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Scientific Commentary: A Reflection and An Invitation

Sep 28, 2016 | Bible, Biblical Literalism, Creationism, Evolution, Fundamentalism, Historical Science, Inerrancy, Ken Ham, Observational Science, Patrick Thomas, Righting America, Science, Young Earth Creationism | 0 comments

by Patrick Thomas Patrick Thomas reflects upon the contributions of our colleagues from the natural sciences from our recent series, Putting Observational Science to the Test. In his book The Lie, Ken Ham delineates the differences between “observational” and...

Incorrect Theory and Scientific Progress: Phlogiston and a Case for Ecumenism of Evolutionists and Creationists

Sep 16, 2016 | Answers in Genesis, Creationism, Evolution, Historical Science, Ken Ham, Mark Masthay, Observational Science, Science, Young Earth Creationism | 0 comments

by Mark Masthay For his third post, Dr. Mark Masthay uses the historical example of the “Phlogiston Hypothesis” to discuss how scientists negotiate the meaning of scientific discoveries. In doing so, he provides a very generous proposition for unifying...

On the Relative Certitudes of “Observational” and “Historical” Science : A Chemist’s View

Sep 9, 2016 | Age of the Earth, Answers in Genesis, Historical Science, Ken Ham, Mark Masthay, Observational Science, Science | 0 comments

by Mark Masthay Rounding out our Putting Observational Science to the Test series, Dr. Mark Masthay, Associate Professor and former Chair of the Department of Chemistry at the University of Dayton, presents a series of posts in which he provides a case for how...