Guest Authors Archive
Stephen Batzer
Dr. Stephen Batzer received his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the Michigan Technological University in 1998, and currently serves as a director of the Engineering Institute, in Farmington, Arkansas.
Roger Bennett
Roger Bennett is an apologist and former amateur astronomer. He has also studied chemistry, physics, theology, and biblical Greek.
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Kevin Birdwell
Dr. Kevin R. Birdwell received his PhD from the University of Tennessee in 2011 and currently serves as a meterologist and atmospheric researcher in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
- "Climate Change: The Oceanic Thermostat” (02/27/2012)
- "Climate Change: Cool Clouds" (05/28/2012)
- "Climate Change: Warming and Water Vapor" (06/25/2012)
- "Climate Change and the Past"(10/1/2012)
- "Hurricanes and the Climate, Part 1" (03/25/2013)
- "Hurricanes and the Climate, Part 2" (03/28/2013)
Charles Cruze
Dr. Charles Cruze received his PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences from the University of Tennessee Center for Health Sciences in 1977, and currently works in research at Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals.
- "Evolution as Mythology, Part 1 (of 5): The Theory of Evolution is a Myth” (05/05/2008)
- "Evolution as Mythology, Part 2 (of 5): Evolution Is Not a Scientific Theory” (05/12/2008)
- "Evolution as Mythology, Part 3 (of 5): The Myth of Abiogenesis” (05/19/2008)
- "Evolution as Mythology, Part 4 (of 5): The Myth of Macroevolution” (05/26/2008)
- "Evolution as Mythology, Part 5 (of 5): Conclusion” (06/02/2008)
Curt Deckert
Dr. Curt Deckert, PhD CMC, has worked for Northrop, CalComp, Ford Aerospace, and Abbott Labs. He is a member of IEEE, OSA, SPIE, SID, OCTANe, and IMC as a Certified Management Consultant specializing in R&D with strong emphasis on the competitive application of optical technology.
- "Your $45,000 Eyes” (06/24/2011)
Richard Deem
Mr.Richard Deem received his MS in Medical Microbiology from California State University of Los Angeles in 1979 and currently serves as a research scientist at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.
- "The Lost Tomb of Jesus: Have the Bones of Jesus Christ Been Found in Jerusalem?” (02/27/2007)
- "Old Tree Gives New Evidence for OEC” (04/02/2010)
- "A Review of Sam Harris’ The Moral Landscape: How Science Can Determine Human Values, Part 1 (of 3)” (02/21/2011)
- "A Review of Sam Harris’ The Moral Landscape: How Science Can Determine Human Values, Part 2 (of 3)” (02/23/2011)
- "A Review of Sam Harris’ The Moral Landscape: How Science Can Determine Human Values, Part 3 (of 3)” (02/25/2011)
Daniel Dyke
Mr.Daniel J. Dyke received his Master of Theology from Princeton Theological Seminary in 1981 and currently serves as a professor of Old Testament at Cincinnati Christian University in Cincinnati, OH.
- "Evolution as Mythology, Part 1 (of 5): The Theory of Evolution is a Myth” (05/05/2008)
- "Evolution as Mythology, Part 2 (of 5): Evolution Is Not a Scientific Theory” (05/12/2008)
- "Evolution as Mythology, Part 3 (of 5): The Myth of Abiogenesis” (05/19/2008)
- "Evolution as Mythology, Part 4 (of 5): The Myth of Macroevolution” (05/26/2008)
- "Evolution as Mythology, Part 5 (of 5): Conclusion” (06/02/2008)
- "What Does a ‘Very Good World’ Look Like? Part 1 of 2” (11/24/2008)
- "What Does a ‘Very Good World’ Look Like? Part 2 of 2” (12/01/2008)
- "Was Evil Present in God’s ‘Very Good’ World?” (10/30/2009)
- "Translating Genesis 1:1: Aristotle or the Big Bang? Part 1 (of 2)” (03/05/2010)
- "Translating Genesis 1:1: Aristotle or the Big Bang? Part 2 (of 2)” (03/12/2010)
- "Did God Create Heaven and Earth—or Just Separate Them? An Analysis of Ellen van Wolde’s ‘Hypothesis,’ Part 1 (of 2)” (04/23/2010)
- "Did God Create Heaven and Earth—or Just Separate Them? An Analysis of Ellen van Wolde’s ‘Hypothesis,’ Part 2 (of 2)” (04/30/2010)
- "How Firm Is the ‘Firmament’? Part 1 (of 2)” (11/19/2010)
- "How Firm Is the ‘Firmament’? Part 2 (of 2)” (12/01/2010)
- "Evolution and Stamp Collecting, Part 1 (of 2)” (06/03/2011)
- "Evolution and Stamp Collecting, Part 2 (of 2)” (06/10/2011)
Miguel Endara
Dr. Miguel Endara earned a PhD in Philosophy from Saint Louis University in 2002, and curently teaches philosophy at Azusa Pacific University (Azusa, CA) and at Los Angeles Pierce College (Woodland Hills, CA).
