There is so much scientific proof for Creationism
920906
You will see that it really takes more "faith" to believe in evolution than creationism. Kent had a lot of good points to consider, but I can see that someone in the mode of searching for truth may be put off by his negative attitude toward those he disagrees with. Other than that, it is worth taking the time to explore his points that may be life changing.
212053
I'm not a Christian Scientist, but my girlfriend is, and she sent me this book for my birthday. I was quite surprised to discover that in the last half of the book, I agreed with just about everything the author said. To think that she wrote this in 1875 is phenomenal. She obviously was way ahead of her time. Her thinking is quite advanced and very impressive.

Mary Baker Eddy is known for founding the Christian Science Religion, whose main tenets inform us that sickness and pain are lies, that they don't exist, except as we have been brainwashed to believe they do. This is strong stuff.

She also founded The Christian Science Monitor, an international daily newspaper still successful since the 1800's. The newspaper is a monument to her brilliance.

Her writing is strong and complicated, and there have been testimonials that people were cured of their illness after reading this book. Amazing. If this is true, and you are sick, well, read the book! I mean, what have you got to lose. I haven't even finished it yet, I am so impressed with what I'm reading. I'm up to page 461. It's fascinating reading if you are ready for this kind of thinking. You have to definitely open your mind, throw away your previous ideas, and see if you can allow these ideas into your head.
3126210
This is a delightful book. Unlike most books on this subject, the author is not afraid to describe the "Theory" of evolution with the contempt which it deserves.

The book begins with a fair description of the theory of evolution and what it entails. From there, each point is methodically and logically refuted. One of the things I loved was his calling DNA "Darwin Nailed Again." Obviously, in the mid 1800's when Darwin came up with his theory, DNA was unknown. Perhaps he can be forgiven for not realizing the impossibility of extremely complicated DNA sequences forming randomly, but there is no excuse for anyone today to be ignorant of this.

A couple of other books which are very good on this subject are, "A Scientific Approach to Christianity" by Robert Faid. He manages to completely demolish the theory of evolution in only one chapter - just 22 pages. Really, that's all it takes.

Another is, "What is Creation Science" by Morris and Parker. This is a very detailed examination of practically every argument ever used to support evolution. If you need all the details, this is the book for that.

I believe both these books are available on Amazon.
2405018
The author is nearly uniquely qualified in his task of synthesizing the  Biblical account of creation with modern scientific knowledge and evidence.  He is a first-class scientist as well as an expert in Jewish religious literature including Bible, Tanach, Talmud,  and modern philosophy especially of Rav Joseph B. Soloveitchik.  This is a valuable sequel to his prior, 10-year-old work, on Genesis.  His critical review of modern Darwinian evolutionary theory was illuminating.  This is a key book in my library and in my life.
1940845
I just finished reading "Slaughter of the Dissidents."  The amount of well-documented research you put into your book is truly impressive but more so is how you clearly layout the case showing the bias, blackmail and coercion employed to keep researchers and educators in line with Secular beliefs.

Just last Sunday I was asked, "But if the world was created, why do most scientists believe in "millions of years leading to Darwinian evolution?"  Coupled with the fact that is all they are taught, the instances you use as examples reveal why scientists continue to "believe."

If folks liked Ben Stein's movie "Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed" they will be blown away by "Slaughter of the Dissidents." russ@creationministries.org
3888076
Such a wonderful book.  Thank You E. Gale.
The author presents a compelling argument that life is not the result of a cosmic accident.  If you have doubts, read this book.  This is a great book for students, especially those who love science.

