Creation Scientists

Scientists and Other Researchers at Answers in Genesis

• Dr. Danny R. Faulkner

  Astronomer

• Dr. Nathaniel T. Jeanson

  Research Biologist, Speaker

• Dr. Terry Mortenson

  International speaker and author of The Great Turning Point

• Dr. Georgia Purdom

  Molecular Geneticist and Science Educator

• Dr. Andrew A. Snelling

  Geologist and author of Earth’s Catastrophic Past: Geology, Creation, and the Flood

Can creationists be real scientists?

Many secular and atheist groups mock Answers in Genesis and the Creation Museum for not being scientific. However, some of the most influential scientists past and present have been and are creationists (see below).

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• More Creation Scientist Profiles

Are you a creationist and a scientist?

Would you like to add your name to the list or be involved in our peer review process? If so, please review our scientist inclusion procedure and tell us about yourself (for those who have received a PhD or master’s degree).

Is there evidence of discrimination against creation scientists?

• Contemporary suppression of the theistic worldview
• Do creation scientists publish in secular journals?
• Do creationists publish in notable refereed journals?
• Bias in higher education
• Peer pressure and truth
• Revolutionary Atmospheric Invention by Victim of Anti-creationist Discrimination
• Science magazine refuses to hire creationist

Articles About Creation Scientists

• Dr. Raymond Damadian—The Heart of a Healer

  

  Aug. 27, 2022

  Dr. Raymond Damadian was a gift inventor. What drove this exceptionally gifted medical scientist and devout Christian to invent the MRI scanner?

• George Washington Carver: Journey from Slave to Scientist by God’s Grace

  

  July 12, 2021

  George Washington Carver was a shining example of a Christian scientist who, through faith in God, saw and glorified his Creator in his scientific endeavors.

• Semi-Technical In-Depth Article

  Carl Linnaeus: Botanist & Creationist

  

  May 23, 2021 from Answers in Depth

  An historical overview of Carl Linnaeus, the Swedish botanist and biblical creationist who developed the influential Linnaean classification system in biology.

• Semi-Technical In-Depth Article

  Does Isaac Newton’s God Exist?

  

  Jan. 4, 2021 from Answers in Depth

  Dr. Andrew Fabich compares Isaac Newton’s worldview to the “neomodern” worldview that developed after Albert Einstein—and how it relates Elon Musk’s SpaceX.

• Semi-Technical In-Depth Article

  Gregor Mendel: No Darwinian

  

  July 22, 2020 from Answers in Depth

  Gregor Mendel is perhaps one of the most well-known scientists in history.

• What Is Happening in AiG’s Research Department?

  

  Aug. 14, 2019 from Letter from Ken

  What do blood cells in a fossilized insect, Noah’s sons, dinosaur soft tissue, the Grand Canyon, and stars all have in common? They are topics of AiG research

• DeYoung Contribution to Biblical Creation Noted and Honored

  

  Oct. 2, 2018

  A key figure and a contributing voice in the Answers in Genesis ministry for many years has been Dr. Donald B. DeYoung, who retired in May of 2018.

• Magazine Department Article

  Teaching Evolution with a New Emphasis

  

  Sept. 1, 2018 from Answers Magazine

  How did a science professor who once dismissed the Bible as a made-up storybook become an outspoken advocate of creation?

• Magazine Article

  Creation Scientists—The Next Generation

  

  Sept. 1, 2018 from Answers Magazine

  Even as skepticism spreads around the globe, the creation movement is flourishing. Meet some of the new generation of creation scientists.

• Magazine Department Article

  The Misplaced Faith of Isaac Newton

  

  Feb. 25, 2018 from Answers Magazine

  Virtually every aspect of modern life rests, in some way, on Isaac Newton’s findings. So it’s no surprise that everyone, even biblical creationists, wants to claim him as their hero. But we need to be careful. Whose side is he really on?

• Magazine Article

  Creationists’ Power to Predict

  

  July 23, 2017 from Answers Magazine

  Since the beginning of modern science, creationists have strived to explain our world based on the unchanging laws of our Creator.

