In Parts 4 and 5 we addressed “Origins” –the fourth item on the following list of “proofs” of evolution that were presented during the 1970’s at Texas A&M where I attended.  “Origins” is the study of how life might have begun on Earth strictly through natural and inorganic (abiotic) means.  The final blogs in this section focus upon the fifth ...

Part 4 in this series discussed the topic of “origins”—the abiotic origin of life on earth (or the beginning of life through strictly inorganic processes with no biological cellular instructions or assistance).  I presented a simple overview of Sir Fred Hoyle’s calculations of the probability of assembling a single protein by a random and “lucky” combination of 400 amino acids ...

In Part 3, we discussed how evolutionary biologists over the past century have claimed that embryos of different animal groups (and humans) bear a strong similarity to one another at various stages of development. While many details of these claims have been contested among biologists, others have proposed that the similarities reflect common stages in the distant evolutionary background from ...

This (Part 3) section furthers our discussion on the “proofs” of macroevolution that were presented in the Texas A&M University geology classes during the mid-1970’s.  They were formidable arguments for most of us without a biology background.  The list of “proofs” was presented in Part 2 and is shown below as “Pros”: Macroevolutionary “Pros” Microevolution (Adaptation, Natural Selection) Homologies Embryonic ...

In Part 1, I shared about my (and others’) confusion with the teachings on evolution in graduate school paleontology classes at Texas A&M.  Paleontology is the study of fossils in ancient rocks. The following is my portrayal of a scene that occurred during one of those classes: Student A:  You instructed us on Darwin’s evolutionary model—that his theory predicts gradual ...

I dubbed the previous section on the Creation Event as perhaps the most important topic of this entire blog series.  However, this section on evolution is not far behind.  It has also been the most challenging of all the series for this author to compose.  I am NOT a biologist—never planned to be, never intend to be!   I did complete ...

In Part 3, I asked the following four questions that would become the framework for that section and for this (Part 4) section: How did scientists receive the Big Bang theory? How was it evaluated? Do modern astrophysical studies support it? What has been its influence upon the church? We covered a big stretch of territory in Part 3 to ...

The ending of Part 2 might have seemed abrupt.  It was meant to be. We considered the scientists’ Big Bang creation model in Part 2—its historical development, what it is, and its implication.  We concluded with four scriptures that have astounding similarities with one aspect of the model—the stretching of space. And we concluded with a fifth verse, our old ...

Welcome to Part 2 of The Creation Event series.  You might have finished Part 1 a bit dazed, bewildered, or possibly disturbed.  We contrasted two creation scriptures using accurate verb forms and came to a very different conclusion about the Creation Event than what is often taught from Genesis 1:1-3.  We then followed the directions in Romans 1:18-23 and observed ...

This is perhaps the most important series in this entire collection of blogs.  The Creation Event provides an amazing and “eye-opening” aspect of God and this universe we call “home.”.  I am sure, from over 14 years of teaching, that many readers will finish this series amazed both at God, and sadly, at Satan’s deception.  And that leads to the ...