How to Argue Against the Obvious Meaning of “Day” in Genesis 1
Featured as a back-of-page article in the CSABC Quarterly Letter of June 2013 by Richard Peachey “I have no intention of explaining how the correspondence which I now offer to the public fell into my hands.” . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Genesis 2:4 and the Meaning of “Day” in Genesis 1
Featured as a back-of-page article in the CSABC Quarterly Letter of March 2008 by Richard Peachey In Genesis 1 the word “day” (Hebrew yôm) quite clearly refers to either a normal-length day (24 hours) or the light portion thereof. But in Genesis 2:4 the expression “in the day that” refers
Is Genesis Poetry? (response to a high school student)
by Richard Peachey Hi, S——. I apologize for taking this long to get back to you. I’ve had a fairly demanding week in a particular teaching assignment. But I mentioned that I would address the issue of whether Genesis is poetry, so I’d like to do that now. What I
A Simple But Powerful Argument Against Evolution — The Bible Doesn’t Teach It!
Featured as a back-of-page article in the CSABC Quarterly Letter of December 2012 by Richard Peachey 1. Evolution, if true, is of central importance to our whole worldview. 2. So if the Bible is really a book from God, it should have clearly and positively taught us about this key
Evolutionary Thinking leads to Retarded Science
Featured as a back-of-page article in the CSABC Quarterly Letter of September 2012 by Richard Peachey Creationist thinking historically fueled the Scientific Revolution and helped science to progress, as has been shown in detail by historian Peter Harrison (The Bible, Protestantism, and the rise of natural science, Cambridge University Press,
Not “Junk”!
An Extensive Collection of Quotes Indicating Functionality in Non-Protein-Coding DNA Compiled and introduced by Richard Peachey This statement from a well-known evolutionist and textbook author was published in early 1994: “In fact, the human genome is littered with pseudogenes, gene fragments, ‘orphaned’ genes, ‘junk’ DNA, and so many repeated copies
The Peppered Moth Story: Vindicated!
Featured as a back-of-page article in the CSABC Quarterly Letter of June 2012 by Richard Peachey To the great relief of evolutionists everywhere, the beleaguered “peppered moth story” has now been reinstated to its former status of credible evidence for evolution by natural selection. Up to 1998, many evolutionists had
Do Evolutionists Avoid the Terms “Macroevolution” and “Microevolution”?
by Richard Peachey During recent Web interactions with opponents of creation, I have been accused of putting the terms “macroevolution” and “microevolution” into the mouths of evolutionists. One (anonymous) blogger responded to me, “. . . macroevolution and microevolution are made-up creationist terms. there’s no reason that an actual scientist
Do Creationists Oppose “All of Science”?
with an Appendix: Scholarly Evidence that Creationists Do Not Oppose “All of Science” by Richard Peachey During the debate “Evolution versus Creation: War of the Worldviews!” (May 5, 2006), near the beginning of his opening remarks, evolution spokesman Scott Goodman showed the following on a PowerPoint slide: “Definition of Terms
Resisting an Overused Argument for Evolution (Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria)
Featured as a back-of-page article in the CSABC Quarterly Letter of September 2011 by Richard Peachey The letter below was emailed to the Abbotsford Times on September 15, 2011. The Times chose not to publish it (perhaps due to word length). But we hope you’ll find it helpful in your thinking