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    Evolution and Big Bang Cosmology

    Introduction to Evolutionary Biology: by Chris Colby
    Darwin's Precursors and Influences: by John Wilkins
    Compilation of the Hominid Fossil Record: by Jim Foley
    Transitional Vertebrate Fossils FAQ: by Kathleen Hunt
    Observed Instances of Speciation: by Joseph Boxhorn
    Evolution is a Fact and a Theory: by Laurence Moran
    29 Evidences for Macroevolution: by Douglas Theobald
    Atheism, Theism and Big Bang Cosmology: by Quentin Smith
    Papers on the Biology and Evolutionary Theory: Talk.Origins Archive
    Darwinism: Philosophical Preference, Scientific Inference: by Michael Ruse
    The Uncaused Beginning of the Universe: by Quentin Smith
    Life's Grand Design: Evolution as a Creative Force: by Kenneth Miller
    Evolution: Converging Lines of Evidence: by P. Wesley Edwards
    The Beginnings of Life on Earth: by Christian de Duve
    Five Major Misconceptions about Evolution: by Mark Isaak
    Radiometric Dating and the Geological Time Scale: by Andrew MacRae
    Statistics and Probability of Abiogenesis Calculations: by Ian Musgrave
    Fossil Hominids and the Evolution of Humans: by Lenny Flank
    The Record of Human Evolution: by Eric Delson
    Big Bang Cosmology and Atheism: by Quentin Smith
    More Observed Speciation Events: by Chris Stassen, et al.
    Papers and Information on Archaeopteryx: by Chris Nedin, et al.
    "First Cell," Discover Magazine, November, 1995: by Carl Zimmer
    Why Is There Something Rather Than Nothing?: by Victor J. Stenger
    Stephen Hawking's Universe: from the Public Broadcasting Service
    Evolution and Random Genetic Drift: by Laurence Moran
    The "Information Challenge": by Richard Dawkins
    Where Do We Come From?: by Massimo Pigliucci
    Segmentation and Vertebrate Origins: by Cliff Lundberg
    Self-Replication: Even Peptides Do It: by Stuart Kauffman
    Turning the Corner in the Search for the Origin of Life: by Peter Wills
    Evolution and Philosophy: An Introduction: by John Wilkins
    Cosmology and Theology: Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
    Bioforum: Papers on Biological Evolution: California Academy of Sciences
    Introductory Papers on Evolutionary Biology: San Diego State University
    History of Man: Fossil Apes and Early Fossil Men: by Terry McAndrew
    Stephen Hawking and the Mind of God: by Antony Flew
    Creation ex nihilo — Without God: by Mark I. Vuletic
    The Emergence of Intelligence: by William H. Calvin
    The Hidden Unity of Hearts: by Carl Zimmer


    Creationism and Design

    Finding Darwin's God: by Kenneth R. Miller
    Snake Oil and Holy Water: by Richard Dawkins
    The Talk.Origins' General Anti-Creationism FAQ: by James Meritt
    The "Big Bang" Argument for the Existence of God: by Theodore Schick Jr.
    Frequently Encountered Criticisms in Evolution vs. Creationism: by Mark I. Vuletic
    Intelligent Design: The New Stealth Creationism: (in PDF Format), by Victor Stenger
    Evolution and Creationism: Misconceptions about Science and Religion: by Marian Hillar
    Is the Weak Anthropic Principle Compatible With Divine Design?: by Kyle Kelly
    Evidence for Jury-Rigged Design in Nature: by Chris Colby, Loren Petrich, et al.
    Design Yes, Intelligent No: A Critique of Intelligent Design Theory: by Massimo Pigliucci
    Is God in the Details? From cosmic coincidence to conservative cosmopolitics: by Kenneth Silber
    "Has Science found God?": Speech to the Humanist Fellowship of San Diego: by Norman F. Hall
    The Anthropic Coincidences, Evil and the Disconfirmation of Theism: by Quentin Smith
    Commentary on James Kennedy's "Why I Believe in Creation": by Alex Matulich
    Creationism: Bad Science or Immoral Pseudoscience?: by Joyce Arthur
    Cretinism or Evilution?: "Why We Believe in a Designer!": by Ed Babinski
    Origin of the Specious: Why do neoconservatives doubt Darwin: by Ronald Bailey
    Looking at how Creationists Quote Evolutionists: by E.T. Babinski
    The Pseudo-Problem of Creation in Physical Cosmology: by Adolf Grünbaum
    Creation, Evolution, and the Human Genome: by Anthony B. Wight
    An Account of a Debate with a Creationist: by Rob P. J. Day
    I Was Suckered Into A Debate—And Survived!: by Dr. Fred Parrish
    Evolution Science and "Scientific Creationism": by Scott Gilbert
    Dealing With "Scientific" Creationists: by Frederick Edwords
    How Good Are Those Young Earth Arguments?: by Dave E. Matson
    Indian Tribes' Creationists Thwart Archeologists: by George Johnson
    Physics and the Mind of God: Templeton Prize Address: by Paul Davies
    Origins: Evolution and the Politics of Creation "Science": by Loren A. King
    Personal Stories of the Creation/Evolution Struggle: eddited by Glenn Morton
    Science, Complexity, and God: from The Freethought Zone
    What About Their Missing Links?: by Farrell Till
    Paleontology Challenged!: by Jere H. Lipps
    What is Creationism?: by Jon A. Baskin


