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