genesis really matter? How can we know the true timescale of creation or the age of the universe? And what should Christians do when they spot logical fallacies in conversations with skeptics? ICR astrophysicist Dr. Jason Lisle delves into these questions and more, offering several biblical and scientific arguments to logically defend the Christian faith. More… …read more Read more here: icr.org
By Creation Moments Several years ago I read a short story about three friends sitting around a campfire discussing whether life on other planets would ever be found. Two of them believe in life on other planets, but one disagrees. He insists that God created life on their planet alone. As the conversation continues, one of them sees that the fire is dying out, so he stirs the smoldering embers with a stick he is holding in his third green tentacle! read more …read more Read more here: Creation Moments
By Multimedia On this episode of ID the Future, Casey Luskin interviews Dr. Donald E. Johnson about his book, Programming of Life, which compares the workings of biology to a computer. Listen in as Dr. Johnson explains what inspired his latest book as an information scientist addressing the origin of life. Your browser does not support playing Audio, please upgrade your browser or find our podcast on podOmatic Download Episode Donald E. Johnson holds two Ph.D.s, one in Computer & Information Sciences from the University of Minnesota and another in Chemistry from Michigan State University. His website is ScienceIntegrity.net. …read
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By Creation Moments You probably remember being taught that the lenses in your eyes turn everything you see upside down on your retina. Your brain then turns these upside-down images right side up, and all is well with the world. But wait until you hear this! read more …read more Read more here: Creation Moments
By Creation Moments Probably one of my all-time-favorite movies is King Kong. I’m talking about the original black-and-white film made in 1933 and starring Faye Wray. But, of course, the real star of the movie was the “eighth wonder of the world” – the enormous and powerful King Kong. read more …read more Read more here: Creation Moments
By Creation Moments Many evolutionists and atheists have fooled themselves into thinking that those who believe in God are incapable of making important contributions in the fields of math and science. Today we’re going to take a look at just a few individuals to prove how false that claim really is. read more …read more Read more here: Creation Moments
By Creation Moments Which came first – the chicken or the egg? Well, I’m happy to report that this age-old dilemma has finally been solved. It was the chicken that came first – something that creationists have known all along. After all, the Bible tells us that God created every winged fowl and gave them the ability to reproduce after their kind. read more …read more Read more here: Creation Moments
By Multimedia On this episode of ID the Future, software engineer Brendan Dixon continues his discussion of artificial intelligence, looking at the about the future of autonomous machines and the issues that can arise. Your browser does not support playing Audio, please upgrade your browser or find our podcast on podOmatic Download Episode …read more Read more here: id the future
By Multimedia On this episode of ID The Future, Casey Luskin critiques some of the macroevolutionary “gems” from Nature’s Evolution-Evangelism packet, including whale evolution, feathered dinosaurs, and Tiktaalik. Listen in as he explains why predictions about Tiktaalik from leading evolutionary scientists such as Jerry Coyne and the National Academy of Sciences were overturned by the discovery of 397 million year old tetrapod tracks in early 2010. Your browser does not support playing Audio, please upgrade your browser or find our podcast on podOmatic Download Episode For more on the “Evolutionary Gems,” check out Evolution News & Views. …read more Read
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By Multimedia On this episode of ID the Future, hear from software engineer Brendan Dixon as he compares the human brain to artificial intelligence. He argues that the metaphor of the brain being like a computer is grossly insufficient–to the point of being false—and discusses why we should have a cautious approach to AI Your browser does not support playing Audio, please upgrade your browser or find our podcast on podOmatic Download Episode …read more Read more here: id the future
By Creation Moments The star orchid is an amazing flower that really shouldn’t even exist. You see, its pollen is located at the bottom of a long and narrow spike – or spur – that extends behind the flower. That’s also where the nectar is. So how long is that spur? The last part of the orchid’s scientific name gives us the answer – a whopping one and a half feet! read more …read more Read more here: Creation Moments
By Multimedia On this episode of ID the Future, Casey Luskin examines the lament of some Darwinists that new PhDs aren’t being taught enough about evolution. How can “a generation of biologists without an adequate background in evolution” work as scientists? Tune in to find out the answer is so obvious that few committed evolutionists will accept it. Your browser does not support playing Audio, please upgrade your browser or find our podcast on podOmatic Download Episode …read more Read more here: id the future
By Creation Moments If you have ever traveled to a distant city on vacation, you know how much planning you have to do before you leave. And, of course, you need to know where you are going and the route you must follow to get there. But the creatures we’ll be talking about today know exactly how to get where they are going. In fact, they were born with an internal GPS system to show them the way. read more …read more Read more here: Creation Moments
By Creation Moments Why did God give us fingernails? So we can scratch our itches? To serve as hardhats for our sensitive fingertips? Or did our Creator give us fingernails as a diagnostic window into our bodies? read more …read more Read more here: Creation Moments
By Creation Moments A few years ago, evolutionists discovered what they called the world’s oldest mites. These little critters were encased in amber and were said to be 230 million years old. And yet, the lead researcher said, “They’re dead ringers for [modern] gall mites.” read more …read more Read more here: Creation Moments
By Creation Moments Myles Willard is an avid bird watcher, award-winning nature photographer and long-time friend of Creation Moments. Myles has given us hundreds of breathtaking nature photos, one of which accompanies the printed transcript of today’s program at the Creation Moments website. read more …read more Read more here: Creation Moments
By Multimedia On this episode of ID the Future, Casey Luskin talks with bioethicist Wesley J. Smith about a recent article he wrote at First Things. In this article, Smith responds to an accusation that he is “anti-science” for suggesting that science should have ethical boundaries. Listen in as Luskin and Smith discuss how the “anti-science” label, along with similar terms, is often used to try and suppress dialogue and protect scientific orthodoxy. Your browser does not support playing Audio, please upgrade your browser or find our podcast on podOmatic Download Episode …read more Read more here: id the future
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By Creation Moments On our previous program, we told you how evolutionists enjoy finding fault with what they consider to be bad designs in nature – particularly the poorly designed human body. They aren’t using such arguments to critique evolution, of course. They are poking an accusing finger into the eye of God. If God is so smart, they taunt, why did He make so many mistakes? read more …read more Read more here: Creation Moments