Mr. Creationist Goes to Court
A courtroom drama inspired by true-life encounters with irrational skepticism.
Category Archives: What is science?
How Little Lies Go A Long Way: Henry Morris and the Missing Potassium
By whose authority? For all our lives, we have been trained to appeal to authority, and that’s not necessarily a bad thing. We learned to trust our teachers and parents, […]
Losing Faith in the Wisdom of YEC
Several years ago, we had a paleontologist speak at our department seminar on the topic of Young-Earth Creationism (YEC) and the Grand Canyon. The speaker, who was affiliated with the National […]
Coral reefs are too old to be young!
Corals are among the most valuable indicators of past climate conditions, due to their sensitivity to water depth, temperature, and acidity. We can infer from the age and depth of […]
Terry Mortenson concedes: ‘Stone Age’ tools are a problem for YEC
Answers in Genesis generally does well not to acknowledge its best critics, because doing so exposes their audience to the fact that theirs is a ministry rooted in pseudoscience, which is […]
Dear Ken Ham: About those kangaroo fossils…
Dear Ken Ham, In recent years, your ministry has gained unprecedented publicity by cranking its ‘apologetics’ amps all the way to eleven. Between provocative billboards, a life-sized ark, and a lawsuit over […]
Monday Minute: Andrew Snelling’s Lost World
Dr. Snelling’s revision of Earth history looks nothing like what we find in nature. With the help of geology, though, we can put many pieces back together. In the past, Andrew […]
Ken Ham ascribes motive to your crime!
The Great Debate One year ago today, Ken Ham turned heads and shook graves around the world by taking the stage with Bill Nye and attempting to defend a remarkable claim. Millions tuned […]
Man’s fallible opinion vs. God’s perfect word: who wins?
In case you haven’t noticed, I recently published a list of 100 reasons to accept that the Earth is not less than 10,000 years old. The list has received comparably more […]
#GSA2014: a forum for great ideas …including creationism?
Last week, the Geological Society of America met for its annual meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia. I’m not sure what the official count was for this year’s attendance (edit: 6,700!), but […]
Age of Rocks 