    Atheism and Agnosticism

    God's Utility Function: by Richard Dawkins
    Why People Believe in God: by Michael Shermer
    The Arguments from Evil and Nonbelief: by Theodore Drange
    Science, Confirmation, and the Theistic Hypothesis: by Keith M. Parsons
    Causation and the Logical Impossibility of a Divine Cause: by Quentin Smith
    The Case Against God: Science and the Falsifiability Question in Theology: by Massimo Pigliucci
    Nonbelief vs. Lack of Evidence: Two Atheological Arguments: by Theodore Drange
    Is a Proof of the Non-Existence of a God Even Possible?: by Jeffery Lowder
    Darwin Re-Crucified: Why Are So Many Afraid of Naturalism?: by Paul Kurtz
    Atheism, Agnosticism, Noncognitivism: by Theodore M. Drange
    Do Atheists Bear a Burden of Proof?: by Keith M. Parsons
    Positive Atheism and the Meaninglessness of Theism: by Michael Martin
    Christianity and Agnosticism: A Controversy: by Thomas H. Huxley
    The Argument from Logic for the Nonexistence of God: by Steven J. Conifer
    A Brief Survey of Evidential Arguments for Atheism: by Jeffery Jay Lowder
    The Case for Atheism: (in PDF Format), by Dr. Doug Jesseph
    Two Ways to Prove Atheism: by Quentin Smith
    A Fish Did Not Write This Essay: by Richard C. Carrier
    Evangelistic Atheism: Leading Believers Astray: by Dan Barker
    Why I am Agnostic: by Robert Green Ingersoll
    The Metaphilosophy of Naturalism: by Quentin Smith


    Theism & Christianity

    Prophecies: Imaginary and Unfulfilled: by Farrell Till
    Excerpts from Losing Faith In Faith: by Dan Barker
    Critique of New Testament Reliability and "Bias" in NT Development: by James Still
    The Jury Is In: The Ruling on McDowell's "Evidence": by Jeffery Jay Lowder
    The Fabulous Prophecies Of The Messiah: by James Lippard
    The Arguments from Evil and Nonbelief: by Theodore Drange
    Are the Gospels Eyewitness Accounts?: ( Part II ) by Steven Carr
    Textual Reliability of the New Testament: ( Part II ) by Steven Carr
    Why I Don't Buy the Resurrection Story: by Richard C. Carrier
    Personal Gods, Deism, and the Limits of Skepticism: by Massimo Pigliucci
    Leave No Stone Unturned: An Easter Challenge For Christians: by Dan Barker
    Recent Shroud Claims Based on Earlier, Scientifically Discredited Data: by Joe Nickell
    Mathematicians' Statement on the Bible Codes: Caltech Department of Mathematics
    Did the Judge of All the Earth Always Do What Was Right?: by Farrell Till
    The Virgin Birth and Childhood Mysteries of Jesus: by James Still
    Paine's Essays on the Christian Religion: by Thomas Paine
    The Argument from the Bible: by Theodore Drange
    New Testament Contradictions: by Paul Carlson
    Testing the Null Hypothesis: by Farrell Till, The Skeptical Review.
    Just Another Far-Fetched How-It-Could-Have-Been: by Farrell Till
    Holy Bible, by Anonymous: A Book Review: by Judith Hayes
    A Critical Look at the Koran: by Dennis McKinsey


