Do creationists now support evolution?

 As an evolutionist I find this new idea from creationist scientists very interesting.

Can religious teachings prove evolution to be true?

Matt Walker

It is one of the great questions of the past 150 years.

Did God or evolution drive the emergence of life in all its resplendent variety?This blog, the US education system, and even American politics have to a degree all become dominated by the debate at various times, which goes to the heart of our world view and our ideas of where we, and all other forms of life, came from.But I’ve just come across an intriguing piece of research that may, to coin a phrase, put an evolutionary cat among the believing flock of creation scientists, many of whom believe in the literal account of Genesis.One scientist has decided to use creation science to test the validity of evolution.Because, he says, if it turns out that creation science proves evolution, then by its own logic, it will have to reject its own canon of research that previously denied it.It’s a clever idea, because it once again puts evidence, rather than faith, at the centre of the debate.Science cannot prove that God doesn’t exist, or that God may have once put in place all known physical laws and processes that shaped the universe and everything in it.Science cannot challenge faith, which by its very nature, does not require evidence (many scientists are religious people who see no contradiction between their faith and work and many people of faith see no contradiction with what science can explain).But science does require evidence, and this evidence allows us to explain, with increasing accuracy, how the world around us works.The power of this evidence-based approach may explain the rise of creation science, which to briefly summarise, seeks evidence supporting the literal interpretation of the biblical book of Genesis.

Extract: CMDS is derived from a branch of creation science called baraminology, which classifies organisms according to a creationist framework. Animals fall into types, or baramins, which were created independently, but have diversified since.

Dr Senter has no real issue with the methodology – as he points out in the 2010 paper, mathematics has no creed.But he argues that if CMDS shows that dinosaurs do show transitional forms, and are in fact genetically related to each other, then creationists are in a bit of a bind.Either they must accept that to be true, and therefore contradict their own position that these groups appeared without evolution. Or they must throw out the assertion, but also reject their own methodology, which they have used to validate their creationist claims.

Read rest here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/wondermonkey/2011/07/faith-versus-science-does-crea.shtml

more on crypto cyclops shark

Jul 03, 2011

Details emerge regarding capture of one-eyed 'Cyclops' shark

Cyclops1 An albino, one-eyed shark fetus removed from a pregnant bull shark captured recently in the Sea of Cortez was one of 10 babies inside the large predator. All others were normal in color and appearance.A story with very few details went viral during the past week, mainly because one photo (at right) revealed a white, three-foot-long shark with what appeared to be a single eye perfectly centered in its head, just above the mouth.Skeptics abounded. One Southern California-based scientist jokingly identified the three-foot fetus as "Cycloptomus," believing the photo to be doctored and part of a hoax.The story became more believable after Felipe Galvan, a prominent Mexican scientist, acknowledged that he had inspected the shark and had even written a paper on the discovery. The paper is under scientific review.But on Saturday more details emerged. Tracy Ehrenberg, general manager of Pisces Sportfishing in Cabo San Lucas, interviewed the fisherman who made the catch southeast of La Paz, Mexico, the capital of Baja California Sur.Ehrenberg said on the Pisces blog that the mother bull shark was caught on a large hook baited with ballyhoo, tethered to a line beneath a buoy fixed in place by another line anchored by a sand bag. The shark was dead when it was hauled up, long after the set was made near Cerralvo Island.It was taken ashore and filleted, a process that revealed nine normal pups and the albino, one-eyed fetus.

Read rest see pics here :http://www.petethomasoutdoors.com/2011/07/details-emerge-regarding-capture-of-one-eyed-cyclops-shark.html

Could Nessie be a large Eel?

This report was printed in The  London Times  March 6, 1856:

The Sea Serpent in the Highlands

The village of Leurbost, Parish of Lochs, Lewis, is at present the scene of an unusual occurrence.  This is no less than the appearance in one of the inland fresh-water lakes of an animal which from its great size and dimensions has not a little puzzled our island naturalists.  Some suppose him to be a description of the hitherto mythological water-kelpie; while others refer it to the minute descriptions of the "sea-serpent," which are revived from time to time in the newspaper columns.  It has been repeatedly seen within the last fortnight by crowds of people, many of whom have come from the remotest parts of the parish to witness the uncommon spectacle.  The animal is described by some as being in appearance and size like "a large peat stack," while others affirm that a "six-oared boat" could pass between the huge fins, which are occasionally visible.  All, however, agree in describing its form as that of an eel; and we have heard one, whose evidence we can rely upon, state that in length he supposed it to be about 40 feet.  It is probable that it is no more than a conger eel after all, animals of this description having been caught in the Highland lakes which have attained huge size.  He is currently reported to have swallowed a blanket inadvertently left on the bank by a girl herding cattle.  A sportsman ensconced himself with a rifle in the vicinity of the loch during a whole day, hoping to get a shot, but did no execution.


