TATEMENTS of CIENCE and CRIPTURE
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DUCATIONALDIFYINGVANGELICAL
DUCATIONALDIFYINGVANGELICAL Presented
by
Dr Thomas J KindellFounder & President of Reasons for Faith Ministries, Inc.
Presentedby
Dr Thomas J KindellFounder & President of Reasons for Faith Ministries, Inc.
“Be ready to give an answer to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is within you” I Peter 3:15
“Be ready to give an answer to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is within you” I Peter 3:15
IRREFUTABLE EXAMPLES OF
DESIGN IN NATURE
IRREFUTABLE EXAMPLES OF
DESIGN IN NATURE
“Biology is the study of complicated things that give the appearance of having been designed
for a purpose.”
Richard Dawkins, The Blind Watchmaker, W. W. Norton & Co., New York, 1987, p. 1
“Biology is the study of complicated things that give the appearance of having been designed
for a purpose.”
Richard Dawkins, The Blind Watchmaker, W. W. Norton & Co., New York, 1987, p. 1
We have seen that living things are too improbable and too
beautifully “designed” to have come into
existence by chance.Richard Dawkins, The Blind Watchmaker, W. W.
Norton & Co., New York, p. 43
We have seen that living things are too improbable and too
beautifully “designed” to have come into
existence by chance.Richard Dawkins, The Blind Watchmaker, W. W.
Norton & Co., New York, p. 43
DESIGNED BY THE BLIND
WATCHMAKER?
DESIGNED BY THE BLIND
WATCHMAKER?
Evolutions “watchmaker” is both blind and
brainless.
Evolutions “watchmaker” is both blind and
brainless.
The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dogs.The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dogs.
The duick brown aox jumped over the lazf eogs.The duick brown aox jumped over the lazf eogs.
The duick brosn aox iumped over the lazf eogs.The duick brosn aox iumped over the lazf eogs.
“An accident, a random change, in any delicate mechanism can hardly be expected
to improve it. Poking a stick into the machinery of one’s watch or one’s radio
set will seldom make it work better.” Theodosius Dobzhansky, Heredity and the Nature of Man, p. 105
“An accident, a random change, in any delicate mechanism can hardly be expected
to improve it. Poking a stick into the machinery of one’s watch or one’s radio
set will seldom make it work better.” Theodosius Dobzhansky, Heredity and the Nature of Man, p. 105
THE NATURAL SELECTION DECEPTION
THE NATURAL SELECTION DECEPTION
1. It can’t be invoked for prebiotic evolution.1. It can’t be invoked for prebiotic evolution.
“I would like to plead with you, simply, please realize you cannot use the words, ‘natural selection’
loosely. Prebiological natural selection is a contradiction in
terms.”
T. Dobzhansky, The Origins of Pregiological Systems and of Their Molecular Matrices, p. 11, 1965
“I would like to plead with you, simply, please realize you cannot use the words, ‘natural selection’
loosely. Prebiological natural selection is a contradiction in
terms.”
T. Dobzhansky, The Origins of Pregiological Systems and of Their Molecular Matrices, p. 11, 1965
THE NATURAL SELECTION DECEPTION
THE NATURAL SELECTION DECEPTION
2. Natural selection has no creative power2. Natural selection has no creative power
Natural selection has no consciousness, intelligence,
foresight or creative capability at all. It is at the mercy of random processes because it can only select what random mutations
create.
Natural selection has no consciousness, intelligence,
foresight or creative capability at all. It is at the mercy of random processes because it can only select what random mutations
create.
THE PROBLEM
OF IRREDUCIBLE COMPLEXITY
Kreb’s Cycle
Initiation of glycolysis requires
ATP molecules
Initiation of glycolysis requires
ATP molecules
The World’s Smallest Rotary Propulsion System
The World’s Smallest Rotary Propulsion System
CO-OPTION
30 ADDITIONAL MOLECULAR PARTS NEEDED!30 ADDITIONAL MOLECULAR PARTS NEEDED!
FROM WHERE?FROM WHERE?
The famous British evolutionist (and Communist) J.B.S. Haldane claimed in
1949 that evolution could never produce “various mechanisms, such
as the wheel and magnet, which would be useless till fairly perfect.”
Dewar, D., Davies, L.M. and Haldane, J.B.S., (1949) Is Evoution a Myth? A Debate between D. Dewar & L.M. Davies vs. J.B.S. Haldane, Watts & Co.
