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  1. shunyadragon

    The stoic persistence of the literal Creationist view in the polls.

    First, Literal Creationism may be versions of YEC and OEC beliefs. The share the common belief that the Pentateuch is in some way a literal accurate history. https://apologeticspress.org/literal-creationists-holding-their-ground-in-the-polls-4509/ Literal Creationists Holding Their Ground in...
  2. shunyadragon

    Relevant recent research in the science of evolution

    In another thread a reference was made to: Bones of Contention: A Creationist Assessment of the Human Fossils by Marvin L. Lubenow as an argument against evolution. One key problem with his argument is he is a Young Earth Creationist. One of the key argument by Lubenow was that the evidence of...
  3. shunyadragon

    Dating fossils and rock formations by scientific methods,

    In a previous thread For trinity believers: Does your world come unravelled if Jesus is not God,but ONLY Gods Son? the question came up concerning the problems of science dating fossils by @Dimi95, which was off topic. It is a complex topic that deserves its own thread. The first question...
  4. shunyadragon

    The Quran Description of Creation and the nature of our physical existence in conflict with science

    The main issue is ancient religions are not relevant to the contemporary world, and this results in many if not most believers intentionally ignorant and rejecting science. This also reflects a philosophical question of "potential Free Will." Are believers and non-believers able to comprehend...
  5. shunyadragon

    The problems of the belief in 'Randomness' and use of probability in 'Intelligent Design.'

    I posted this in another thread and I believe it deserves it;s own thread. Out of interest in the issue I did a search of RF on 'Intelligent Design' and I was amazed at the number to threads on the topic including several addressing the problem of Islam and Intelligent Design. I was discouraged...
  6. shunyadragon

    The problem of Creationism in Islam rejecting the science of evolution.

    The problem of fundamentalist Creationism in Islam Today, 09:35 AM Before 18th-19th fundamentalist Creationism was dominant in the Christian and Islamic world based on a plain reading of scripture. The Christian West the advances in science and the advent of the Age of Enlightenment has given...
  7. shunyadragon

    Israel's academic history from the beginning.

    .A second source is Israelites - Wikipedia The name of Israel first appears in the Merneptah Stele of ancient Egypt, dated to about 1200 BCE. Modern archaeology suggests that the Israelites branched out from the Canaanites through the development of Yahwism, a distinct monolatristic—and later...
  8. shunyadragon

    Israel's academic history from the beginning.

    A number of threads have dealt with aspects of the Israel's history from the religious, archaeological and historical perspective. Even though this thread will primarily deal with the archaeological and historical history of Israel it will deal with the history of Israel present in the Bible...
  9. shunyadragon

    What caused the sudden appearance of agriculture ~12,000 years ago,

    Between ~12,800 to 12,000 years ago Paleo hunter gatherer cultures were replaced by agriculture and village cultures all across the northern hemisphere, What caused this change in human culture. The conclusion was an airburst caused the decline of the paleo cultures, drop in population, and the...
  10. shunyadragon

    The problem of ancient tribal beliefs is revealed in the conflicts in Ukraine and Palestine.

    Tribal turf wars have dominated the history of Judaism, Christianity and Islam throughout their history. Superficial tolerance and getting along fades as the underlying motivations of belief return in violent anti-semitic and anti-Islamic violence increases in even what we attempt to call...
  11. shunyadragon

    The evolution of written languages in the Middle East

    This a topic I have been interested in for a long time. The nature of the evolution of Middle Eastern written languages lies at the foundation of all Middle Eastern religions. To begin the discussion I will propose that the written languages of the Middle East evolved from two sources. Sumerian...
  12. shunyadragon

    New Research confirms 21,000 year old foot prints in the USA

    NEW MEXICO Footprints found at ancient lake in New Mexico challenge old belief of first humans in Americas The study finds that footprints discovered at an ancient lakebed in White Sands National Park date back to between 21,000 and 23,000 years ago By Lawrence Richard Fox News Published October...
  13. shunyadragon

    Unresolvable problems with Exodus in archaeology, history and contradictions in the Torah

    Off-topic discussions have bounced around in other threads concerning Exodus. In this thread, I will provide specifics Bart Ehrman, a historian at UNC University has done research over the years concerning the Bible. First, the Biblical contradictions concerning Jericho...
  14. shunyadragon

    Abiogenesis discoveries and research

    In a thread on Noah's Arc the inability to respond coherently to the impossibility of the flood and the construction of the Arc it was decided to change the topic to Abiogenesis loaded with all the blue smoke and mirrors and 'arguing from ignorance' posts. Like all science, there are unanswered...
  15. shunyadragon

    New evidence for natural evolution

    520 million year old monster found Today, 09:08 AM Not really a monster, but an odd beast that contributes to our knowledge of early evolution at that time. Source: Three-Eyed “Fossil Monster” – 520 Million-Year-Old Fossil Reveals Amazing Detail of Early Animal Evolution Three-Eyed “Fossil...
  16. shunyadragon

    Understanding Chaos Theory, Fractal Math, and Nature

    There seems to be a lot of misunderstanding concerning the nature of the outcomes of cause-and-effect events and the nature of our physical existence including mutations, evolution, Quantum Mechanics,, and the question of randomness in how the variation of the outcomes of cause-and-effect...
  17. shunyadragon

    Humans like arrived in the Americas before 25,000 years ago

    Today, 08:56 PM ew discovery in South America pushes back the time humans arrived in the Americas. Source: Humans were in South America at least 25,000 years ago, giant sloth bone pendants reveal Humans were in South America at least 25,000 years ago, giant sloth bone pendants reveal News...
  18. shunyadragon

    Not only Natural Laws but Rules of Evolution?

    Yes evolution involves outcomes of change and effect events that occur within a limited range determined by Natural Laws. In 19th century Cope's rules were proposed for evolution within how evolution takes place in the changes in the environment driving force of evolution. In summary cope's rule...
  19. shunyadragon

    Recent discovery of 500 million year old Sea Squirt important find.

    Recent discovery of 500 million year old Sea Squirt important find. Today, 08:37 PM Sea squirts are common today with 3000+speciesm but this sea squirt fossul discover is unique and the only one found likely because of its small suc=ze and fragile nature, It represents a very important find in...
  20. shunyadragon

    Consciousness

    There have been a number of threads and posts that challenge the scientific basis for a natural evolved basis for an evolved natural consciousness. The following are basic definitions of consciousness: The Cambridge Dictionary defines consciousness as "the state of understanding and realizing...
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