Science and Christianity "Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind."
Science (general)
American Association for the Advancement of Science Publishers of the Journal Science.
Nature Web site for the science journal Nature.
Science Web site of the science journal Science.
Scientific American Scientific American magazine web site.
American Scientist Web site for American Scientist magazine.
Discover Web site of the popular level science magazine.
Christianity
Guide to Early Church Documents Early church documents and info.
Omnilist of Christian Links A search engine and links to Christian subjects.
Christian and other religious sites A list of web sites with lots of JW/Bible Student groups listed.
World Wide Christian Web Christian Web resources and info.
First Things First Things is a monthly Christian magazine that frequently has articles by Phillip Johnson, William Provine and others debating evolution, theistic evolution, creationism and philosophical materialism.
The Y Files Christian apologetics site with articles by Hugh Ross and others.
Science and Christianity (general)
New..Science and Religion
God and Science are Back in the News Part one of a series of articles in the Seattle Post Intellengencer. This one discusses a 1996 survey in Nature of scientists that found 40% of the scientists polled believed in a personal God that answers prayer, etc.
Materialism's Slipping Hold on Science and Culture Part two of the above series.
Academic Freedom at Risk in Science Debate Part 3 of the above series on science and religion.
Questions Intellectuals Ask About Christianity By Henry "Fritz" Schaefer Director, Center for Computational Quantum Chemistry Graham Perdue Professor of Chemistry, U. of Georgia.
Quantum Metaphysics Interview in Books and Culture of John Polkinghorne, a physicist and theologian.
American Scientific Affiliation An Association of Evangelical Christian scientists. Lots of good material that is scientifically sound on a variety of scientific/Christian subjects. Various views held by members from progressive creation to theistic evolution. Mostly anti-"creation science" though some members are of this persuasion.
Creationism/Evolution Database Contains search engines, etc. linking to printed and web resources on creation and evolution topics.
A Scientist Reflects on Religious Belief Astronomer Alan Sandage answers questions on his views on religion and science.
The evidence for God from science Web site by Richard L. Deem who became a Deist while pursuing a degree in Biology and has since became a Christian theist and helps with Astronomer Hugh Ross' Reasons to Believe organization.
Science and Christianity A resource of material and links on creationism, evolution, science and Christianity by a "evangelical Christian" Geology student (theistic evolutionist). Covers various views. Good web resource.
Space Telescope Institute The latest discoveries from the Hubble Space Telescope. Lots of incredible photos!
Orion Nebula Images Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics (CITA) research by Doug Johnstone on the Orion Nebula Space Telescope photos. Explains why many "protoplanetary discs" surrounding newborn stars in Orion are being destroyed or "evaporated." The Orion Nebula is a star birth region that has over 100 new stars with "discs" surrounding them, forming new planets (apparently), some of which are being destroyed.
Astronomical Society of the Pacific
The Planetary Society The Late Carl Sagan's SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) and planetary mission funding society.
Blast From The Past Site by the National Museum of Natural History on the asteroid impact that occurred on earth 65 million years ago when the dinosaurs died.
Bad Astronomy Site devoted to "bad" astronomy or views of the cosmos.
Christian perspectives (pro Big Bang):
The Origin of the Universe Rich Milne
The Many Worlds Hypothesis As a Naturalistic Alternative to Intelligent Design
Aquinas and the Big Bang First Things article by William Carroll.
Inferring the Divine Attributes from the Status of Big Bang Cosmology Paper by Michael Corey presented at the 1997 conference, Naturalism, Theism and the Scientific Enterprise. Presents the evidence for "intelligent design" of the universe. He claims that God exists and His attributes include the Biblically ascribed ones: Omniscience, Omnipotence, transcendence, etc.
Cosmology Confronts the Creator Article in Origins Research by Hugh Ross, Ph.D. on astronomers and cosmologists in the twentieth century struggling with the evidence that the cosmos (space, time, matter and energy) was created by something outside the cosmos (space and time)-- in other words, by a supernatural act. Note: the original article had over 100 footnoted references. This article online currently only includes the first 30. A PDF version is available here.
The Existence of God and the Beginning of the Universe William Lane Craig
Creation And Big Bang Cosmology William Lane Craig
New Astronomical Evidences for the Existence of God, Hugh Ross, Ph.D
Design and the Anthropic Principle, Hugh Ross, Ph.D
Barrow and Tippler on the Anthropic Principle, William Lane Craig
Day Star Publishers of the book Show Me God and the magazine, Cosmic Pursuit on Astronomy/Cosmology and Christianity.
Creation, Creationism and Empirical Theistic Arguments Great site espousing an "old earth" progressive creationist / "intelligent design" perspective. Lost of good articles and links on evolution/creation, Cosmology, Astronomy, etc.
Reasons to Believe Astronomer Hugh Ross's ministry and web site. Has some good short papers on New Astronomical Evidences for the Existence of God, Design and the Anthropic Principle, etc. Also has chapter three of his book, Beyond the Cosmos, Science Breaks Through to New Realms on the extra dimentionality of God.
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Darwinism (Pro):
New! Darwin's Black Box: Irreducible Complexity or Irreproducible Irreducibility? Talk.Origin reponse to Behe's Darwin's Black Box. Behe's response to an earlier version of this response is recorded here. Behe's later, more detailed responses to this and similar is here .
Evolutionary Controversies
Introduction to Evolutionary Biology Talk.Origins article.
What is Evolution? Talk.Origins article. Somewhat vague and unhelpful.