Ltd/Paernoster Press, London, p. 90
The famous British evolutionist (and Communist) J.B.S. Haldane claimed in
1949 that evolution could never produce “various mechanisms, such
as the wheel and magnet, which would be useless till fairly perfect.”
Dewar, D., Davies, L.M. and Haldane, J.B.S., (1949) Is Evoution a Myth? A Debate between D. Dewar & L.M. Davies vs. J.B.S. Haldane, Watts & Co.
Ltd/Paernoster Press, London, p. 90
WOULD ANY EVIDENCE CONVINCE EVOLUTIONISTS?
WOULD ANY EVIDENCE CONVINCE EVOLUTIONISTS?
The Problem: Immediate
Design Perfection – or
Death!
The Problem: Immediate
Design Perfection – or
Death!
Stephen J. Gould of Harvard:
“Organs of extreme perfection proclaim their value unambiguously; the difficulty lies in explaining
how they developed…how can a series of reasonable intermediate forms be constructed? Of what value could the first tiny step toward an eye
be to its possessor? The dung-mimicking insect is well protected, but can there be any edge in
looking only five percent like a [bird dropping]? Darwin’s critics referred to this dilemma as the
problem of assigning adaptive value to ‘incipient [incomplete] stages of useful structures….The
argument still rages, and organs of extreme perfection rank high in the arsenal of modern
creationists.”
Stephen J. Gould of Harvard:
“Organs of extreme perfection proclaim their value unambiguously; the difficulty lies in explaining
how they developed…how can a series of reasonable intermediate forms be constructed? Of what value could the first tiny step toward an eye
be to its possessor? The dung-mimicking insect is well protected, but can there be any edge in
looking only five percent like a [bird dropping]? Darwin’s critics referred to this dilemma as the
problem of assigning adaptive value to ‘incipient [incomplete] stages of useful structures….The
argument still rages, and organs of extreme perfection rank high in the arsenal of modern
creationists.”
“Every naturalist has his favorite example of an awe-inspiring adaptation. Mine is
the ‘fish’ found in several species of the freshwater mussel Lampsilis. Like most clams, Lampsilis lives partly buried in
bottom sediments, with its posterior end protruding. Riding atop the protruding end is a structure that looks for all the
world like a little fish. It has a streamlined body, well-designed side flaps complete
with a tail and even an eyespot. And, believe it or not, the flaps undulate with a rhythmic motion that imitates swimming.”
“Every naturalist has his favorite example of an awe-inspiring adaptation. Mine is
the ‘fish’ found in several species of the freshwater mussel Lampsilis. Like most clams, Lampsilis lives partly buried in
bottom sediments, with its posterior end protruding. Riding atop the protruding end is a structure that looks for all the
world like a little fish. It has a streamlined body, well-designed side flaps complete
with a tail and even an eyespot. And, believe it or not, the flaps undulate with a rhythmic motion that imitates swimming.”
“Surrounding the fish, symmetrically on both sides, are extensions of the mantle, the ‘skin’ that encloses the soft parts of all clams and
usually ends at the shell margin. These extensions are elaborately shaped and colored to resemble a fish, with a definite, often flaring ‘tail’ at one end and an ‘eyespot’ at the other. A
special ganglion located inside the mantle edge innervates these flaps. As the flaps move
rhythmically, a pulse, beginning at the tail, moves slowly forward to propel a bulge in the
flaps along the entire body. This intricate apparatus formed by the marsupium and
mantle flaps, not only looks like a fish but also moves like one.”
“Surrounding the fish, symmetrically on both sides, are extensions of the mantle, the ‘skin’ that encloses the soft parts of all clams and
usually ends at the shell margin. These extensions are elaborately shaped and colored to resemble a fish, with a definite, often flaring ‘tail’ at one end and an ‘eyespot’ at the other. A
special ganglion located inside the mantle edge innervates these flaps. As the flaps move
rhythmically, a pulse, beginning at the tail, moves slowly forward to propel a bulge in the
flaps along the entire body. This intricate apparatus formed by the marsupium and
mantle flaps, not only looks like a fish but also moves like one.”
TOAD-ALLY IMPOSSIBLE FOR EVOLUTIONTOAD-ALLY IMPOSSIBLE FOR EVOLUTION
SURINAM TOADSURINAM TOAD
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A PREDATOR THAT HIJACKS THE “MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEM” OF
ITS PREY AND THEN CONVERTS THE SYSTEM
FOR ITS OWN SELF DEFENSE
A PREDATOR THAT HIJACKS THE “MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEM” OF
ITS PREY AND THEN CONVERTS THE SYSTEM
FOR ITS OWN SELF DEFENSE
Photo courtesy of Jim Christensen – www.uwphoto.net
Chemical suppression
Selective digestion
Specific relocation
Live incubation
Photos courtesy of Jim Christensen www.uwphoto.net
Working in the jaws of death!Working in the jaws of death!
