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Measuring Astronomical Distances

Published on March 24, 2019 By sirrahc

“If the distances are wrong, then an object may appear small and dim not because it is incredibly distant, but because it really is small and dim. And faulty distances mean that any theory based on them — such as the big bang — is faulty too!” — Andrew Rigg, freelance journalist and amateur astronomer, […]

Stellar Cooling and the Age of the Universe

Published on February 24, 2019 By sirrahc

“The increasingly precise dates determined by astronomers trouble atheists intent on explaining life by natural means alone. The dates are too recent. But at the same time, they’re far too ancient to help creationists intent on defending a six-consecutive-24-hour-creation-days interpretation of Genesis 1.” — Hugh Ross, astrophysicist, pastor, and Christian apologist As regular readers may […]

Stellar Burning and the Age of the Universe

Published on January 27, 2019 By sirrahc

“From straightforward physics — gas laws, gravitational laws, thermodynamics, and nuclear physics — come secure estimates of the age of stars, galaxies, and the cosmos itself.” — Dr. Hugh Ross, astrophysicist, pastor, and Christian apologist I had planned on doing a politics-oriented post this week. But, honestly, I’m just sick of hearing/reading about the current […]

Correcting YEC Misconceptions about the Big Bang

Published on January 20, 2019 By sirrahc

“This is what God, Yahweh, says — who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread out the earth and what comes from it, who gives breath to the people on it and life to those who walk on it –” Isaiah 42:5 (HCSB) One of my favorite books by astronomer/apologist Dr. Hugh Ross […]

So, You Want to Learn about Old-Earth Creationism…

Published on December 6, 2015 By sirrahc

“Increasing our understanding of truth constitutes a large part of our assignment here on Earth…. As scientists discover more and more about the realm of nature and everything within it, including ourselves and our beginnings, we can be certain that the evidence for its divine design as well as for the divine inspiration of Scripture […]

Another YEC/OEC Exchange, Part 2 of 2: The Sabbath and Evening/Morning

Published on September 23, 2012 By sirrahc

Welcome back! If you’ve been following along, you know that I recently had a civil-but-slightly-frustrating exchange on Facebook with a young-earth creationist (YEC). (Well, there were more involved in the larger “discussion”, but I’m focusing on the interchange between the two of us.) He was making rather confident — even dogmatic — assertions about what […]

Another YEC/OEC Exchange, Part 1 of 2: What the Early Church Fathers Said about Creation Days

Published on September 15, 2012 By sirrahc

As you may know, I sometimes post parts of exchanges I’ve had with skeptics and young-earth creationists (YEC) on Facebook or some other forum. They can be informative and instructional — at least, to me, and hopefully for others “listening in”. They can also be as frustrating as all get out, whether because a) the […]