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'''Peter Stoner''' was Chairman of the Departments of Mathematics and Astronomy at ] until 1953; Chairman of the science division, ], 1953-57; Professor Emeritus of Science, Westmont College; Professor Emeritus of Mathematics and Astronomy, Pasadena City College.
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'''Peter Stoner''' (June 16, 1888 – March 21, 1980)<ref>{{cite book |author=Anon |others=by Peter W. Stoner, revised and HTML formatted by Don W. Stoner |title=Science Speaks |url=http://sciencespeaks.dstoner.net/index.html#PWS |access-date=2007-02-09 |date=November 2005 |chapter=Author and publisher information }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |author=Anon |date=June–July 1980 |title=Peter Stoner Dies at 92 |journal=Newsletter of the American Scientific Affiliation and Canadian Scientific and Christian Affiliation |volume=22 |issue=3 |url=http://www.asa3.org/ASA/topics/NewsLetter80s/JUNJUL80.html |access-date=2007-02-10 }}</ref> was a Christian writer and Chairman of the departments of mathematics and astronomy at ] until 1953; Chairman of the science division, ], 1953–57; Professor Emeritus of Science, Westmont College; and Professor Emeritus of Mathematics and Astronomy, Pasadena City College.


==Education==
Stoner is probably best known for his work ''Science Speaks'' that disccusses, among other things, Bible prophecies vis a vis probability estimates and calculations. The work is often cited in the field of ] in regards to ]. Professor Stoner's work became widely known when it was mentioned by ] in his works ''Evidence that Demands a Verdict'' and its subsequent revision ''New Evidence that Demands a Verdict''.


Stoner graduated from U. C. Berkely with a master's degree. His minor was in astronomy and his major was in mathematics. He wrote his doctoral thesis in astronomy, but upon learning his thesis must be written in mathematics, he refused the offer to make an exception for him.


==Career==
⚫ ==American Scientific Affiliation==
Stoner is probably best known for his book ''Science Speaks'', which discusses, among other things, ] vis a vis probability estimates and calculations.<ref>{{cite book |author=Peter W. Stoner |others=revised and HTML formatted by Don W. Stoner |title=Science Speaks |url=https://archive.org/details/sciencespeaks00pete |access-date=2007-02-09 |date=November 2005 |chapter=Prophetic Accuracy |chapter-url=http://www.sciencespeaks.net/Prophetic_Accuracy.html |isbn=0-8024-7630-9 }}</ref> The work is often cited in the field of ] in regard to Bible prophecy. Stoner's book became widely known when it was mentioned by ] in his 1972 book ''Evidence that Demands a Verdict'' (revised as ''New Evidence that Demands a Verdict'').<ref>{{cite book |author=Josh McDowell |author-link=Josh McDowell |title=Evidence that Demands a Verdict |orig-year=1972 |date=1979 |publisher=Here's Life Publishers |location=San Bernardino, CA |isbn=0-918956-46-3 |no-pp=true |page=index, p. 377, s.v. "Stoner, Peter W." |url=https://archive.org/details/evidencethatdema01mcdo |url-access=registration }}</ref>


⚫ == American Scientific Affiliation ==
Peter Stoner was a co-founder of the ], a Christian organization which describes itself as "a fellowship of men and women in science and disciplines that relate to science who share a common fidelity to the Word of God and a commitment to integrity in the practice of science." While the ASA includes members with a diverse range of attitudes towards science (], ] advocates, ] and ]), Stoner himself was an old earth creationist.