Evolution is a Fact and a Theory Talk.Origin article. Gives the typical arguments for "evolution" (never really defined) as being a "fact," and scientists are simple arguing about the mechanisims.
What is Darwinism? Talk.Origin article.
The Origin of Species Charles Darwin's book with a preface to the third edition.
Talk.Origins Archives Archives of the popular evolution/creationism news group. Has some good info., some snide remarks, etc. Run by evolution fundies. :-)
Fish to Amphibian Transition Article presenting the arguments and evidence for transitional species between fish and amphibians.
Links to Evolution and Darwin related sites
The Origins of Animal Body Plans Article from American Scientist by Douglas Erwin, James Valentine and David Jablonski on the Cambrian Explosion.
Harvard's evolution web site Lots of links.
Evolution FAQs Talk.origins page. Holds the "evolution is a fact and a theory" position.
Transitional vertebrate fossils
AAS evolution site American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Darwinism (Con):
New! The New Fundamentalism Wall Street Journal article on the banishment of criticism of Darwininism in public schools.
New! Correspondence with Journals Response to Critics Concerning Peer Review Michael Behe's correspondence with science journals about publishing articles/responses in reply to his critics. It's his eye opening response to critics that say if there was anything to the Intelligent Design position, their views would be presented in peer-reviewed Journals and the reason they're not is because they can't pass the tough peer-review process that weeds out flawed arguments or research methods challenging Darwinism.
New! Behe Responds to Critics Discovery Institute's posting of responses by Behe to criticts.
Darwin's Hostages: A decision in Kansas to question evolution dogma has given rise to hysteria and intolerance. Michael Behe in American Spectator on the recent flap over the Kansas school board decision on the teaching of evolution.
The Evolution Wars: Good science encounters bad philosophy Article by Tom Bethel on the recent conference by scientists and philosophers, "Science and Evidence for Design in the Universe," on the intelligent design movement.
Review John Haught's new book "God After Darwin: A Theology of Evolution." Michael J. Behe, Metaviews Dec 4, 1999
How to Sink a Battleship: A Call to Separate Materialist Philosophy From Science Philip Johnson.
Second Thoughts on Peppered Moths Paper by Jonathan Wells on the "textbook" example of natural selection and how further research has shown the example to be problematic to say the least.
Homology: A Concept in Crisis Article by Jonathan Wells and Paul Nelson.
The Deniable Darwin The infamous, humorous article by a mathematician and philosopher, David Berlinksi poking fun at the innane arguments Darwinian and Punk Eek evolutionists use to state their case.
Issues in the Creation-Evolution Controversies Johnathan Wells
On the Origin of Stasis A very well done account of Darwinism (P.E. included) and it's ironic failures. Pdf. version
Stasis Considered A look at the implications of the documented stasis (non-evolution) of species in the fossil record. Pdf. version (46k).
The Status of Evolution as a Scientific Theory This article looks at the evidence for and against evolution and the various usages and meanings of the term "evolution." Pdf. version
The Extinction of Darwinism Phillip Johnson review of Raup's book, Extinction: Bad Genes or Bad Luck. A look at another false prediction or disconfirmation of Darwinism: extinction rates and causes.
Access Research Network Web site of Origins and Design quarterly (formally called Origins Research ). Has some good resources and taped debates between Philip Johnson and William Provine, etc. on evolution.
Data, Theory, and Evolutionary Phenomena Origins and Design article by James R. Hofmann on "evolution is a fact."
The Making of a Revolution Article in Christianity Today on Phillip Johnson and how and why this professor of law got into writing and speaking about Darwinism. Very good article.
Molecular Machines: Experimental Evidence for the Design Inference Paper by Michael Behe on design evidences at the molecular level. This was written before his book, Darwin's Black Box. Gives a good overview of his main ideas for those who haven't read his book. Be sure to check out the related links on the same site with graphics and animations of what he's talking about (see link below).
Irreducible Complexity Michael Behe's thesis of irreducible complexity at the molecular level now has a web page at Access Research. Has graphics and even animations of what he's talking about (a must see!).
Histone deletion mutants challenge the molecular clock hypothesis Review in Origins and Design of a paper by Michael Behe in Trends in Biochemical Science 15: 374-376, October 1990.
The Storyteller and the Scientist A double book review in First Things by Phillip Johnson of Richard Dawkins' Climbing Mount Improbable (the "storyteller") and Michael Behe's Darwin's Black Box (the real "scientist" to Johnson). A devastating critique of Dawkins' Materialism and claims of being a scientist in his just-so "storytelling" methods.
The evidence for God from science Web site by Richard L. Deem who became a Deist while pursuing a degree in Biology and has since became a Christian theist and helps with Astronomer Hugh Ross' Reasons to Believe organization. Has material on Darwinism/biological evolution.
Common Descent, the "Fact of Evolution"
29 Evidences for Macroevolution Scientific Evidences for the Theory of Common Descent with Gradual Modification Douglas Theobald, Ph.D. Talk.Origin.
A Critique of Douglas Theobald's "29 Evidences for Macroevolution" Ashby Camp, True.Origin. Response by a Creationist to above paper.
A Response to Ashby Camp's "Critique" Douglas Theobald, Ph.D. Talk.Origin.
Transitionals
At the higher level of evolutionary transition between basic morphological designs, gradualism has always been in trouble, though it remains the "official" position of most Western evolutionists. Smooth intermediates between Baupläne are almost impossible to construct, even in thought experiments; there is certainly no evidence for them in the fossil record (curious mosaics like Archaeopteryx do not count).