- "Response to Michael Shermer, Part 1 (of 3)” (07/24/2009)
- "Response to Michael Shermer, Part 2 (of 3)” (07/31/2009)
- "Response to Michael Shermer, Part 3 (of 3)” (08/07/2009)
Patricia Fanning
Dr. Patricia Fanning is an RNA biochemist with a PhD from North Carolina State University and formerly a consultant for software companies. As a visiting scholar to Reasons to Believe in 2011, she specialized in human embryology and evolutionary development and regularly contributed to RTB's podcasts and publications.
- "Junk’ DNA: An Outdated Concept, Part 1 (of 6)” (04/01/2011)
- "Junk’ DNA: An Outdated Concept, Part 2 (of 6)” (04/08/2011)
- "Junk’ DNA: An Outdated Concept, Part 3 (of 6)” (04/15/2011)
- "Junk’ DNA: An Outdated Concept, Part 4 (of 6)” (04/22/2011)
- "Junk’ DNA: An Outdated Concept, Part 5 (of 6)” (04/29/2011)
- "Junk’ DNA: An Outdated Concept, Part 6 (of 6)” (05/06/2011)
- "Understated Elegance: The Uniqueness of Human Biology” (05/13/2011)
- "FOXP2: A Gene to Remember” (07/01/2011)
- "Becoming Human—Fast!” (07/08/2011)
- "Order vs. Chaos” (07/15/2011)
- "Timing Is Everything” (07/22/2011)
- "Bioinformatics and a Literal Adam and Eve” (08/26/2011)
- "Hidden in Plain Sight” (09/26/2011)
- "Genomic Data, the Fossil Record, and Bioinformatics” (10/24/2011)
- "TNRTB Classic: Bioinformatics and a Literal Adam and Eve” (10/27/2011)
- "Assumptions, Circular Reasoning, and a Literal Adam and Eve” (11/28/2011)
Michael Flannery
Mr. Michael Flannery received his Master of Science in library science degree from the University of Kentucky in 1989 and his Master of Arts in history at California State University at Dominguez Hills in 1994.
- "What Did Darwin Know and When Did He Know It?” (08/14/2009)
- "Alfred Russel Wallace and Intelligent Evolution” (08/21/2009)
Katie Galloway
Dr. Katie Galloway received her PhD from Caltech in 2012, and currently serves as a chemistry Instructor at Harvey Mudd College in Claremont, CA.
- "Ask the Animals and They Will Teach You” (10/31/2007)
- "Internet Too Slow? We’ll Get Some Bees Right on That!” (01/14/2008)
- "How to Get a Grip and Not Get Stuck: A Gecko’s Story” (03/19/2008)
- "Holy Fish Armor, Batman!” (10/03/2008)
- "Evolvability: A Good Design Principle” (04/24/2009)
- "Get Smart about Synthetic Spider Silks” (03/26/2010)
- "Circuits, Circles, and Clocks” (04/09/2010)
- "Biology’s Morse Code” (08/06/2010)
- "Want to Know How to Eat a Balanced Diet on the Go? Ask Slime” (10/22/2010)
Edward Glasscock
Dr. Edward Glasscock received his PhD from the University of California, Berkely, and currently serves as Instructor of Neurology and Neuroscience at Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX.
- "Evidence for God’s Grace in Epilepsy Genes” (01/22/2010)
Otis Graf
Dr. Otis Graf recieved his PhD in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin in 1973. He worked at the NASA Johnson Space Center and for IBM Government Systems. After retiring from IBM, he now serves as an online instructor for Reasons Institute and is living in Katy, TX.
- "Long Noses Give Insight into Intelligence and Evolution” (07/21/2008)
- "Is Astrobiology Research Based on a Mistake?” (10/15/2010)
Kirby Hansen
Mr. Kirby Hansen received his MS in Communications Engineering from Naval Postgraduate School and his MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
- "Dogs Designed: How Our Best Friends Point to a Creator” (05/27/2011)
Hugh Henry
Dr. Hugh Henry recieved his PhD in Physics from the University of Virginia in 1971, retired after 26 years at Varian Medical Systems, and currently serves as Lecturer in physics at Northern Kentucky University in Highland Heights, KY.
