Why Life Is Impossible Apart from Creation
| Answers in Genesis Have you ever squashed a mosquito? Interestingly, the squashing of a mosquito may help us understand what makes life possible and what makes spontaneous generation of a living thing impossible.
How Life Began—A Textbook Recipe
| Answers in Genesis Did you know that most public-school biology textbooks continue to use content that has long since been disproven?They help further the evolutionary viewpoint that says life arose from nonlife.
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“Brussels Sprout” Meteorite: Source for Life on Earth?
| Answers in Genesis A four-pound visitor from outer space (a rare stony meteorite that is called a carbonaceous chondrite) crashed down in Costa Rica’s Alajuela province back in April. And when scientists received the sample, it smelled distinctly like Brussels sprouts! Why—and what does that have to do with creation/evolution?
Scopes Trial
| Answers in Genesis Trial of the century! Bryan cannot defend Scripture due to old-earth compromises. Evolution in schools loses the court battle but wins the classrooms.
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“The Scopes Trial Settled the Question of Evolution”
| Answers in Genesis The Scopes Trial is often used to portray creation as blind myth and evolution as scientific fact. But, if we peel away some of the misconceptions about the trial and chew on the big questions that the it raised, we may arrive at the verdict that rejecting the Creator has led to our culture’s moral collapse.
John Scopes, Creationist?
| Answers in Genesis The Scopes “monkey trial” of Dayton, Tennessee, over eighty years ago, plays a unique role in the modern creation–evolution controversy. From the original media circus to the trial’s misrepresentation in the film Inherit the Wind, evolutionists have pointed to the trial as an example of creationist inanity. So should creationists be blamed for trying to advance our interpretation of the trial?
The Scopes Retrial
| Answers in Genesis A new movie on the 1925 Scopes trial, reveals how the major media delivered a distorted view of the trial in an attempt to attack biblical Christianity.
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Monkeying with the Media
| Answers in Genesis Even though that now-infamous event occurred over 80 years ago, distorted details continue to warp society’s thinking concerning creation and evolution.
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A Trial to Watch
| Answers in Genesis A revival of the anti-Christian play Inherit the Wind is newsworthy enough. But there is something bigger to consider ...
Scopes & the Ten Commandments
| Answers in Genesis Removing the Ten Commandments from schools (and from a judicial building in Alabama) was headline news across America in 2003. But did you know the connection between these events & the Scopes Trial?
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The Big Picture
| Answers in Genesis Being wrong about the six days of creation does not automatically mean someone is not a Christian. But if you think that makes it unimportant, stand back and look at the big picture....
Theistic Evolution
| Answers in Genesis Theistic evolution, the idea that God used evolution to create life, poses great danger to the gospel, the Bible’s authority, and the character of the Creator.
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10 Dangers of Theistic Evolution
| Answers in Genesis In this system God is not the omnipotent Lord of all things, whose Word has to be taken seriously by all men, but He is integrated into the evolutionary philosophy.
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God and Evolution
| Answers in Genesis Does belief in biological evolution, a process characterized by death and bloodshed, question the holy and good character of the God of the Bible?
God’s Rest in Hebrews 4:1–11
| Answers in Genesis Hebrews 4:1–11 has been used by a number of ‘progressive’ creationists as ‘evidence’ that the Bible can be reconciled with the billions of years postulated by evolutionists/uniformitarians.
Response to Brett Younger
| Answers in Genesis Brett Younger begins his opinion piece with an enjoyable anecdote from his high school chemistry class, but then launches into a problematic examination of science and religion and uses the “usual” arguments against young-earth creationism.
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Collins is “Faithful to God, Science?”
| Answers in Genesis This article is a response to another article about evolutionist Christian Dr. Francis Collins (director of the [US] National Human Genome Research Institute), which is riddled with inaccuracies and misleading statements.
'A Child May See the Folly of it'
| Answers in Genesis The idea that God used evolution, and therefore that the book of Genesis needs to be reinterpreted to accommodate so-called millions of years, and to reject the worldwide Flood, is not a modern idea.
After Evolution What?
| Answers in Genesis We often see vigorous attempts in the media and in the church to persuade people to accept evolution. The irony of this is that the attempt appears to be succeeding just as contraty signs emerge.
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What About Theistic Evolution?
| Answers in Genesis There’s been an explosion in the intensity of the conversation regarding the creation/evolution debate in the last few years—but not where one might expect.
Theistic Evolution
| Answers in Genesis Is there an ever-widening canyon between scientific intellectualism and the Christian faith? Is theistic evolution a legitimate way to bridge that gap? Tim Chaffey, AiG–U.S., explains.
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Exposing a Fundamental Compromise
| Answers in Genesis For thousands of years Christians have faced the danger of being deceived by Satan. Sometimes in the process of defending the Christian faith, respected Christian leaders have unknowingly compromised with error. Surprising examples include founders of modern fundamentalism.
The Burden of Standing for God’s Word
| Answers in Genesis As we have documented with research published in books like Already Gone and Ready To Return, compromise on Genesis (particularly with Christians who add millions of years into the Bible) has had a devastating impact on how this generation views the Bible.
Is BioLogos Promoting Heresy?
| Answers in Genesis The thrust of BioLogos is not in accord with the biblical doctrines of Christianity; thus it is in reality from the spirit of anti-Christ. Church, be warned!
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The Bible and BioLogos
| Answers in Genesis BioLogos is using millions of dollars of grant money from the John Templeton Foundation to present an evolutionary understanding of God’s creation.
Design-Denier Wins Religious Reward
| Answers in Genesis The prestigious Templeton Prize, which honors progress in our understanding of “spiritual realities,” was recently given to a Catholic priest who denies intelligent design.
Ken Miller and Culture War
| Answers in Genesis It seems one of evolutionary theory’s biggest defenders, biologist Ken Miller, has come around to AiG’s point of view. At least, that’s one way to look at his recent comments!
A Date With Ken Miller
| Answers in Genesis On October 26, Brown University biology professor Dr. Kenneth Miller, the Catholic, evolutionist author of the compromising book Finding Darwin’s God, visited Cincinnati, Ohio.
Why I Rejected Theistic Evolution
| Answers in Genesis Theistic evolution is a significant threat to the Christian church. It undermines the very foundation of the Christian faith and causes people to doubt the truth of Scripture.
Spong Is Wrong
| Answers in Genesis Bishop John Shelby Spong is well known for attacking almost every Christian doctrine he swore in his ordination vows to uphold, e.g. God as sovereign Creator, the Incarnation, Virginal Conception and
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“Alpha”–A Misnomer!
| Answers in Genesis Alpha is the first letter of the Greek alphabet. It is used in the Bible to denote ‘beginning,’ as it is in Revelation 1:8: ‘I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord….’
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The Horse and the Tractor
| Answers in Genesis The only distinction between 'Theistic' and naturalistic evolution is the empty theological language attached in the former case-making no more difference than an invisible horse to a tractor.
A Theistic Evolutionist’s Comments
| Answers in Genesis I am a young Christian and biologist, currently studying zoology and microbiology, who has been closely watching the Creation\Evolution debate with ever widening eyes for the last few years now
From (Theistic) Evolution to Creation
| Answers in Genesis When you walk into the university department of the Royal Children’s Hospital in Brisbane, Australia, the portrait on the wall is that of a figure well-known in creation science circles...
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Young-Earth Evolution
| Answers in Genesis Subtle ideas that don’t comport with Scripture or are unnecessarily accommodating of evolutionary ideas are causing problems within the church.
Christianity Is Objectively True
| Answers in Genesis A professing young-earth creationist should be the last person to call into question the historical, objective nature of Christianity. However, Todd Wood does this in his book, The Quest.
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Angels and Demons
| Answers in Genesis Mystery, superstition, and intrigue surround the topic of angels and demons. The Bible, however, dispels these shadows and myths with clear truth.