S.J. Gould & Niles Eldredge , Paleobiology 3:147, 1977.
Transitional Vertebrate Fossils
Archaeopteryx Large collection of papers, articles and opinions on this specie(including the persistant claim by a few that it is a hoax).
All About Archaeopteryx Talk.origins archive file.
Fish to Amphibian Transition Article presenting the arguments and evidence for transitional species between fish and amphibians.
Punctuated Equilibria (Gould, Eldridge, Stanley, Raup, etc.)
The extreme rarity of transitional forms is the trade secret of paleontology ... The history of most fossil species includes two features particularly inconsistent with gradualism: 1. Stasis. Most species exhibit no directional change during their tenure on earth. They appear in the fossil record looking much the same as when they disappear; morphological change is usually limited and directionless. 2. Sudden appearance. In any local area, a species does not arise gradually by the steady transformation of its ancestors; it appears all at once and 'fully formed.'"
S.J. Gould, Natural History 86:14 (1977).
The Gorbachev of Darwinism Article by Phillip Johnson on Gould. One of my favorites by Johnson.
On the Origin of Stasis A very well done account of Darwinism (and P.E.) and it's ironic failures and effects. Looks at the fossil record of stasis, the Cambrian, etc. Pdf. version
Stasis Considered A look at the implications of the documented stasis (non-evolution) of species in the fossil record. Pdf. version (46k).
Truly a Wonderful Life Review of Gould's A Wonderful Life by Kurt P. Wise, a Ph.D in Geology from Harvard (where Gould was his advisor). Pdf. version
Punctuated Equilibria Talk.origins article.
Punctuated Equilibrium at Twenty: A Paleontological Perspective Skeptic article. Good overview of the theory as it stands by a Paleontologist.
The Science of Evolution and the Politics of Creation: Steven J. Gould in Alabama An Origins and Design commentary on Gould's visit to the University of Alabama after the "Alabama insert" controversy. Anti-Fundamentalist (Creation Science) speech by Gould, delivered in a typical evolutionist fundie manner. :-)
ME THINKS IT IS LIKE A WEASEL:
Computer Algorithms, "Evolution" Simulations; Human Mind/Computer ComparisonsIntro. to No Free Lunch by William Dembski. The Preface and table of contents to Dembski's new book on his Design Theory and why evolutionary algorithms, computer simulations and Darwinism can not generate the specified complexity or complex specified information(CSI) in biological organisms. The first of two books by Dembski on information/design theory sponsored by the Templeton Foundation.
America's Obsession With Design: A Reply to Pannenburg William Denbski. Contain's a response to the recent paper, "Evolution of Biological Information" in Nucleic Acids Research by Thomas Schneider who claims to have created CSI "from scratch" using an evolutionary algorithm and thus how mutation and natural selection creates specified complexity in biological systems. Dembski answers that the No Free Lunch theorms refute such a claim-- the CSI was "smuggled in" at the start of the programing process by the intelligent design of Schnider.
Exploring Beyond the Scope of Human Design: Automatic generation of FPGA configurations through artificial evolution.(Extended Abstract) Research paper on "simulated" evolution.
Artificial Evolution in the Physical World Research paper on "simulated" evolution.
Evolving a Conscious Mind
Notes on the Simulation of Evolution
Alchemy, NK Boolean Style A review of Stuart Kauffman's At Home in the Universe: The Search for the Laws of Self Organization and Complexity by William Dembski.
Alchemy and the Emergence of Complex Systems William Dembski, Metaviews, Nov 30, 1999
Why Evolutionary Algorithms Cannot Generate Specified Complexity, William Dembski. Mathematician and Design theorist Dembski looks at computer, etc. generated algorithims creating "information" such as Dawkin's "ME THINKS IT IS LIKE A WEASEL" and why this has not generated complex specified information ("Specified Complexity") in the absense of a directing intelligence.
The Fear of God A review by Philip Johnson of Paul Davies' The Fifth Miracle. Has some comments at the end on computers, software programs and the evolution of life.
Converting Matter Into Mind William Dembski on attempts to create "intelligent" computers.
Response: Confalting Matter and Mind William Dembski responds to responses to his above article.
Radomness by Design William Dembski looks at attempts in Mathematics/computer simulations to design in randomness so it behaves like undesigned radomness.
The Soul of Man Under Physics David Belrinski
God and Gödel: Gödelian Incompleteness in Mathematics and the Confirmation of Theism by James Baird.
Minding the Mind John Neuhaus on John Searle and Edward Pols views of the human mind, etc.
The Origin of Life
Self-Organization and Irreducibly Complex Systems: A Reply to Shanks and Joplin Michael Behe paper in Philosophy of Science 67 (March 2000)
Origin-of-Life Prize The Orgin of Life Foundation is offering a prize (over $1,000,000) to anyone who demonstrates how the origin of life (information, genes) occured by natural processes of course. As they put it:
"The Origin-of-Life Prize" ® is being offered to stimulate research into chaos, complexity, information, probability, and artificial life theories as they relate directly to biochemical and molecular biological reality. The Foundation wishes to encourage the pursuit of natural-process explanations and mechanisms of initial "gene" emergence within nature. The subject of interest is the genesis of primordial information itself rather than its physico-chemical matrix of retention and transmission.
Wish the new alchemists luck.