<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/God-Is-Real-How-science-and-reason-point-to-a-Creator-and-away-from-evolution/dp/B017DNXJ5E/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">God Is Real!: How science and reason point to a Creator and away from evolution</a>
3252621
Really brilliant thinking regard to creation days;  Liked the explanation of the long life lived by those before the flood.  Book shows the latest thinking regarding science and how that meshes with ideas from the Bible.  Explanations from the science side are made clear, though some chapters may require a reread to learn about scientific matter.  Footnotes provide additional evidence regarding what science is believing today.
417281
Who now believes that in about a year's time, at noon on Oct. 23, 2004, the whole world will celebrate the six-thousandth anniversary of the creation of the Earth?
 No?  Well, 200 years ago almost every Christian on the planet believed that to be a fact with the same assurance they had in their belief in Jesus Christ and the rest of Christian theology.  The precise date and time had been announced in 1650 with the publication of "Annals of the Oled Testament" by James Ussher, archbishop of Armaugh, Ireland.  For generations, every copy of the King James edition of the Bible included Bishop Ussher's dates in the margins.
 Educated people now believe the world was created about 4.6 billion years ago, and the universe is about 15 billion years old.  Those figures are based on exacting scientific analysis, which anyone with access to a space shuttle, nuclear laboratory or radio telescope can verify.  Bishop Ussher, not having access to such scientific equipment, based his Oct. 23, 4004 BC date for the creation of the Earth on the Christian bible.
 So, in 1788 and without access to modern scientific equipment, how did James Hutton challenge the accepted reasoning of the entire scientific and religious establishment to prove the world is billions of years old?
This book is a first-rate account of how it happened.
 Hutton, by literally inventing the modern science of geology, became one of the handful of men who created the modern world.  He lived in Edinburgh at the same time as David Hume, Adam Smith, Erasmus Darwin and the other leading figures of the Scottish Enlightenment.  Together, this handful of brilliant men, working and thinking in a community that valued education and new ideas, launched a revolution in scientific thought that continues to this day.  One scientist outside the Edinburgh group who communicated regularly with them was Benjamin Franklin, the American statesman, polymath and genius who discovered electricity and a wealth of otrher now common natural phenomena.  Adam Smith, another one of the group, literally invented the economic foundation of modern society.
 In 1788, while the US Constitution was in the process of ratification, Hutton published his 95-page document in which he explained the world was created long before Oct. 23, 4004 BC.  He based his work on rigid science, not on tradition or religious orthodoxy.  It was a bold leap into the future.
 He was a major player in what became an extraordinary breakthrough in scientific reasoning, just as the US Constitution was a breakthrough in the manner by which people govern themselves.  All were based on the same principle, the first-hand observation of events rather than relying on ancient theories or religious dogma.  These were men who believed in the future, not in being bound by the unchanging chains of the past.
 Repchck does a masterful job of tying these elements together, not merely Hutton and his observations and work, but the intellectual habits and social habits of the era.  He explains how and why Edinburgh became the intellectual capital of the world for at least two generations, during the time Hutton developed his ideas.
 When you think of how completely our whole way of thinking has changed in less than 200 years, the impact of a handful of scientists such as Hutton may well be the greatest intellectual advancement of mankind since the days of the Greek philosophers.
 To sum up, this is a wonderful book.  Hutton was the ideal of the perfect scientist, and Repcheck not only understands the man but the social climate in which he developed his ideas.
Biographies usually talk only of the person, histories only of events;  this book outlines with eloquent clarity how a variety of seemingly unrelated events came together in one place at one time in the mind of one man to utterly change our world.
Today, we should be so fortunate!
3246601
More than a Theory by Hugh Ross , 2009 is a much needed publication. Most of the time we see snippets of evidence for the proposition; this book provides a "big picture" overview of what cosmology, physics, astronomy, chemistry, geology and biology and other disciplines are showing for design and the predictions the RTB Creation model (old universe and recent Adam) is making. In putting forth this book, Ross is answering a long held critique that the creationists have no model.

