Creation Science Watch (CSW)
A Summary of YEC/OEC Website Activity
4-7 July 2015
Old Earth Ministries Fundraising Update
Raised $480 towards the goal of $2,000, via OEM's page on GoFundMe.com.
Creation Science in the Media
This section lists articles that appear in newspapers, magazines, online news sites, and in television.
Did Dinosaurs Roam Idaho? - CDAPress (Coeur d’Alene, ID)
Answers in Genesis
Trillions of “Artifacts”—Who’s Really Got the Problem? - AiG tries to explain away an article done by Joel Duff of Naturalis Historia. Here is the original article that AiG is disputing.
Why We are Making the Wild Brothers Series - AiG daily for 6 July. One of the Wild brothers explains their rationale for making these videos. It features a missionary family living in the jungles of southeast Asia. They do refer to creation in a general sense, but don't get into the science.
Decoding the Debris - AiG daily for 5 July. This is a reprint of an Answers Magazine article, which discusses the term 'junk DNA.' Recently, scientists have found use for some sections of DNA that was previously thought to be non-coding. This does nothing to prove that YEC's are right about evolution, although you can't blame them for trying.
Creation Ministries International
Jurassic World Review - CMI daily for 7 July.
Genesis is History - CMI daily for 6 July. Yes, we agree. However, the history of Genesis fits fine with an old earth interpretation. Makes several claims:
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Other Biblical writers treat it as history - not a problem from an old earth perspective
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What does history/poetry look like in the Bible - again, doesn't present an arguement for a young earth, since OECs can accept the history of Genesis
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Structural similarities of Genesis and other passages - again, no problems for OEC
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Numbered days = ordinary length days - A standard YEC argument. This 'rule' of biblical interpretation was invented by YECs to support their interpretation. In historical terms, no such rule existed prior to modern YEC claims. To counter, ...see the article The Hebrew Word Yom Used with a Number in Genesis 1
Four Steps for Surviving Evolution Classes at High School - CMI article for 4 July. Gives advice to students on how to maintain their YEC beliefs in the face of evolutionary evidence. In summary, 1: Remind yourself that they are just telling you a story, 2: Don't feel that you have to prove that creation is true, 3: What did they actually see, 4: Keep learning.
Institute for Creation Research
Carbon-14 Found in Dino Fossils - ICR makes the usual "C-14 in millions of years old stuff...it shouldn't be there" claim, therefore "it must be young." The author uses a YEC-led project that found C-14 in items that were millions of years old. It is not uncommon to find C-14 in old items due to contamination from air/groundwater, and since YEC's submitted the samples, we cannot verify if they were properly handled, thus we cannot trust the results.
Creation Today & Other Minor YEC Ministries
No new articles today.
Old Earth Articles (the articles listed below may be pro-evolution, anti-evolution, gap theory, etc. Old Earth Ministries (OEM) strives to serve all forms of old earth belief)
Can Chimpanzees Cook? - From the progressive creationist ministry Reasons to Believe.
Evolution and the Original Sins, Part 1 - From the theistic evolution website BioLogos.
Evolution and the Original Sins, Part 2 - From the theistic evolution website BioLogos.
Triple Junctions and the Age of the Earth - From Age of Rocks
Old Earth Ministries Featured Article of the Day
The Hebrew Word Yom Used with a Number in Genesis 1
Science News of Interest to Creationists (Summaries from ScienceDaily.com and other sources)
Astronomers see pebbles poised to make planets
Universe’s hidden supermassive black holes revealed
Full sky map: Rings and loops in the stars
Geology: Slow episodic slip probably occurs in the plate boundary
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