He goes by a lot of names: Santa Claus, Sinterklass, Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick, Father Christmas, Kris Kringle, Santy, or simply Santa. Since the 19th century Santa Claus has been an American mainstay, beloved by families and cherished as part of the Holiday Season. He can be found in local malls, on the back […]
In my previous post, Giant Speculations, I talked about some of the ancient legends about giants and the possible connection to those mentioned in Numbers 13. In particular, many of these ancient legends describe the giants as having a fondness for eating human flesh. Numbers 13:32 describes the land of Canaan as a “land that […]
In The Origin of Species, Charles Darwin cast his theory of evolution centered on a “struggle for life” principle – coined as the “war of nature” or the “survival of the fittest” in 1859. This principle is presented in the complete title of his legionary book – On the Origin of Species by Means of […]
I recently watched Jack the Giant Slayer, and it reminded me of an idea I had wanted to explore but never got around to. The film is based on the fairy tale, Jack and the Beanstalk. In this well known story, the giant lives in a land that is somewhere between heaven and earth. When Jack […]
The European eel illustrates exactly why Charles Darwin theory of evolution has continued to be on the wrong side of science. Darwin once argued that “By the theory of natural selection, all living species have been connected… So that the number of intermediate and transitional links, between all living and extinct species, must have been […]
GIANT CLAMS TRANSFORM LIGHT FOR ALGAE According to reports in ScienceDaily and Journal of The Royal Society Interface, giant clams live in shallow tropical seas, and are noted for their brilliantly colored mantles which contain algae (single celled plants). This is a symbiotic relationship that seemed to be more advantageous to the clam, as the algae […]
The genetic mutation plus natural selection equation emerged as the most popular theory of biological evolution during the twentieth century. With advances in biotechnology, however, the credibility of this theory – popularly known as neo-Darwinism or the Modern Synthesis theory – has since been increasingly challenged by evolutionary scientists. In an experimental evolution model using […]
Plucked to Extinction In The Origin of Species, “extinction and natural selection,” Charles Darwin argued, “go hand in hand.” Extinction, however, was a relatively new concept – only emerging in revolutionary France in the early nineteenth century. While pigeon-holed in his library after the HMS Beagle voyage, Darwin conveniently overlooked one of the largest extinction […]
New fossil discovery in China stuns Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution acting through “slight successive changes.” An international team led by geologist Ryosuke Motani from the University of California at Davis published a paper in PLOS journal earlier this month on new evidence that foils previous evolution paradigms. Bordering on the Yangtze River in the eastern China just north of Chaohu City, Motani’s team discovered […]
Today is the centenary of the death of Alfred Russel Wallace. Who? Alfred Russel Wallace! You know, the man who introduced the theory of evolution by means of natural selection and mutation, of course! Wait a minute! That was invented by Charles Darwin, wasn’t it? Sit down, while I tell you a tale. Alfred Russel […]
Q I do not believe in macro evolution. I do have some questions I need answered though… Is the primula kewensis observable proof of speciation/macroevolution? If not then why? Primula Kewensis is a cross breed between a type of rose and another plant. It can’t produce with its parents but can produce with itself and […]
Experiments to detect the existence of dark matter particles have proved inconclusive, according to a recent science report. Some of these researchers have now concluded that there is no evidence that the particles, of which they suppose dark matter consists, exist. The report, on the science news website space.com, was headlined “Search for Dark Matter […]
