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Recently, my mother was having higher than expected water bills. Being a retired bookkeeper, she would notice that. After watching some YouTube videos, I was ready to troubleshoot. My plan was to shut the valves in the water lines to all of the sinks and toilets and see if that stopped the water meter from running. Then if it did, open each valve until the meter started running again. Then I would know the problem. But before I got over…..
The program Faith in History with William Federer recently had an episode on Plato’s Republic. Federer discussed how initially a republic is led by people of virtue, people who love truth and wisdom. But people see these leaders being respected and honored, which leads to the next stage – the republic being led by people who are lovers of fame and honor.1 That is what motivates them – being honored, not doing what is right. And it struck me how…..
In December, 2017, in response to young earth biblical creation being called “Flintstones science,” I wrote an article called “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Science.”1 I made the point that the idea that genetic mutations can make life more advanced and more complex goes against everything we observe. What we actually observe is that genetic mutations are overwhelmingly negative; and over time cause a loss of genetic information, disease, suffering and death. If anyone questions this, all they need to do…..
A recent article by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) was titled: “World’s vertebrate population dropped by 60 percent since 1970, WWF says.”1 Regarding the founding of the WWF, an article in the Guardian states: “The catalyst for its foundation was a series of articles in the Observer by Sir Julian Huxley – a biologist and grandson of Thomas Huxley, the Victorian champion of evolution nicknamed “Darwin’s bulldog” – warning of the spoliation of wildlife habitats in Africa.”2 The National Center…..
My life calling, besides being a Christian husband and father, is to teach other people that they can believe the Bible. But In my daily Bible reading, while reading Proverbs, I was reminded of just how much wisdom there is in the Bible. Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon, began his support of the LGBTQ agenda in 2012 with a $2.5 million donation to support a proposition for same-sex “marriage” in Washington State.1 He did not realize that he…..
At our last San Antonio Bible Based Science Association meeting, while watching President Scott Lane discuss the bombardier beetle, my mind flashed back to the documentary “Moon Machines 1 – Saturn V Rocket.”1 The Saturn V rocket was perhaps the most awesome machine ever built by man. The Soviets had the N-1 Rocket.2 But it did not prove to be the reliable rocket that the Saturn V was. The Saturn V was a three stage rocket. Stages of the rocket…..
In his 2014 article “Why Stop at Refusing to Bake a Cake for a Same-Sex Marriage,” Bernard Goldberg (a political pundit seen as conservative and actually opposed President Obama) sees the issue of a business owner who does not want to cater same sex “weddings” as a civil rights issue.1 He states: “But when laws are based on deeply held religious beliefs, I get nervous.” He compares this to people using their religious beliefs to justify segregation and laws against…..
I have been making the case for more than ten years now that churches need to be more proactive in teaching people that they can believe the Bible. I know this from my own experience. I know this from my observations of and engagements with other people. Here is a first hand testimony of a new member of the San Antonio Bible Based Science Association regarding this issue – Roman Villarreal: Indoctrinating a generation “The millennial exodus and fall of…..
The space race began in 1957 with the Soviet launch of Sputnik.1 The Soviets continued to lead with the first manned space flight; which was also an orbital flight.2 The Soviets then led with the first spacewalk.3 The Soviet space program had many firsts. But sometime during the course of the Gemini project, the United States pulled ahead of the Soviets in the space race. How did this happen? Jim Oberg, former NASA Engineer, space journalist and historian gives some…..
Soviet dictator Joe Stalin took extreme measures to re-write history. He was a paranoid ruler and killed people that he saw as rivals, even those who had supported him. Then in an effort to remove them from history, he would have their images removed from photos.1 Another glaring example of an effort to re-write history is the use of the terms C.E. (Common Era) and B.C.E. (Before Common Era); rather than B.C. (Before Christ) and A.D. (Latin for the Year…..