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    <description>Cutting-edge scientific discoveries are presented each week, explained simply from a Biblical historical perspective. America's leading voice in Bible and Science, David Rives reveals God's Fingerprints of Design throughout Creation in this one-hour program, inviting his colleagues, world-renown scientists, to break it down with him. Be educated, inspired, and encouraged as you deepen your Christian faith!
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Next, astronomy educator James Worrell tackles alarming headlines claiming scientists have calculated when the universe will end—and that the date is closer than expected. From Hawking radiation to quantum physics, Worrell breaks down the science behind these predictions and explains why the Bible offers a far more hopeful perspective, one that points to God’s plan for a new heaven and a new earth.
Finally, Seth Dillon, CEO of The Babylon Bee, joins the conversation to discuss how satire has become one of the last cultural tools capable of challenging scientism and political correctness. Dillon explains how humor exposes contradictions, bypasses censorship, and forces audiences to confront the underlying assumptions behind “The Science.”
Also featured: a Kids Corner on the mighty Mosasaur—an aquatic reptile that ruled the seas before the Flood, a Genesis Science Minute on geology’s testimony to Noah’s day, and a Featured Resource, Chimps and Humans by Dr. Jeffrey Tomkins, which dismantles the popular claim that human and chimpanzee DNA are nearly identical.
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<p>Next, astronomy educator James Worrell tackles alarming headlines claiming scientists have calculated when the universe will end—and that the date is closer than expected. From Hawking radiation to quantum physics, Worrell breaks down the science behind these predictions and explains why the Bible offers a far more hopeful perspective, one that points to God’s plan for a new heaven and a new earth.</p>

<p>Finally, Seth Dillon, CEO of The Babylon Bee, joins the conversation to discuss how satire has become one of the last cultural tools capable of challenging scientism and political correctness. Dillon explains how humor exposes contradictions, bypasses censorship, and forces audiences to confront the underlying assumptions behind “The Science.”</p>

<p>Also featured: a Kids Corner on the mighty Mosasaur—an aquatic reptile that ruled the seas before the Flood, a Genesis Science Minute on geology’s testimony to Noah’s day, and a Featured Resource, Chimps and Humans by Dr. Jeffrey Tomkins, which dismantles the popular claim that human and chimpanzee DNA are nearly identical.</p>

<p>This episode blends science, history, and cultural commentary—reminding listeners that truth is not only discoverable but worth defending.</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://davidrivesministries.org/give">Support Genesis Science Report with David Rives</a></p>]]>
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<p>Next, astronomy educator James Worrell tackles alarming headlines claiming scientists have calculated when the universe will end—and that the date is closer than expected. From Hawking radiation to quantum physics, Worrell breaks down the science behind these predictions and explains why the Bible offers a far more hopeful perspective, one that points to God’s plan for a new heaven and a new earth.</p>

<p>Finally, Seth Dillon, CEO of The Babylon Bee, joins the conversation to discuss how satire has become one of the last cultural tools capable of challenging scientism and political correctness. Dillon explains how humor exposes contradictions, bypasses censorship, and forces audiences to confront the underlying assumptions behind “The Science.”</p>

<p>Also featured: a Kids Corner on the mighty Mosasaur—an aquatic reptile that ruled the seas before the Flood, a Genesis Science Minute on geology’s testimony to Noah’s day, and a Featured Resource, Chimps and Humans by Dr. Jeffrey Tomkins, which dismantles the popular claim that human and chimpanzee DNA are nearly identical.</p>

<p>This episode blends science, history, and cultural commentary—reminding listeners that truth is not only discoverable but worth defending.</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://davidrivesministries.org/give">Support Genesis Science Report with David Rives</a></p>]]>
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