Satan
| Answers in Genesis Who is Satan? When were he and the demons created, and when did they fall? What about the origin of evil? Was it Satan who tempted mankind?
Who Was the Serpent?
| Answers in Genesis Although Genesis does not mention the name “Satan” as controlling the serpent in the Garden of Eden, we can ascertain who this serpent was.
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Lucifer and Sin
| Answers in Genesis Do verses in Ezekiel and Isaiah referring to earthly kings or Satan’s fall? Troy Lacey revisits his argument on the first sin.
Is God Real?
| Answers in Genesis The Bible says, “In the beginning God.” Does this God really exist? Or is He just the creation of the pre-scientific imagination?
How Do We Know There Is a God?
| Answers in Genesis The skeptic’s condemning cry often comes as, “Prove to me there is a God.” Usually the agnostic or atheist expects physical or scientific evidence for the existence of God, but when the Bible believer cannot point to a living being and say, “There is God,” the skeptic thinks he has won.
Is There Really a God?
| Answers in Genesis When Christians claim that the God of the Bible created all the basic entities of life and the universe, some will ask what seems to be a logical question: “Who created God?”
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God & Natural Law
| Answers in Genesis The universe obeys certain rules—laws to which all things must adhere. These laws are precise, and many of them are mathematical in nature.
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“Does God Exist?”
| Answers in Genesis Whether by email, regular mail, phone call, or speaking engagement, there are several questions Answers in Genesis can predict will be asked at some point.
I Believe in God
| Answers in Genesis I believe in God … And what else? The Father Almighty, Maker of Heaven and Earth? If you’re an Anglican or Roman Catholic, you’re likely to say you believe you have a Creator.
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Jesus Christ: Creator & Savior
| Answers in Genesis Jesus Christ is God incarnate, the Second Person of the Trinity, our Creator, the resurrected Savior and Redeemer, and the only means of salvation for sinners.
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Jesus Is God
| Answers in Genesis Is Jesus truly God? There are many cults and religions today that deny His deity. What is the truth about Jesus Christ? We turn to the Scriptures for answers.
Is Jesus God?
| Answers in Genesis Is Jesus really God? Many cults and false religions today deny it. What is the truth about Jesus Christ? We turn to the Scriptures for the answer.
Can We Pray to Jesus?
| Answers in Genesis It is appropriate to pray to the Father directly; however, just because we are permitted to pray to the Father, doesn’t mean that we are not permitted to pray to the Son.
The Real Jesus
| Answers in Genesis Many people these days are putting their faith in false or imaginary Christs who cannot save them. Can we uncover the real Jesus?
Jesus’ Birth
| Answers in Genesis How accurate is the common perception of baby Jesus born in a lowly stable? Was Jesus really born of a virgin? What are the implications of the God-child?
Virgin Birth
| Answers in Genesis The deity of Jesus (the assertion that He is both God and man) is so vital to the gospel that, if not true, there is no hope for salvation.
Resurrection
| Answers in Genesis Did Jesus truly rise bodily from the dead, or is the account of his Resurrection simply one of the greatest hoaxes of all time?
The Slippery Slide to Unbelief
| Answers in Genesis If we re-interpret God’s Word in Genesis to fit man’s fallible opinion, it would be consistent to apply this hermeneutic elsewhere—even Christ’s Resurrection.
“Jesus’ tomb found” claim as empty as Jesus’ [real] tomb
| Answers in Genesis It’s the latest variation in a long line of lies: a claim that the tomb—and ossuary (bone box)—of Jesus has been found and, along with it, the ossuaries of other members of Jesus’ family, including His mother Mary and His alleged wife, Mary Magdalene.
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Documentary Displays Jesus' Family Tomb?
| Answers in Genesis The Lost Tomb of Jesus, to be broadcast this Sunday on the Discovery Channel, argues that the ossuaries found in a Jerusalem tomb in 1980 belong to Jesus, His mother Mary, and other family members, including Jesus’ alleged wife Mary Magdalene and one “Judah son of Jesus” who, the film says, is a son of Jesus and Mary Magdalene.
Why Did Jesus Weep?
| Answers in Genesis There were occasions in Scripture when Jesus wept and lamented. It seems logical to ask ourselves then, why did Jesus weep and lament?
Incarnation
| Answers in Genesis The incarnation—when Jesus Christ, who is God the Son, became flesh and lived among us—is vital to the precious doctrine of salvation.
Theophanies in the Old Testament
| Answers in Genesis Did God appear in human form before His incarnation? Why then would He have to be born? Is the Angel of the Lord actually Jesus? Tim Chaffey, AiG–U.S., explains.
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The Hypostatic Union
| Answers in Genesis Did Jesus want to die for us, or did He try to find a way out of it? How did He submit to the Father’s will? Troy Lacey, AiG–U.S., responds.
A Necessary Conclusion
| Answers in Genesis Defending the biblical account of creation concerns more than just winning arguments. At the core is the truth of the Last Adam.
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Was Jesus Married?
| Answers in Genesis Earlier this week, headlines announced a new discovery that shows Jesus was married. Is there any basis for such a claim? Would it even matter if Jesus was married?
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Jesus’ Crucifixion
| Answers in Genesis Jesus Christ, the Creator of the universe, took on flesh and endured the horror of death by crucifixion in order that man might be reconciled to God.
Our Suffering Savior
| Answers in Genesis Unlike first-century Christians, for whom crucifixion was a familiar reality, most of us have a sanitized view of our Lord's suffering.
What Does Jesus’ Death Accomplish?
| Answers in Genesis If Jesus suffered the punishment for death on our behalf, why do we still die? Jesus “took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows” (Isaiah 53:4), yet many continue to suffer from horrible illnesses even after they receive the gift of eternal life.
The Crucifixion
| Answers in Genesis Most people rejected Jesus and sentenced Him to death. How could the day associated with mankind’s heinous act possibly be called good?
Is Jesus “Woke”?
| Answers in Genesis Texas Lieutenant Governor candidate Matthew Dowd suggests Jesus would affirm LGBTQ “rights” and other liberal causes – a far cry from the Jesus in the Bible.
Picturing Jesus
| Answers in Genesis Is it idolatry to create images depicting the Lord Jesus? Christians throughout church history have debated this question as they seek to honor the second commandment.
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Jesus: The Word, Life, and Light
| Answers in Genesis The apostle John draws our attention to the coming of Jesus into the world as a “new creation” by referring to him as the “Word” (logos), “life” (zōē), and the “light” (phōs), which constitute creation terminology. It is helpful therefore to understand why these words are used to describe Jesus.
Did Others Know What Was to Come?
| Answers in Genesis There are many prophecies in the Old Testament foretelling the coming Messiah and the sacrifice to be made, but did people recognize these prophecies and associate them with Jesus? How much did even the disciples really understand about the reason Jesus came to earth?
What's the Significance of the Name “Jesus”?
| Answers in Genesis What is the significance of the name “Jesus”? The angel told Joseph to name Mary’s son Jesus. Is there some holy significance to this particular sequence of letters or sounds? The Bible often discusses the significance of this name.
The Battle to Keep Christ in Christmas
| Answers in Genesis If you told the average American 50 years ago that “in the 21st century, America will take Christ out of Christmas and make it nothing but a pagan holiday,” I’m sure most would have responded with something like, “No—not here—that would never happen.” But it is happening.
The Biggest Question of All
| Answers in Genesis I was only 19 years old and visiting my first foreign country. I witnessed firsthand the hopelessness of a world without the Lord Jesus Christ.
The Temple Cleansing
| Answers in Genesis Tim Chaffey, AiG–U.S., explains why John’s account of the temple cleansing must necessarily have been a different event from the one found in the Synoptic Gospels.