Alchemy, NK Boolean Style A review of Stuart Kauffman's At Home in the Universe: The Search for the Laws of Self Organization and Complexity by William Dembski.
The Fear of God A review by Philip Johnson of Paul Davies' The Fifth Miracle. Davies, like many physicists sees the obvious need for something beyond chance and necessity (natural laws) to explain the origin of life, information, and design in nature, but seems to have a phobia about reaching the logical conclusion to the evidence. Perhaps it's another case of the "2001 principle". I can't criticize too much as I understand what he is going through - I went through the same thing.
God...Sort Of. A review by Michael Behe of Paul Davies' book, The Fifth Miracle. See comments on Johnson's review above.
The RNA World: A Critique Gordon C. Mills, Dean Kenyon.
The Mystery of Life's Origin This page has three chapters of the book, The Mystery of Life's Origin by Charles B. Thaxton, Walter L. Bradley and Roger L. Olsen on the possibility of life arising on Earth through natural processes.
Life on Mars? Did it Come From Earth? Article by Hubert Yockey in Origins and Design on the supposed remains of [Martian] life found in a Martian meteorite. Yockey is an expert on information theory and has applied it to molecular Biology and concludes life could not have arisen by chance in a primordial soup (I highly recommend his Information Theory and Molecular Biology, Cambridge University Press, 1992). Yockey is an agnostic and I greatly admire his writing (he's very funny in his sarcastic way).
Life on Mars from ALH84001? Revisited Further editorial by Hubert Yockey on the growing evidence that the Martian meteorite does not contain signs of Martian life.
Young Earth Creationism ("Scientific Creationism"- not my position)The Dubious Apologetics of Hugh Ross Young Earth Creationist critique of Hugh Ross's beliefs (Ross is an Old earth Creationist).
Genesis Questioned by Billions of years Beliefs Young Earth creationist critique of Hugh Ross' Old Earth, progressive creationist interpretation of Genesis in his recent The Genesis Question book. From Answers in Genesis.
Answers in Genesis Young Earth creationist society.
Talk.Science Creationist alternative to Talk.Origin.
Starlight and Time Book on a young Earth creationist view of the "apparent age" of the universe problem.
Creationism Connection Large page of links and resources from a young Earth Creationist perspective.
Institute for Creation Research Web page of the most famous Creation Science organization.
Creation Research Society Another major young earth creation science organization. Publishes Creation Research Quarterly.
Creation Science
Making Progress in the Origins Debate
Forbidden Archeology Michael Cremo's web site. Author of Forbidden Archeology, a book on anomalous and suppressed finds (Mostly human remains, artifacts). A favorite with non conventional groups (creation scientists, New Age, etc.).
Theistic evolution (not my position):
Review of John Haught's new book "God After Darwin: A Theology of Evolution." Michael J. Behe, Metaviews Dec 4, 1999
A Theology of Progressive Creationism Pattle Pun
Evolution AND Creation Page
DMD Publishing Produces books and other materials harmonizing the Bible/Christianity with evolution. For example, A Theory for Creationists.
Christianity and Science Web page by an evangelical who is a theistic evolutionist. Discusses many views. Good resource.
Does Evolution Rule Out God's Existence? John F. Haught article.
Does God Play Dice? Divine Providence Elizabeth A. Johnson article.
Comparing Hostage-Takers Philip Johnson on VanTill, et. al's "theistic evolution" as in Van Till's Science Held Hostage. This position of Johnson's is the same as my own more or less on "theistic evolution." It is, as Johnson calls it "theistic Naturalism." This article was delivered before Johnson wrote Darwin on Trial.
God and evolution: an exchange Phillip Johnson (con) and Howard Van Till (pro) in First Things discuss theistic evolution which Johnson calls theistic naturalism.
Starting a Conversation about evolution A review by Philip Johnson of Ratzsch's The Battle of the Beginnings: Why Neither Side is Winning the Creation-Evolution Debate. A typical insightful, humorous essay by Johnson.Ratzsch has since joined the Intelligent Design debate with Johnson, etc.
Debates/Forums:
ARN Intelligent Design Discussion Forum New forum for discussing Intelligent Design and related.
Darwinism: Science or Naturalistic Philosophy? Early debate between William Provine, professor of biology at Cornell University (pro evolution), and Phillip Johnson, professor of Law at Berkeley. From Origins Research, vol. 16, #1(Fall/Winter, 1994).
Old Earth Creationism Vs. Young Earth Creationism Dr. Hugh Ross and Dr. Masami Usami debate.
Darwinism: Science or Philosophy? A book of papers online compiled from the symposium entitled "Darwinism: Scientific Inference or Philosophical Preference?" in response to Darwin on Trial. Features Phillip Johnson, Michael Ruse, Robert Shapiro, Michael Behe, etc. debating each other over evolution as a "fact, fact, FACT!"(Michael Ruse--who shortly after this debate adopted one of Johnson's positions) or inference based on Materialism.
The Scopes Trial
New! The New Fundamentalism Wall Street Journal article on the banishment of criticism of Darwininism in public schools.
Darwin Comes to America Books and Culture article reviewing the Scopes trial and books on the subject (Suumer for the Gods, When All the Gods Trembled etc.) and the myths that have been perpetuated since about it.
The Truth About Inherit the Wind
A First Things article about the inaccuracies of the movie on the Scopes trial and a recent Broadway revival of the play by Tony Randall's National Actors Theater.