- "Evolution as Mythology, Part 1 (of 5): The Theory of Evolution is a Myth” (05/05/2008)
- "Evolution as Mythology, Part 2 (of 5): Evolution Is Not a Scientific Theory” (05/12/2008)
- "Evolution as Mythology, Part 3 (of 5): The Myth of Abiogenesis” (05/19/2008)
- "Evolution as Mythology, Part 4 (of 5): The Myth of Macroevolution” (05/26/2008)
- "Evolution as Mythology, Part 5 (of 5): Conclusion” (06/02/2008)
- "What Does a ‘Very Good World’ Look Like? Part 1 of 2” (11/24/2008)
- "What Does a ‘Very Good World’ Look Like? Part 2 of 2” (12/01/2008)
- "Was Evil Present in God’s ‘Very Good’ World?” (10/30/2009)
- "Translating Genesis 1:1: Aristotle or the Big Bang? Part 1 (of 2)” (03/05/2010)
- "Translating Genesis 1:1: Aristotle or the Big Bang? Part 2 (of 2)” (03/12/2010)
- "Did God Create Heaven and Earth—or Just Separate Them? An Analysis of Ellen van Wolde’s ‘Hypothesis,’ Part 1 (of 2)” (04/23/2010)
- "Did God Create Heaven and Earth—or Just Separate Them? An Analysis of Ellen van Wolde’s ‘Hypothesis,’ Part 2 (of 2)” (04/30/2010)
- "How Firm Is the ‘Firmament’? Part 1 (of 2)” (11/19/2010)
- "How Firm Is the ‘Firmament’? Part 2 (of 2)” (12/01/2010)
- "Evolution and Stamp Collecting, Part 1 (of 2)” (06/03/2011)
- "Evolution and Stamp Collecting, Part 2 (of 2)” (06/10/2011)
- "From Noah to Abraham to Moses: Evidence of Genealogical Gaps in Mosaic Literature, Part 1" (07/23/2012)
- "From Noah to Abraham to Moses: Evidence of Genealogical Gaps in Mosaic Literature, Part 2" (07/26/2012)
- "From Noah to Abraham to Moses: Evidence of Genealogical Gaps in Mosaic Literature, Part 3" (07/30/2012)
- "From Noah to Abraham to Moses: Evidence of Genealogical Gaps in Mosaic Literature, Part 4" (08/02/2012)
- "From Noah to Abraham to Moses: Evidence of Genealogical Gaps in Mosaic Literature, Part 5" (08/06/2012)
- "Deadly Radiation and God's Design" (10/22/2012)
Kyle Keltz
Kyle Keltz received his BBA in finance from Texas Tech University in 2010, and is currently earning his MA in apologetics (concentration in scientific apologetics) from Southern Evangelical Seminary in Matthews, North Carolina.
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Robert Koons
He specializes in philosophical logic and in the application of logic to long-standing philosophical problems, including metaphysics, philosophy of mind and intentionality, semantics, political philosophy and metaethics, and philosophy of religion. His book Paradoxes of Belief and Strategic Rationality (Cambridge, 1992) received the Aarlt Prize from the Council of Graduate Schools in 1994. He is the author of Realism Regained (OUP, 2000) and the co-editor (with George Bealer) of The Waning of Materialism (OUP, 2010). He is at work with Tim Pickavance on a textbook on metaphysics. He is working on analytic Aristotelianism and social ontology.
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Stan Lennard
Dr. Stan Lennard oversees the "Advanced Seminar on Human Origins" and "Advanced Seminar on the Origins of Life" courses. He is also the chairman of the board for Reasons to Believe.
- "The Distinctive Human Self” (04/28/2003)
- "So Easy a Caveman Could Do It? Part 1 (of 2)” (08/13/2007)
- "So Easy a Caveman Could Do It? Part 2 (of 2)” (08/20/2007)
Gary Loechelt
Dr. Gary Loechelt received his doctorate in the science and engineering of materials from Arizona State University in 1995, and currently works as an electrical engineer at ON Semiconductor in Phoenix, AZ. This work was conducted on his personal time and does not reflect the views or business interests of his employer.
- "Helium Diffusion in Zircon: Flaws in a Young-Earth Argument, Part 1 (of 2)” (09/10/2008)
- "Helium Diffusion in Zircon: Flaws in a Young-Earth Argument, Part 2 (of 2)” (09/17/2008)
- "Helium Diffusion in Zircon: A Response to Questions by the RATE Team” (04/22/2009)
Keith McPherson
Mr. Keith McPherson received his Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology in 1993, and currently works as an electrical engineer in Melbourne, FL, in the fields of communications and signal processing.
- "Feedback Control in Biology” (08/04/2008)
- "Error Control Coding in Biology Implies Design, Part 1 (of 5)” (11/21/2008)
- "Error Control Coding in Biology Implies Design, Part 2 (of 5)” (11/28/2008)
- "Error Control Coding in Biology Implies Design, Part 3 (of 5)” (12/05/2008)
- “Error Control Coding in Biology Implies Design, Part 4 (of 5)” (12/12/2008)
- “Error Control Coding in Biology Implies Design, Part 5 (of 5)” (12/19/2008)
John Millam
Dr. John Millam received his doctorate in theoretical chemistry from rice university in 1997, and currently serves as a programmer for Semichem in Kansas City.