Jesus on Creation
| Answers in Genesis In these words of Jesus we find He teaches that Adam and Eve were created in 'the beginning of the creation'-not billions of years after the beginning!
Faking a Fake
| Answers in Genesis An Italian scientist has attempted to replicate the Shroud of Turin using materials and techniques available in the Middle Ages (when some believe the shroud was originally made).
Jesus . . . Plus
| Answers in Genesis Our contemporary Christian culture has slipped into some flawed views of biblical authority. Among them is the attitude that it’s good to know what the Bible says but we can turn to other sources
Sin
| Answers in Genesis How should Christians understand the origin of sin? Why did God create man if He knew we would sin? What else does the Bible teach about sin?
Original Sin Topic
| Answers in Genesis Does the doctrine of original sin stand or fall on the historicty of Genesis, Adam and Eve, the perfect creation, and the Fall of mankind?
Two Histories of Death
| Answers in Genesis When Charles Darwin wrote his famous book On the Origin of Species, he was in essence writing a history concerning death. God’s Word presents a different view.
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Is Male Headship a Curse?
| Answers in Genesis Because sin has entered the relationship, the spheres of
responsibility for a husband and wife,
as well as their marriage relationship,
now face conflict.
Evolution and Original Sin
| Answers in Genesis Belief in evolution does more than just undermine the foundation for the doctrine of salvation found in Genesis. It also distorts our eschatological hope.
Original Sin at the BBC
| Answers in Genesis The article is written as a statement of fact, but it contains a number of factual errors, and much in the way of personal opinion, dressed up as fact.
The Experience Trap—Healing
| Answers in Genesis As I returned to my room after visiting the nursing home, my youngest brother Stephen gave me an audio tape of one of Robert's sermons, entitled "The Experience Trap—Healing,"
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God and Sin = Gibberish?
| Answers in Genesis Our culture no longer understands “God” or “sin” the same way that the Bible does. Before we attempt to communicate the gospel, we must define our terms.
Cheating—Shaped by Environment or Behavior?
| Answers in Genesis A recent study examined the question of whether cheating was influenced by scarcity and/or abundance and also delved into the question of in-group versus outside group factors (an “us versus them” scenario). The study was conducted by Dr. Marco Palma and Dr. Billur Aksoy.
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Is Lying Justified?
| Answers in Genesis Is lying justified? Old heresies come back in new clothes but that does not alter the fact that they are still heresies. For those for whom the Bible is their final authority, there is no question that lying is never justified.
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Is Pride Worth Celebrating?
| Answers in Genesis Throughout the month various activities, including Pride Parades, will be taking place in celebration and honor of the LGBT community and sexual diversity. But this celebration of LGBT Pride points to something the Bible warns against time and time again—and it is not just sexual immorality.
9/11 and the Real “Enemy”
| Answers in Genesis Two years ago, an enemy “from without” attacked the US by destroying the towers of the World Trade Center in New York, and also heavily damaging the Pentagon in Washington, DC, killing almost 3,000.
Genesis at Ground Zero
| Answers in Genesis 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.
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Why Do We Age?
| Answers in Genesis Aging is a
result of
Adam’s fall.
But can we
do anything
to ease the
effects of
aging or
extend our
life span?
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Natural Disasters
| Answers in Genesis How should we understand the horrible devastation and human suffering caused by natural disasters such as hurricanes, earthquakes, and floods?
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Japan Tsunami Reminder
| Answers in Genesis Japan is still suffering from the effects of a devastating earthquake and tsunami that have taken more than 6,000 lives with over ten thousand more missing.
Bringing Relief
| Answers in Genesis On Tuesday, the island nation of Haiti—already a desperately poor nation—was devastated by a major earthquake.
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Remembering Katrina
| Answers in Genesis For weeks now, the news channels have been busy reliving the horrors of the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The one-year anniversary of its landfall is upon us and television is full of coverage.
A Blessing Amidst Tragedy
| Answers in Genesis Even though devastating Hurricane Katrina occurred along the Gulf Coast many weeks ago, it has provided a unique window of opportunity for Christians who want to support the Lord’s work.
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“Coals of Fire”
| Answers in Genesis AiG initiated a special relief effort to help thousands of public school students in Ocean Springs, Mississippi after Hurricane Katrina
Katrina Outreach Update
| Answers in Genesis An outpouring of generosity for those impacted by Hurricane Katrina has come into Answers in Genesis–USA as a work team prepares this week to take nearly 3,000 backpacks to Ocean Springs, Mississippi.
Death, the Enemy: Child & a Dead Possum
| Answers in Genesis Thankfully, the Bible tells us we can have the hope of a day when the rotting opossum shall be no more. Through the conquering death and resurrection of Jesus Christ on the Cross, death has been defeated (2 Timothy 1:10). I’m thankful for my son’s moral intuition concerning animal death and the witness it bears.
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Did God Give Stephen Hawking ALS?
| Answers in Genesis Ken Ham’s Twitter post and the accompanying post on Facebook pertaining to Dr. Stephen Hawking’s death quickly garnered dozens of responses. Many were from skeptics, some accusing God of giving Dr. Hawking ALS, the motor neuron disease he suffered with nearly his whole life. Did God give him ALS?
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Suffering & Death
| Answers in Genesis If God is so good, why is this world filled with suffering and death? The answer is plainly described in Genesis 1–3. God created a “very good” world, but Adam’s rebellion brought a curse and death. The disease and death in the fossil record reflect this curse.
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Where was God?
| Answers in Genesis What does all the death and suffering in the world tell us about God? Is He simply a distant, disinterested being, or the loving Creator of a now-broken world?
Why Is the World Broken?
| Answers in Genesis This world is broken and can’t seem to find its way. Where is the all-knowing, loving Creator God in the midst of all this pain and suffering?
The Intensive Care Unit
| Answers in Genesis When times are great, we should praise God and thank Him for His goodness. When times are tough, we should do the same and lean completely on Him.
School Tragedy in Connecticut
| Answers in Genesis The tragic school shooting in Connecticut is another vivid reminder that we live in a fallen and sin-cursed world. Our hearts go out to those affected by this tragedy.
Death and Steve Jobs
| Answers in Genesis Our mission is to equip people to stand on the authority of the Word of God and to understand the Bible’s answers to the problems that perplex individuals and plague our world.
Ten Years Later—Remembering 9/11
| Answers in Genesis It’s one of the most sobering anniversaries that Americans (especially those over the age of 18) will ever commemorate—recalling the horrible terrorist acts that struck America 10 years ago today.
Is It Really a Beautiful World?
| Answers in Genesis Sometimes Christians give the wrong impression that the existence of a “loving and wise Designer” is obvious simply because we see so much “beauty” in creation.
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A Young Earth—It’s Extremely Relevant
| Answers in Genesis Many Christians have been led to believe that the debate over the age of the earth is unimportant because it is “just a side issue.” In reality, however, this thinking is erroneous.
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Now, But Not Yet
| Answers in Genesis When we understand the beauty and perfection of Eden, and how sin changed everything, we are forced to be consistent when we talk about good and bad, and right and wrong.
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Bowing the Knee
| Answers in Genesis When “the fog” becomes so thick that we can’t see any of God's promises, we have no choice but to return to His living Word to give us the full, big picture.
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Beauty from Ashes
| Answers in Genesis For some reason, many Christians have picked up the notion that everything should work out the way they want now that they have given their lives to Christ.
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Beyond the Grave
| Answers in Genesis Sometimes facing reality can be discouraging. It’s disillusioning when we see that life is not what we thought it would be.
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A Voice from the Past
| Answers in Genesis Facing a serious illness and the certainty of death is a humbling experience and wakes us up by shattering the illusion of security and health that surrounds us
And It Was Good
| Answers in Genesis The words of Genesis chapters 1 and 2 present to us the incredible chronicle of the first six days of existence.
