Science

The Impact of the Chicxulub Asteroid

Posted by on March 3, 2024 at 7:25 pm

This is the last citation from Hugh Ross’s Improbable Planet, I promise. In this excerpt, Ross discusses the impact (in both senses of the term) of the Chicxulub asteroid, which struck the Yucatán Peninsula and caused the Cretaceous-Paleogene Extinction. In short, it was much worse than originally thought. — — — The decisive blow that […]

A Conspiracy by Any Other Name

Posted by on February 25, 2024 at 7:32 pm

Some conspiracies are true. We hear a lot about “conspiracy theories” and the “nuts” that espouse them. In many cases, the theories are indeed unbalanced and not supported by evidence and/or rational thinking. But, conspiracies happen all the time, especially in the halls of power. The etymology of the word “conspire” means to “breathe together”. […]

Prepping the Earth for the Industrial Revolution

Posted by on January 28, 2024 at 8:13 pm

This week on Science Sunday… The following citation is another from Improbable Planet by Hugh Ross, specifically the 14th chapter, “Finishing Touches”. In this particular section, Ross looks at extinction during the Devonian period and speciation during the Carboniferous. It is all fascinating, especially when one considers the multitude of factors involved that had to […]

Silicate Erosion Sustains Life (and Vice-Versa) Despite Sun’s Best Efforts

Posted by on December 31, 2023 at 6:52 pm

Let’s end the year with some cool science, OK? Would you be surprised if I told you that the following citation comes from the book Improbable Planet (2016) by Hugh Ross? (I didn’t think so.) In Chapter 12 Ross talks about the heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) system for the amazing edifice we call “Earth”. […]

A Look at the “Transgender Empire”

Posted by on December 17, 2023 at 8:23 pm

Transgender activism is everywhere these days. If we aren’t careful, we can get inured to this aspect of the Leftist agenda. We can forget what it is they promote — what they do and why they do it. Yes, I know some think that talking of such things is conspiracy-minded nuttiness. So, allow me to […]

The Failing “Green Transition”

Posted by on December 10, 2023 at 7:45 pm

In a recent email from The Dispatch, Scott Lincicome wrote an article titled “Offshore Headwinds” about the ambitious “green” plans by Leftists in the U.S. and the reality checks they are experiencing in their attempts to implement them. As one who has been skeptical of climate change alarmism (and the proposed “solutions”) from the beginning […]

Earth Fossils on the Moon?

Posted by on November 26, 2023 at 7:00 pm

As I mentioned in my recent “Why a Spiral Galaxy?” post, I have been slowly working my way through Improbable Planet (2016), in which Dr. Hugh Ross reviews the increasing evidence of fine-tuning in situating and preparing planet Earth for humanity. Using the analogy of building a large and complex edifice, Ross’s eighth chapter is […]

About That “Tryptophan Coma”…

Posted by on November 19, 2023 at 7:39 pm

“Turkeys get a bad rap.” — Jeanne Piga-Plunkett, registered dietitian at The University of Texas Health Science Center School of Public Health My fellow Americans… Many of you may be anticipating eating lots of turkey (along with assorted side dishes) this Thanksgiving holiday. This meal is often accompanied by a drowsiness and possible nap, which […]

Why a Spiral Galaxy?

Posted by on November 5, 2023 at 6:08 pm

Let’s “do” a little science-ing today, shall we? I have had the book Improbable Planet by Hugh Ross in my bookcase for a few years but only now got around to reading it. Well, actually, I’m only part-way through it. But, I already found a nice snippet in the beginning chapters that I wanted to […]

The Professor vs. the Student: A Troublesome Dialogue About Science and Faith

Posted by on October 8, 2023 at 7:11 pm

As my regular readers know, I am a conservative Christian with an interest in Christian apologetics. It is both interesting and frustrating to see some of the stuff that well-meaning people have put on the internet in order to answer a challenge to their “faith” and/or to put an atheist or other non-Christian in his/her […]