Since slavery is today considered a great moral evil, some wonder why the Bible doesn’t categorically condemn the practice. Critics even insist that the Bible (both Old and New Testaments) … more

New Discovery Make Sense of Long Life Spans in Genesis 5 and 11

The other day I was shopping in the used CD section of my favorite local independent record store and I came across a compendium of … more

Yahweh, the Hebrew name of the personal God of Israel in the Judeo-Christian Scriptures, reveals himself to be the Creator of heaven and earth. As the one true Lord, he is an infinite, eternal, and … more

Recently someone asked me a question concerning animal sacrifices in the Bible. Her specific question was: “Why did God allow man to use animals for sacrifice? Doesn’t he care about the … more

Slavery is defined as the state of involuntary (forced) servitude. This practice was an entrenched institution in much of the ancient world. Since slavery is today considered a great moral evil, some … more

The discussion continues from last week and ends here.

The last description (made in Part 6) leads to an important observation. So far, I’ve discussed and illustrated the projection and the … more

Let’s continue our discussion about cubes from last week, Part 5.

Just as the 3-D cube can be generated with a square by sweeping it out of the plane into the third dimension, the projected … more

The discussion here continues from last week, Part 4.

The 3-D cube in Figure 1 (of Part 4) demonstrates the idea of the projection of an object from a higher dimension to a lower dimension. The … more

This is Part 4 of a discussion on higher dimensionality. In Part 1 I mentioned a story by Robert A. Heinlein in which a four-dimensional cube (hypercube) played a role in the story. I promised there … more

In last week’s entry I responded to 5 (of 10) questions about dimensionality that came up in lunch discussions here at Reasons To Believe. Here are brief responses to the remaining 5 questions. … more

Last time I promised to give some short responses to various questions about dimensionality that have come up in the lunch discussions here at Reasons To Believe. Here are some of them:

Is … more

For many years science fiction writers have used the so-called “fifth dimension” (a fourth spatial dimension) to serve as a platform for telling fascinating stories. These stories have … more

Skeptical Objection: How could the Gospel writers possibly know the content of Jesus’ “private” conversation with Pontius Pilate that took place just before his crucifixion (e.g., … more

Introduction and BackgroundAn article by Dr. Terry Mortenson -- "Evolution vs. Creation: the Order of Events Matters" -- claims long creation days only seem reasonable to those who pay insufficient … more

"You don't really believe that humans lived to be 900 years old, do you?" A well-known local atheist posed this question last spring (2005) when I spoke in Albany, New York. For many skeptics the long … more

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TNRTB Archive - Retained for reference information

Skeptics have long denied that the tunnel built to move water from the Gihon spring to the Pool of Siloam in Jerusalem is the tunnel, described in 2 … more

The only known account of the wise men and of the astronomical event that spurred them to action is found in the book of Matthew. This dramatic story has generated numerous articles, books, songs, and … more