So maybe the stories of large eels being caught in the Loch could be true.In the 70s some locals would talk about when eel fishing had been popular in Loch Ness and their fathers/grandfathers catching huge eels over 12 feet(4 metres) long.I doubt anyone is alive now to remember that time but someone, somewhere may have an old photo in a family album of grandfather with a huge eel he caught. You never know.



The Loch Ness Monster: The Evidence
Loch Ness Monster (Unexplained (Capstone)
Field Guide to Lake Monsters, Sea Serpents, and Other Mystery Denizensof the Deep
Loch Ness Monster
Is There a Loch Ness Monster?: The Search for a Legend

my crypto-fiction book, get it whilst it is cheap

Some self publicity. My first fiction cryto book is out on Kindle.

Dark Ness (Dark Trilogy) [Kindle Edition]

Tabitca Cope (Author)

A tale of murder, myth, monsters and a bit of magic set in modern day Loch Ness.Several university people meet at the Loch, all pursuing their own research. They end up banded together to help the Laird and his friends fight a real enemy, but who are these men who look so alike, why do they want the laird? and is there a monster in the Loch?. The body count is rising, and all depends on a few people to save the world

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dark-Ness-Trilogy-ebook/dp/B0058DUNYW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&m=A3TVV12T0I6NSM&s=digital-text&qid=1309246596&sr=1-1

Available on amazon co. uk and amazon .com.Can download to PC and phone ,you don't have to have Kindle.(don't worry this is last time I will be pushing it until the next one is out, but have been told I have to advertise  myself more, am no good at this being pushy stuff as you probably gathered lol )


Dark Ness (Dark Trilogy)

what to do if you find a cryptid.

How do you know if you’ve found a genuine new species?

Zoologist Mark Siddall explains.Annalee Newitz

— You're out in the wilderness — or maybe just your front yard — and you see a really weird animal. It's like a cross between a bat and a frog. Have you discovered a new species? If so, how would you prove it?We asked American Museum of Natural History zoologist Mark Siddall for some advice. So before you cry cryptid, you'll want to know what a real scientist would do in the face of the unknown.

Extract:

Scientists who find new species often have a soft spot for cryptids, or mystery animals. Siddall admitted that two years ago during a meeting of parasitologists he went on a hunt for a mythical giant leech called Tlanusi, said to live in the Hiwassee River near Tennessee. "It had been described in Cherokee myth," Sidall said. "And I thought, 'Let's go look for this leech!' I used my usual method of collecting, and climbed right into the river." He paused dramatically. "What happened was that I didn't find it. But maybe that for the best, because if you lay eyes on it you turn to dust."

Read rest see pics here: http://io9.com/5817241/how-do-you-know-if-youve-found-a-genuine-new-species-zoologist-mark-siddall-explains?tag=science

Coelacanth studies reveal its secrets

Coelacanth slowly reveals its secrets

Matt Walker, Wednesday, 29 June 2011

An odd-looking ancient fleshy fish continues to serve as a reminder of just how little we know about the natural world.In 1938, scientists discovered the coelacanth, a large primitive deep-dwelling fish that was supposed to have been long, long extinct.The fish provided an immediate link to our dim evolutionary past, resembling the lobe-fin fish that were likely the first to leave the water and take to land, ultimately begetting the amphibians, reptiles and mammals we see today, including the human race.The fish’s discovery was a worldwide sensation, and the coelacanth remains famous to this day, its name synonymous with the concept of living fossils and great natural history discoveries.But new research just published reveals, in its own way, just how little we still know about this fish, despite it being the subject of intensive scrutiny and excitement for more than 70 years.A team of scientists based in France and Germany has just summarised the results of a 21 year study into coelacanths living in the Comoros Islands, in the western Indian Ocean.That in itself is impressive.
After its initial discovery in South African waters, another was not sighted by western scientists until fourteen years later, when a few fish were found swimming off the Comoros. The fish was not filmed alive until the BBC serendipitously took some footage of one for the programme Life on Earth broadcast in 1979 (see video below) and the first photos of the fish in its natural habitat were not taken until 1988.

Read rest see pics and videos  here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/wondermonkey/2011/06/slow-reveal-of-the-coelacanths.shtml

amazing photos of giant sea creatures

Open ... wide: The astonishing gathering of manta rays to feast on plankton

By Daily Mail Reporter

Swooping gracefully through the water like giant bats, these huge manta rays gather to feed on microscopic plankton.These amazing pictures were taken by British photographer Warren Baverstock who spent nine days on the Maldives to capture these beautiful creatures.Up to 200 mantas gather in Hanifaru Bay which is just the size of a football pitch to feed and be cleaned of parasites by smaller fish.

Read more and see amazing pics here : http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2009720/The-tiny-fish-dice-deadly-jaws-These-giant-manta-rays-big-appetite.html#ixzz1QpzrIqIb