    Miscellaneous Book Reviews

    Can Man Live Without God?, A Review: by Jeffery Jay Lowder
    Review of Kenneth Miller's Finding Darwin's God: by Michael Ruse
    Review of Darwin's Black Box: The Biochemical Challenge to Evolution: by Robert Dorit
    That Colossal Wreck: Review of Zacharias's A Shattered Visage: by Doug Krueger
    Review of Creation Scientists Answer Their Critics: by James J. Lippard
    A Biochemist's Response to "The Biochemical Challenge to Evolution": by David Ussery
    Review of D. Overman's: A Case Against Accident and Self-Organisation: by Graham Oppy
    Commentary on D. James Kennedy's Why I Believe: by Alex Matulich
    Square Pegs and Round Holes: A Review of The Science of God: by Peter B. Weichman
    Review of Darwin's Black Box, The Biochemical Challenge to Evolution: by Don Lindsay
    The Rest of the Story: A Review of Lee Strobel's The Case for Christ: by Jeffery Jay Lowder
    In Defense of Miracles: A Comprehensive Case for God's Action in History: by Richard Carrier
    Critique of J. Montgomery's "Arguments for the Legal Evidence for Christianity": by Richard Packham
    A Review of W. R. Bird's The Origin of Species Revisited: by William B. Provine
    Review of Theism, Atheism, and Big Bang Cosmology: by Graham Oppy
    Review of Patrick Glynn's: God: the Evidence: by Michael Martin
    Articles on Michael Behe and his Darwin's Black Box: by David W. Ussery


    Debate Transcripts

    NOVA Online: A Cyber Debate: "How Did We Get Here?" (1996)
    Debate between Richard Milton and Jim Foley: "Human Evolution" (1997)
    Michael Tooley vs. William Lane Craig: "Debate on the Existence of God" (1994)
    The Pigliucci-Craig Debate: "Christianity and the existence of God" (1998)
    Craig-Atkins Debate: "What is the Evidence For/Against the Existence of God?" (1998)
    The Horner-Barker Debate: "Did Jesus Rise Bodily From the Dead?" (1996)
    The Horner-Till Debate: "Did Jesus Rise Bodily From the Dead?" (1995)
    Discussion: Richard Dawkins-Jaron Lanier: "Evolution: The dissent of Darwin" (1997)
    Alan Hale's "debate" with a Creationist: "An E-Mail Echange" (1997)
    Saladin-Gish Debate II: "Evolution vs. Creationism" (1988)
    The Fernandes-Martin Debate: "The Existence of God" (1997)
    The Craig-Washington Debate: "Does God Exist?" (1995)
    The Howe-Barker Debate: "Does God Exist?" (1997)
    Philip Kitcher-Philip Johnson "Should Evolution Be Taught in Schools?" (1999)
    Atheism v. Apologetics: "Account of the '97 Barker-Wilson Debate" by George Tipton
    The Koster-Zindler Debate: "Does God Exist?" (1990)
    The Dawkins-Pinker Debate: "Is Science Killing the Soul?" (1999)
    Reply to Robert Turkel: by Farrell Till (1998)
    Select Online Debates: The Secular Web


    History / Church and State

    The Christian Nation Myth: by Farrell Till
    Six Historic Americans: by John E. Remsburg
    The Religious Beliefs Of Our Presidents: by Franklin Steiner
    Quotations that Support the Separation of State and Church: by Ed and Michael Buckner
    Critique of David Barton's "America's Godly Heritage": Baptist Joint Committee on Public Affairs
    David Barton Falsifies American History: Church and State Magazine
    Misquoting by the Religious Right: by Tom Peters, et al.
    Inaccuracies and improper usage of quotes from the Founding Fathers: by Wayne Aiken
    Notes on the Founding Fathers and the Separation of Church and State: by R.P. Nettelhorst
    Should You Pay Taxes To Support Religious Schools?: Americans United
    Letters of Thomas Jefferson, 1743-1826: by Thomas Jefferson
    Infidel Death-Beds: by George W. Foote and A. McLaren
    Historicity of Jesus from the Secular Web


    Other Online Resources

    Bibliomania: The Network Library
    The Avalon Project: Yale Law School
    Internet Modern History Sourcebook: by Paul Halsall
    Philosophy on the Internet: UMass Philosophy Department
    Secular Web's Historical Author Index: Internet Infidels
    Secular Web's Modern Author Index: Internet Infidels
    Non-Fiction Reading Room: University of Maryland
    Digital Research Library: University of Pittsburgh
    Philosophy, Science, and Skepticism Archive: Mark I. Vuletic
    Political Science Resources on the Web: Humboldt State University
    GenLink: Human Genetics Resource: Washington University
    Hanover Historical Texts Project: Hanover College
    Christian Church Fathers: New Advent Web
    Left Hemisphere resource list: Bill Latura
    The Reference Shelf: University of Louisville
    Philosophy of Religion: Scott Moore


