A little while back a comment was added to my weblog about Evolution. That comment began a debate that I really didn't care to take time out for. The commenter turned out to be a catholic theistic evolutionist. And he didn't seem to profit any from it. Hopefully, if anyone else reads the blog and comments, they can see the nonsense of this commenter's position. Anyway, I began to wonder if my knowledge about evolution was sufficient. The few Science books that I recall reading prior to this time (which I will reread also soon) are "Genesis & Evolution" by M. R. DeHaan, "Scientific Creationism" by Henry M. Morris, "Dead Men Tell Tales" by Harry Rimmer, and "The Harmony of Science and Scripture" also by Harry Rimmer.
I recently started reading more books on this subject. I remember thinking after reading Scientific Creationism that it was a very good and strong defense of creationism. Now, I have read "After Its Kind" by Byron Nelson, "The Collapse of Evolution" by Scott Huse, "The Twilight of Evolution" by Henry M. Morris, and "Science and the Bible" by Henry M. Morris. After reading After Its Kind and The Collapse of Evolution, I think it is essential that anyone who desires to discuss evolution and creationism in an intelligent conversation to have read these two books (at least). And if you can read these two books and remain an evolutionist, you should be prepared to refute the evidence in them.
I am going to continue with "Man's Origin, Man's Destiny (A Critical Survey of the Principles of Evolution and Christianity)" by A. E. Wilder-Smith. I also have in my library the following: The Biblical Flood & The Ice Epoch (Donald Wesley Patten), The Flood (Alfred M. Rehwinkel), The Genesis Flood (Whitcomb and Morris), Why Scientists Accept Evolution (Clark and Bates), The World That Perished (John C. Whitcomb), The Early Earth (John C. Whitcomb), A Study of the Sky [1896] (Herbert A. Howe), The Stars In Their Courses [1931] (Sir James Jeans), The Deluge Story in Stone (Byron C. Nelson), Earth's Earliest Ages (G.H. Pember), Creation, Time, and Eternity (J.S. Secrist), God, The Atom, and the Universe (James Reid), Crying Stones (Harry Rimmer), Evidences For Immortality (Harry Rimmer), and Voices From The Silent Centuries (Harry Rimmer).
Anyway if anyone wants to discuss evolution or creation with me, I will ask them first, "Have you read "After Its Kind" and "The Collapse of Evolution"? After you read those two books then come back and talk to me about it."
After having received "The Long Day of Joshua and Six Other Catastrophes" by Patten, Hatch, and Steinhauer and seeing that it is a sequel to Mr. Patten's other book, "The Biblical Flood and the Ice Epoch", I think I have a more definite plan. I am now nearly 2/3 through "Man's Origin, Man's Destiny". The next four books to read will be "Scientific Creationism" (Morris), "The Flood" (Rehwinkel), "The Biblical Flood and the Ice Epoch" (Patten), and "The Long Day of Joshua". From there, I'm not sure yet which direction I will go. I am hoping that Rehwinkel's Flood and Patten's two books will break some of the monotony of being in the fifth book in a row on evolution.
Anyway, I was looking around in my library the other day and found some other science books that I have not already mentioned. They are the following: Creation or Evolution? (David D. Riegle), Evolution (J.W.G. Johnson), Evolution and Christian Faith (Bolton Davidheiser), Scientific Confirmations Of Old Testament History (G. Frederick Wright; 1906), Archaeology and the Ancient Testament (James L. Kelso), The Christian View of Science and Scripture (Bernard Ramm), The Creator And The Cosmos (Hugh Ross), Creation And Time (Hugh Ross), Refuting Evolution (Jonathan Sarfati), Refuting Compromise (Jonathan Sarfati), The Lie: Evolution (Ken Ham), 301 Startling Proofs & Prophecies (Peter & Paul Lalonde), Modern Science In Bible Lands (Sir William Dawson; 1895), and The Christian's Handbook of Science and Philosophy (Dr. Peter S. Ruckman).
Then, I have this idea to read as many books as possible that are listed on Dr. Ruckman's Recommended Reading List. There are 54 books in this list. Over 20 of them are out of print. I have all but seven of them. I have read 28 out of the 54.
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- Gary N Alford
- Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States
- I was "born of the flesh" on November 24, 1960 and I was "born of the Spirit" (John 3:5-6) in May, 1981. "Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God." (John 3:3) I am a 55 year old student and teacher of the word of God, the Holy Bible. I am a student of the English Language and its history including Anglo-Saxon and Middle English. I am also currently studying American History. I am an avid reader with a personal library of around 2000 volumes. I am a literary critic including Biblical works and Biblical doctrine. I am a master of Biblical studies, having read completely through the King James Bible approximately 30 times, and studied the Bible for most of 27 years. I have written and personally published and printed (by Word of Truth Publications) about 20 Biblical tracts. I continue my studies for continued personal growth and for preparation for further publication of new materials. [And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also. 2 Timothy 2:2 ]
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