Darwinist Religions
(Those who have taken Darwinism too seriously and/or too far)
It is absolutely safe to say that if you meet somebody who claims not to believe in evolution, that person is ignorant, stupid or insane (or wicked, but I'd rather not consider that).The heaviest blow that ever struck humanity was the coming of Christianity. Bolshevism is Christianity's illegitimate child. Both are inventions of the Jew.
-- Adolph Hitler
The Robot Rebellion of Richard Dawkins Phillip Johnson on Dawkins' "selfish gene" insanity.
How to Sink a Battleship: A Call to Separate Materialist Philosophy From Emperical Science Philip Johnson. An excellent essay on the need to separate science from the philosophy of Naturalism.
Darwinism and the Nazi Race Holocaust Jerry Bergman paper on the Nazis' endorsement of Darwinism, Social Darwinism and Eugenics and their role in the holocaust and Nazi racism.
Defending Darwin: How far is Too Far? Article on Scientific American at first wanting to hire a science writer to write the Amateur Scientist section -- until they found out he was a Christian who didn't believe in Darwin's theory.
What (if anything) Hath God Wrought? Phillip Johnson reviews the Dean Kenyon case, where a professor in Biology got into trouble with his university after he gave up on Darwinism and started advocating intelligent design as a possibility that should be discussed.
Scientific Correctness in San Fransisco Steven Myer on the Dean Kenyon case.
Measuring Political Correctness Los Angeles Times article on a poll done by the National Science Foundation. The Foundation's poll questions imply if you don't believe evolution is a fact, you're scientifically illiterate.
Is God Unconstitutional? Law professor Phillip Johnson looks at a Los Angeles Times article, the Dean Kenyon case on other things looking at the bigotry and even hatred shown to those who oppose Darwinism (he should know!).
The Science of Evolution and the Politics of Creation: Steven J. Gould in Alabama An Origins and Design commentary on Gould's visit to the University of Alabama. Anti-Fundamentalist (Creation Science) speech by Gould, delivered in a typical evolutionist fundie manner. :-)
Challenging Darwin's Myths Article in Origins and Design by Mark Hartwig on Darwinian fundamentalism and the enforcement of the dogma in public schools, despite dissent from numerous scientists.
Paleo Ring Links together over 150 web sites devoted to paleobiology, paleontology, paleoanthropology, etc.
Paleontological Association Publishers of the journal, Paleontology.
Paleontological Society Publishers of the Journal of Paleontology and Paleobioogy. Has abstracts of recent articles/papers from Paleobiology, etc.
Department of Paleobiology Natural History Museum's (Smithsonian Institution) Department of Paleobiology web page. Contains Amber fossil photos page, the "Blast From the Past" page on the asteroid collision killing the Dinosaurs, a page on the Burgess Shale finds from the Cambrian explosion period, etc.
PaleoNet Has info. and links to numerous newsgroups on paleontology and link pages on fossils and dinosaurs.
Dinosaur Society Everything about Dinosaurs: art, publications, links, etc.
Dinobase A database page by the Paleontology Research Unit in the Department of Geology, University of Bristol.
Dinosaur Web Pages All kinds of stuff on all kinds of Dino's. Lots of illustrations and books on dino's.
Panspermia
Cosmic Ancestry Website advocating Fred Hoyle's belief that life on Earth was "seeded" from space.
New! There now is evidence that species of jawless fish existed in the Cambrian. In fact, the lower Cambrian. Yikes! See "Lower Cambrian Vertebrates From South China," Nature, 402(1999):42-46. See further Facts for Faith, Quarter 2, 2000, pp. 12-17, by Reasons to Believe.
Cambrian Explosion Wesite has some cool 3D graphics of Cambrian species.
Burgess Shale Website devoted to a main geological site from the Cambrian. Info. on various Cambrian species.
Cambrian Period UC Berkeley site on the Cambrian.
The Origins of Animal Body Plans Article from American Scientist by Douglas Erwin, James Valentine and David Jablonski on the Cambrian Explosion.
Life Goes For a Spin Scientific American article that discusses a new theory called the True Polar Wander (TPW) that the land mass of Earth shifted 90 degrees at the time of the Cambrian explosion, somehow helping lead to the formation of most all (and many more extinct) phyla during biology's "Big Bang."
"Evidence for a Large-Scale Reorganization of Early Cambrian Continental Masses by Inertial Interchange True Polar Wander" by Joseph L. Kirschvink, Robert L. Ripperdan and David A. Evans. Information on the paper in Science that was the basis for the above Scientific American article. Even includes QuickTime movies of the event! Also contains a Caltech press release on the paper.
Polar Wander and the Cambrian A response (rebuttal) to the above TPW paper and theory and response to the response. Download a PDF version of this article in Science here.
Explosion of Life Interview of Dr. Paul Chien, chairman of the biology department at the University of San Francisco. He discusses the Cambrian explosion, how he got interested in it and participating in research on the early Cambrian sites in China, and his scientific and Christian perspective on it's implications for Darwinism.
Evolution's Big Bang Article on Origins web site by Raymond G. Bohlin, director of Probe Ministries on the Cambrian. Bohlin is a graduate of the University of Illinois (B.S., zoology), North Texas State University (M.S., population genetics), and the University of Texas at Dallas (M.S., Ph.D., molecular biology)
ARN Intelligent Design Discussion Forum New forum for discussing Intelligent Design and related.
