By: Jim Virkler; ©2013 Each day of our existence we trust the physical conditions of our environment to prove “predictable” and “as expected.” We do not propose that weather forecasters…

By: Jim Virkler; ©2013 This post title is a deliberate attention-getter. Radiation is seldom used in this context of creationism. The term commonly signals some sort of energy transfer carried…

By: Jim Virkler; ©2013 Mentality: “The characteristic attitude of mind or way of thinking of a person…” This internet definition focuses on human attitudes, processes of thought, and beliefs across…

By: Jim Virkler; ©2013 The professional science community studies and describes the functions of living systems from simple to advanced, from bacteria to humanity. It has also provided advanced knowledge…

By: Jim Virkler; ©2013 A recent survey (A Survey of Clergy and Their Views on Origins) conducted by BioLogos reported the results of 743 telephone interviews with clergy of all…

By: Jim Virkler; ©2013 The subject of evolution occupies a prominent position in secular bioscience education for our students from middle school through college. As a creationist making use of…

By: Jim Virkler; ©2013 One of my favorite personal exercises while perusing an evolutionary biology textbook is mentally distinguishing factual explanation from wishful thinking. In the area of (1) the…

By: Jim Virkler; ©2013 Since 1972 Simon Conway Morris has explored the outcrops of fossil-bearing rocks from the Middle Cambrian geologic period. He has championed human understanding of some of…

By: Jim Virkler; ©2013 One should not expect “Burgess Creationism” to appear on internet search engines. After a visit to the Canadian Yoho National Park I discovered the two words…

By: Jim Virkler; ©2013 The BioLogos organization vigorously promotes evolution. It is presented as totally compatible with Christian belief. BioLogos does not promote traditional theistic creationism as it was conceived…