• Creationists Are Liars? Finding Adam in the Genome with BioLogos

  

  June 8, 2017 from A Response to Adam and the Genome

  It appears that Venema fits facts to his preconceived conclusions. Data and facts from YEC scientists that contradicted his claims were left out.

• Magazine Department Article

  All Research Is Creation Research

  April 1, 2015 from Answers Magazine

  Interview with Biologist, Dr. Joe Francis

• Bill Nye Program (Unwittingly) Praises Creationist Research

  

  March 6, 2015

  If Bill Nye says belief in biblical creation undermines science, why did his TV program unwittingly praise the work of a creation scientist?

• Magazine Department Article

  Science for God’s Glory

  July 1, 2014 from Answers Magazine

  Dr. Raymond Damadian, the inventor of the MRI scanner, is a Christian and a young-earth creationist.

• Magazine Department Article

  The Dinosaur Guys

  

  July 1, 2014 from Answers Magazine

  A name like “Creation Research, Science Education Foundation (CRSEF)” may not capture much attention. But dinosaurs sure will.

• Magazine Department Article

  Change for the Better

  April 1, 2014 from Answers Magazine

  Tommy Mitchell is now a speaker for Answers in Genesis, but for years in medical practice, he knew Christ and still accepted evolution.

• Magazine Department Article

  Picture This

  Aug. 18, 2013 from Answers Magazine

  Seeing how powerfully God displays His nature through His creation (Romans 1:20), Stew Turner decided to integrate his photographs into his creation ministry.

• Semi-Technical Book Chapter

  The Nature of the Debate

  Oct. 6, 2011 from The Great Turning Point

  We must consider why the scriptural geologists wrote on this subject, summarize the contemporary reactions to their writings, and then analyze the reasons for the reactions of their opponents.

• Book Chapter

  Can Creationists Be “Real” Scientists?

  May 13, 2010 from The New Answers Book 2

  Some evolutionists have stated that creationists cannot be real scientists.

• Not Ashamed to be a Creation Scientist

  March 22, 2010 from Answers Update

  As a Christian, I am thoroughly enthralled when exploring the world created by our Savior. As a scientist, I see so many mysteries yet to be solved.

• Creationist Receives PhD

  Jan. 1, 2010

  Read how one scientist received his PhD while being a creationist.

• Feedback Article

  Becoming a Creationist Geologist

  Aug. 14, 2009 from Feedback

  Can a Christian safely navigate the waters of a secular university to beome a geoligist? Dr. Andrew Snelling, AiG–US, offers encouragement and advice.

• Celebrating an Unsung Hero of Science

  Nov. 29, 2008 from News to Know

  2009 marks the anniversary of the birth of one of the greatest scientists of all time.

• Feedback Article

  From Old to Young

  Jan. 4, 2008 from Feedback

  Are there scientists who have converted from the old-earth view? Dr. Tommy Mitchell shows us one who has.

• Magazine Article

  From Boyhood Geology to Ph.D.

  

  Nov. 26, 2007 from Answers Magazine

  This article is based on a recent conversation between Ken Ham (president and CEO of Answers in Genesis) and Dr. Andrew Snelling.

• Sir Isaac Newton: Physicist, Mathematician, Bible Believer

  June 23, 2007

  A new exhibit in Jerusalem gives a glimpse of documents that highlight the “religious intensity of a man many consider history’s greatest scientist.”

• Interview with Andrew Snelling, Ph.D.

  

  Sept. 12, 2006

  Listen to Ken Ham as he interviews creationist geologist Dr. Andrew Snelling of the Institute for Creation Research.

• Testimony of a Professional Geologist

  Feb. 28, 2006

  After a life of learning, geologist Roger Sigler has concluded that when it comes to “origins,” the Scriptures should be searched first and foremost.

• No Choice!

  Sept. 1, 2005 from Answers Update

  Dr. Georgia Purdom gives her testimony about the path that led her to become a part of AiG.

• Can Creationists Be Scientists?

  April 1, 2005 from Answers Update

  Although evolutionists interpret the evidence in light of their belief in evolution, science works perfectly well without any connection to evolution.

• A Philly Story

  Feb. 8, 2005

  How would you like to fly in an airplane produced by chance random processes—no intelligence involved?

