Dr. Frank S. Collins This is Me

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1. 1. www.arvor.com.au

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   Published on: 4/23/2008   Last Visited: 4/23/2008

   Collins Marine was established in 1978 by Frank Collins.

2. 2. www.uncommondescent.com

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   Published on: 10/20/2006   Last Visited: 3/29/2008

   Francis Collins: "I greatly respect William Dembski…best wishes to Salvador Cordova and the IDEA club"
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   Francis Collins gave his Christian testimony tonight pretty much along the lines of his book. He recounted his conversion from atheism to the Christian faith. He referred to the Design argument and the creation of the cosmos. The word "Design" kept slipping out of his mouth.
   
   He said the cosmological argument points to God, but it cannot establish Him as personal. For that Collins appealed to the moral conscience which we find in men. He recounted that evolution cannot explain altruism and so many things about what makes us human. He said group selection and kin selection fails to explain these qualities. He concluded these facets of human beings pointed us to the Creator.
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   I introduced myself and said, "Thank you Dr. Collins for your courage in writing your book. Here is a gift from the IDEA club and a friend from the Discovery Institute who wanted you to have it. It is the Privileged Planet DvD."
   
   Collins smiled, and said, "I already have it, but I'd be delighted to have another copy."
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   Collins said, "I accept intelligent design in that God created the universe…". But he said he doesn't accept ID for biology. Let me quote his book as it echoes what he said in response to me:
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   I mean, Hector Avalos wanted to punish Guillermo Gonzalez for the very things Collins was saying that night, but here at GMU, Collins was welcomed and heralded as a great scientist, and there was no shame whatsoever for him to share his deeply personal views.
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   I would gladly welcome Collins into the ID community as a real and sincere critic. I do not view him as "the enemy". I am confident Collins isn't out to destroy ID. I think he is willing to see ID succeed. He does not have a vested interest in seeing ID fail.
   
   He signed my copy of his book, "best wishes to Salvador Cordova and the IDEA club". He cringed a bit when Caroline Crocker and I were getting our books signed as I pointed out the three of us were actually all together in the same Coral Ridge Hour TV series (see: Crocker and Sisson’s TV appearance helps launch a half-million dollar pro-Design campaign). I told him I was sorry over what happened in that he was not made aware of the complete content of the TV series. I thanked him for his visit, and said, "God bless you, Dr. Collins".
   
   The one news item I gleaned is that he debated Dawkins 2 weeks ago, and he was speculating whether Time magazine would cover the discussion. [imho, Dawkins doesn't hold a candle to Collins as a scientist]. He also indicated he was being severely criticized for writing his book.
   
   But I really don't think he's getting that much flak. I would bet the NCSE would have been thrilled at the reconciliation of Christianity and Darwinism which Collins offered this evening. I would not be surprised if the evolutionary community has been giving their whole-hearted blessings to such overtly Christian messages as long as Darwin's theory is treated as fact.
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   Is their any complaint from Barbara Forrest about Collins helping to spread the Christian faith?
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   Has there been an ounce of outrage in the blogsphere of Collins sharing the Gospel on college campuses? Maybe only a little, but not much.
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   Dr. Collins' might be a good scientist, but once he comes out and professes that he is a Christian he should be willing accept what the Bible says about the creation of man. Actually he already has stated how he believes God created man…
   
   I think that both OEC and YEC agree that God had a guiding influence on the creation of man. Sad that one of the most easily discernible obvious facts of the Bible got lost in all his "science." Geez wrong on theology and science…
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   I don't know how to get a hold of Collins, but i will point out his cosmological argument he offers as a plausibility argument, not a proof argument. I think in that respect he has answered your question. Even the question I asked was not directly answered.
   