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Foreword
| Answers in Genesis Humanity is always looking for someone else to blame, and it seems that it may as well be God. Do you notice, though, that the blame is always laid before a “loving God.”
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It Started in Eden
| Answers in Genesis The ongoing spate of violence in America’s public schools saw tragic manifestations last year, including the murder of five Amish girls.
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September 11, 2001—Five Years On
| Answers in Genesis The events of September 11, 2001 are etched on my mind. I know precisely what I was doing on that day, when the airplanes were crashed into the Twin Towers. I was planning my father’s funeral.
“Crocodile Hunter” Dies
| Answers in Genesis I woke up on the Labor Day holiday in the USA (September 4) to hear the news that the famed “Crocodile hunter,” Steve Irwin, died in Queensland Australia.
Why Us?
| Answers in Genesis Numerous books have been written to try to explain what seems to be an irreconcilable problem—Christianity’s claim of a God of love in the face of the evil, death, suffering in this world.
Tragic Truth
| Answers in Genesis What do you say to help survivors of a horrific tragedy? Pastor Gino has recently faced this tough question, not once but twice.
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What Does God Want from Me?
| Answers in Genesis How can people be made right with God? And how can Christians please God in both the seemingly mundane decisions and in the serious choices of life?
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Lost
| Answers in Genesis We are facing a major culture shift, and the losses are mounting. It's never too late to begin implementing biblical solutions.
“I Know Nothing!”
| Answers in Genesis The book of Job is a revelation of God and His creation, including extensive treatment of behemoth and leviathan!
The Trinity
| Answers in Genesis Three Persons yet one essence—the doctrine of the Trinity may be difficult to understand, but it is an essential, non-negotiable doctrine.
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The Trinity
| Answers in Genesis The Bible clearly affirms the existence of three distinct Persons that are all identified as the one God of the universe.
God, the Holy Spirit
| Answers in Genesis The Holy Spirit is not an impersonal force. The Bible teaches that he is active in our lives, a distinct person, and fully God.
Prayer and the Trinity
| Answers in Genesis Our view of the members of the Trinity shape our view of prayer. Dr. Mark Bird will discuss how the New Testament authors relate prayer to the Trinity.
Refuting Unitarian Errors Regarding the Deity of Jesus
| Answers in Genesis Unitarians reject the triune nature of God and argue that the Bible teaches Jesus was not a divine Person but is simply the one Lord Messiah (a human being). This issue is important, because if we deny the deity of Jesus then we do not know the Father and, therefore, we do not have eternal life.
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God Is Good
| Answers in Genesis Skeptics often claim that the God of the Bible is a cruel, vindictive God, but the Bible paints a different picture—God is a good and loving God.
God’s Biggest “Problem”
| Answers in Genesis AIDS, genocide, slavery, earthquakes, hurricanes, terrorism—where did these evils come from, and how could a loving God allow people to endure such horrors?
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Did God Create Williams Syndrome?
| Answers in Genesis As Christians who embrace a life-affirming worldview, we often discuss how beautifully designed the human body is—a masterpiece of God’s creation. We know that we are “fearfully and wonderfully” made. So how does a child with a genetic disorder (or any “problem”) fit into this worldview?
Death: A Curse and a Blessing
| Answers in Genesis There is an easy to understand reason why death and suffering exist in a world created by a God of love. Evolution (death over millions of years) destroys the foundation of the message of the cross.
How Could a Loving God ... ?
| Answers in Genesis When we accept Genesis as it was meant to be taken—as literal history—then we understand that death, disease, and violence are intrusions into this world.
God and the Australian Floods
| Answers in Genesis Tragedies beyond description have hit Queensland. The question often comes up at this point: Where is God in the midst of all this loss of life and property?
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The God Problem?
| Answers in Genesis Apparently, the author of God’s Problem never took seriously Genesis’s account of the origin of death and suffering.
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How Could a Loving God: Introduction
| Answers in Genesis Underneath these questions was a deeper question still, and it was a question that demanded an answer: Why would a loving God allow, or even cause, such pain, decay, and death?
When God’s Plan Hurts
| Answers in Genesis Through Barbara Edwards’ painful struggle with rheumatoid arthritis, she and her husband Brian developed a deep relationship with, and an everlasting hope in, their God and Savior.
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News Anchor Searches for God
| Answers in Genesis John Humphrys is a household name in the UK. He is one of the principal anchors of BBC Radio 4's Today Programme, which broadcasts every morning of the week except Sunday.
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How Could a Loving God Allow It?
| Answers in Genesis The tremendous loss of life and property caused by the December 26, 2004 tsunami prompted many people to re-ask the question: how could a loving God allow it?
Of Creation in General
| Answers in Genesis Baptist theologian Dr. John Gill had an essential grasp on how the creation account is extremely important to Christianity in the 1700s. It still is.
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The Root of the Problem
| Answers in Genesis The reason that people do not want to accept creation is that it means there is a Creator who sets the rules. Thus, no person can write his own rules.
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Creation, Flood, and Coming Fire
| Answers in Genesis A message and warning from 2 Peter 3 concerning the rejection in the last days of the belief in God as Creator. This should be a real warning to everyone of the importance of origins.
Attenborough on Genesis
| Answers in Genesis A well-known atheist recently claimed that God’s command in Genesis is the root of environmental issues, but this skeptic hasn’t done his homework.
The “Greenness” of God
| Answers in Genesis In an effort to link Christianity with the conservation movement, some people portray God as the ‘Original Greenie’ whose chief concern is the preservation of the natural environment.
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Methods of the Creator
| Answers in Genesis Thirty years ago it was my experience as a new Christian on a university campus to begin my study of the relationship between God’s Word, the Bible, and modern scientific concepts of the origin of life.
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The Creator
| Answers in Genesis I now want to look at the most important aspect of Creation; Who is the Creator? How does the Hebrew language of Genesis describe Him?
The Overflowing Love of God
| Answers in Genesis Substantive and enduring love is ultimately rooted in and continually flows from God himself, even from before creation. God eternally existed before the world in intra-trinitarian fellowship in which there is an overflowing of love and delight for each of the other members of the Godhead.
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Does God Hear?
| Answers in Genesis Many churches now place a heavy emphasis on praise and worship music in their services. It’s important to make sure our priorities line up.
Is God Omnipotent?
| Answers in Genesis The clear, biblical answer is yes. Nothing that is possible according to God’s character and purpose is impossible for Him.
It’s a Sign!
| Answers in Genesis In God’s Word, we can read of a number of signs (or reminders) that help us never forget the truths of the Bible.
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1. God’s Character
| Answers in Genesis How can we help people believe that the Bible is true? It is by sharing with others the matchless character of the God who ultimately wrote the Bible.
“Shopping for God”
| Answers in Genesis Last year, a national newspaper in Australia (The Weekend Australian) ran a series of editorials/letters/interviews concerning God, Christianity, the church, and religion.
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Biology
| Answers in Genesis Biology, the study of living things, is a rich science filled with intricacy and complexity that demands the presence of an intelligent Creator God.
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Plants
| Answers in Genesis Plants grow in nearly every environment and come in an amazing variety of shapes, sizes, colors, and types. These “solar machines” are marvels of design.
Flowers—Not Just a Pretty Face
| Answers in Genesis The Creator is practical and hardworking. He made the heavens and earth, and he calls his creations to continue that work. Flowers answer this mandate through fulfilling their wonderful underlying purpose—seed making. They’re among the most remarkable structures in nature.
Carnivorous Plants: Plants III
| Answers in Genesis An overview of carnivorous plants, differing mechanisms in plants, and whether carnivorous plants contradict the “very good” original creation in Genesis.
Is Plant Polyploidy a Viable Mechanism for Evolution?
| Answers in Genesis This and the next paper from this author will discuss whether polyploidy is deleterious, give examples of polyploid organisms, and attempt to explain polyploidy in a biblical creation paradigm, while assessing whether it is a viable mechanism for evolution.