• Magazine Article

  Genesis at Ground Zero

  March 1, 2002, pp. 10–15

  Ken Ham interviews Ralph DiCosimo, a New York police officer with first-hand experience of the aftermath of the horrific happenings of 11 September 2001.

• So You Want to Be a “Creation Scientist”

  Jan. 24, 2002

  AiG receives numerous requests from students wanting to know how they can train to be “creation scientists.” We usually offer the following guidelines to these enquiring minds:

• Magazine Article

  Geniuses for Genesis

  Dec. 1, 2001, pp. 21–23

  This is an amazing family: four siblings who all entered university by the age of 14 or younger (one at the age of 10!).

• Magazine Article

  Great Creation Scientists: Nicolas Steno (1638–1686)

  Sept. 1, 2001, pp. 47–49

  Nicolaus Steno has been recognized as making some of the first 'truly great discoveries' in geology. His fundamental principles of geology are still routinely used to interpret sedimentary rock layer

• Book Chapter

  Don B. DeYoung, Physics

  Jan. 1, 2001 from In Six Days

  My scientific belief in creation is largely based on two thermodynamic laws of nature.

• Book Chapter

  Paul Giem, Medical Research

  Jan. 1, 2001 from In Six Days

  I believe that if we do our homework carefully enough, and without succumbing to bias, we will find that the Book, including a literal 6-day creation, will stand.

• Book Chapter

  Henry Zuill, Biology

  Jan. 1, 2001 from In Six Days

  Biodiversity does not specify a six-day creation, it is not that finely focused, but it strongly supports such a possibility.

• Book Chapter

  Ariel A. Roth, Biology

  Jan. 1, 2001 from In Six Days

  When I consider the great questions of origins from a broad perspective, the biblical model makes the most sense to me; it leaves fewer unanswered questions.

• Book Chapter

  John R. Rankin, Mathematical Physics

  Jan. 1, 2001 from In Six Days

  The creationist approach allows us to have an exceedingly intricate and beautiful world at the outset, ready for us to explore its wonders scientifically.

• Book Chapter

  Arthur Jones, Biology

  Jan. 1, 2001 from In Six Days

  Many of the great scientists of the past were committed Christians and many of those were consciously exploring the implications of their Christian faith for science.

• Book Chapter

  Edmond W. Holroyd, Meteorology

  Jan. 1, 2001 from In Six Days

  If we have found the Bible to be truthful in what we can independently check, we have a reason to trust it when it talks repeatedly about origins.

• Book Chapter

  Jack Cuozzo, Orthodontics

  Jan. 1, 2001 from In Six Days

  I have found that the Bible is accurate when it describes time, and historical or scientific facts. This is why I believe in a literal six-day creation.

• Book Chapter

  Stanley A. Mumma, Architectural Engineering

  Jan. 1, 2001 from In Six Days

  The reliability of the six literal 24-hour days creation model is important to me because no person whose mind works similar to mine would accept any of the Bible if the very first part were wrong.

• Book Chapter

  Geoff Downes, Forestry Research

  Jan. 1, 2001 from In Six Days

  Even to be able to begin to have confidence in my ability to reason, I have to start with a revelation from the One who made me.

• Book Chapter

  George S. Hawke, Meteorology

  Jan. 1, 2001 from In Six Days

  Examines naturalism based on three Scriptural tests to determine its validity.

• Magazine Article

  Half-born Christians?

  Dec. 1, 2000, pp. 14–16

  Dr John Whitcomb was co-author, with Dr Henry Morris, of the famous 1961 book The Genesis Flood, widely regarded as launching the creationist revolution of the late twentieth century.

• Magazine Article

  After Communism’s Collapse: Creation in the Crimea

  Sept. 1, 2000, pp. 24–27

  Sergei spoke of the vast cultural and philosophical differences between people in the former USSR and the West.

• Technical Research Paper

  The Galileo Affair: History or Heroic Hagiography?

  April 1, 2000, pp. 91–100

  Fifteen theses are advanced, with supporting evidence, to show that the Galileo affair cannot serve as an argument for any position on the relation of religion and science.