Panel Discussion on Hugh Ross' Contribution in Philosophy and Theology of Science Philosophia Christi panel discussion with William Lane Craig, J.P Moreland and other Evangelical philosophers evaluating and critiquing Hugh Ross's old earth creationist ideas. Includes an overview and response by Ross.
A Theology of Progressive Creationism Pattle Pun
Creation, Creationism and Empirical Theistic Arguments Site on creation/evolution espousing an "old earth" progressive creationist / "intelligent design" perspective. Lost of good articles and links on evolution/creation, Cosmology, Astronomy, etc.
Science and Christianity A resource of material and links on creationism, evolution, science and Christianity by a "evangelical Christian" Geology student (theistic evolutionist). Covers various views. Good web resource.
Reasons to Believe Astronomer Hugh Ross's ministry and web site. Has some good short papers on New Astronomical Evidences for the Existence of God, Design and the Anthropic Principle, etc. Also has chapter three of his book, Beyond the Cosmos, Science Breaks Through to New Realms on the extra dimentionality of God. For a good critique of Ross see panel discussion above.
Access Research Network Web site of Origins and Design quarterly (formally called Origins Research ). Has some good resources and taped debates between Philip Johnson and William Provine, etc. on evolution. Supports the Intelligent Design position. Posts excellent articles by Phillip Johnson and others on Darwinist evolution, William Lane Craig on Cosmology, etc.
First Things First Things is a monthly Christian magazine that frequently has articles by Phillip Johnson, William Provine and others debating evolution, theistic evolution, creationism and philosophical materialism.
Origins Another good site on materialism, darwinism, etc. promoting the intelligent design argument for the most part. Articles by Dr. Paul Chien, the chairman of the biology department at the University of San Francisco on the " Cambrian explosion," Physicist Paul Davies on "Physics and the Mind of God," etc.
Explosion of Life Interview of Dr. Paul Chien, chairman of the biology department at the University of San Francisco. He discusses the Cambrian explosion, how he got interested in it and participating in research on the Cambrian sites in China, and his scientific and Christian perspective on it's implications for Darwinism.
The evidence for God from science
The developing Intelligent Design theory and conferences
A movement of scientists and philosophers, etc. which started with The Mystery of Life's Origin (1984) and Michael Denton's Evolution: A Theory in Crisis. The movement really started as a movement after Phillip Johnson published Darwin on Trial in 1991. This has lead to numerous conferences at universities debating the issues and to several books. William Dembski recently published The Design Inference setting forth the logical, mathematical and philosophical justification for inferring design in nature .
ID Theory Website devoted to Intelligent Design.
Darwin in Mind What's Wrong With the Information Argument Against Evolution? Taner Edis, Skeptical Inquirer.
Design and its Critics Conference Conference held June, 2000 debating intelligent design (pro and con) with Stephen C. Meyer, Michael Shermer [Skeptics Society, Occidental College] Michael Behe, Ronald Numbers , Michael Ruse, Del Ratzsch, William Dembski and others on both sides of the question.
Design and It's Critics Conference Audio Tapes Cassette tapes of many of the presentations, debates and Q&A from the above conference are available from Access Research.
Creationist Concerns... article on conference at Baylor.
President Sloan addresses Polanyi Center issue. The president of Baylor addresses calls for the Polanyi center's dissolution after the conference on Design. sheesh.
Intelligent Design in Public School Science Curricula: A Legal Guidbook Text to the book by David K. DeWolf, Stephen C. Meyer and Mark E. DeForrest
ARN Intelligent Design Forum Email discussion group on Design and evolution/creation issues.
ARN Intelligent Design Discussion Forum New forum for discussing Intelligent Design and related.
A Critique of The Design Inference Eli Chiprout critiques The Design Inference by Dembski.
The Design Debate Books and Culture article on the intelligent Design movement. Biochemist Michele Behe and Biologist Rebecca Flietstra debate design in nature in relation to science and Christian theology/apologetics.
Is Intelligent Design a Dumb Idea?
Concerning First Origins Wolfgang Smith. A look at the limitations of science in understanding origins based on such things as William Dembski's mathematical design theory, "one of the most important scientific breakthroughs of our time." Speculates on the metaphysics of the "beginning" of time and of eternity relative to the Big Bang. An unusual perspective.
The Evolution Wars: Good science encounters bad philosophy Article by Tom Bethel on the recent conference by scientists and philosophers, "Science and Evidence for Design in the Universe," on the intelligent design movement.
In Pursuit of Intelligent Causes: Some Historical Background Paper by Charles Thaxton, co-author of Mystery of Life's Origin that tentively proposed intelligent agency as the source for the origin of life on Earth. Thaxton traces the history of science and intelligent causes as explanations within science.
Why Evolutionary Algorithms Cannot Generate Specified Complexity, William Dembski. Mathematician and Design theorist Dembski looks at computer, etc. generated algorithims creating "information" such as Dawkin's "ME THINKS IT IS LIKE A WEASEL" and why this has not generated complex specified information ("Specified Complexity") in the absense of a directing intelligence.
Designed for Living Recent Wall Street Journal article by George Sim Johnston on the Intelligent Design movement and specifically a recent conference in New York by its advocates, "Science and Evidence for Design in the Universe."
Review John Haught's new book "God After Darwin: A Theology of Evolution." Michael J. Behe, Metaviews Dec 4, 1999
Evolution Vs Creation (Intelligent Design) Site with mainly links on this subject.
Intelligent Design as a Theory of Information, William Dembski. Dembski gives an overview of his ideas in his book, The Design Inference. Complex information, specified complexity, etc.