Is that any way to make a living?Is that any way to make a living?
“As a fish approaches, the shrimp waves its antennae back and forth to attract attention. If interested, the fish swims over and allows the shrimp to
climb aboard. The shrimp moves rapidly over the fish, picking off
parasites, investigating irregularities, and cleaning injured areas. As the fish
lies quietly, as if in a state of suspended animation, the shrimp is
even allowed to make minor incisions to extradite subcutaneous parasites.”
“As a fish approaches, the shrimp waves its antennae back and forth to attract attention. If interested, the fish swims over and allows the shrimp to
climb aboard. The shrimp moves rapidly over the fish, picking off
parasites, investigating irregularities, and cleaning injured areas. As the fish
lies quietly, as if in a state of suspended animation, the shrimp is
even allowed to make minor incisions to extradite subcutaneous parasites.”
“Eventually, the shrimp is allowed full access to the gills and mouth cavity.
All this is done with no attempt to harm the shrimp, which would no
doubt make a tasty morsel. In no time at all the location of these shrimp
becomes well known, and the fish can be seen literally lining up to wait their
turn.”
L. P. Lester and R. G. Bohlin, The Natural Limit to Bi0logical Change, Prober Ministries Intenational, 1984, p. 31
“Eventually, the shrimp is allowed full access to the gills and mouth cavity.
All this is done with no attempt to harm the shrimp, which would no
doubt make a tasty morsel. In no time at all the location of these shrimp
becomes well known, and the fish can be seen literally lining up to wait their
turn.”
L. P. Lester and R. G. Bohlin, The Natural Limit to Bi0logical Change, Prober Ministries Intenational, 1984, p. 31
A DRAGONFLYA DRAGONFLY
IN THE OINTMENTIN THE OINTMENT
“The copulatory apparatus of the male dragonfly is one of the most remarkable structures in the
Animal Kingdom. The “papal organ” on the pedipalp of the male spider, and the hectoctylous arm of the Cephalopod Mollusc, extraordinary as
they are, do not defy all explanation, since in each case they are modifications of an appendage
already present. But the apparatus of the male dragonfly is not homologous [similar] with any known organ in the Animal Kingdom; it is not derived from any pre-existing organ: and its
origin, therefore, is as complete a mystery as it well could be.”
R. J. Tillyard, The Biology of the Dragonfly, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, p. 215
“The copulatory apparatus of the male dragonfly is one of the most remarkable structures in the
Animal Kingdom. The “papal organ” on the pedipalp of the male spider, and the hectoctylous arm of the Cephalopod Mollusc, extraordinary as
they are, do not defy all explanation, since in each case they are modifications of an appendage
already present. But the apparatus of the male dragonfly is not homologous [similar] with any known organ in the Animal Kingdom; it is not derived from any pre-existing organ: and its
origin, therefore, is as complete a mystery as it well could be.”
R. J. Tillyard, The Biology of the Dragonfly, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, p. 215
GIRAFFE ANATOMY
A TALL ORDER FOR EVOLUTION
A HEART STOPPING PROPOSAL
A HEART STOPPING PROPOSAL
“Another related question is “What would be the consequences of a 1 or 2% inequity in pumping rates?”
Burton (1965) has illustrated the dramatic consequences of a 2% excess pumping rate by the right heart: if the
normal blood volumes of 3.3 and 1.7 liters were initially present in the systemic and pulmonary circulations,
respectively, and if pumping rates of 5.0 and 5.1 liters/minute were postulated for left and right ventricles, respectively; in 10 minutes of pumping, one liter of blood would be transferred from the systemic to the pulmonary circulation. The resultant volumes would be 2.3 liters in the systemic and 2.7 liters in the pulmonary circulation.
Such a situation amounts to an impossible degree of pulmonary congestion. Burton indicates that pulmonary
edema and death therefrom would rapidly follow.”
Marlyn E. Clark, Our Amazing Circulatory System…By Chance or Creation, Creation Life Pub., San Diego, CA, 1976, p. 21
“Another related question is “What would be the consequences of a 1 or 2% inequity in pumping rates?”
