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Charles H. Duell was the Commissioner of US patent office in 1899. Mr. Deull's most famous attributed utterance is that "everything that can be invented has been invented." Most patent attorneys have also heard that the quote is apocryphal. In his 1989 article, Samuel Sass traced the quote back to 1981…

Published December 07, 2012 | LiveScience Three out of five scientists do not believe in God, but two out of five do, said John Donvan, opening a debate on the issue of science and religion Wednesday in New York City. The discussion pitted the perspectives from both sides against one another: Does science…

By Jeremy A. Kaplan Published April 02, 2012 | FoxNews.com A telescope so massive that it spans a continent won't be any better than a pair of binoculars unless you can find a way to carry and sift through its data. The Square Kilometer Array (SKA) is planet Earth’s next big science project. It won’t…

Published June 25, 2012 Space.com Our universe could have popped into existence 13.7 billion years ago without any divine help whatsoever, researchers say. That may run counter to our instincts, which recoil at the thought of something coming from nothing. But we shouldn't necessarily trust our instincts,…

Published December 24, 2011 | Space.com An ancient galaxy that formed just after the birth of the universe has been photographed by telescopes on Earth and in space, and is the brightest galaxy ever seen at such remote distances, astronomers say. The blob-shaped galaxy, called GN-108036, is about 12.9…

Published July 05, 2011 | Popular Science Call it a twist on the study of gut bacteria. Scientists sampling DNA strains from the navels of volunteer donors have found 662 microbes that are apparently new to science, showing that the human navel is apparently a ripe environment for bacteria. The Belly…

By Dr. Keith Ablow Published March 22, 2011 | FoxNews.com The newly-released movie “Limitless” starring Bradley Cooper, Robert De Niro and Abbie Cornish revolves around a struggling writer who is offered a newly-minted medication called NZT that allows him to access 100 percent of his brain’s potential,…

Each day we are either moving closer to God or further away from Him; there is no middle ground. According to scientists, in one twenty-four hour period, if you're an adult of average weight, here is what you accomplish: Your heart beats 103,689 times Your blood travels 168,000,000 miles You breathe…

Every breath you are given is a gift from God. Science has long debated the origins of human life. Some scientists point to nature as an example of the evolution of our planet, while other scientists point to nature as obvious proof of a divine Being, a supreme Creator. One evolutionist who spent years…

God Created Everything At Sunday School they were teaching how God created everything, including human beings. Little Johnny a child in the kindergarten class, seemed especially intent when they told him how Eve was created out of one of Adam’’s ribs. Later in the week his mother noticed him lying down…

An episode of the popular tv show "Everybody Loves Raymond" concerned their young daughter asking the question every one of us ask at some time or another ...."what's the meaning of life?" The father character, Raymond, probably responded as many of us do when such questions are posed. He promptly stuttered…

Creation or not Brief excerpts from Humanist Manifesto I and II will suffice to illustrate the point: “Religious humanists regard the universe as self-existing and not created … we begin with humans not God … we can discover no divine purpose or providence for the human species … no deity will save us;…

As scientists come closer to completing a draft sequence of the Neanderthal genome, creating a living person from an ancient DNA sequence is becoming a real possibility, claims Archaeology Magazine. As scientists come closer to completing a draft sequence of the Neanderthal genome, creating a living…

I heard about a group of Geography students who studied the Seven Wonders of the World. At the end of that section, they students were asked to list what they each considered to be the Seven Wonders of the World. Though there was some disagreement, the following got the most votes: Egypt's Great Pyramid,…

Life without God Bernard Ramm writes, “This deep-moving secularism—life without God, philosophy without the Bible, community without the Church … was an irresistible tide.”1[1] ---- 1 Bernard Ramm, The Christian View of Science and Scripture (London: Paternoster Press, 1955), pp. 120ff. [1]Briscoe, D.…

A swarm of stars orbiting a vast black hole at the center of the Milky Way has been mapped with remarkable precision, providing astronomers with their most detailed look yet at the heart of our galaxy. Observations by the European Southern Observatory in Chile has found the strongest evidence yet of…

The brain of every human being, from believers to atheists, has been revealed to contain at least three "god spots", all linked to religious beliefs and thoughts. A team of U.S. researchers has obtained strong evidence that religiosity is managed by the same parts of the brain that are used every day…

CHICAGO, Illinois (CNN) -- It may seem obvious that men perceive women in sexy bathing suits as objects, but now there's science to back it up. New research shows that, in men, the brain areas associated with handling tools and the intention to perform actions light up when viewing images of women in…

One day a group of scientists got together and decided that man had come a long way and no longer needed God. So they picked one scientist to go and tell God that they were done with Him. The scientist walked up to God and said, “God, we’ve decided that we no longer need you. We’re to the point that…

In A Short History of Nearly Everything, Bill Bryson marvels at what makes up human life: No one really knows, but there may be as many as a million types of protein in the human body, and each one is a little miracle. By all the laws of probability proteins shouldn't exist. To make a protein you need…

Scientists: Earth May Exist in Giant Cosmic Bubble Wednesday, October 01, 2008 By Clara Moskowitz ADVERTISEMENT If the notion of dark energy sounds improbable, get ready for an even more outlandish suggestion. Earth may be trapped in an abnormal bubble of space-time that is particularly devoid of matter.…

This list is circulating among Forest Service employees. These are actual comments left on Forest Service registration sheets and comment cards by backpackers completing wilderness camping trips: "A small deer came into my camp and stole my bag of pickles. Is there a way I can get reimbursed? Please…

ADAM’S RIB At Sunday school they were teaching how God created everything, including human beings. Little Johnny seemed especially intent when they told him how Eve was created out of one of Adam's ribs. Later in the week his mother noticed him lying down as though he were ill, and said, Johnny what…

Scientists beaming after test of big atom smasher GENEVA (AP) — A small blip on a computer screen sent champagne corks popping among physicists in Switzerland. Near Chicago, researchers at a "pajama party" who watched via satellite let out an early morning cheer. The blip was literally of cosmic proportions,…

A little girl asked her father, "How did the human race come about?" The father answered, "God made Adam and Eve and they had children and so all mankind was made." Two days later she asks her mother the same question. The mother answered, "Many years ago there were monkeys, and we developed from them."…