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by Hugh Ross (Author)
Key Phrases: cosmic creation event, biblical creation model, cryptogamic colonies, Milky Way Galaxy, Late Heavy Bombardment, Photo Researchers (more...)
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In this third component to the Reasons To Believe foundational series, Hugh Ross draws from the depths of his studies in both science and Scripture to show how creation and evolution intertwine.

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  • Hardcover: 291 pages
  • Publisher: Navpress Publishing Group; 1st edition (August 22, 2006)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1576835782
  • ISBN-13: 978-1576835784
  • Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.2 x 1.1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Exposition of Science and The Bible, February 25, 2007
This work by Dr Hugh Ross goes far in order to first establish what a scientific principle is, and later to use this definition in order to argue his case.

Contrary to other reviewers, there is nothing that can be found in the way of pseudoscience in this work. All of the facts are presented objectively, and are quite scientific (take for example the WMAP of the background cosmic radiation, or the series of events that lead to the formation of the moon and atmosphere. If there is indeed pseudoscience, how come nobody pointed out where he made an incorrect or spurious scientific claim?). One of the points made in the book is that a vast array of factors had to be done with precision far beyond that which is within the bounds of human ability (and most certainly beyond any reasonable probability of being carried out by random accident), and therefore would imply a creative intelligence.

All of these arguments are also used within a movement called the Intelligent Design theory. The problem with Intelligent Design is that it does not identify any creator or causal agent: this is one of the reasons that it did not hold up in court recently, and perhaps one of the main reasons why, upon its rejection from the court, people consider it to be pseudoscience. In fact, many court cases dealing with evolution and creation can be found within the book!

Dr Ross attempts to formulate his model on the assumption that the creator is identified as the God of the Bible, and then use predictions based on this and an interpretation of the Bible to predict results of as yet unresolved scientific dilemmas. For those who claim that this book contains pseudoscience, refer to the appendix within the book which actually lists a large number of as yet unresolved issues in science, and see for yourself whether the outcome favors the theory of Dr Ross or of other, competing theories.

There have been reviews claiming that and religious claim must fall out of science, and that the two should be separate in their scope, otherwise the necessary addition of faith is needed within the scientific enterprise, which is contrary to the purpose of science. It is, however, not difficult to see why this view is completely wrong, simply because it requires that faith in this assumption be placed, and according to the above, any faith is contrary to the functioning of the scientific enterprise. In fact, it says within the book that theories and their underlying assumptions are to be tested objectively, and it is precisely this objective testing (without choosing any favorites, just putting the theories to the table and seeing which set of assumptions best explains the results) of assumptions that makes science work.

I personally found this book to be very enjoyable, it is well written and has a convincing argument for those willing to listen. It contains hundreds of references to scientific sources such as journals, papers, and books by renowned scientists: even if you disagree with its message, any careful reading and thorough investigation of the facts will show that no claim in this book is made without careful and purposeful consideration, and it certainly does not contain even a hint of pseudoscience.
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21 of 27 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Testable, Comprehensive Creation Model, October 18, 2006
By Richard L. Deem "Rich Deem" (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews
Reasons To Believe's third in a series of books proposing a testable creation model takes on the origin and design of the universe. Creation As Science develops a biblical creation model and compares the predictions of this model to naturalistic, young earth creationism, and theistic evolutionary models. This biblical creation model is divided into four main areas, the origin of the universe, the origin of the Solar System, the history of life on earth, and the origin and history of mankind.

Cosmological implications of the biblical model include extra dimensions, cosmic expansion, size of the universe, the anthropic principle, constancy of the laws of the universe, and humanity's specific viewing platform. The characteristics of the earth are compared to those of known extrasolar planets, showing that the earth is rare, if not unique among the planets.

Other chapters examine life's origin in terms of the naturalistic processes that would be required. The naturalistic model is shown to be lacking in that life appears early and is complex. Subsequently, new species are introduced at the right time to transform the earth into a planet suitable for advanced life forms. The origin of humanity is examined in detail to complete the biblical model of creation.

Naturalists primary complaint about intelligent design is that it offers no model and makes no predictions. The strength of Creation As Science lies in its challenge to naturalistic models of origins through specific predictive claims. Chapter 11 examines specific predictions of the four models examined. Along with Appendix F, 22 cosmological and planetary sciences predictions are given for each model. Fifty-two predictive tests are listed for the origin and history of life on earth. In addition, 15 specific theological and philosophical predictions are made for each model. The success or failure of these predictions will determine the value of this approach in future years.

The book seems to be titled to attract Christians, but I hope that secular readers will not be dissuaded by the close opposition of "Creation" and "Science" to dismiss it outright as just another deceptive creation science book. The science is generally quite good, other than a few errors (Figure 7.4: "Oxygenation history of earth's atmosphere" seems to attribute oxygenation of the atmosphere earlier than most published studies, and the claim that when carbon dioxide falls below about 225 parts per million, all photosynthetic life dies is false, since the earth goes through such periods on a regular basis), and missing citations for some key data. Hopefully this book will begin a dialog among the various groups to sort out what each model predicts and which reflects the science better.
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45 of 61 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Four Models Plus, November 7, 2006
By Paul R. Bruggink (Clarington, PA USA) - See all my reviews
"Creation as Science" actually contains, in a 25-page side-by-side table, four models of creation: the Reasons to Believe (RTB) Model, Naturalism, Young-Earth Creationism and Theistic Evolution, with a total of 89 predictive tests for each model.

In addition to the models, the 225 pages of preceding text contain a lot of worthwhile material, including a list of ten parallels between the "evolution" of the universe and Scripture (p. 75) and an extensive description of the careful, many-faceted preparations God orchestrated over a period of 13.7 billion years to prepare planet Earth for us humans.

While he may or may not have gotten everything right, Hugh Ross seems to have made a good first pass that should stir up much discussion and, hopefully, progress.
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