Let's Talk Creation

LET’S TALK CREATION   Episode 81: Total Eclipse of the Sun with Ron Samec Paul and Todd talk to creation astronomer Ron Samec about the upcoming total solar eclipse. Why do eclipses happen? What can you expect to see during totality? Where should you go to see the eclipse? Find out all about eclipses in the latest episode of Let's Talk Creation! Ron Samec is a former astronomy professor at Bob Jones University. He is hosting an Eclipse viewing party at:  New Palestine Bible Church Eclipse Viewing Event (scroll to the bottom of the page): https://tinyurl.com/dj8bja3p  Send questions to podcast@coresci.org  Support the podcast by going to https://letstalkcreation.org

EPISODE 58: Which Rocks are Flood Rocks Part 4: Parting Thoughts Join Paul and Todd as they wrap up their four-part series on the Flood boundary. Todd recaps previous episodes in the series, and Paul gives his perspective from his own research. As creationists work to better understand the fossil record, Todd and Paul encourage humility and kindness to work through disagreements.

How many rock layers were formed by the Flood? Paul and Todd chat with Dr. Tim Clarey of the Institute for Creation Research about the Flood and the fossil record. Dr. Clarey has a Ph.D. in geology and has spent a great deal of time studying the rock record. This is part two in a four-part series.

If the Flood was a global disaster that made new rock layers, which rock layers were made by the Flood? This is a question that has occupied the minds of Christians for centuries, well before the modern creationist movement. In this episode, Todd and Paul introduce us to the history of Flood geology and the quest to identify the Flood in the fossil record.

In the Book of Job, the creatures Behemoth and Leviathan are mentioned. Some people have interpreted these creatures as purely mythological. Others, have equated them with modern or extinct creatures. Todd and Paul address a listener's request to weigh in on the discussion. What were Behemoth and Leviathan? Resources mentioned in the podcast: Please note that none of the resources mentioned below reflect Todd and Paul’s views. Dinosaurs: Those Terrible Lizards by Duane T. Gish is an older creationist book that discusses Behemoth and Leviathan God's Conflict with the Dragon and the Sea by John Day is a higher criticism book that talks about the mythological view of behemoth and leviathan. The Ugaritic Tablets-tablets found north of Israel with many stories of myths and legends of the Canaanites. HG Wells- The Undying Fire- modern story that refers to extinct creatures as behemoths and leviathans. Taming the Beast by Mark Sneed. Gives the history of interpretation throughout church history. He also takes a mythological view of behemoth and leviathan. https://www.amazon.com/Taming-Beast-Reception-Behemoth-Leviathan/dp/3110579316 Vist us at letstalkcreation.org Email us with comments or questions at: podcast@coresci.org Check us out on social media and consider donating to support this podcast Core Academy of Science Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coresci.org Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coreacademyofscience/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/CoreacadInfo Website: https://coresci.org/ Biblical Creation Trust Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/biblicalcreationtrust Twitter: https://twitter.com/bct_origins Website: https://www.biblicalcreationtrust.org/ For questions and comments email podcast@coresci.org Please consider supporting this work by going to https://coresci.org/connect or https://biblicalcreationtrust.org *Disclaimer: Things mentioned in the Show Notes are not endorsements of people, places, or things discussed in the podcast, but rather a record of what was spoken about and helpful links to material for our listeners.

Are the Paluxy footprints in Glen Rose, Texas evidence of humans and dinosaurs living together, a hoax, or a case of mistaken identity? Todd and Paul discuss the history of the world-famous dinosaur tracks found in Texas limestone and how they’ve been interpreted and re-interpreted over the history of creationism in the twentieth century.  Show Notes

LET’S TALK CREATION  EPISODE 50: Let’s Talk about the International Conference on Creationism  Since 1986, the International Conference on Creationism (ICC) has been a place for creationists to meet together and present their latest work. This episode celebrates the 37th year of ICC. Though it only meets every 5 years, past conferences have seen some of the most important creation research ever presented. Paul and Todd and special guests Dr. Bob Walsh, Dr. John Whitmore, and Dr. Steve Gollmer share favorite papers and how they influenced their work. They also discuss what they are looking forward to seeing this year.  For more information about the International Conference on Creationism please visit: https://www.internationalconferenceoncreationism.com/ Show Notes at coresci.org/podcast

