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By Rich Deem Copernicus was the Polish astronomer who put forward the first mathematically based system of planets going around the sun. He attended various European universities, and became a Canon in the Catholic church in 1497. His new system was actually first presented in the Vatican gardens in 1533 before Pope Clement VII who [...]
By Stephen Meyer, Ph.D. In a recent volume of the Vienna Series in a Theoretical Biology (2003), Gerd B. Muller and Stuart Newman argue that what they call the “origination of organismal form” remains an unsolved problem. In making this claim, Muller and Newman (2003:3-10) distinguish two distinct issues, namely, (1) the causes of form generation [...]
By Jeff Zweerink, Ph.D. A number of scientific themes run through the recently released movie Angels & Demons. The popular, but misguided, notion of a perpetual conflict between science and religion (the Roman Catholic church in this instance) provides much of the narrative. Part of this conflict centers on a plot to blow up [...] By David H. Rogstad, Ph.D. The intricate design present in biological systems never ceases to amaze. A few months ago I wrote about molecular motors present in biological cells and how they are giving insight to researchers in nanotechnology, either providing them with improved motor designs or actual devices to use in driving man-made [...]
By Dan Peterson Imagine a nanotechnology machine far beyond the state of the art: a microminiaturized rotary motor and propeller system that drives a tiny vessel through liquid. The engine and drive mechanism are composed of 40 parts, including a rotor, stator, driveshaft, bushings, universal joint, and flexible propeller. The engine is powered by [...]
By Wayne Jackson With a cultic-like aura surrounding them, these men and women are seen as the paragons of virtue in the intellectual community. They are a priesthood, arrayed in white apparel, tinkering with test tubes and peering through microscopes in a sophisticated “holy of holies.” I am speaking, of course, of the twentieth [...] By Kenneth Samples, M.Th. Part Three of Three Religious ideas have no place in science! While ardent secularists often express this sentiment today, the historical roots of modern science are deeply tied to religion in general and to Christianity in particular. Christianity uniquely and decisively shaped the intellectual climate that gave rise to modern science [...]
Earth’s biosphere is poised between a runaway freeze-up and a runaway evaporation. If the mean temperature of the earth’s surface cools by even a few degrees, more snow and ice than normal will form. Snow and ice reflect solar energy much more efficiently than other surface materials. The reflection of more solar energy translates [...] By Kenneth Samples, M.Th. Part Two of Three I once heard a scientist say the following: Only scientists are qualified to speak about matters of science. Understood in a general sense, this point seems reasonable. For example, for a person to comment intelligently about a field of study one would expect that person to [...] By Kenneth Samples, M.Th. Part One of Three On the Internet the other day I came across a forum that used the following statement as a discussion thread: “There’s just no point arguing with science unless you are a scientist.” Have you ever come across a statement, like this one, that just sticks in [...] |
  
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