Peter Stoner was a co-founder<ref>{{cite journal |author= Irwin A. Moon |author2=F. Alton Everest |author2-link=F. Alton Everest |author3=Will H. Houghton |name-list-style=amp |date=December 1991 |title= Early Links Between the Moody Bible Institute and the American Scientific Affiliation |journal=] |volume=43 |pages=249–258 |url=http://www.asa3.org/ASA/PSCF/1991/PSCF12-91Haas.html |access-date=2007-02-09 }}</ref> of the ], a Christian organization that describes itself as "a fellowship of men and women in science and disciplines that relate to science who share a common fidelity to the Word of God and a commitment to integrity in the practice of science." The foreword to Stoner's ''Science Speaks'' includes a partial endorsement from this body (covering the book's scientific content and prophecy probability calculations, but not addressing issues of ] or historical accuracy): They considered it "...in general, to be dependable and accurate in regard to the scientific material presented" and the probability material presented in regard to prophecy.<ref>{{cite book |author=H. Harold Hartzler |others=by Peter W. Stoner, revised and HTML formatted by Don W. Stoner |title=Science Speaks |url=http://www.sciencespeaks.net |access-date=2007-02-09 |date=November 2005 |chapter=Foreword |chapter-url=http://sciencespeaks.dstoner.net/index.html#c2 }}</ref> While the ASA includes members with a diverse range of attitudes towards science<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.asa3.org/ASA/topics/Evolution/commission_on_creation.html#Commission%20on%20Creation |title=Commission on Creation |access-date=2007-02-09 |author=American Scientific Affiliation Commission on Creation |date=August 2000 }}</ref> (]ists, ] advocates, ] and ]), Stoner himself was apparently an old-Earth creationist.<ref>{{cite book |author=Peter W. Stoner |others=revised and HTML formatted by Don W. Stoner |title=Science Speaks |url=https://archive.org/details/sciencespeaks00pete |access-date=2007-02-09 |date=November 2005 |chapter=Scientific Problems Discussed |chapter-url=http://sciencespeaks.dstoner.net/Changes_in_Science.html#c7 |isbn=0-8024-7630-9 }}</ref>
==Critiques of Stoner's apologetics==


== Criticism ==
Professor Stoner's work ''Science Speaks'' was reviewed by the ] members and by the Executive Council of the same group, and was found, in general, to be dependable, accurate, and convincing in regard to the scientific material and the probability material presented in regards to prophecy. In addition, Christian apologetist ] defended Professor Stoner's work in respect to its examination of Bible prophecy against the criticism of one of its critics.
C. P. Swanson, reviewing ''Science Speaks'' in '']'', wrote: "... the author has fallen into the commonest error of using only these facts which bolster his hypothesis, and of discarding or controverting those which do not. For example, his discussion of the theory of evolution is not only misleading; it displays an abysmal ignorance of recent evolutionary studies."<ref>{{cite journal | author=C. P. Swanson | title=Science Speaks. An Evaluation of Certain Christian Evidences. By Peter W. Stoner. | journal=The Quarterly Review of Biology | date=1953 | volume=28 | issue=4 | pages=408–409 | doi=10.1086/399872}}</ref>


Various critics have taken issue with Stoner's interpretation of prophecy.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.infidels.org/library/modern/steven_carr/non-messianic.html |title=Critique of Josh McDowell's Non-Messianic Prophecies |access-date=2007-02-09 |author=Steven Carr |work=The Secular Web Library }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.infidels.org/library/modern/jim_lippard/fabulous-prophecies.html |title=The Fabulous Prophecies of the Messiah |access-date=2007-02-09 |author=Jim Lippard | author-link=Jim Lippard |date=2004 |work=The Secular Web Library }}</ref> Stoner's apologetic work did not receive critical attention until its inclusion in Josh McDowell's ''Evidence that Demands a Verdict'' {{Citation needed|date=February 2007}} and criticism of these claims tends to be addressed to McDowell rather than Stoner, with Stoner's name mentioned in passing. These criticisms against McDowell, Stoner and others include historical errors, claims regarding after-the-event authorship or tampering with biblical prophecies, and disputed meanings of certain biblical phrases.
According to his grandson, Don W. Stoner, material for Professor Stoner's chapter on Biblical prophecies (chapter 2 of ''Science Speaks'') was drawn from a book in Peter Stoner's library titled ''Fulfilled Prophecies that Prove the Bible'' by George T. B. Davis, The Million Testaments Campaign, 1505 Race Street, Philadelphia, Penna., C 1931.