The question of natural evil is often a stumbling block for believers and non-believers. Todd and Paul discuss different sorts of natural evil and how the Young-Age Creation Model can help us understand these things. Resources mentioned in the podcast: Thank God for Microbes (Let’s Talk Creation podcast episode featuring Dr. Joe Francis) https://youtu.be/YWpfprKSPy0 Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm; Farrer, Austin (2005). Theodicy Essays on the Goodness of God, the Freedom of Man and the Origin of Evil. Translated by Huggard, E. M. https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/17147 William Paley. Natural Theology; or Evidences of the Existence and Attributes of the Deity. Collected from the Appearances of Nature. 1809. http://darwin-online.org.uk/content/frameset?itemID=A142&pageseq=1&viewtype=text Alvin Plantinga. God, Freedom, and Evil. 1989. https://www.amazon.com/God-Freedom-Evil-Alvin-Plantinga/dp/0802817319 Alfred, Lord Tennyson, In Memoriam A.H.H.  This poem includes the famous phrase. “Nature red in tooth and claw” https://www.theotherpages.org/poems/books/tennyson/tennyson04.html Donate to Core Academy at https://coresci.org/donate Donate to Biblical Creation Trust at:  https://www.paypal.com/donate?token=XQhAUAAopLFEGls1aTiU1YItTqIRJ2SuBgrGZt-b_Z4ZQuvm8kN3tLB82CDpIxFE_Q--aiVB7PyF0cf1 Email us with comments or questions at: podcast@coresci.org Check us out on social media and consider donating to support this podcast Core Academy of Science Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coresci.org Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coreacademyofscience/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/CoreacadInfo Website: https://coresci.org/ Biblical Creation Trust Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/biblicalcreationtrust Twitter: https://twitter.com/bct_origins Website: https://www.biblicalcreationtrust.org/ For questions and comments email podcast@coresci.org Please consider supporting this work by going to https://coresci.org/connect or https://biblicalcreationtrust.org *Disclaimer: Things mentioned in the Show Notes are not endorsements of people, places, or things discussed in the podcast, but rather a record of what was spoken about and helpful links to material for our listeners.

The creation/evolution debate can be pretty rough and tumble, and sometimes that can lead to anger and even bitterness.  Jesus calls us to love our enemies and pray for those who use us.  How can we do that in the world of debates when emotions get heated and our integrity is always questioned?  Join Paul and Todd as they chat about this vital topic.   Articles mentioned in the podcast:   Paul's Old Blog  Todd's Current Blog    Donate to Core Academy Donate to Biblical Creation Trust  Email us with comments or questions at: podcast@coresci.org   Check us out on social media and consider donating to support this podcast   Core Academy of Science   Facebook    Instagram   Twitter    Website    Biblical Creation Trust   Facebook    Twitter    Website   For questions and comments email podcast@coresci.org  Please consider supporting this work by going to https://coresci.org/connect or https://biblicalcreationtrust.org   *Disclaimer: Things mentioned in the Show Nates are not endorsements of people, places, or things discussed in the podcast, but rather a record of what was spoken about and helpful links to material for our listeners.

On this episode of Let's Talk Creation, Todd and Paul interview special guest Dr. Joe Francis about the good, the bad, and the ugly microbes God has gifted the world.   Dr. Joe Francis is Chairman of Biological and Physical Sciences at The Master’s University in Santa Clarita, CA. Dr. Francis talks about what microbes are and how we interact with them on a daily basis. Microbes are everywhere and while there are really bad ones, there are also microbes that we and other creatures need to survive. They introduce the idea of symbiosis and why we should be thankful for microbes.  Books and articles mentioned in the podcast:   🎇Lynn Margulis: This 1967 paper introduced what Margulis called endosymbiosis.  Note: Lynn Margulis was married to Carl Sagan, but later remarried and went by the name Lynn Margulis.   🎇Cristina Sánchez-Porro; Bhavleen Kaur; Henrietta Mann; Antonio Ventosa (2010). "Halomonas titanicae sp. nov., a halophilic bacterium isolated from the RMS Titanic"  Articles by Dr. Joe Francis   🎇The Organosubstrate of Life: A Creationist Perspective of Microbes and Viruses   🎇The Matrix—Life's Support System   📗Donate to Core Academy 📗Donate to Biblical Creation Trust  Email us with comments or questions at: podcast@coresci.org   Check us out on social media and consider donating to support this podcast  Core Academy of Science   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coresci.org   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coreacademyofscience/   Twitter: https://twitter.com/CoreacadInfo   Website: https://coresci.org/    Biblical Creation Trust   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/biblicalcreationtrust   Twitter: https://twitter.com/bct_origins   Website: https://www.biblicalcreationtrust.org/  For questions and comments email podcast@coresci.org   Please consider supporting this work by going to https://coresci.org/connect or  https://biblicalcreationtrust.org   *Disclaimer: Things mentioned in the Show Nates are not endorsements of people, places, or things discussed in the podcast, but rather a record of what was spoken about and helpful links to material for our listeners.

EPISODE 45: Let’s Talk Creation Thanksgiving Special At the end of November, the United States celebrates the Thanksgiving holiday. The beauty of creation is on display everywhere. Paul and Todd discuss the things in creation that remind them to be thankful. Show notes at https://coresci.org/podcast Email us with comments or questions at: podcast@coresci.org Check us out on social media and consider donating to support this podcast Core Academy of Science Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coresci.org Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coreacademyofscience/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/CoreacadInfo Website: https://coresci.org/ Biblical Creation Trust Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/biblicalcreationtrust Twitter: https://twitter.com/bct_origins Website: https://www.biblicalcreationtrust.org/ For questions and comments email podcast@coresci.org Please consider supporting this work by going to https://coresci.org/connect or https://biblicalcreationtrust.org *Disclaimer: Things mentioned in the Show Nates are not endorsements of people, places, or things discussed in the podcast, but rather a record of what was spoken about and helpful links to material for our listeners.

