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Lizards in Hurricanes

Published on May 9, 2021 By sirrahc

“Extreme climate events are intensifying due to climate change and may represent overlooked drivers of biogeographic and large-scale biodiversity patterns.” — Colin Donihue et al. When I first moved from New Jersey to Florida several years ago, one of the things I found hardest to get used to — moreso even than palm trees and […]

Must Christians Accept Evolution?

Published on July 24, 2011 By sirrahc

The simple answer to the title question is “Yes”… or “No”… or “Sometimes”. If you talk to (or read) many devotees of Darwinian evolutionary theory, either professional or layman, you will often find them perplexed as to how any “rational” person can deny the “fact” of evolution. For them, it is so clearly the only […]

Are Academic Freedom Laws Anti-Science?

Published on February 26, 2011 By sirrahc

“[A] fair result can only be obtained by stating and balancing the facts and arguments on both sides of each question.” — Charles Darwin To most in the U.S., February 12th is known & celebrated as Abraham Lincoln’s birthday. But, to a growing number, that date has become Darwin Day, in honor of Charles Darwin. […]

On the Origin of Religion

Published on March 9, 2010 By sirrahc

Modern theories abound… Whether based on the latest evolutionary hypothesis or sheer outrage at the thought of a God who is both loving and demands justice, modern conclusions about the origin of religion run the gamut. They include “Religion is Good”, “Religion is Bad”, “Religion Doesn’t Matter”, and “Religion Can Be Explained by X”. In […]