   My major regret is that since he has Privileged Planet already, I would have given him Sanford's Genetic Entropy instead.
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   I think Collins is wise in his statement:
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   I know the pastor was sincere, but I think Collins is correct - your faith should not rest on the fact that there is currently no explanation for the BF gradual formulation.
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   A few were surprised I didn't go after Collins about his claims of ID and his support of Darwinian evolution.
   
   My view is there are plenty of non-IDers out their to fight. Collins in my view is mistaken, he is not "the enemy". He has no ill-will toward IDers, "no axe to grind."
   
   I sensed there were many Christians in the audience who appreciated someone of his reputation elevating the reputation of people of faith. He got a very long and sustained applause at the end.
   
   There was a time I would have totally been enraged over what he said about creation science and ID, but I recall there was a time I was a Theistic Evolutionist like him.
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   I don't think the ID community has anything to gain by going after Collins.
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   I think Collins is worried (maybe without warrant) that many people are jumping onto ID without any real understanding of it. And, he's saying your faith has to be more than based on the BF or other arguments like that.
   
   Like you, I don't understand why Collins rejects ID when you consider the language of DNA, but I think part of it is that he is open to science changing, and doesn't want to hang his faith on science entirely.
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   methinks Dr. Collins doth not know what biological ID is and the arguments which support it.
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   Collins: "The sincerity of the proponents of Intelligent Design can hardly be questioned….
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   There is no reason to believe that Collins has a hidden agenda. If he were affiliated with someone like Bruce Chapman or George Gilder, things would be different.
   
   If a pro-Darwin scientist speaks about Jesus Christ, they are applauded for helping people of faith warm toward the â€à ...
   
   I don't think that is what is going on. Collins is being applauded, in general, for sharing his best efforts at reconciling science and faith. It seems to me that many more are complaining about his theology than his science.
   
   Is their any complaint from Barbara Forrest about Collins helping to spread the Christian faith?
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   Collins believes that since there is a moral law, there had to be a law giver. But the only reason that God could command of us (and we be obligated to accept His rule) is if He created us. If He did not, we can ignore Him and when we die and He asks why we paid Him no mind, we can say, "You didn't make us!"

3. 3. CollinsFactor

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   Published on: 7/12/2007   Last Visited: 4/1/2008

   Frank Collins 2007 CollinsFactor was launched in February 2005 by Frank S. Collins of Fort Mill, SC. Frank Collins has been researching local history and genealogy, and teaching people about the treasures of family history since the early 1990s. A recognized local historian, genealogist, and web-designer, he has been featured in newspapers, magazines, and various online venues. Since 2001, Frank has authored more than a dozen family histories and compiled reports on more than 50 historic properties. He is a popular speaker at conferences, training sessions, and other events. His signature creation can be found on the CollinsFactor website "East New Market, Dorchester County, Maryland, The Comprehensive History of a Small Town on Maryland's Eastern Shore." The site can also be found by using the redirect link www.EastNewMarket.org.
   
   Frank Collins has a special talent for being able to decipher writing in 17th, 18th, and 19th century records. His primary focus has been researching records in Maryland and Virginia. Some of the records that he has spent considerable time researching include land records (deeds, commissions, patents, certificates), probate records (wills, inventories, accounts, distributions), court records (judgments, equity, chattel, etc.), assessment & tax records, vital records (birth, death, marriage), census records, church records ...
   
   Frank is highly skilled with the top software available to help genealogists and local historians. He recommends The Master Genealogist (TMG) database for keeping track of ancestors and DeedMapper for plotting the metes and bounds from land records you have researched. An award-winning Statistician Frank Collins has worked for the U.S. Census Bureau for 20 years. During his career, Frank has designed surveys, created software design specs, supervised data collection, and created and managed the budgets of multi-million dollar projects. Frank served as the Area Manager for most of Virginia during Census 2000. At the peak of Census operations, he was responsible for over 7,000 employees. Frank earned a degree in Economics from the University of North Carolina Charlotte.
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   Collinsfactor is also the family website of Frank, Amy, Amanda, and Ellie Collins.