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Intelligent Design Resources

Books and Resources that Mostly Assume an Old Earth

Darwin's Black Box: The Biochemical Challenge to Evolution, 10th Anniversary edition, a New York Times bestseller, by Michael Behe
Darwin on Trial by Phillip E. Johnson
Mere Creation: Science, Faith and Intelligent Design by William Dembski
Evolution: A Theory in Crisis by Michael Denton
The Case for a Creator: A Journalist Investigates Scientific Evidence That Points Toward by Lee Strobel
Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed (DVD) by Ben Stein
The Privileged Planet (DVD) by Discovery Institute
Unlocking the Mystery of Life (DVD) by Illustra Media
www.discovery.org/csc/ (website)

How can you state that macro-evolution does not exist, when you have also stated that micro-evolution does?

In the article “Ten Major Flaws of Evolution” you argue that “spontaneous generation” and “chemical evolution” are one in the same, however is DNA not made of the same basic “non-living” elements such as oxygen and phospherous, that you claim could not have “evolved” into living material? How can you state that macro-evolution does not exist, when you have also stated that micro-evolution does exist and has been observed? Would the first not be directly related to the latter?

You asked about the relationship of “micro-evolution” to “macro-evolution.” As you may be aware, there are several different competing evolutionary models ...

Thu, Mar 11, 2010
Nancy Ortberg
Christian Life, Creation/Evolution, Culture and Worldview

Should believers actively try to preserve the earth?

There are some things for which words cannot do justice—sights, smells, and sounds that make the heart come alive, that renew our passions, and that whisper to us of the presence of a good God.

Mon, Feb 22, 2010
Jim Darnall
Creation/Evolution

What can you tell me about the Hebrew word for day (yom) used in the Genesis 1 creation account? What is the proof for it being a literal day?

You asked about the use of the Hebrew word for day—yom. First, let’s go back and list a few hermeneutical principles.

Sun, Feb 21, 2010
John MacMurray, Randy Alcorn
Creation/Evolution, Doctrine and Theology, Heaven
creation, eternity/heaven articles, new heaven and new earth, redemption

The Far Reaches of Christ’s Redemptive Work

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Eugene Peterson captures the universal implications of Christ’s redemption when he paraphrases Colossians 1:18-20 in The Message: “He was supreme in the beginning and—leading the resurrection parade—he is supreme in the end. From beginning to end he’s there, towering far above everything, everyone. So spacious is he, so roomy, that everything of God finds its proper place in him without crowding. Not only that, but all the broken and dislocated pieces of the universe—people and things, animals and atoms-get properly fixed and fit together in vibrant harmonies, all because of his death, his blood that poured down from the Cross.”

Thu, Feb 18, 2010
Randy Alcorn
Creation/Evolution
creation, creator, francis schaeffer, genesis, intelligent design, lee strobel, randy alcorn

Do you believe God created the earth in six literal 24-hour days?

Earth from space First let me say that many sincere people believe in the Bible and also believe in an old earth. They do this via the gap theory or day age theory or some other means of interpretation.

Secondly, let me say that I am not certain about the age of the universe, the age of the earth, or when the first humans walked the earth. I have read very persuasive scientific arguments for an old earth, and have read some counterarguments that may have merit. I don't feel qualified scientifically to make the judgment.

Mon, Feb 15, 2010
Randy Alcorn
Creation/Evolution, Doctrine and Theology
adam and eve, day-age creationism, gap theory, old earth, young earth

What is your position on the age of the Earth?

I do not know how many thousands of years old the earth is, but I don’t believe it is millions.

Mon, Feb 15, 2010
Randy Alcorn
Creation/Evolution
creation, education, evolution, intelligent design, schools

What resources would you recommend on the issue of teaching creationism in public schools?

I would go to some of the Intelligent Design books.

Thu, Feb 11, 2010
Randy Alcorn
Creation/Evolution, Culture and Worldview
creation, creationism, evolution, origins

A Dialogue About Origins

I wrote this dialogue a few years ago for my book Deadline, but it was nonessential, so I removed it, and it's never been published until now. I hope some readers will find the interaction between these two men stimulating and useful.