New to the Archive
Start with the welcome page for orientation to talk.origins, the Archive, and the creation/evolution controversy.
Read the welcomeIn warm memory of Tero Sand and Bob Schadewald
About the Archive
Talk.origins is a Usenet newsgroup devoted to the discussion and debate of biological and physical origins. Most discussions in the newsgroup center on the creation/evolution controversy, but other topics of discussion include the origin of life, geology, biology, catastrophism, cosmology, and theology.
The TalkOrigins Archive is a collection of articles and essays, most of which appeared in talk.origins at one time or another. The archive provides mainstream scientific responses to frequently asked questions and recurring creationist claims.
The archive also collects bibliographies, discussion resources, feedback, post archives, administration notes, awards, and background material for readers who want to follow the details beyond short answers.
Reader Paths
Choose a route by the kind of work you are doing: orientation, quick answers, topic browsing, claims lookup, search, or historical context.
Find an Answer
Use the FAQ question-and-answer page for common questions before moving into longer articles.
Open the FAQBrowse by Topic
Use the archive topic page when you want the historical document collection organized by subject.
Browse the ArchiveSearch Across Corpora
Search converted articles, claim responses, navigation records, and other modernized site exports.
Search the ArchiveReference Tools
Use these when you know a term, a creationist claim, or need a structural view of the site.
Research Context
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