Curiosity has landed: Life on Mars and the Bible
The NASA Mars rover Curiosity successfully landed on Mars August 5, 2012. Its mission, to help answer the question of whether there was or is life on Mars; whether on its surface or below. Why look at Mars for life? Mars may have been like the Earth in its past, including having liquid water and […]
Pi in the Bible?
The number π (pay/) is a mathematical constant that is the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter. The encyclopedia tells us that earliest written approximations of π are found in Babylon and Egypt, 1900–1600 BC (with a value accurate to about 1%, 3.1250) IS THE ENCYCLOPEDIA RIGHT? “And he cast the pool, ten […]
Higgs Boson – what does it mean to science and religion
Scientist at CERN may have found the Higgs Boson. This particle has been predicted to exist for a long time as the missing piece in what is known as the standard model of elementary particles that make up the universe (although the model does not yet account for the fourth force – gravity). The potential […]
Why Is the Solar System So Bizarre?
This is the title of a May 31 2012 magazine article in Science. The article goes on to say “all manner of planets circling other stars have been popping up of late: big ones, little ones; gassy ones, rocky ones; hot ones, cold ones. But the freakish diversity of worlds starts much closer to home. […]