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Gerald seems to have fallen for the lie that scripture teaches that pi is equal to 3. First I will post the usual argument used by pagans. Then I will post as many refutations of this myth as I can find. Keep tuned.

The Universe Is Made Out of... Fudge! 06/07/2006 According to the July issue of Astronomy, the Universe is comprised mostly of fudge – or at least fudge factors, anyway. The article by James Trefil from George Mason University describes the current thinking among astrophysicists as to...

One of my favorite conjectures is that the "ancients" had a higher level of technology than they are generally given credit for, but that knowledge is not only gained over time but is sometimes lost (e.g. the "Dark Ages"). The following may support my conjecture to some degree ( taken from...

From the British paper The Guardian: Top scientist gives up on creationists James Randerson, science correspondent Tuesday May 30, 2006 The Guardian A leading British scientist said yesterday that he had given up trying to persuade creationists that Darwin's theory is correct after...

What is a Gene? The degree of complexity was not anticipated. This is from a News Feature in Nature for May 25, 2006. "Gene" was the only concept in evolutionary theory that seemed to have a clear definition (compare with species, speciation, selection, fitness, etc.). Now the definition is...

From ABC.NET Has anybody (except Velikovsky) ever ventured a guess as to how people knew about the moons of Mars before astronomers had telescopes powerful enough to see them? After they were discovered, astronomers used the same names Swift had given to them in Gulliver's Travels.

Evidence for Creation & Against Evolution. Here "creation" is to be understood as a straightforward acceptance of the Genesis account, and "evolution" is to be understood as the belief that life arose "naturally" and all life has descended "naturally" from some kind of original primitive...

The following extended "letter to the editor" appeared today in our local paper. I thought it was pretty good and so decided to share it with readers of this forum. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Evolution vs. intelligent design: The debate...

Study: Himalayas Far Older than Thought By Larry O'Hanlon, Discovery News March 28, 2006 — A new study of a fossil-rich region in the Himalayas confirms that mountain building started there far, far earlier than thought, along a long-lost storm-tossed coastline, perhaps a billion years ago...

From creationsafaris More Hints at Early Origin of Stars, Galaxies 03/31/2006 Several articles this month showed further evidence for a growing realization in astronomy: stars and galaxies were already mature at the beginning of the universe (see, for instance, 09/21/2005 entry)...

A review of Endless Forms Most Beautiful: The New Science of Evo Devo, by Sean B. Carroll W.W. Norton & Co., New York, 2005, 350p. Review by Alex Williams Conclusion I highly recommend this excellent book, for many reasons: • It is an easy to read introduction to crucial new discoveries in...

"Scientists sometimes (as is well known) continue to work with a theory which they themselves know is false. Laymen, when they hear of such a case, are apt to be audibly critical of the scientists' conduct; but of course they have no better theory to suggest, and the only result is, that the...

I have now asked the most competent evolutionary minded people posting at TOL for their opinion regarding the rarity of functional proteins. The reason for my request is of course obviously related to the claim that small changes to genes (and hence the proteins they code for) is how both...

All truth passes through 3 stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident. Arthur Schopenhauer German philosopher (1788 - 1860) ----- Intelligent Design appears to have reached stage 2. :rotfl:

Analogy of the Big Bang theory to biological evolution. Many insights can be gained from the comparison: 1. Evolution begins with a primordial soup; the Big Bang begins with a particle soup. 2. Evolution has missing links; the Big Bang has missing mass. 3. Evolution has no explanation for...

Has Earth spread life in the Solar System ? Earthly bacteria could have reached distant planets and moons after being flung into space by massive meteorite impacts, scientists suggest. The proposal neatly reverses the panspermia theory, which suggests that life on Earth was seeded by microbes...

It appears to me that the atmospheric nuclear tests are about to once again be blamed for global warming. From Science Daily: ---------

'Scientific dissent from Darwinism' By Pete Chadwell / Bend Bulletin guest columnist Published: March 13. 2006 6:00AM PST As we watch the ongoing debate between intelligent design and Darwinism, we are learning why over 500 doctoral scientists have signed The Discovery Institute's "Scientific...

Latest from creationsafaris: Misfolded Proteins Cause Cascade of Harmful Effects 03/12/2006 Understanding how proteins fold is at the leading edge of scientific research. Proteins begin as linear chains of amino acids (polypeptides), but end as complex shapes with loops, sheets, bumps...

Astonomers have been finding fully formed galaxies as they are able to look further and further back in time. Is it possible that galaxies did not "evolve" but instead were created fully formed at the very beginning? (Horrors, perish the thought!) -----...