    Science Related Information

    The Fine Art of Baloney Detection: by Carl Sagan
    Science, Delusion and the Appetite for Wonder: by Richard Dawkins
    In Memory of Carl Sagan (1934-1996): The Skeptics Society
    The Search for Extraterrestrial Life: by Carl Sagan
    Viruses of the Mind: by Richard Dawkins
    Skeptic interview of Stephen Jay Gould: by Michael Shermer
    Skeptic interview of Richard Dawkins: by Frank Miele
    California Wild interview with Niles Eldredge: by Mary Riddell
    Interview with Victor J. Stenger: by Cliff Walker
    Internet Infidels interview with Victor Stenger: Secular Web
    An Interview with Stanley L. Miller: by Sean Henahan
    An Interview with Richard Dawkins: by The Evolutionist
    Black Holes: Frequently Asked Questions: by Ted Bunn
    Dept. of Molecular and Cellular Biology: Harvard University
    Voice of the Shuttle: Humanities Research: University of California
    The National Center for Biotechnology Information: N.I.H.
    Center for Particle Astrophysics: University of California, Berkeley
    Human Ecology: Biology, Evolution, Environment: by Dr. Stephen Ervin
    Online Biology Movies: Davidson College, Department of Biology
    The Way Things Really Are: Environmental Defense organization
    Institute of Mineralogy: Palaeobotany References: by Klaus Kelber
    First Chapters in Nonfiction: from the New York Times Book Review
    Darwin's Spectre: "The Reluctant Revolutionary": by Michael R. Rose
    Becoming Human: "The Creative Explosion": by Ian Tattersall
    The Origins of Life: "Life and Information": by John Maynard Smith
    The Extended Phenotype: "Necker Cubes and Buffaloes": by Richard Dawkins
    The Elegant Universe: "The Edge of Knowledge": by Brian Greene
    Frequently Asked Questions: Sci.astro: T. Joseph W. Lazio
    Faith and Reason: (PBS) Public Broadcasting Service


    Online Books

    Age of Reason, The: by Thomas Paine
    On the Origin of Species: by Charles Darwin
    Descent of Man, The: by Charles Darwin
    Meditations On First Philosophy: by Rene Descartes
    The Problems of Philosophy: by Bertrand Russell
    Autobiography and Selected Essays: by Thomas Henry Huxley
    The Third Culture: Beyond the Scientific Revolution: by John Brockman
    Beyond Born Again: Towards Evangelical Maturity: by Robert M. Price
    Teaching About Evolution and the Nature of Science: National Academy of Sciences
    History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom: by Andrew D. White
    Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: by Frederick Douglass
    Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin: by Benjamin Franklin
    Lower Than the Angels: The Human Evolutionary Journey: Albert E. Johnson
    The Republic: by Plato, translated by Benjamin Jowett
    Critique of Pure Reason: by Immanuel Kant
    The Jefferson Bible: by Thomas Jefferson
    Philosophical Dictionary, The: by Voltaire
    Books OnLine, Great Books, OnLine Books.


    Miscellaneous Articles

    The Gospel FAQ: by Peter Kirby
    "God's" Opinion of Women: by Farrell Till
    How I Became An Ex-Christian: by Robby Berry
    Life In Our Anti-Christian America: by Robby Berry
    The Society of Humanist Philosophers: by James Still
    NBC's "The Mysterious Origins of Man": by Jim Foley
    "Here's My Story": An Extian Story: by Clark Davis Adams
    SCP 1999 Pacific Division Meeting: by Jeffery Lowder
    Leaving the Fold: An Extian Story: by William Bagley
    Weekend with the Christian Coalition: Annie Laurie Gaylor
    Mother Teresa's House of Illusions: by Susan Shields
    The Martyrdoms of Peter and Paul: by Peter Kirby
    Spelling Mistakes in the Bible: by Yoel Haalmoni
    Investigating Mormonism: by Richard Packham


    Opposing Viewpoints

  • Stand to Reason
  • Reasons to Believe
  • Origins Home Page
  • Answers in Genesis
  • Leadership University
  • Reformed Apologetics
    A Christian Think-Tank
    Phillip E. Johnson's Page
    Access Research Network
    Christian Answers Network
    Institute for Creation Research
    William Lane Craig Virtual Office
    Christian Apologetic Research Ministry
    Center for the Renewal of Science and Culture
    Southern California Center for Christian Studies


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