Links to Old-Earth and Mainstream Viewpoints on Origins
Compiled by Glen Kuban
Part of Kuban's Paleo Place
Note: These sites include both theistic and secular treatments which
address or refute strict creationist claims, or support mainstream
earth science. I do not necessarily
endorse all the statements or views expressed on these web sites.
American Scientific Affiliation
http://www.asa3.org
A large organization of Christians who are also scientists.
Exlores issues of Scienc, Faith, and their interrelationships.
Armin Held's "Science and Faith" website
http://www.urzeitundendzeit.de/engl_index.html
An old earth Christian viewpoint on origins, with many
well researched and thought-provoking articles.
The Talk.Origins Newsgroup Archives/Faqs
http://www.talkorigins.org/
This site has the most extensive collection of origins-related
material on the Internet. Included are many articles that critique
strict creationist claims and/or explain relevant concepts
(such as radiometric dating, speciation, fossilization, etc.).
Included are links to many
related web sites.
National Center for Science Education
http://www.ncseweb.org/
NCSE is a non-profic organization devoted to promoting science education
and the accurate teaching of mainstream evolutionary concepts. They
publish a journal and newsletter which often debunk strict
creationist arguments.
Dealing with Anti-Evolutionism
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/fosrec/Scott.html
- By Eugenie Scott of National Center for Science Education.
Evolution Versus Scientific Creationism
http://www.rtis.com/nat/user/elsberry/evobio/evc.html
Wesley R. Elsberry's Creation/evolution page. Elsberry presents a
lexicon of jargon in the creation/evolution debate, a system of
categorizing various views on the subject, and a menu of
C/E articles and links. Elsberry decribes himself as a "creationist
evolutionist."
Andrew MaCrae's Origins Page
http://www.geo.ucalgary.ca/~macrae/t_origins/
Includes a refutation of Ted Holden's "Carboniferous human bones" claims
at
http://www.geo.ucalgary.ca/~macrae/t_origins/carbbones/carbbones.html
Hugh Ross's "Reasons to Belive" website
http://www.reasons.org/index.shtml
Christian author and scientist Hugh Ross is one
of the best known "progressive creation" advocates.
Paluxy Dinosaur/"Man Track" Controversy
http://www.paleo.cc/paluxy/paluxy.htm
This site features a collection of articles by myself and others
refuting the once popular creationist claims that human and dinosaur
tracks occur together in the Paluxy River near Glen Rose, Texas.
Included are reference lists and links to related sites.
North Texas Skeptics Home Page
http://www.utdallas.edu/orgs/ntskeptics/
- A local skeptics group that includes material on the C/E controversy
Scientific American: 15 Answers to Creationist Nonsense
Scientific American Article refuting 15 strict creationist arguments