The Explanatory Filter, A three-part filter for understanding how to separate and identify cause from intelligent design. William Dembski. "What is science going to look like once Intelligent Design succeeds?" Dembski explains his design inference "explanatory filter."
The Promise of Better Science The Discovery Institute's latest overview of the Intelligent Design movement's activities and advances.
Evolution and Intelligent Design, Jonathan Wells.
Homology: A Concept in Crisis Article by Jonathan Wells and Paul Nelson.
The 2001 Principle An article on the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey that gives an interesting interpretation and discussion of the Design Argument for God's existence and some peoples' non-acceptance of this obvious evidence due to "cognitive dissonance" (an inability to accept the logical conclusion and its implications).
Scientists Find Evidence for God Insight magazine article on the Intelligent Design movement.
Science and Design Article in First Things by William Dembski on the use of "design" inferences in science. Dembski looks at the philosophical and logical basis of making a design inference.
Intelligent Design A professor of physics at Hawaii tries to debunk intelligent design views. Not a good response, he doesn't get it at times, but is the best I've found so far of a response from a Materialist to intelligent design. Confuses (deliberately?) Intelligent Design with "Scientific Creationism," as if it were the latest offshoot of it or something. Materialists seem to be running on 19th Century fumes. Talk.origins.
Thinking about the theory of design A report of the symposium "Can There be a Scientific Theory of Intelligent Design?" presented by the American Scientific Affiliation in 1993. Origins Research, Fall/Winter, 1993.
Toward a Theory of Intelligent Design Editorial in Origins Research on the above.
Naturalism, Theism and the Scientific Enterprise Web site on the 1997 conference in Texas on "Naturalism, Theism and the Scientific Enterprise." Another conference in response to Phillip Johnson's Darwin on Trial book and the developing Intelligent Design theory debate it has helped generate. These seem to be getting bigger and bigger. 120 scientists and scholars took part in this one. Participants included Phil Johnson(theist) and Michael Ruse (nontheist) as is usual, as well as others debating and discussing whether science and scientists must work from at least a methodological Materialism (or out-right Materialist outlook) or if scientists can be theists and approach their scientific work from a theist (intelligent design) perspective. Contains the papers from the conference as well as abstracts. Also contains a Reflections from an Organizer article by professor Robert Koons of the University of Texas (Philosophy) summarizing the conclusions of the conference.
NTSE: An Intellectual Feast An Origins and Design report on the 1997 conference in Texas, "Naturalism, Theism and the Scientific Enterprise" described under the link above.
Darwinism: Science or Philosophy? A book of papers online compiled from the symposium entitled "Darwinism: Scientific Inference or Philosophical Preference?" in response to Darwin on Trial. Features Phillip Johnson, Michael Ruse, Robert Shapiro, Michael Behe, etc. debating each other over evolution as a "fact, fact, FACT!"(Michael Ruse--who later adopted Johnson's position) or inference based in part on Materialism (Johnson's position).
Molecular Machines: Experimental Evidence for the Design Inference Paper by Michael Behe on design evidences at the molecular level. This was written before his book, Darwin's Black Box. Gives a good overview of his main ideas for those who haven't read his book. Be sure to check out the related links on the same site with graphics and animations of what he's talking about (see link below).
Irreducible Complexity Michael Behe's thesis of irreducible complexity at the molecular level now has a web page at Access Research. Has graphics and even animations of what he's talking about (a must see!).
Histone deletion mutants challenge the molecular clock hypothesis Review in Origins and Design of a paper by Michael Behe in Trends in Biochemical Science 15: 374-376, October 1990.
The Creator and the Cosmos
WAP, SAP, PAP, and FAP:
The Anthropic Principle and the Teleological (Design) Argument for God's ExistenceThe Many Worlds Hypothesis As a Naturalistic Alternative to Intelligent Design
Astronomical Evidences for the God of the Bible, Hugh Ross, Ph.D
Design and the Anthropic Principle, Hugh Ross, Ph.D. A review of the various Anthropic Principles and the design manifest in the universe.
The Teleological Argument and the Anthropic Principle, William Lane Craig.
Barrow and Tipler on the Anthropic Principle vs. Divine Design, William Lane Craig. From British Journal for the Philosophy of Science 38 (1988): 389-395.
A New Look at the Cosmological Argument, Robert Koons.
Quantum Mechanics: A Modern Goliath?, Hugh Ross, Ph.D. Ross looks at five atheistic responses to design in the universe.
Stephen Hawking, The Big Bang, and God, Part 1, Henry Schaefer, III. A look at Hawking's book, A Brief History of Time. "Dr. 'Fritz' Schaefer is the Graham Perdue Professor of Chemistry and the director of the Center for Computational Quantum Chemistry at the University of Georgia. He has been nominated for the Nobel Prize and was recently cited as the third most quoted scientist in the world.
Stephen Hawking, The Big Bang, and God, Part 2, Henry Schaefer, III. Schaefer responds to Hawking's "no boundary" proposal that states the universe is actually eternal, despite appearances to the contrary.
A Brief Look at a Brief History of Time, Hugh Ross, Ph.D.
The Transcendence of God:
God and the Creation of Space and TimeScience Breaks Through to New Realms, Hugh Ross, Ph.D. Ross looks at the evidence that the Creator of the universe transcends 11 dimensions of space and time. Chapter three of his book, Beyond the Cosmos.
