Astronomy and the Big Bang
In this session Mike interviews Dr. Danny Faulkner (Ph.D. Astronomy) from Answers in Genesis. Dr. Faulkner answers many questions that Christians need to understand about the Big Bang which includes: "Is the Big Bang compatible with the Bible?", "How scientific is the Big Bang?", "What are some of the major problems with the Big Bang?", and why we should start with the Bible, which has never changed, as our authority.
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Astronomy and Comets
In this video Danny Faulkner (Ph.D. Astronomy) answers the following questions.
- What are comets?
- What makes up a comet?
- How do comets differ from meteors?
- How fast do comets travel?
- Why are comets good evidence for a young earth and solar system?
Dr. Faulkner concludes by addressing the issue of star formation and why stars do not form by naturalistic processes.
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Danny R. Faulkner
Professor of Astronomy
(United States)
Dr. Danny R. Faulkner has a B.S. (Math), M.S. (Physics),
M.A. and PhD (Astronomy, Indiana University). For over 25 years he was
on the faculty of the University of South Carolina Lancaster, where he
taught physics and astronomy. He was Chair of its Division of Math,
Science, Nursing, and Public Health (2009–2012). Dr. Faulkner retired as
a full professor and now holds the title of Distinguished Professor
Emeritus. In January, 2013 he joined Answers in Genesis and its Creation
Museum full time. He has published more than a hundred papers in
various astronomy and astrophysics journals. So far, Dr. Faulkner has
published one book, Universe by Design.
Education
- B.S., Bob Jones University, Greenville, SC, 1976
- M.S., Clemson University, Clemson, SC, 1979
- M.A., Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, 1983
- Ph.D., Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, 1989
Articles
- The Gospel Message—Written in the Stars?
- An Evaluation of The Star of Bethlehem DVD
- Have Cosmologists Discovered Evidence of Inflation?
- Blue Stars—Unexpected Brilliance
- Galaxies—Unexplained Spirals
- Chapter 30: Do Creationists Believe in “Weird” Physics like Relativity, Quantum Mechanics, and String Theory?
- Toward a Creationist Astronomy (Creation Research Society Quarterly)
- The Angular Size of the Moon and Other Planetary Satellites: An Argument For Design (Creation Research Society Quarterly)
- The Current State of Creation Astronomy (4thInternational Conference on Creationism, 1998)