Others who disagree with specific claims made by Stoner include fellow Christians and secular historians. For instance, while Stoner says of Ezekiel's prophecy of the permanent destruction of ] "If Ezekiel had looked at Tyre in his day and had made these seven predictions in human wisdom, these estimates mean that there would have been only one chance in 75,000,000 of their all coming true. They all came true in the minutest detail", others claim "the problem is that very little of this actually came to pass! In fact, it badly missed how history actually unfolded"<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cresourcei.org/ezekieltyre.html |title=Ezekiel and the Oracles against Tyre |access-date=2007-02-09 |author=Dennis Bratcher |date=July 13, 2006 |work=The Voice |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012131030/http://cresourcei.org/ezekieltyre.html |archive-date=October 12, 2007 }}</ref> and "The location of the city of Tyre is not in doubt, for it exists to this day on the same spot and is known as Sur."<ref>{{cite book |author=H. Jacob Katzenstein |title=The History of Tyre: From the Beginning of the Second Millennium B.C.E. until the Fall of the Neo-Babylonian Empire in 538 B.C.E. |date=1973 |publisher=Schocken Institute for Jewish Research of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America |location=Jerusalem |page=9 }}</ref> However, it could still be argued that the boundaries of the ancient mainland city may have fallen within areas of the modern city not rebuilt in the present day.<ref>{{cite book |author=Peter W. Stoner |others=revised and HTML formatted by Don W. Stoner |title=Science Speaks |url=https://archive.org/details/sciencespeaks00pete |chapter=Prophetic Accuracy |date=June 1958 |chapter-url=http://sciencespeaks.dstoner.net/Prophetic_Accuracy.html#Tyre |isbn=0-8024-7630-9 }}</ref>
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==References==
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⚫ ==External links==
* . ''Newsletter of the ]''. Volume 22 Number 3. June/July 1980.
* . Book review comparing work of grandfather (Peter Stoner - ''Science Speaks'' (1952, 1963, 1969) ) with that of his grandson (Don Stoner - ''A New Look at an Old Earth'' (1997) ).


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American mathematician

Peter Stoner
Born(1888-06-16)June 16, 1888
DiedMarch 21, 1980(1980-03-21) (aged 91)
NationalityAmerican

Peter Stoner (June 16, 1888 – March 21, 1980) was a Christian writer and Chairman of the departments of mathematics and astronomy at Pasadena City College until 1953; Chairman of the science division, Westmont College, 1953–57; Professor Emeritus of Science, Westmont College; and Professor Emeritus of Mathematics and Astronomy, Pasadena City College.

Education

Stoner graduated from U. C. Berkely with a master's degree. His minor was in astronomy and his major was in mathematics. He wrote his doctoral thesis in astronomy, but upon learning his thesis must be written in mathematics, he refused the offer to make an exception for him.

Career

Stoner is probably best known for his book Science Speaks, which discusses, among other things, Bible prophecies vis a vis probability estimates and calculations. The work is often cited in the field of Christian apologetics in regard to Bible prophecy. Stoner's book became widely known when it was mentioned by Josh McDowell in his 1972 book Evidence that Demands a Verdict (revised as New Evidence that Demands a Verdict).

American Scientific Affiliation

Peter Stoner was a co-founder of the American Scientific Affiliation, a Christian organization that describes itself as "a fellowship of men and women in science and disciplines that relate to science who share a common fidelity to the Word of God and a commitment to integrity in the practice of science." The foreword to Stoner's Science Speaks includes a partial endorsement from this body (covering the book's scientific content and prophecy probability calculations, but not addressing issues of Biblical exegesis or historical accuracy): They considered it "...in general, to be dependable and accurate in regard to the scientific material presented" and the probability material presented in regard to prophecy. While the ASA includes members with a diverse range of attitudes towards science (theistic evolutionists, Intelligent Design advocates, old-Earth creationists and young-Earth creationists), Stoner himself was apparently an old-Earth creationist.

Criticism

C. P. Swanson, reviewing Science Speaks in The Quarterly Review of Biology, wrote: "... the author has fallen into the commonest error of using only these facts which bolster his hypothesis, and of discarding or controverting those which do not. For example, his discussion of the theory of evolution is not only misleading; it displays an abysmal ignorance of recent evolutionary studies."