The Existence of God and the Beginning of the Universe, William Lane Craig. Craig, a Christian philosopher, looks at the philosophical argument for the beginning and creation of the universe from outside the universe (God, the cosmological argument) and scientific support of this position (Big Bang cosmology).
Creation and Big Bang Cosmology, William Lane Craig. Craig looks at Big Bang cosmology and its metaphysical implications and why many (such as Maddox) have a problem coming to grips with the beginning of time.
Cosmos and Creator, William Lane Craig. Origins and Design article by Craig on Big Bang Cosmology forcing scientists to deal with philosophical and theistic ideas such as the beginning of the universe by something outside the space and time of this universe. Note: Direct links to the ARN site sometimes do not work. You may have to do a search to find the article .
God, Time, and Eternity, William Lane Craig.
Timelessness and Creation, William Lane Craig
The Special Theory of Relativity and Theories of Divine Eternity, William Lane Craig
Quantum Gravity and the Origin of the Universe, Dr. Hugh Ross.
The Caused Beginning of the Universe: Response to Quentin Smith, William Lane Craig. Quentin Smith claimed that the beginning of the universe requires no cause (natural or supernatural), but , inconsistantly, claimed that Quantum vacuum fluctuations created the universe. Craig responds. From British Journal for the Philosophy of Science 44 (1993): 623-639.
God and the Initial Singularity: A Reply to Quentin Smith, William Lane Craig. Another response by Graig to Smith and an atheistic interpretation of the Big Bang. From Faith and Philosophy 9(1992): 237-247.
Stephen Hawking, The Big Bang, and God, Part 1, Henry Schaefer, III. A look at Hawking's book, A Brief History of Time, by " Dr. "Fritz" Schaefer is the Graham Perdue Professor of Chemistry and the director of the Center for Computational Quantum Chemistry at the University of Georgia. He has been nominated for the Nobel Prize and was recently cited as the third most quoted chemist in the world.
Stephen Hawking, The Big Bang, and God, Part 2, Henry Schaefer, III. Schaefer responds to Hawking's "no boundary" proposal that states the universe is actually eternal, despite appearances to the contrary.
A Brief Look at a Brief History of Time, Hugh Ross, Ph.D.
Omniscience/Foreknowledge
Tachyons, Time Travel and Divine Onmiscience William Lane Craig.
The Philosophy and Methods of Science:
"Methodological Naturalism" and Its Critics
The Cosmos is all there is, was, or ever will be.
Carl Sagan The most erroneous stories are those we think we know best -- and therefore never scrutinize or question.
- Stephen Jay Gould
How to Sink a Battleship: A Call to Separate Materialist Philosophy From Empirical Science Philip Johnson. An excellent essay on the need to separate science from the philosophy of Naturalism or Materialism, which limits scientific investigations.
Methodological Naturalism? by Christian philosopher, Alvin Plantinga
Is There a Role for Natural Theology Today? by Astrophysicist Owen Gingerich(Christian)
Closedminded Science Articles and links on excessive "skepticism," etc. in science on paranormal research, etc.
Reflections on the Reception of Unconventional Ideas in Science by Marcello Truzzi, Ph.D., Professor of Sociology at Eastern Michigan University at Ypsilanti, Michigan, and Director, Center for Scientific Anomalies Research, Ann Arbor, MI
Scientists' Treatment of "Heretics", by Dr. Brian Josephson in the Times Literary Suppliment, Aug. 12, 1994. Deals with the [mis]treatment of scientists who advocate unconventional ideas as depicted in a BBC2 series.
The Unraveling of Scientific Matrialism Phil Johnson reviews an article by Richard Lewontin on Carl Sagan and the need for the public to believe in Materialism and science as "the only begetter of truth."
Maverick Scientists Encounter Barriers Boston Globe.
What Would Newton Do? Phil Johnson
Darwinism's Rules of Reasoning Phil Johnson
How Can We Tell Science From Religion? Phil Johnson
What is Naturalism That We Should be Mindful of it? William P. Alston, Ph.D.Christian Doctrine/Belief Christian Theology/Philosophy
Philosophia Christi Website of the Evangelical Philosophical Society.
Must We Have a [Theological] System? Robert Morey
Creator or Blind Watchmaker? Phillip Johnson. The relation between materialist science and theology. "Attempts to accommodate theism and Darwinism are inherently futile".
The Resurrection of Jesus
The Bodily Resurrection of Jesus, William Lane Craig.
The Problem of Evil
Did God Make Pathogenic Viruses? Jerry Bergman, Ph.D
The Problem of Evil Rick Rood.
A Possibly Perfect World John Gay
The afterlife
The Case for Life After Death Professor Peter Kreeft
Future Science and Technology Why the Future Doesn't Need Us Famous Wired article by Sun scientist, Bill Joy on the ethical and moral problems and issues surrounding emerging technologies like bio-engeneering, nanotechnology, etc.
DNA computing: A Primer Interesting article on the computing capabilities of DNA and the possibility of DNA based computers. Ars Technica.
Molecular Computing Technology Review article on DNA based nanotechnology.
DNA Computing Technology Review.
Biological Computing Technology review.
Religion
And Now For Something Completely Different
Humor
Tired of the dreadful seriousness of the above?
From Science Made Stupid:
The Universe A nonserious look at Astronomy
Matter and Energy A skewed look at Physics
The Earth A nonserious look at Geology
Evolution A nonserious look at evolution.
Descent of Man A nonserious look at human evolution with a wicked satire on school textbook debates and of theistic evolution.
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