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Plant Communication: How Plants Learned to Talk
| Answers in Genesis Plants have an awkward predicament. Since they’re unable to simply get up and walk, or even shout when in danger, we often think of plants as passive receivers of whatever the environment throws at them. However, plants are far from passive.
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Plant Communication: Into the Roots
| Answers in Genesis Plants communicate for a variety of reasons and in many more ways than we have probably discovered. This article discusses some of the documented “under-the-table” communications.
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Parasitic Plants
| Answers in Genesis In light of a perfect pre-fall creation, parasitic plants may appear to be a thorny issue for a biblical worldview. But, digging deeper reveals a more biblical understanding.
Mystery Plant of the Desert
| Answers in Genesis There is no other plant like it because it is so strange that some scientists have classified it as the only member of its species, genus, family, and order.
Origin of Photosynthesis
| Answers in Genesis Certainly evolutionsts do not believe that bacteria consciously invented photosynthesis. So, what evolutionary mechanisms might be responsible for bacteria being able to “invent” photosynthesis?
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God's Seed Bank
| Answers in Genesis By God’s unique design, the forest is already preparing for the next big catastrophe. From floods, forest fires, and volcanoes to insect swarms, ice storms, and clear-cutting, a devastating variety of environmental disasters threaten forests all over the world.
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Do Plants and Leaves Die?
| Answers in Genesis Do plants and leaves die? What is the difference between plants and animals or man? For a biblical answer, we need to look at the phrase nephesh chayyah.
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Are GMOs Ethical?
| Answers in Genesis What are genetically modified organisms (GMOs), are GMOs unhealthy, and ultimately how should a Christian should view GMOs in light of the dominion mandate in Genesis 1?
Plant Rights
| Answers in Genesis In 2008, Ecuador guaranteed constitutional rights to plants, and an attorney in the United States is now planning to file lawsuits to secure plants rights.
The Miracle Tree
| Answers in Genesis Can you imagine a plant that is nutritious, grows rapidly without special care, has medicinal value, and provides chemicals to purify water in remote places?
Super-Plants
| Answers in Genesis Plants capture a little of the sun’s abundant energy and make it available for us. What if we could help them to do it better?
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Evolution of Flowers
| Answers in Genesis It’s what Charles Darwin called an “abominable mystery” and what ScienceDaily says “scientists have yet to solve”: the origin of flowering plants.
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Power Plants
| Answers in Genesis What if we could find an efficient process that extracted a pure source of power—hydrogen gas—directly out of water. Between concerns about global warming, oil shortages, and increasing gasoline prices, what can the general public do? Where can we find an alternative energy source?
Is the Origin of Flowering Plants a Mystery?
| Answers in Genesis Researchers have announced what they believe to be the oldest flowering plant, a flower with a tree-shaped style and spoon-shaped petals from the early Jurassic, some supposed 174 million years ago. The fossils of this plant were examined with high-powered microscopes which revealed it was an angiosperm.
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Succulent Splendor
| Answers in Genesis Enjoy caring for your own succulents at home—and let their wild varieties remind you of their Designer’s inexhaustible creativity.
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The Cranberry and Evolution
| Answers in Genesis This small fruit plays a big role in the traditional Thanksgiving holiday dinner in the United States. So should we have given thanks to evolution for the cranberry?
Gender-Fluid Tomato: You Read That Right
| Answers in Genesis I never thought gender-fluid tomatoes—from Australia no less—would be one of them. But that’s where our culture has ended up—having a discussion about how a strange plant, a species of bush tomato from the Outback, somehow shows that the “sexual binary” is “a fallacy.”
Should Christians “Love a Tree”?
| Answers in Genesis Surely God himself “loves” trees, for his creation displays a vast array of thousands of species—tall, short, winding, flexible, strong—each a testament to the Creator. So is it good to celebrate “Love a Tree Day”? The answer stems from your worldview.
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Take Time to Smell the Roses
| Answers in Genesis As one of the most popular flowers around the globe, roses are often considered the grandest and most beautiful—proved by their expansive presence in history, literature, and the arts. It’s no wonder the whole month of June is dedicated to them.
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Why Did God Make Weeds?
| Answers in Genesis Weeds like dandelion are infamous for ravaging lawns, gardens, and driveways everywhere. But could this lowly weed be a blessing in disguise? A closer look reveals God’s very good design even for these ambitious and surprising plants.
Study: Photosynthesis Evolved a Billion Years Earlier than Thought
| Answers in Genesis According to a recent study, there’s been a minor tweak in the evolutionary story of the early evolution of life. Photosynthesis, the process by which plants, algae, and some microbes produce oxygen, might have evolved a billion years earlier than previously thought, and faster too!
Pitcher Plants Symbiosis
| Answers in Genesis Creationists often respond to challenges that certain animals could not have been vegetarian before the Fall. Only rarely does this topic turn to carnivorous plants, but a new study of pitcher plants may provide support for creationists’ views.
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Carnivorous Conundrum
| Answers in Genesis Carnivorous plants may seem, at first, to be a puzzling challenge to creationists’ claim that there was no need for death in nature as God designed it.
Mini ‘Hand Grenades’ Explode Evolutionary Ideas
| Answers in Genesis The unsuspecting visitor to the flat-lying, sandy-stony wastelands of the Mediterranean region would probably take very little notice of a common ‘weed’ with long runners and heart-shaped, serrated leaves.
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A Hobby That Took Root
| Answers in Genesis Ron Dudek's favorite subject is carnivorous plants, which provide endless opportunities to share about the amazing designs in God's creation.
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God’s Little Green Machines
| Answers in Genesis God’s little green machines all run on solar power. Long before man discovered how to harness solar power, the Creator had installed miniature ‘solar panels’ in every green leaf.
Growing a Venus Flytrap
| Answers in Genesis Each year I speak to dozens of adults and children about the wonders of carnivorous plants. What happens if I stick my finger in a Venus flytrap?
Microbiology
| Answers in Genesis The fascinating study of microbiology reveals the unbelievable diversity of microscopic organisms—some that even dwell in toxic sea vents and the Dead Sea!
DNA´s Hidden Codes
| Answers in Genesis The world’s most complex language system is located within every cell of your body. Scientists are now discovering that our DNA really does have hidden codes that have a practical function and purpose in our cells. Hidden codes pose a real problem for evolution.
Noah’s Ark on a Microscopic Scale
| Answers in Genesis References to Noah’s Ark abound in the culture and even have been used to describe recent efforts to store strains of microbes (instead of animals). Here, I consider the ramifications of what it means to have an ark of microbes, whether it is biblical, and how to move forward.
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Did God Create Parasites?
| Answers in Genesis How did disgusting parasites become part of God’s “very good” creation? By definition, all parasites live at least part of their lives in or on another organism and cause harm. But not all symbiotic relationships are parasitic. And that may hint at an answer to the origin of parasites.
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Magnificent Motors
| Answers in Genesis What if we could design a super-small, versatile machine that could travel up blood vessels to deliver targeted medical aid?
Friendly Viruses
| Answers in Genesis If God’s creation was originally “very good,” wouldn’t we find some good roles that viruses play, even in our fallen world?
Serratia marcescens, the “Flame” Strain: The Genesis of a New Variant
| Answers in Genesis This article explains the mysterious origin of a new strain of Serratia marcescens, which can naturally produce prolific flame-red pigment, that produces prodigiosin up to 40°C without any enrichment to media. S. marcescens is a wonderful example of intelligent design commonly seen in the microbial world.
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The Coliform Kind: E. coli and Its “Cousins”
| Answers in Genesis Even though some intestinal bacteria strains are pathogenic and even deadly, most coliforms strains still show evidence of being one of God’s “very good” creations. In fact, bacteria serve an intrinsic role in the colon of the human body.