Various critics have taken issue with Stoner's interpretation of prophecy. Stoner's apologetic work did not receive critical attention until its inclusion in Josh McDowell's Evidence that Demands a Verdict and criticism of these claims tends to be addressed to McDowell rather than Stoner, with Stoner's name mentioned in passing. These criticisms against McDowell, Stoner and others include historical errors, claims regarding after-the-event authorship or tampering with biblical prophecies, and disputed meanings of certain biblical phrases.

Others who disagree with specific claims made by Stoner include fellow Christians and secular historians. For instance, while Stoner says of Ezekiel's prophecy of the permanent destruction of Tyre "If Ezekiel had looked at Tyre in his day and had made these seven predictions in human wisdom, these estimates mean that there would have been only one chance in 75,000,000 of their all coming true. They all came true in the minutest detail", others claim "the problem is that very little of this actually came to pass! In fact, it badly missed how history actually unfolded" and "The location of the city of Tyre is not in doubt, for it exists to this day on the same spot and is known as Sur." However, it could still be argued that the boundaries of the ancient mainland city may have fallen within areas of the modern city not rebuilt in the present day.

References

  1. Anon (November 2005). "Author and publisher information". Science Speaks. by Peter W. Stoner, revised and HTML formatted by Don W. Stoner. Retrieved February 9, 2007.
  2. Anon (June–July 1980). "Peter Stoner Dies at 92". Newsletter of the American Scientific Affiliation and Canadian Scientific and Christian Affiliation. 22 (3). Retrieved February 10, 2007.
  3. Peter W. Stoner (November 2005). "Prophetic Accuracy". Science Speaks. revised and HTML formatted by Don W. Stoner. ISBN 0-8024-7630-9. Retrieved February 9, 2007.
  4. Josh McDowell (1979) . Evidence that Demands a Verdict. San Bernardino, CA: Here's Life Publishers. index, p. 377, s.v. "Stoner, Peter W.". ISBN 0-918956-46-3.
  5. Irwin A. Moon; F. Alton Everest & Will H. Houghton (December 1991). "Early Links Between the Moody Bible Institute and the American Scientific Affiliation". Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith. 43: 249–258. Retrieved February 9, 2007.
  6. H. Harold Hartzler (November 2005). "Foreword". Science Speaks. by Peter W. Stoner, revised and HTML formatted by Don W. Stoner. Retrieved February 9, 2007.
  7. American Scientific Affiliation Commission on Creation (August 2000). "Commission on Creation". Retrieved February 9, 2007.
  8. Peter W. Stoner (November 2005). "Scientific Problems Discussed". Science Speaks. revised and HTML formatted by Don W. Stoner. ISBN 0-8024-7630-9. Retrieved February 9, 2007.
  9. C. P. Swanson (1953). "Science Speaks. An Evaluation of Certain Christian Evidences. By Peter W. Stoner". The Quarterly Review of Biology. 28 (4): 408–409. doi:10.1086/399872.
  10. Steven Carr. "Critique of Josh McDowell's Non-Messianic Prophecies". The Secular Web Library. Retrieved February 9, 2007.
  11. Jim Lippard (2004). "The Fabulous Prophecies of the Messiah". The Secular Web Library. Retrieved February 9, 2007.
  12. Dennis Bratcher (July 13, 2006). "Ezekiel and the Oracles against Tyre". The Voice. Archived from the original on October 12, 2007. Retrieved February 9, 2007.
  13. H. Jacob Katzenstein (1973). The History of Tyre: From the Beginning of the Second Millennium B.C.E. until the Fall of the Neo-Babylonian Empire in 538 B.C.E. Jerusalem: Schocken Institute for Jewish Research of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America. p. 9.
  14. Peter W. Stoner (June 1958). "Prophetic Accuracy". Science Speaks. revised and HTML formatted by Don W. Stoner. ISBN 0-8024-7630-9.

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