Author Archives: ScottBuchanan

About ScottBuchanan

Ph D chemical engineer, interested in intersection of science with my evangelical Christian faith. This intersection includes creation(ism) and miracles. I also write on random topics of interest, such as economics, folding scooters, and composting toilets. Background: B.A. in Near Eastern Studies, a year at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and a year working as a plumber and a lab technician. Then a B.S.E. and a Ph.D. in chemical engineering. Since then, conducted research in an industrial laboratory. Published a number of papers on heterogeneous catalysis, and an inventor on over 80 U.S. patents in diverse technical areas.

Historicity of Jesus: Class Notes

Posted on August 11, 2017

Some time ago I was asked to teach a short, informal class on “The Historicity of Jesus”. Was Jesus a real person who did and taught the things we read about in the New Testament, or did wishful believers just make … Continue reading →

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Total Solar Eclipse Visible Across the U.S. on August 21

Posted on July 19, 2017

The Moon’s orbit around the Earth is inclined by about 5 degrees from the plane of the Earth’s orbit around the Sun, so only occasionally does the Moon come between the Earth and the Sun so as to cause a solar … Continue reading →

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Listing of Articles on Science, Faith and Other

Posted on June 28, 2017

Here is a listing of some of the more popular articles on this blog, grouped by topic: Geology/Fossils Grand Canyon Geology Realistic Expectations for Transitional Fossils “Unconformities” Showed Geologists By 1800 That The Earth Was Very Old Soft Tissue in … Continue reading →

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N.T. Wright: If Creation Is Through Christ, We Should Expect Something Like Evolution

Posted on April 29, 2017

N.T. Wright is a leading biblical scholar, former Bishop of Durham in the Church of England, and current Research Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity at the University of St. Andrews. He holds a Doctor of Divinity from Oxford … Continue reading →

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Though the Market Is a Winner, Most Stocks Are Losers

Posted on April 9, 2017

The U.S. “stock market” is represented by various collections of stocks, such as the Dow Jones Industrial Average (30 stocks), the NASDAQ Composite (securities listed on the NASDAQ; weighted towards information technology), and the Standard and Poors 500 Index. The … Continue reading →

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Whatever Happened to Intelligent Design Theorist William Dembski?

Posted on March 19, 2017

Summary: Young earth creationists have knocked out of action one of the most effective advocates for Intelligent Design. This is symptomatic of the rift between these two anti-evolution movements which are both mainly composed of Bible-believing Christians. * * * … Continue reading →

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Fun Things to Fly: Powered Parachutes, Trikes, and Gyroplanes

Posted on February 10, 2017

A few months ago we joined in to buy a family member a remote-control (R/C) airplane that he liked. This Icon A5 is a fairly heavy model plane, that can fly off the water. Here is a YouTube video of … Continue reading →

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