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Creating Order from Disorder?
| Answers in Genesis It has been commonly assumed that mutations associated with genetic diseases and cancers occur because they disrupted otherwise ordered proteins. But in recent years scientists have uncovered many proteins that have no ordered structure to begin with.
The Genesis of the “Brain-Eating” Amoeba
| Answers in Genesis The Creator made all creatures, including amoebas, with variation and plasticity in their genome for global differences of climate, terrain, and environment. Naegleria fowleri is a global amoeba pathogen that is the causative agent of primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM), thus termed “brain-eating.”
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Life Is in the Blood
| Answers in Genesis Knowledge of the blood and circulatory system gives us insight into spiritual, biological, and clinical applications. Blood reveals much about the majesty of our Creator and Master Craftsman, irreducible complexity, and the health or disease state of the human body.
Celebrate Your Inner Virus
| Answers in Genesis Viruses are amazingly complex and beautiful machines. They exhibit all the hallmarks of being designed, though we often fail to recognize them as such.
Where Did Ebola Come From?
| Answers in Genesis Ebola is a virus with a high mortality rate. The outbreak in West Africa has killed thousands. Where is God amid all this death, disease, pain, and suffering?
Serratia marcescens: The Miracle Bacillus
| Answers in Genesis The objectives of this article are to explain the mysterious appearance of crimson-colored bacteria on food and communion bread/wafers, over the centuries, as well as to describe the biological basis
Microbiota
| Answers in Genesis Through complex biochemical interactions, there is actual communication between the gut lining and the microbiota to establish a healthy equilibrium. Communication that reflects the Creator.
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Laminin & The Cross
| Answers in Genesis Much has been made of laminin having a cross shape. But should we look for such “signs” to prove the accuracy of God’s Word?
Were Retroviruses Created Good?
| Answers in Genesis Rather than being added on during evolution by accident, some endogenous retroviruses must have been incorporated into the initial design of eukaryotic life.
Disinfectants Train Microbes
| Answers in Genesis We’ve responded to the claim that antibiotics cause microbes to “evolve” resistance. Is the idea that disinfectants “train” microbes to become resistant any different?
The Matrix—Life's Support System
| Answers in Genesis The Creator filled the earth with all the chemicals that living things could ever need. Bacteria play a special role in converting them into forms we can use.
Poisoned Thinking
| Answers in Genesis Scientists have shown that some bacteria can substitute arsenic in place of phosphorus in their DNA and other molecules.
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Microbes by Design
| Answers in Genesis This book will describe designed structures and purposeful functions in microorganisms, explain the origin of disease, and showcase Bible-believing scientists.
Water Bear Wonders
| Answers in Genesis “Cute” may not be the best word to describe water bears. But once you learn more about them, words like “indestructible,” “one of a kind,” and “unbelievable” jump to mind!
God’s Micro World
| Answers in Genesis Microscopes are marvellous modern-day tools. You may not own one yourself, but they are used daily for many processes to help you live better.
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Rip van Microbe
| Answers in Genesis After tens of thousands of years trapped in ice, an ancient species “wakes up.” Is it science news or the plot of a low-budget movie?
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Simple is as Simple Does
| Answers in Genesis It could be “the most thorough study ever of a single organism,” and what is the unsurprising conclusion? “[E]ven the simplest creatures are more complex than scientists suspected,” reports Wired’s Brandon Keim.
Salty Saga
| Answers in Genesis In October 2000, researchers led by Professor Russell Vreeland from Pennsylvania’s West Chester University claimed to have revived bacteria which had lain dormant, trapped within salt crystals s
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The Amazing Motorized Germ
| Answers in Genesis What do your skin, a compost pile and Lake Superior all have in common? Each of them is home to an abundance of microscopic germs, properly called bacteria.
Disease
| Answers in Genesis Disease, an enemy in a once-perfect creation, does not provide evidence of evolution but rather shows the destructive and often deadly effects of sin.
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Quick Takes
| Answers in Genesis Zika, spread by mosquitoes,
can severely damage unborn
babies’ nervous systems and
cause them to be born with
tiny heads (microcephaly).
Why New Diseases Keep Popping Up
| Answers in Genesis Why would a good Creator allow these new diseases? Why do new diseases keep popping up? Mutation and displacement of original types of microbes account for many new diseases; however, the answer is more complex than just these two factors.
The First Book of Public Hygiene
| Answers in Genesis The nuns at the Yambuku mission hospital were using five unsterilized needles to give injections to hundreds of people each day. Epidemiologists have concluded that this caused the outbreak.
Grandpa Cancer
| Answers in Genesis Cancer reminds us of brokenness, suffering, and mortality traceable to Adam’s sin. But evolutionists propose that cancer may be our ancestor!
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Bird Flu
| Answers in Genesis Is the bird flu evolving? The bird flu is changing, but not in the Darwinian sense that it will become something other than an influenza virus.
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Williams Syndrome and the Gospel
| Answers in Genesis When our oldest son was diagnosed with Williams syndrome—a rare genetic disorder that causes cognitive and physical disabilities—my husband and I found ourselves in a whole new world.
AIDS—No End in Sight
| Answers in Genesis Last year marked the 25th anniversary of the discovery of HIV/AIDS. The deadly pandemic virus has been responsible for more than 25 million deaths.
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Pandemic Panic?
| Answers in Genesis Governments and industries are attempting to educate the public with a basic understanding of the bird flu virus and precautionary measures to take against it.
“Brainless Fungi” Extraordinarily Complex
| Answers in Genesis When you think of fungi, you probably don’t automatically think “smart”—especially considering they don’t have brains! But these incredible organisms are indeed “smart,” in the sense that they are designed to do what they do, and what they do, they do well.
Fungal “family tree” identifies problems with evolution
| Answers in Genesis This research does little to support molecules-to-man evolution as a theory of origins. Since this type of research is historical in nature, the conclusions made by the authors are their guesses given their naturalistic worldview.
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Splashing Success
| Answers in Genesis They are fungi, but you wouldn’t know it. They are only a few millimetres high, but contained within these minute hunks of life is a universe of fascination.
Penguins: All Dressed Up and Nowhere to Go
| Answers in Genesis What makes penguins so unique and the subject of continued scientific research? Reuters recently highlighted the research of Theresa Cole and others on penguins, as they look to obtain a more robust understanding of what makes these birds unique both physically and genetically.
The Origin of Sexual and Asexual Reproduction
| Answers in Genesis Life cycles are an interesting thing to study. Organisms are born and produce offspring in so many ways. These differences produce a great deal of variation in what we observe in the world. They also provide a significant challenge to any model of origins that rejects the biblical account, including evolution.
Top Biology News of 2018: Year in Review
| Answers in Genesis 2018 was a busy year for biology on a number of different fronts. We covered many of these events on Answers News or on our website as we continue to strive to equip the church to answer the various skeptical questions of our day.
Chemistry
| Answers in Genesis Chemistry, the study of the elements that make up matter, powerfully demonstrates the complexity of life and the inability of chemicals to produce life.
God’s Gift of Metals: Crafted for Life
| Answers in Genesis A study of the roles that metals (both transition metals and alkali and alkaline earth metals) play in life shows that each has been uniquely designed by a wise Creator to carry out specific and complex functions essential for life.
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Proportionally Perfect for Life: O2, CO2, N2
| Answers in Genesis Nitrogen constitutes the major component (approximately 78%) of our atmosphere, with oxygen following at about 21%, and carbon dioxide at 0.04%. Though carbon dioxide constitutes a minor part of the atmosphere, life, as we know it, could not exist without it.
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Carbon: God’s Building Blocks for Life
| Answers in Genesis Whereas carbon may be viewed as a LEGO® piece, carbon-based compounds are the whole LEGO® set as the same pieces are used to construct the multitude of life forms from plants to insects to humans each with very different structures and purposes.
