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Reflections on Historical vs Operational Science & the Court Testimony of Dr. John Sanford

Many creationists speak of the importance of distinguishing between operational and historical science, and claim that failing to draw this distinction has allowed naturalists to falsely claim that we are against science, just because we don’t adopt their mainstream views on earth and cosmic history. I believe …

‘Rapid Growth’ During Creation Week as a Solution to the Starlight and Time Problem

Jul 7, 2017 by Nicholas · cosmology distant starlight big bang young earth ·

Did Adam and Eve have a belly button? You may have heard this issue being caricaturized as a typical issue that churches have fought over. As silly as that would be, I believe that a tremendous amount of insight can be gained from pondering this question and others that are related to it. Doing so may just help resolve …

Are folded sedimentary rocks evidence for a young Earth? My response

Jul 7, 2017 by Nicholas · folded-rocks ·

Intro A couple years ago (on January 1, 2015) I responded in the comments section of an article posted by an old-earth geologist named Dr. Jonathan Baker, who is very passionate to show that young-earth creationist claims are contrary to the real evidence. The article was entitled: “Is folded sedimentary rock evidence …

The syntax of Genesis 1:2 allows no gap of time, says a survey of similiar Hebrew examples

Jul 7, 2017 by Nicholas · hebrew syntax gap theory genesis genesis 1 ·

Introduction In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. And the earth became (?) formless and void…. At the core of the gap theory is this interpretation of Genesis 1:2. Does the text indicate that something happened to the earth, after it was already created in verse 1? Is there merit to this view, that …