The book begins by showing the design and fine tuning of the physical (non biological) world. Since Darwinism can't be called into explaining the extreme fine-tuning of the cosmos for life, Ross first shows the multifacets of design in the physical sciences. Moving to the biological evidence, the complexity increases exponentially. Here much of the new DNA evidence doesn't fit the Darwinian model. He shows how the Darwinian paradigm stifled roughly 3 decades of research in the "junk DNA" research where recent studies are showing function for what was thought to be useless remnants of the Darwinian process.

The most compelling chapter is chapter 17 (scoring the model) where he shows the trends of the naturalistic, "young earth" creationist,  theistic evolution and the RTB creation models in fulfillment or failure of predictions since 2006. Here the "young earth" and naturalistic models have had the largest number of their predictions falsified vs. none for the RTB model.

The only criticism I would have is that some of the references are dated studies. There are 30 pages of notes to the scientific references for further reading.
2552449
Philip Johnson is to be commended for writing a book about evolution that avoids many of the pitfalls of this fascinating subject. Even while critiqueing their theories, Johnson's respect for the minds of today's top biologists is evident. He also sticks to the real evidence - things like genetics and the fossil record - rather than the asinine "the earth is only 6,000 years old" nonsense that comes out of the books of many creation scientists. The thing that I like the most is the even-handed and logical approach to the problem.  Even if you believe that creationists are "all wet", give this book a read. Hopefully it will give you some food for thought, at the very least.
526088
Similar to many Christians, I have wondered where the city of Sodom was located.  Since according to the Bible, the city was completely destroyed, I wasn't sure that this city would ever be discovered.  I have heard and/or read that the city was south of the Dead Sea and pretty much left it at that.  Also, as a PhD scientist, I am a firm believer in authentication of Biblical historical accounts as a help in witnessing to non-believers in the scientific community who believe in evolution without testable evidence but are skeptical about the Bible.  I once heard from a scientist who has spoken and written about science and the Bible that as science progresses, it is amazing that more and more Biblical accounts are proving to be true and accurate.

The work of Dr. Collins in uncovering artifacts which support his three tests of correct place, correct time and correct stuff (artifacts) has convinced me that he has indeed found the destroyed cities of the plain, Sodom, Gomorrah and associated cities.

The book is written in a step-wise scientific way which is convincing to those of us with scientific backgrounds.  The logic which Dr. Collins uses to establish his findings is without flaw in my opinion.

My only hesitation about recommending the audio version of the book is the lack of figures and maps.  Many audio books which depend on visual data such as figures and maps provide these materials as a supplement to the audio book so you can look at them while listening to the book.  Even if such materials were provided, they would be difficult to use while driving.  I was able to see some of the materials by searching the book on Amazon but an online supplement would be very helpful.

Sean Runnette does a very good job of narrating the book.