Mirror Images and Amino Acids
| Answers in Genesis The complexity of life continues to astound even the most skeptical scientist. Dr. Georgia Purdom looks at recent discoveries that reveal God’s handiwork.
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Space Rock Acid
| Answers in Genesis A meteorite that landed in Canada supposedly holds a clue to the origin of life: record levels of formic acid, a substance rich in carbon.
Proof of Life Evolving in the Universe?
| Answers in Genesis Newspapers across the United States carried headlines similar to that of The Cincinnati Post: “Key Ingredients for Life Found in Universe,” with the byline “Chemistry Happens Around Distant Stars.”
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Environmental Science
| Answers in Genesis How should we view climate change, global warming, environmental conservation, and biblical stewardship? Where does the Ice Age fit into biblical history?
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Climate Change
| Answers in Genesis Both the media and popular culture are saturated in the hype of global warming and climate change. How should Christians understand this sensitive issue?
Angry Spiders? Blame Climate Change
| Answers in Genesis Have you run into any angry spiders lately? Well, you may encounter them in the future thanks to, you guessed it, the villain in many news stories—climate change. And, of course, evolution, as well! Researchers discovered that “angry” spiders in storm-prone areas survived better and reproduced more offspring than tamer spiders.
Alabama’s Underwater Forest
| Answers in Genesis Remnants of a cypress forest were recently discovered off Alabama’s coast. What climate changes could explain such a massive rise in ocean level?
Global Warming
| Answers in Genesis Many articles and books have been written in recent years on the subject of global warming—much of the information confusing.
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The End of Global Warming?
| Answers in Genesis A century ago, scientists feared global cooling. Now they fear global warming. What do the numbers really show us? What does this century-old debate have to do with us today? Revisiting these still-unresolved questions may prevent modern politicians from making one of the greatest mistakes in our times.
Science Confirms Climate Change!
| Answers in Genesis Climate change is real—but what should we do about it? Trusting in man’s word or God’s Word will determine how we interpret the evidence and fix our response.
Global Warming and Earth’s Design
| Answers in Genesis Recent scandals, such as “climategate” and questionable practices of the Climate Research Unit at East Anglia University, have raised new doubts about the conclusions of climate scientists.
Burned by Global Warming
| Answers in Genesis The editor of the scientific journal Remote Sensing recently stepped down. His crime? Publishing a paper that raises questions about anthropogenic global warming.
Global Warming’s Solar Connection
| Answers in Genesis Based on typical news reports, you would assume that the cause of global warming is obvious—coal and burning gasoline. But we should look closer at a more obvious source of fluctuation.
Church Without God—Does It Work?
| Answers in Genesis The Atlantic recently published a lengthy article titled, “They Tried to Start a Church Without God. For a While It Worked.” It describes the initial popularity of so-called secular churches, which is supposed to be a replacement for the community found in churches. But does it work?
Global Cooling?
| Answers in Genesis Some proponents of catastrophic global warming are finally admitting that the actual global temperature is not rising as fast as their models predict.
Climate Change Hysteria—Is It Justified?
| Answers in Genesis The topic of climate change is always in the news but has been dominating lately because of the protests from young people around the world. Some people are even signing a pledge that they won’t have children until the government does something about the environment! Is this climate change hysteria justified?
The Magic School Bus and Human Evolution
| Answers in Genesis Authors have a new book planned for release next summer, The Magic School Bus Explores Human Evolution. Well, when it comes to this particular book—“magic” is a good word to use because they’re trying to trick (indoctrinate) kids to see something that didn’t happen and isn’t happening!
The Ice Age
| Answers in Genesis When we start our reasoning from the truth of Scripture, we can develop a model to help us understand the one and only Ice Age.
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Where Does the Ice Age Fit?
| Answers in Genesis The ice age is a popular topic that is often discussed. Sadly, most people hear the secular/uniformitarian view and don’t look at this subject from a biblical perspective.
Ice Cores vs the Flood
| Answers in Genesis Show that ice core dating methods are not independent and open to significant reinterpretation. The root of the problem is the uncritical acceptance of the uniformitarian paradigm.
The Mystery of the Ice Age
| Answers in Genesis Although it is evident there was an Ice Age, scientists run into a blank wall when they try to provide the cause. They run into mystery after mystery.
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The Multiplication of Ice Age Theories
| Answers in Genesis Researchers have generated a lot of theories to explain the mysteries surrounding the mammoths, but questions about the cause of the Ice Age have also spawned a multitude of ideas.
The Snowblitz
| Answers in Genesis The Genesis flood provides the two ingredients necessary for an ice age. From this point on we can use basic meteorology to estimate the storm patterns and where ice sheets would develop.
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The Peak of the Ice Age
| Answers in Genesis After the Flood drained off the land, the world’s ocean and land temperatures were constantly changing as they strove toward the relative equilibrium we experience today.
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Only One Ice Age
| Answers in Genesis We often hear glacial geologists speak of numerous ice ages, as if it is certain. They hypothesize up to 30 different ones, each separated by interglacials, during the past 2.5 million years.
Migrant Native Americans
| Answers in Genesis A new genetic study conducted at the University of Michigan “bolsters claims that Native Americans are descended from one migrant group that crossed a lost land link from modern Siberia to Alaska,” reports Agence France-Presse.
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Ice Age Feedback
| Answers in Genesis Secular scientists are finally showing by their research that they recognize a problem creationists have been pointing out for decades.
Who Killed the Iceman?
| Answers in Genesis PBS recently aired an intriguing documentary covering an investigation into the death of earth’s oldest cold case. How and why was Ötzi killed?
Hotting Up For an Ice Age
| Answers in Genesis Ask just about anyone, ‘Was the Ice Age caused by things getting colder or warmer?’ They will almost certainly say, ‘That’s obvious. Colder, of course!’
Stewardship
| Answers in Genesis God has commanded man to be a good steward of the earth that He entrusted to us. In a time of almost cultish concern for the earth, how do Christians respond?
Why We Work
| Answers in Genesis A biblical perspective on work, the dominion mandate, how the fall affected work, and the way we expand God’s glory (and our good) through work.
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Creation and Conservation
| Answers in Genesis People today are becoming more and more concerned with the environment and what humans are doing to it. For many, including many Christians, this issue has become very emotional.
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Should Christians Save the Rhinos?
| Answers in Genesis We ought to care about creation, for God himself made it and cares about it. We know that not one sparrow falls without God’s noticing (Matthew 10:29). The rhino is a magnificent creature who exhibits our Creator’s handiwork. Here are some fascinating facts to know on Save the Rhino Day.
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Should We Take Care of the Earth?
| Answers in Genesis As Christians we must reject the view that nature should be revered above the well-being of mankind. Fearful of being associated with worshipping the earth and depreciating the value of mankind, many Christians shy away from anything environmentally friendly. What should be our proper response to caring for the earth?
The Root of our Ecological Crisis
| Answers in Genesis Presents land conservation and stewardship from a Biblical worldview and challenges Christians to apply the Biblical principles of Christian stewardship to the use of God’s Creation.
Sanctuary in the Snow
| Answers in Genesis When a fresh snowfall blankets the world, we retreat indoors to the warm shelter of our homes. But where do wild animals take shelter from the cold?
Charged
| Answers in Genesis Electric cars are parked at the center of a charged debate. How can you know when and whether to buy in?
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Climate Alarmism
| Answers in Genesis Five reasons not to believe climate alarmism claims when they ignore major relevant data in favor of economy-crippling regulations.
A Deeper Shade of Green
| Answers in Genesis The green movement is dominated
by secular environmentalists.
But when it comes to creation care,
Christians have a deeper calling.
