Date: 2009/09/26 – 2009/09/26
Time: 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Venue: NRC Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory 717 White Lake Road Penticton, BC
Several of us took the morning down at the Observatory, checking out the equipment and listening to lectures by the scientists who work there. Good geeky fun.
Categories: Astronomy · Astrophysics · Events · Radio telescopes · Universe
On Nov 5th, we’ll meet at our place again to listen to this lecture from the BeThinking website:
http://www.bethinking.org/science-christianity/advanced/scientific-perspectives-on-genesis-1-3.htm
In addition to having a lot of great content and thought-provoking ideas, Loen & I were interested in the diverse approaches of the three presenters. Simply listening to the three should inspire us all about how to present our thoughts and beliefs.
Note that this is about an hour and a half long, so we’ll want to start right away.
Please bring cookies.
Categories: Astrophysics · AudioFile · Bible reliability · Debate · Earth's Age · Evolution · Science and society
In complete contrast to the previous meeting, on Oct 8/08 we’ll listen to the audio file of Hugh Ross’ personal testimony.
Titled, A Scientist Who Looked and Was Found, I downloaded the file from http://www.veritas.org/media/talks/330. No need to listen to it beforehand, we will play it the night of our get together. The contrast comes in this: Ken Ham emphasizes the rule of Biblical facts over human science, whereas Hugh Ross came to believe in Biblical truth through the witness of science. One is emphatically “young earth”, the other as certainly “old earth.”
There are two versions of the talk, both from 1995. The short, clearer one is 35 min, and the longer, buzzier one is still less than an hour. I’ll check both and decide which to use.
Categories: Astrophysics · AudioFile · Bible reliability · Design · Personal Testimony
In our June meeting, I found out about this video:
Unlocking the mystery of life [videorecording] / produced by Illustra Media.
[S.l.] : Illustra Media, c2002.
Subjects DNA — DVD-Video discs
Intelligent design (Teleology) — DVD-Video discs
Description:
1 videodisc (ca. 65 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
I’m putting it on hold from the public library and we’ll all watch it together ~ date to be discussed. Our original plan was July, but maybe we shall consider August? Or saving it for a busy week once school starts again in the fall.
Categories: Astrophysics · Biochemistry · Complexity · Design · Evolution · Movie Night · Science and society
Wiseman, J.J. “What Do We Learn about the Creator from Astronomy and Cosmology?” Not Just Science chapter 5. 2005. p.97-108.
If you are planning on joining our group on May 7, and need a copy of this reading before then, please contact us. There is a copy of this chapter which you may borrow from my box in the KCC office. A copy of the book has arrived for the W——- family (to be dropped off), and Christabelle should now have her copy to share with the puppy.
Categories: Astrophysics · Readings · Universe
Anybody want to go to Naramata Aug 27?? Might be a cool outing if anyone’s not too worried about work the next morning.
I think we will attend this lecture and therefore cancel our regularly scheduled meeting on that Wednesday (Aug 29th). The giraffes reading will hold over into September, instead.
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August 12, 2007 / 7:30 am
A guest speaker will be in the South Okanagan later this month to talk about stars with interested residents.
Doctor Edward Churchwell of the University of Wisconsin, will be in Naramata on August 27 to host a lecture on the Milky Way.
New images from NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope will be shown.
After Dr. Churchwell, Penticton’s own Dr. Ken Tapping, well known astronomer from the White Lake Observatory, will give details of the eclipse of the Moon that will be visible from the Okanagan in the early hours of the next morning.
The lecture takes place at the Columbia Hall in the Naramata Centre and runs from 7:30 until 9 p.m. This is a free public event.
Seems interesting. If we all showed up, they’d no doubt be surprised 
A lecture on BeThinking about the origins of the Universe is here (audio or text available):
Beyond the Big Bang by W.L. Craig http://www.bethinking.org/resource.php?ID=51
Also one by Hugh Ross on Astrophysics, too. http://www.bethinking.org/resource.php?ID=276&TopicID=2&CategoryID=1
Either one would be a good bit of reading before the 27th.
Categories: Astrophysics · Design · Events · Radio telescopes · Universe
