Was Christ a Creationist? (One-Page Summary)
by Richard Peachey What view of origins was held by Jesus Christ? Here is the key Scripture text: “Haven’t you read,” he replied, “that at the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’ and said, ‘For this reason
Was Christ a Creationist? (Sermon)
A sermon by Richard Peachey, preached in several Lower Mainland (British Columbia) locations. Bible quotations are from the New International Version. New Testament reading: Matthew 19:1-12 Old Testament reading: Genesis 1:26-31; 2:15-25 I’d like us to think together about those passages of Scripture that were read, from Matthew chapter 19,
The Unforgettable Flight
by guest writer Doug Hillson [Introduction by Richard Peachey — This past fall [2016] I taught an evening course on Genesis 1–11 at Willingdon School of the Bible in Burnaby, B.C. For the final assignment, students were asked to create a 2,000-word conversation with a skeptical acquaintance. The topic of discussion was
Response to Spencer Boersma’s article “Why Genesis One Does Not Teach Creationism”
by Richard Peachey This post responds to Spencer Boersma’s article, “Why Genesis One Does Not Teach Creationism,” which was brought to my attention by my daughter, Sarah Kamp. [Note: Subsequent to the initial posting of my response, Mr. Boersma changed several parts of his original article. I will take up
“. . . if truth be told, evolution hasn’t yielded many practical or commercial benefits.” — leading evolutionary biologist
by Richard Peachey Leading evolutionist and atheist Jerry Coyne has acknowledged that evolution doesn’t have a lot of practical value. In a review of David P. Mindell’s The Evolving World: Evolution in Everyday Life, Coyne writes: “Mindell’s defence of evolution ends with two odd chapters: one on ‘evolutionary metaphor in
Noted Atheist Critiques Neo-Darwinism!
Introduced by Richard Peachey Thomas Nagel is a professor in the Department of Philosophy and the School of Law at New York University; he is also a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. His latest book, published in September 2012, is intriguingly titled Mind & Cosmos: Why
The British Monarchy: Contrived History?
A reductio ad absurdum argument in defense of those “incredible” age numbers in Genesis 5 and 11 by Richard Peachey ** Warning to readers! This article contains Mathematics. Proceed at your own risk! ** Abstract The genealogies in Genesis 5 and 11 report ages that many readers find difficult to
Radioactive carbon: an indicator of the maximum age of the Earth
Featured as a back-of-page article in the CSABC Quarterly Letter of December 2016 by David Kadylak Let’s explore is how radiocarbon (carbon-14) is found nearly everywhere. You’ve probably heard of radioactive carbon-14 used as a common dating method. Due to its short half-life, 5,730 years, it can never demonstrate that
False, Flawed, and Unrepeatable — How “Science” is Losing its Aura
by Richard Peachey During the last decade or so, the weaknesses of current experimental science have been given increasing publicity. Below I provide a sampling of web-accessible articles from my (thick!) file titled “Questionable Science.” In the context of the origins controversy, my basic point is this: If experimental science, being
The Bible & The Shape of the Earth — A Blog Exchange
Featured as a back-of-page article in the CSABC Quarterly Letter of September 2015 Originally published at http://evolvingthoughts.net/2014/02/degrees-of-religion/ Alan Cooper February 8, 2014 at 6:27 pm It’s ok Richard. Those of us who deny that evolution is incompatible with ALL religion are quite happy to let it be incompatible with