I was given a free audio version of this book for my agreement to review it but this has not influenced my personal impressions of the book.
414481
Given that nearly half the adult population of the United States rejects the notion of biological evolution, believing instead that the world was created only 6,000 to 10,000 years ago with its life forms pretty much as they are now, and given that certain political forces work steadily to try to insinuate the preposterous pseudo-scientific "creation science" and "intelligent design" sorts of nonsense into our public schools, the reading public needs books like this one by Daniel Fairbanks more than it has ever needed them before.  This is a splendid answer to those ignoramuses who argue that evolution has no basis in science.  I know how prevalent this sort of thing is; I live in a place where the letters to the editor constantly claim that the fossil record does not support evolution and that the idea that we have common ancestors with other life forms is foolish if not downright wicked.  Fairbanks lays all that to rest as competently as any writer I've ever seen.  This wonderful book brims over with irrefutable evidence for Darwinian evolution and natural selection, from his discussions of comparative anatomy to the (pre)history of bipedalism to the high similarity between human and chimpanzee genomes, to the overwhelming evidence offered by retro-elements in our DNA.  Any sound scientific theory should of course be predictive-- capable of predicting, from what is already known, what might be found when one ventures into realms one has not yet explored-- and Fairbanks does a splendid job of showing how evolutionary theory does precisely this, predicting for example that certain genetic code sequences ought to be parallel in varying degrees in various primate genomes, predictions that have turned out to be accurate. The author also shows how if one denies evolution, one closes off one's mind to any chance of understanding many fundamental things, such as the fact that most of our common foods would not even exist if living matter did not constantly evolve by natural selection.  This is one of those books that will make the world a saner, better place if people will only read it with open minds.
1028785
I was raised a creationist who is exploring evolution for myself and appreciate Prothero's latest book.  I especially like his candor in discussing and exposing the tactics used by the creationists.  The entry chapters on the background and history of creationism are excellent.  The  last chapter, why it matters, should be required reading for everyone examining this issue.  It has serious consequences for human life when we distort science to fit our ideology, all in the hope of getting a place in heaven.  It is amazing how the creationists have continued this conflict in our country.  Evolution in no way denies the existence of God and there is much room to reconceptualize our notions of God when we honor what science has to say about the world in which we live.
3714474
Francis collins I believe is one of the most intellectual minds of our time. In his book, "The Language of God" he presents a fascinating, insighful and plausible argument of the unison between faith and science. I have seen and read how many christian scientist take cover when faith and science debate surface. Francis collins presents the argument of both sides of the opposing teams and critically stimulate the reader to arrive at its own conclusion. He does make it clear though what he believes but does not impose any of his views on the reader. As I critically read through the pages of this book, it became clear to me that Christians should take a great look at what human evolutionists believe in order to make persuasive arguments. God is a mysterious being that no man can fully navigate the inner depths of His mechanism of how he created this universe. The bottomline of this book suggests that science is a tool that help us to make sense of God's creation. Great book!
3786652
Though highly technical in some areas, it is also highly informative throughout. It provides a candid and bold exposure of the often conscious and deliberate manipulation of fossils to produce "evidence" for evolution. Moreover, he documents convincing proofs that we are devolving (deteriorating) as a species and not evolving.
3746819
Mr Cremo recently appeared on a radio interview show. To read this book, one gets the feeling he went to considerable pains to cite his sources and at the same time make the book readable for other than the lab-rat culture.
To hear the interview on radio, you are given this one golden nugget:
It is not any one instance of supression or omission that makes a case for this view of mankind's history, but rather the hundreds of well documented cases of proof that the scientific culture has it dead wrong.
Paraphrasing his words there, but the essence is in that statement.
He also has said something else that really grabbed me:
The creationists are wrong, insinuating that man has had one continuing trip through the 15000 or so years of existance from day 1 to the present.
The evolutionists are likewise wrong, and the "missing link" is their major flaw. In fact, the modern (scientific) movement has a 2-fold agenda: Advance the Chaos Theory, in which all the universe is one big happy accident,  and Reduce humankind to mere animals with higher thinking abilities.
Overall, he shows us a very compelling reason why science and faith can BOTH have some of it right. In this, I have found a sense of hope. I only hope that this is the beginning of a renaissance in modern science and theology. Perhaps the knowlege I have long suspected as supressed by governments and religious institutions (read:Vatican) will yet someday come "out".
I do know this- Dogma exists in every institution. When that dogma is challenged, especially with proof, the reaction can be violent at many levels. Witness some of the other reviews...
Meethink thou doth protest too much.
4117936
The sincere and objected seeker of truth will not only recognise the truth ( atheists , agnostics and people of other religions do too) BUT ACCEPT it also.  This book is fantastic because it has a variety of evidences from prophecies from previous scriptures to scientific miracles . The beauty of is that many of today's  established scientific theories which were mentioned 1400 years ago in the Qu'ran have been discovered by atheists n non -Muslim scientists.

Leaving them no excuse for rejection of the truth . That is why for eg  the Big Bang verse in Chapter 21:30 concludes with God saying

"....Will they still then not believe?"

Uhm will they?