RATE was an important step in creationist understanding of radiometric dating, but it raised a lot of new questions. Join Paul and Todd in this episode as they talk about some of the most important unanswered questions from the RATE project. These questions form the basis of ongoing creation research on radiometric dating. Email us with comments or questions at: podcast@coresci.org Show notes: Papers and Books mentioned in the Podcast Vardiman, Snelling et al. Radioisotopes and the Age of the Earth Volume I https://tinyurl.com/937f4jv4 Vardiman, Snelling et al. Radioisotopes and the Age of the Earth Volume II https://tinyurl.com/4r8u2nw2 Essay Review by Randy Isaac https://www.asa3.org/ASA/education/origins/rate-ri.htm Check us out on social media and consider donating to support this podcast Core Academy of Science Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coresci.org Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coreacademyofscience/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/CoreacadInfo Website: https://coresci.org/ Biblical Creation Trust Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/biblicalcreationtrust Twitter: https://twitter.com/bct_origins Website: https://www.biblicalcreationtrust.org/ For questions and comments email podcast@coresci.org Please consider supporting this work by going to https://coresci.org/connect or https://biblicalcreationtrust.org *Disclaimer: Things mentioned in the Show Nates are not endorsements of people, places, or things discussed in the podcast, but rather a record of what was spoken about and helpful links to material for our listeners.

Join Todd and Paul as they answer questions and reply to comments left by viewers on the "Let's Talk Creation" YouTube channel. 

In this episode, Todd and Paul talk with Liberty University professor Tim Brophy about the horse created kind.  They discuss twenty years of creation research on horse fossils, as well as the newest research from Dr. Brophy's lab that they hope to present at the 2023 International Conference on Creationism.  Email us with comments or questions at: podcast@coresci.org   Find the show notes at coresci.org/podcast

In this episode of Let's Talk Creation, Todd and Paul give a biographical account of Charles Darwin inspired by a recent visit to the Darwin in Conversation exhibit at Cambridge University Library. 

In this episode: Creationists Explain Radiometric Dating: The RATE Project Overview SUMMARY: Todd and Paul discuss the RATE project that was conducted by several scientists and supported by the Institute for Creation Research and the Creation Research Society. They discuss the findings of the RATE project and how it affects the interpretation of nuclear decay that is evidenced in the rocks of the Earth. *Show Notes This episode references three books. Technical works: Radioisotopes and the Age of the Earth volume 1 edited by Larry Vardiman, Andrew Snelling, and Eugene F. Chaffin. https://tinyurl.com/44uuhwp9 Radioisotopes and the Age of the Earth Volume 2 edited by Larry Vardiman, Andrew Snelling, and Eugene Chaffin  https://tinyurl.com/mr45tfkf Not as technical work Thousands….not Billions: Challenging the Icon of Evolution, Questioning the Age of the Earth by Don DeYoung https://tinyurl.com/mvzsh5e2 For questions and comments email podcast@coresci.org Like and Share Please consider supporting this work by going to https://coresci.org/connect or https://biblicalcreationtrust.org *Disclaimer: Things mentioned in the Show Notes are not endorsements of people, places, or things discussed in the podcast, but rather a record of what was spoken about and helpful links to material for our listeners.

If the earth is young, why does it look old? Can creationists be “real” scientists? Why don’t creationists publish in mainstream journals? These are common arguments used by anti-creationists which shouldn’t be used if they want to make a good case against creationism. Join Todd and Paul as they answer these common anti-creationist arguments and explain why they fall flat on the latest episode of the science podcast just for you

Is there evidence of living plesiosaurs? What are micro- and macro-evolution? Do any of creationists' silver bullets actually work against evolution and should creationists continue to use these silver bullets? Find out in the latest episode of the science podcast just for you!

In this episode Todd and Paul are joined by Dr. Ben Clausen of the Geoscience Research Institute to continue their discussion about radiometric dating. What is radiation? What makes certain atoms unstable? How are radiometric dates calculated? Find out the answer to these questions and more in the latest episode of the science podcast that’s just for you!

Join Todd and Paul for this special, extended episode of Let’s Talk Creation as they are joined by Dr. David Lee of the Popcorn Theology Podcast and Patrick Henry College, Dr. Matt McLain of the Masters University, and Dr. Marcus Ross and Cornerstone Educational Supply and Liberty University. Join the party as they discuss whether creationists should watch these movies, recount their experiences seeing these movies, and of course, discuss what creationists are to do with dinosaurs, including whether dinosaurs had feathers. For questions or comments email podcast@coresci.org For show notes or more information about the podcast check out our website: https://coresci.org/index.php/lets-talk-creation-podcast/#page-content