Science

Cancel Culture Targets ID in Poland

Posted by on March 8, 2020 at 9:47 pm

Have you ever heard of Fundacja En Arche (i.e., the Origins Foundation) in Poland? They are much like a young Discovery Institute, in that they deal with Darwinism, intelligent design, and the relevant scientific and philosophical issues. A lot of what they do is translate ID-friendly books (e.g., Darwin on Trial, Darwin’s Black Box, Signature […]

The Whats and Whys of Leap Year

Posted by on February 23, 2020 at 9:14 pm

“Thirty days hath September, April, June and November. All the rest have thirty-one, except February alone, which has twenty-eight rain or shine, except for leap year, 29.” — traditional mnemonic verse (though, there are variations) Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you probably realize that 2020 is a “leap year”, since February will have […]

U.S. Space Force Officially Launches

Posted by on January 5, 2020 at 7:38 pm

“President Trump is taking action to ensure that the American military is equipped to protect our Nation and preserve our freedom to operate in, from, and to space.” — White House press release As you are likely aware, the current administration has been seeking to revitalize the American space program, taking its inspiration from JFK. […]

The Spacewalk and the Space Shmutz

Posted by on October 27, 2019 at 6:47 pm

After being scrubbed and re-scheduled from this past March, the first all-female spacewalk took place the morning of Oct. 18, 2019. NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir successfully installed a 232-pound replacement for a faulty battery charge/discharge unit (BCDU) in the lab’s solar power system. It may not sound all that difficult, but it […]

10 Prognostications by the Great Sirrahc

Posted by on October 20, 2019 at 10:48 pm

In honor of this month marking the 10-year anniversary of the “A View from the Right” blog, I have decided to don my “psychic’s” hat and proclaim 10 predictions that will come true in the near future. In no particular order… 1) Trump will tweet something vague and people will choose to be offended, assuming […]

When YECs Deny the Nature of Nature and Cosmic History

Posted by on October 13, 2019 at 8:06 pm

This week, we come to my final post citing information from Dr. Hugh Ross’s book, A Matter of Days: Resolving a Creation Controversy, 2nd ed. (2015). I hope you have enjoyed the series. The title of this post is intentionally a bit provocative, yes, but it is meant more to raise interest than ire. Let’s […]

Nature’s Calendars, Part 2: Tree Rings, Coral Reefs, and Varves

Posted by on August 25, 2019 at 7:28 pm

“It is awe inspiring to us that God created his natural world in a way that allows us to explore the unobserved past with such remarkable clarity.”  — Gregg Davidson and Ken Wolgemuth This week’s post includes another excerpt from Dr. Hugh Ross’s book A Matter of Days, 2nd ed. (2015), along with a related […]

Nature’s Calendars, Part 1: Ice Cores and Sediments

Posted by on July 21, 2019 at 6:30 pm

I didn’t post one in June, but this week I’d like to continue my series of excerpts from Hugh Ross’s book A Matter of Days, 2nd ed., about scientific measurements for distance and, especially, time (e.g., the age of the Earth and certain things on it). Whereas in May we looked at radiometric dating, this […]

Necessary Conditions for Reliability in Radiometric Dating

Posted by on May 19, 2019 at 8:47 pm

“Each timepiece has its own purposes and limitations…. When used outside of its intended purposes or limitations, any dating technique can produce incorrect and unreliable results. When used within its intended purposes and limitations, radiometric dating can and does serve as a reliable and trustworthy tool, just as satellite pictures and Doppler radar do in […]

Translating Astrophysics

Posted by on April 28, 2019 at 9:21 pm

It seems we have had a spate of recent discoveries in astrophysics and cosmology that got some attention in the popular press. The biggest one, of course, was the first image of an actual black hole — highlighted by its surrounding accretion disk, of course. That image became so popular that it was “honored” to […]