ARTICLES IN OPPOSITION TO CREATIONISM
Lorence G. Collins
There are seventeen articles in this web site that discuss various aspects of creationists' theories concerning literal readings of the Bible or supernatural explanations, and each of these is demonstrated to have originated by natural processes or to have a modern science interpretation. Among these articles are three that present my own Christian philosophy, numbers 8, 11, and 12. Choose a link to each article.
This article was originally published in Reports of the National Center for Science Education, 2006, vol. 26, no. 5. Sep-Oct issue, p. 16-18; 23-24, and is presented here by permission of the editor as a PDF file.
This article was originally published in Reports of the National Center for Science Education, 2009, vol. 29, no. 5. p. 38-41, and is presented here by permission of the editor as a PDF file. This article uses metric units (meters, kilometers). The same article without figures is article #18 but with Imperial units (feet, miles).
This article was originally published in Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith, 2002, vol. 54, no. 3. September issue, p. 170-183, and is presented here by permission of Carol Hill as a PDF file.
This article was originally published in Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith, 2009, vol. 61, no. 2. June issue, p. 99-115, and is presented here by permission of Carol Hill as a PDF file.
See article #15 for two figures.
This is a lecture (1 hour and 23 minutes long) that Denis Lamoureux tells about his life voyage of being raised in a Catholic family who interpreted the Bible literally, to becoming a dentist and an atheist, to becoming an evangelical Christian and young-earth creationist completely opposed to Darwin's evolution model, and finally to an evolutionary Christian who strongly supports evolution as the way in which God did His creation. His presentation is very well done with many good illustrations about his life and with documentary evidence. He has Master's and Ph.D degrees in theology, a Ph.D degree in evolutionary biology, and a Doctor of Dentistry degree.
This article was originally published in Reports of the National Center for Science Education, 2010, vol. 30, no. 5. p. 11-16 and is presented here by permission of the editor as a PDF file.
This article was originally published in Reports of the National Center for Science Education, 2010, vol. 30, no. 5. p. 17-20, 25-26 and is presented here by permission of the editor as a PDF file.
This article was originally published in Reports of the National Center for Science Education, 2010, vol. 30, no. 5. p. 27-32 and is presented here by permission of the editor as a PDF file.
This article was originally published in Reports of the National Center for Science Education, 2011, vol. 31, no. 5. p. 1-11, and is presented here by permission of the editor as a PDF file.
This article was originally published in Reports of the National Center for Science Education, 2011, vol. 31, no. 3. p. 1-11, and is presented here by permission of the editor and Phil Senter as a PDF file.
This article was originally published in Reports of the National Center for Science Education, 2012, vol. 32, no. 6. p. 1-11, and is presented here by permission of the editor as a PDF file.
This article was originally published in TalkOrigin Archive and is presented here by permission of Glen Morton, December 22, 2012, as a PDF file. It is cited as a reference in article #26.
For a link to a website that includes articles that are pro-evolution but give both sides to the creation-evolution viewpoints, see: Senior seminar
For a link to a website that expresses a view of a Christian that opposes creationism, see: http://www.theistic-evolution.com/index.html. His section on "My story" is particularly interesting.
For a link to a website authored by a person who was a believer, became an atheist, but changed his mind and decided that there is a Creator, see: http://www.geocities.com/skepticsweb/. He offers some challenging thoughts to both the Christian and the atheist. His essay "Apology" is especially meaningful.
For a link to Benjamin Tepolt's website critique of the comic book "Big Daddy?" coauthored by Jack Chick and Kent Hovind, see: http://www.punkerslut.com/critiques/chick/bigdaddy.html
For a link to debate over the evolution versus intelligent design models, see: http://www.actionbioscience.org/evolution/nhmag.html.
Dr. Lorence G. Collins Department of Geological Sciences California State University Northridge 18111 Nordhoff Street Northridge, CA 91330-8266 FAX 818-677-2820