The two quintessential decisions that led to the birth of the Biodesign Class at St. Helena High School were adopting John Muir as our primary mentor and planning a six-day trip to Yosemite N.P. to explore what he was writing about. In preparation for each trip we pondered The Wilderness World Of John Muir (edited … [Read more…]
INTELLIGENT MEN DECIPHERING “INTELLIGENT DESIGNS”: “For every house is built by someone, but the builder of all things is God.” Hebrews,” 3. “All of Nature is but a metaphor of the human mind.” Emerson It is illogical to assume that physical, mental and spiritual designs can be more complex than the artist/creator of the designs. … [Read more…]
In his own words, “The Autobiography of Charles Darwin:” “When thus reflecting [‘on the universe, including man’] I feel compelled to look to a First Cause having an intelligent mind in some degree analogous to that of man’ and I deserve to be called a Theist.” Shame on Richard Dawkins, and other science atheists who … [Read more…]
In, The Great Evolution Mystery, Gordon Taylor explains why Darwin’s Theory of evolution does not account for “organs of extreme perfection.” This includes the human eye. Human eyes contain over 100 million cells that all must function in perfect synchrony in order for people to see properly. Although ophthalmologists know much about eyes, it remains … [Read more…]
“For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.” Psalm 139 13-14 It is a stunning irony that an “uneducated” sheepherder wrote this Psalm circa 3,000 years ago! He may have been closer to the truth of our origin than … [Read more…]
Tom Stienstra is one of my favorite outdoor journalists. He writes a column for the San Francisco Chronicle covering a wide range of outdoor topics including hiking, hunting, fishing, camping, backpacking, kayaking, canoeing and wilderness adventures. He is a talented writer with a wealth of knowledge about all aspects of the aforementioned subjects. Although he … [Read more…]
Am I the only one on the planet who has read, The Autobiography of Charles Darwin? The authors of the link: http://www.evolutionnews.org/2014/07/we_hold_some_tr087471.html obviously must not have or they would have noted that Darwin actually entertained thoughts very similar to those of Isaac Newton and Thomas Jefferson. “This follows from the extreme difficulty or rather impossibility … [Read more…]