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Playing the Game of Science by the Rules–by L. James Gibson

Suppose we consider science to be a game. What are the rules of the game, and what difference would this approach make? Published in Origins, v. 64.
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Worldviews and Predictions in the Scientific Study of Origins–by Leonard R. Brand

However one defines the scientific method, the role of predictions is of significance. A researcher, from his/her knowledge of a topic, makes a prediction of a phenomenon to be found or verified by future research. Published in Origins, v. 64.
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Naturalism: Its Role in Science–by Leonard R. Brand

The philosophy of Naturalism dominates scientific thinking, for reasons that can be understood from review of the history of scientific thought. This article evaluates the nature and implications of Naturalism. Published in Origins, v. 64.
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Annotations from the Literature

A collection of short commentaries on scientific papers published in 2015, covering topics such as phylogeny of moths, beak variations in species of Galapagos finches and scrub jays, functional synthetic chromosomes, horizontal gene transfer, Jurassic fossil snakes, stasis, trace fossils of swimming tetrapods, and habitat diversity in the fossil record. Published in Origins, v. 64.
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Some Implications of Biological Information–by Paul A. Giem

A review of the book "Biological Information: New Perspectives," originally published in Origins, v. 64.
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The Cambrian Explosion–by Raul Esperante

Texbooks describe the fossil record as the ‘best evidence’ for evolution. They claim that the fossil record proves evolution because there seems to be a succession from simpler to more complex life forms, and a succession from marine to terrestrial forms. Charles Darwin suggested that all life has a common ancestor. “All the organic beings which have ever lived on this earth may be descended from some…
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Red in Tooth and Claw–by Timothy G. Standish

During 1833, Arthur Henry Hallam died suddenly and unexpectedly. This would be one of those sad but unremarkable facts of history were it not for his close friendship with Alfred Lord Tennyson. Tennyson spent the next 17 years struggling with the death of his friend. During this time, Tennyson composed “In Memoriam,” a long poem that wrestles with the shock, sadness and despair he experienced and his…
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Scientific Revolutions: Part 2–by L. James Gibson

Science is not a straight pathway to total reality and truth, but involves numerous tentative conclusions, reversals of opinion, and inherent uncertainty. Its utility is not that it is always true, but that it is useful and leads to further discovery.
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Scientific Revolutions: Part 1–by L. James Gibson

Occasionally, the scientific community rejects an idea that was previously widely accepted and replaces it with a new idea, which becomes the current consensus. This rapid change in scientific opinion is known as a “scientific revolution.”
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The Role of Catastrophes in Scientific Thinking–by Ariel A. Roth

The cathedral was crowded; this was All Saints’ Day! Unexpectedly, the building started shaking and the parishioners tried to rush out through the arched entrance. Others were trying to escape from another church located on one side of the cathedral, while buildings several stories high rose ominously on the other side. Suddenly, moments later, the fronts of the churches and accompanying buildings…
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Christianity and the Development of Science: Part 3 – Modern Day Believers–by Benjamin L. Clausen

While the science culture may have become less receptive to belief today, researchers of faith still contribute to the scientific community.
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Christianity and the Development of Science: Part 2 – The Founding Fathers of Science–by Benjamin L. Clausen

This second part of a series on Christianity and the Development of Science provides additional examples of well-known past scientists whose study of nature came from a desire to know the Creator better. Many of these men were active Christians and held administrative positions in the church. Their study of the Bible led them to view the world in a way that helped them understand nature.
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Christianity and the Development of Science: Part 1 – A General Discussion–by Benjamin L. Clausen

Warfare and conflict are often what come to mind when thinking about the relationship between science and religion. Some of the best known examples are arguably (Gould) the flat earth, the church's resistance to Galileo and his heliocentric system, Darwinian evolution, and the Scope's trial in Dayton, Tennessee.
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Creation, Flood and Biogeography: Part 3–by L. James Gibson

The third part of this series on biogeography examines how the flood might have influenced the present patterns of distributions of various types of living organisms.
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Creation, Flood and Biogeography: Part 2–by L. James Gibson

The second part of this series on biogeography emphasize important features that may have affected survival of organisms during the flood.
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Creation, Flood and Biogeography: Part 1–by L. James Gibson

Biogeography is the study of the distributions of living organisms. The major goal of biogeography is to explain why different regions of the earth are inhabited by different types of organisms. Biogeographers seek to discover what historical and ecological factors explain why a species lives in one particular area but not in another area.
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Design in the Physical Universe–by Benjamin L. Clausen

Several years ago my wife and I were hiking in Utah at Arches National Park. The area was desert, so it wasn’t easy to pick out the trail, but we saw these little piles of rocks. If there had only been a couple piles and the piles contained only a couple rocks, we wouldn't have particularly noticed or at least would have thought it was just a natural coincidence. However, the piles contained several…
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Volcanic Eruptions and Earthquakes

(1864)Before the flood there were immense forests. The trees were many times larger than any trees which we now see. They were of great durability. They would know nothing of decay for hundreds of years. At the time of the flood these forests were torn up or broken down and buried in the earth. In some places large quantities of these immense trees were thrown together and covered with stones and earth…
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Time Lapse between Creation, Moses and Christ

1874. TC* 30 — The Son of God humbled Himself, and took man’s nature, after the race had wandered four thousand years from Eden, and from their original state of purity and uprightness. (Reprinted in ST June 11, 1874; RH July 28, 1874; and 1SM 267.)*Temptation of Christ in the Wilderness1874. TC 30 — Christ, in the wilderness of temptation, stood in Adam’s place to bear the test he failed to endure.…
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The Sabbath is as old as Earth itself

Was founded at the foundation of the EarthWhen the foundations of the earth were laid, then was also laid the foundation of the Sabbath. I was shown that if the true Sabbath had been kept, there would never have been an infidel or an atheist. The observance of the Sabbath would have preserved the world from idolatry. {LS 96.1}I was shown that the law of God would stand fast forever, and exist in the…
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