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…
By: Jim Virkler; ©2013 Personal handwritten signatures bear unique characteristics of the signer. Ordinarily the distinctiveness of the signer is difficult to conceal. Handwriting experts have the ability to identify…
By: Jim Virkler; ©2013 A permanent plaque in the Canadian Rockies Yoho National Park reads: Burgess Shale was placed on the World Heritage list at the 1980 meeting of the…
By: Jim Virkler; ©2013 Stephen C. Meyer’s Darwin’s Doubt (HarperOne, 2013) is sure to reignite lively discussions concerning intelligent design. Many scientists decry the ID concept unscientific, not to mention…
By: Jim Virkler; ©2013 How permanent is our universe? When God created man, did he intend their lives to continue on earth forever? Was human life on this planet the…