- “Historic Age Debate: Overview, Part 1 (of 2)” (10/10/2007)
- “Historic Age Debate: Overview, Part 2 (of 2)” (10/17/2007)
- “Historic Age Debate: Creation Ex Nihilo, Part 1 (of 4)” (06/16/2008)
- “Historic Age Debate: Creation Ex Nihilo, Part 2 (of 4)” (06/23/2008)
- “Historic Age Debate: Creation Ex Nihilo, Part 3 (of 4)” (06/30/2008)
- “Historic Age Debate: Creation Ex Nihilo, Part 4 (of 4)” (07/07/2008)
- “Historic Age Debate: Beginning of Time” (07/14/2008)
- “Historic Age Debate: Dependence on Translations, Part 1 (of 5)” (06/19/2009)
- “Historic Age Debate: Dependence on Translations, Part 2 (of 5)” (06/26/2009)
- “Historic Age Debate: Dependence on Translations, Part 3 (of 5)” (07/03/2009)
- “Historic Age Debate: Dependence on Translations, Part 4 (of 5)” (07/10/2009)
- “Historic Age Debate: Dependence on Translations, Part 5 (of 5)” (07/17/2009)
- “Coming to Grips with the Early Church Fathers’ Perspective on Genesis, Part 1 (of 5)” (09/08/2011)
- “Coming to Grips with the Early Church Fathers’ Perspective on Genesis, Part 2 (of 5)” (09/15/2011)
- “Coming to Grips with the Early Church Fathers’ Perspective on Genesis, Part 3 (of 5)” (09/22/2011)
- “Coming to Grips with the Early Church Fathers’ Perspective on Genesis, Part 4 (of 5)” (09/29/2011)
- “Coming to Grips with the Early Church Fathers’ Perspective on Genesis, Part 5 (of 5)” (10/06/2011)
Greg Moore
RTB apologist Greg Moore, received his Bachelor of Arts degree in business administration from Washington State University in 1975, and currently serves as a program manager for the City of Everett in Everett, WA.
- “Rapid Post-Flood Speciation: A Critique of the Young-Earth Model” (08/25/2004)
- “Does Old-Earth Creationism Contradict Genesis 1?” (03/01/2007)
- “Old-Earth Creationism: A Heretical Belief?” (08/23/2007)
- “Reading the Outside of the Box” (05/02/2008)
- “Dinosaur Blood?” (08/01/2001)
- “Dinosaur Blood Revisited, Part 1 (of 2)” (08/03/2011)
- “Dinosaur Blood Revisited, Part 1 (of 2)” (08/06/2011)
James Patterson
Dr. James C. Patterson II received his MD and PhD degrees from the University of Texas Medical Branch in 1996, and currently serves as Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Director of Emergency Psychiatry at the Louisana State University Health Sciences Center in Shreveport, LA. He is also a member of the Sreveport Chapter of RTB.
- "Testing Demonic Possession” (06/09/2008)
- "Religion and Mental Health: Going to Church Is Good for You” (05/14/2010)
- "Live Long and Prosper: Going to Church Increases Lifespan” (08/20/2010)
- "God Makes You Glad: Positive Christian Attitude Linked to Happiness” (11/11/2010)
- "Going to Church Helps You Stay Clean” (08/19/2011)
Virgil Robertson
Dr. Virgil Robertson received his Chiropractic doctorate from the Southern California University of Health Sciences in 1985 and currently serves as Clinical Director at Brea Canyon Pain Relief and Rehabilitation Center in Brea, CA.
Debra Ronca
Mrs. Debra Ronca recieved her MA in history from Villanova University in 2008.
- “Martin Luther and the New Paradigm” (07/23/2010)
- “The Worldview of Continuity” (10/31/2011)
Brad Sargent
Dr.Brad Sargent received his PhD in bioengineering from the University of California at San Diego in 1989. He is currently the director of systems integration at Omnica Corporation, a medical device design and development engineering consulting firm in Irvine, CA.
- “Design with a Purpose” (07/09/2010)
Alfred Tang
Alfred Tang received his PhD in theoretical physics from the University of Wisconsin. He also serves as a postdoctoral researcher at Baylor University, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, and Kansas State University.
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Christopher Wells
Dr. Christopher Wells received his PhD in theoretical high energy physics in 2010. He is a PhD candidate at the John Hopkins University and part-time physics faculty member at the College of Notre Dame in Baltimore, MD.
- “Lightest Element, Heaviest Load” (08/05/2009)




