Go (Truly) Green—by Starting with Genesis
| Answers in Genesis Many evolutionists are celebrating Earth Day by telling the world to stop climate change by “going green.” The great irony is that only the Bible gives a foundation for taking care of the earth. When God created the first humans, He gave them charge over the Garden of Eden to care for the animals and plants.
The Everlasting Storm
| Answers in Genesis If lightning never strikes the same place twice, it’s running out of options on the Catatumbo River in Venezuela, South America.
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Pollution Evolution
| Answers in Genesis Another prominently reported example of “evolution” illustrates just the opposite—and supports the creationist critique of Darwinian evolution.
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Conservation Clashes
| Answers in Genesis Last issue's environment article got the most response. We list the main objections here, followed by comment in brackets.
Environmentalist “Doom-and-Gloom” Predictions Haven’t Come True
| Answers in Genesis As Christians, we have a reason to care for the earth—God has set us as stewards, and we need to care for the earth, just as he does. But that doesn’t mean we should buy into every alarmist and dire claim made by radical environmentalists. A recent article highlights one of the reasons why.
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Genetics
| Answers in Genesis DNA, the information stored within it, and the processes surrounding it are clear evidence of the need for an intelligent Creator God.
Mutations
| Answers in Genesis Are mutations—copying errors in DNA—the driving force for biological evolution? Or do they represent the sad reality of a sin-cursed world?
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Testing the Limits
| Answers in Genesis Evolution would require an enormous amount of change. Modern laboratory experiments have tested bacteria’s ability to change. Is this ability truly unlimited?
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Just How Random Are Mutations?
| Answers in Genesis Changes to the sequence of nucleotides (e.g., mutations) can alter the genetic information of the organism, which, in turn can alter its physical features
A Poke in the Eye?
| Answers in Genesis Has E. coli “evolved” new complex traits in the lab? Or is this more evidence of evolutionists grasping at anything to promote their ideas?
Are Some Mutations Directed?
| Answers in Genesis Scientific American recently described the molecular basis for a number of traits as supporting evolution, but a closer looks reveals that there’s more to mutation than randomness.
“Mutations Drive Evolution.”
| Answers in Genesis Neo-Darwinism offers this basic equation for evolution: mutations + natural selection + millions of years = particles-to-person evolution. In this view, evolution is like a white-haired tinkerer, fiddling around with components in his shop until a workable innovation is rolled out.
A Feet of Imagination
| Answers in Genesis No story related to human evolution has drawn as much press in recent times as the account of family members in Turkey who walk hunched over, using their hands as well as feet to ambulate.
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Evolution is Just Mistakes
| Answers in Genesis A major fault line between creationists and evolutionists concerns the appearance of novel genetic information in nature. What does the latest research say about what’s supposed to be the driving force of evolution?
Milk-Digestion Gene Disables, Evolution Proved?
| Answers in Genesis “Recent instance of human evolution!” is the cry of evolutionists (that phrase coming from The New York Times), who are cheering an analysis of mutations that have led to lactose tolerance in various human populations.
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Fins to Limbs?
| Answers in Genesis How zebrafish mutation guides species to extinction instead of theoretical improvement, despite evolutionary propaganda attempts
Gene-Editing of Babies, Potential Consequences
| Answers in Genesis In November 2018 a pair of twin girls born in China were the first gene-edited humans. He Jiankui used CRISPR technology to edit a gene to make the girls resistant to the HIV virus. A new study in the journal Nature Medicine revealed a nasty downside to the mutant gene variant of CCR55, which prevents HIV infection.
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Is Dark DNA Evolution’s Secret Weapon?
| Answers in Genesis Since evolutionists view mutations as the genetic engine driving dramatic transformations, dark DNA could be a source of rapid and extensive evolutionary change. However, mutations have never been shown to accomplish the types of transformations required by universal common descent.
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The Werewolf’s Curse
| Answers in Genesis Since ancient times history has recorded legends of people turning into animals, particularly dangerous wolves. Does some truth lurk behind the stories?
Are You a Mutant?
| Answers in Genesis A team of researchers has added to our knowledge of the genetic mutation rate in humans, as they report in Current Biology.
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Leaps of Developmental Logic
| Answers in Genesis Small biological changes that take generations—like some birds’ beaks growing longer or shorter in certain ecological niches—can be explained and understood by creationists and evolutionists. But when it comes to explaining developmental “leaps,” evolutionists must make a leap of logic.
Special Tools of Life
| Answers in Genesis Did you know that living things make their own tools? For example, they use enzymes to break down large molecules for parts (building blocks) and some for energy.
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Protein Mutational Context Dependence 1
| Answers in Genesis Whenever amino acids can be changed at a residue position, it is generally assumed this mutation is compatible with all other tolerated residue substitutions. We show here that this cannot be assumed.
Dawkins’ Weasel Revisited
| Answers in Genesis Zoology Professor Richard Dawkins claimed to show that random mutations could generate new structures such as organs or limbs by a computer programming exercise.
In Brief—D.N.A. Mutation and Design
| Answers in Genesis The living cell is a marvellous, complex piece of machinery. It contains energy converters (mitochondria), production factories (golgi bodies), and the ability to repair or duplicate itself.
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“Junk” DNA
| Answers in Genesis Using evolutionary assumptions about life’s history, geneticists have branded vast sums of DNA as junk, but research is showing this DNA is far from useless.
Junk Science
| Answers in Genesis The evolutionary assumption that 98% of human DNA is "junk" actually inhibited our understanding of the human genome.
Humans May Have Fewer Genes Than Expected?
| Answers in Genesis A recent study revealed some surprising results about the number of coding genes (those which produce proteins) in the human genome. In this study, led by the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre, they found that around 20% of the genes which had been classified as coding genes were not coding.
Epigenetics
| Answers in Genesis Our physical makeup is determined by our genes, not our environment—right? The science of epigenetics is forcing scientists to rethink their assumptions.
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Can Learned Behaviors be Inherited?
| Answers in Genesis A recent article in the peer-reviewed journal Cell discussed the epigenetic inheritance of learned traits in roundworms. The article discusses the roundworm Caenorhabditis elegans and its ability to transmit a learned trait from parent to offspring through four generations.
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Epigenetics—Inheriting More Than Genes
| Answers in Genesis All our lives, we’ve heard that our physical makeup is determined by our genes, not environment. But the science of epigenetics is forcing scientists to rethink their assumptions.
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Beneficial Mutations
| Answers in Genesis Epigenetics, a field of science, displays the providence of God to help organisms adapt and survive in a fallen world which helps explain beneficial mutations.
Animal Genetics
| Answers in Genesis Does our growing understanding of animal genetics support evolutionary principles or special creation by a caring, intelligent Designer as the Bible proclaims?
Speedy Horses Can't Outrun Loss of Diversity
| Answers in Genesis Researchers have dug into the genome of the horse and made some pretty startling discoveries. In an attempt to discover the lineage of horses, over one hundred researchers have recently examined the genomes of over two hundred fossil horses and compared it to the genomes of modern horses.
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Snakes Appear to Live a Cursed Life
| Answers in Genesis A recent study was published purporting to explain how snakes lost their limbs, and it revealed some surprising findings. The aforementioned study not only probed the question of snake limbs but also sightless subterranean mammals.
Animal Polyploidy: A Mechanism for Evolution?
| Answers in Genesis Polyploidy, though less common in animals than it is in plants, appears to have played a role in the speciation in animals. Since evolutionists need an increase in information in the genome to go from molecules to man, polyploidy is claimed to be a mechanism to increase genetic information available to a population.
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Jacob’s Odd “Breeding Program” of Genesis 30
| Answers in Genesis So many questions have been raised regarding Genesis 30–31: Does Jacob’s “peeled bark” practice have any bearing on how sheep and goats breed? Does it offer any health or reproductive value? Did God instruct Jacob in this practice?