Say hello to Jason Lisle, the Institute for Creation Research’s new Director of Research. For his first ICR article, he gives us a Daily Science Update article called No Nearby Dark Matter. As Dr Lisle seems to be at least vaguely competent, and is as such a real catch for the Institute, this article isn’t nearly as bad as the usual fare.
Posts Tagged ‘Galaxies’
30 Nov
Some More Distant Galaxies
It’s a reasonably common DpSU topic – Brian Thomas finds a report of some galaxy at the edge of the universe (in time, if not in space) that looks a little older than would be expected according to Big Bang related models, and concludes that we must ditch it altogether and that we should thus [...]
1 Jul
Remember That Sky Map?
Here it is again: Yes, Brian Thomas is today using a similar study, which (apparently) shows that the “Universe’s Matter Is Too Clumpy“. Amusingly, the study’s primary author’s name is Shaun Thomas, which is going to make this rather difficult… Brian Thomas says: [Shaun] Thomas and his colleagues used data from the Sloan Digital Sky [...]
27 Jun
More Galaxies – DpSU
Another astronomy/cosmology related DpSU today. Apparently, “‘Wildly Unexpected’ Galaxies Defy Simple Naturalistic Explanations“. I see problems already…
12 Jun
3D Sky Map and the Latest in DpSU’s
I would hope that you are all aware of the recent (ish) map from the 2MASS Redshift Survey. If not, take a look: According to Brian Thomas, ‘Science’ Writer at the ICR, this map “Shows Big Bang Even More Unlikely“. This article is a borderline Type AE (see the Terminology page) in that Mr Thomas [...]
9 Jun
Star Struck – Quick DpSU
A survey of the centre of the Galaxy by Hubble has revealed a number of “Young Blue Stars”, which Brian Thomas claims could not exist in “standard long-age cosmologies”. They also don’t like the explanation for the star’s formation: long-age astronomers have been forced to resort to a non-explanation that is indistinguishable from an appeal [...]
4 Jun
The Earth Was Uniquely Created
I reckon I can swallow this category whole. It’s not really much, and I’ve covered much of it before. Article I: Earth Was Created For Life “It has been suggested that this page be merged into Earth Was Created in a Wonderful Location” (actually, if this was on wikipedia it wouldn’t last long for other [...]
31 May
The Universe Was Created Recently, ish
Many clock-like processes operating in the solar system and beyond indicate that the universe is young. For example, spiral galaxies should not exist if they are billions of years old. The stars near their centers rotate around the galactic cores faster than stars at the perimeters. If a cosmology based on long ages is correct, [...]
26 May
Quick DpSU’s #1
Here’re some quickies: Self-Cloning Lizards Fit for Survival So, some lizards can reproduce by a system akin to cloning - parthenogenesis – and this can be created in the lab. Also, “evolution has no useful explanation for the origin of sexual reproduction, let alone unisexual.” This isn’t useful in itself. Sure, the field is not settled, but what is? [...]
24 May
The Universe Has a Centre (apparently)
I shall begin with their existing “Evidence for Creation”. I’ll skip “Evidence for God” and “Truth”, as I’m not interested in that kind of argument (it should be evident that the ICR, unlike the Discovery Institute, make no attempt to hide their fundamental reliance on scripture) and I’ll leave “from Nature” for later. First and [...]