Burton (1965) has illustrated the dramatic consequences of a 2% excess pumping rate by the right heart: if the
normal blood volumes of 3.3 and 1.7 liters were initially present in the systemic and pulmonary circulations,
respectively, and if pumping rates of 5.0 and 5.1 liters/minute were postulated for left and right ventricles, respectively; in 10 minutes of pumping, one liter of blood would be transferred from the systemic to the pulmonary circulation. The resultant volumes would be 2.3 liters in the systemic and 2.7 liters in the pulmonary circulation.
Such a situation amounts to an impossible degree of pulmonary congestion. Burton indicates that pulmonary
edema and death therefrom would rapidly follow.”
Marlyn E. Clark, Our Amazing Circulatory System…By Chance or Creation, Creation Life Pub., San Diego, CA, 1976, p. 21
THE BRAIN – A THOUGHT PROVOKING ORGAN
Limbic System
“In terms of complexity, an individual cell is nothing when compared with a system like the mammalian brain. The
human brain consists of about ten thousand million nerve cells. Each
nerve cell puts out somewhere in the region of between
ten thousand and one hundred thousand connecting fibers by which
it makes contact with other nerve cells in the brain.”
“In terms of complexity, an individual cell is nothing when compared with a system like the mammalian brain. The
human brain consists of about ten thousand million nerve cells. Each
nerve cell puts out somewhere in the region of between
ten thousand and one hundred thousand connecting fibers by which
it makes contact with other nerve cells in the brain.”
“Altogether the total number of connections in the human brain
approaches 1015 or a thousand million million. Numbers in the order of 1015 are of course completely beyond comprehension. Imagine an area about half the size of the
USA (one million square miles) covered in a forest of trees containing ten thousand
trees per square mile. If each tree contained one hundred thousand leaves the total number of leaves in the forest would be
1015, equivalent to the number of connections in the human brain!”
“Altogether the total number of connections in the human brain
approaches 1015 or a thousand million million. Numbers in the order of 1015 are of course completely beyond comprehension. Imagine an area about half the size of the
USA (one million square miles) covered in a forest of trees containing ten thousand
trees per square mile. If each tree contained one hundred thousand leaves the total number of leaves in the forest would be
1015, equivalent to the number of connections in the human brain!”
“Despite the enormity of the number of connections, the
ramifying forest of fibers is not a chaotic random tangle but a highly organized network in which a high proportion of the fibers are unique adaptive communication channels
following their own specially ordained pathway through the
brain.”
“Despite the enormity of the number of connections, the
ramifying forest of fibers is not a chaotic random tangle but a highly organized network in which a high proportion of the fibers are unique adaptive communication channels
following their own specially ordained pathway through the
brain.”
“Even if only one hundredth of the connections in the brain were specifically
organized, this would still represent a system containing a much greater number of specific connections than in the entire
communications network on Earth. Because of the vast number of unique adaptive connections, to assemble an object remotely resembling the brain
would take an eternity, even applying the most sophisticated engineering
techniques.”Michael Denton, Evolution: A Theory in Crisis, NY: Adler & Adler,
1985, pp 329-331
“Even if only one hundredth of the connections in the brain were specifically
organized, this would still represent a system containing a much greater number of specific connections than in the entire
communications network on Earth. Because of the vast number of unique adaptive connections, to assemble an object remotely resembling the brain
would take an eternity, even applying the most sophisticated engineering
techniques.”Michael Denton, Evolution: A Theory in Crisis, NY: Adler & Adler,
1985, pp 329-331
Could the human brain have really been produced
by random mutations and natural selection
Could the human brain have really been produced
by random mutations and natural selection
??
You need only use your brain to discern the
answer!
You need only use your brain to discern the
answer!
“If it could be demonstrated that any complex organ existed which
could not possibly have been formed by numerous successive slight modifications, my theory would absolutely breakdown!”
Charles Darwin, The Origin of Species
“If it could be demonstrated that any complex organ existed which
could not possibly have been formed by numerous successive slight modifications, my theory would absolutely breakdown!”
Charles Darwin, The Origin of Species
DARWIN’S CONFESSIONDARWIN’S CONFESSION
For ever since the creation of the world His invisible nature and
attributes, that is, His eternal power and divinity have been made
intelligible and clearly discernible in and through the things that have been made – His handiworks. So
[men] are without excuse – altogether without any defense or
justification. Romans 1:20 Amplified
For ever since the creation of the world His invisible nature and
attributes, that is, His eternal power and divinity have been made
intelligible and clearly discernible in and through the things that have been made – His handiworks. So
[men] are without excuse – altogether without any defense or
justification. Romans 1:20 Amplified
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