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TATEMENTS ofCIENCE andCRIPTURE
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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
DESIGN IN NATURE
DESIGN IN NATURE
A STUDY OF THE BIRDS
A STUDY OF THE BIRDS
“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
Natural selection has no power to create new and better biological
information. Rather, it is wholly at the mercy of random, destructive
mutations to provide the necessary new information. Since random
mutations cannot produce the needed results, natural selection is left helpless with nothing to select.
Natural selection has no power to create new and better biological
information. Rather, it is wholly at the mercy of random, destructive
mutations to provide the necessary new information. Since random
mutations cannot produce the needed results, natural selection is left helpless with nothing to select.
HAS THE THEORY
OF BIRD EVOLUTION
LAID AN EGG?
HAS THE THEORY
OF BIRD EVOLUTION
LAID AN EGG?
PANDORA’S BOX?PANDORA’S BOX?
“The evolution of the amniotic egg is baffling. It was this decisive innovation which permitted for the first time
genuinely terrestrial vertebrate life, freeing it from the necessity of embryological development in
an aquatic environment…
“The evolution of the amniotic egg is baffling. It was this decisive innovation which permitted for the first time
genuinely terrestrial vertebrate life, freeing it from the necessity of embryological development in
an aquatic environment…
PANDORA’S EGG ?PANDORA’S EGG ?
…Altogether at least eight quite different innovations were combined to make the amniotic revolution possible: [1] the formation of a tough impervious shell; [2] the formation of the gelatinous egg white (albumen) and the secretion of a special acid to yield its water; [3] the excretion of nitrogenous waste in the form of water soluble uric acid,
[4] the formation of the amniotic cavity in which the embryo floats…
…Altogether at least eight quite different innovations were combined to make the amniotic revolution possible: [1] the formation of a tough impervious shell; [2] the formation of the gelatinous egg white (albumen) and the secretion of a special acid to yield its water; [3] the excretion of nitrogenous waste in the form of water soluble uric acid,
[4] the formation of the amniotic cavity in which the embryo floats…
…(This is surrounded by the amniotic membrane which formed by an
outgrowth of mesodermal tissue. Neither the amniotic cavity nor the membrane which surrounds it has any homologue in any amphibian);
[5] the formation of the allantois from the future floor of the hind gut as a container for waste products and
later to serve the function of a respiratory organ;…
…(This is surrounded by the amniotic membrane which formed by an
outgrowth of mesodermal tissue. Neither the amniotic cavity nor the membrane which surrounds it has any homologue in any amphibian);
[5] the formation of the allantois from the future floor of the hind gut as a container for waste products and
later to serve the function of a respiratory organ;…
[6]…the development of a tooth or carbuncle which the developed
embryo can utilize to break out of the egg; [7] a quantity of yolk sufficient
for the needs of the embryo till hatching; [8] changes in the
urogenital system of the female permitting fertilization of the egg
before the hardening of the shell.”
Dr. Michael Denton, Evolution: A Theory in Crisis, pp. 218-219
[6]…the development of a tooth or carbuncle which the developed
embryo can utilize to break out of the egg; [7] a quantity of yolk sufficient
for the needs of the embryo till hatching; [8] changes in the
urogenital system of the female permitting fertilization of the egg
before the hardening of the shell.”
Dr. Michael Denton, Evolution: A Theory in Crisis, pp. 218-219
THE FEATHER THAT BROKE THE THEORY’S
BACK
shaft
barb
hooks
barbules
“It is not easy to see how an impervious reptile scale could be converted
gradually into an impervious feather without passing through a frayed scale
intermediate which would be weak, easily deformed and still quite permeable
to air. It is true that basically a feather is....a mass of keratin filaments - but the
filaments are not a random tangle but are ordered in an amazingly complex way to achieve the tightly intertwined structure of the feather. Take away the exquisite
coadaptation of the components,
“It is not easy to see how an impervious reptile scale could be converted
gradually into an impervious feather without passing through a frayed scale
intermediate which would be weak, easily deformed and still quite permeable
to air. It is true that basically a feather is....a mass of keratin filaments - but the
filaments are not a random tangle but are ordered in an amazingly complex way to achieve the tightly intertwined structure of the feather. Take away the exquisite
coadaptation of the components,
take away the coarrangement of the barbs on the shaft and all that is left is a soft
pliable structure utterly unsuitable to form the basis of a stiff impervious aerofoil. The
stiff impervious property of the feather which makes it so beautiful an adaptation
for flight, depends basically on such a highly involved and unique system of coadapted components that it seems
impossible that any transitional feather-like structure could possess even to a slight
degree the crucial properties.”
Dr. Michael Denton, Evolution: A Theory in Crisis, p. 209
take away the coarrangement of the barbs on the shaft and all that is left is a soft
pliable structure utterly unsuitable to form the basis of a stiff impervious aerofoil. The
stiff impervious property of the feather which makes it so beautiful an adaptation
for flight, depends basically on such a highly involved and unique system of coadapted components that it seems
impossible that any transitional feather-like structure could possess even to a slight
degree the crucial properties.”
Dr. Michael Denton, Evolution: A Theory in Crisis, p. 209
“I remember well the time when the thought of the eye made me cold all over, but I have got over this stage of the complaint, and now
small trifling particulars of structure often make me very uncomfortable. The sight of a
feather in a peacock’s tail, whenever I gaze at it, makes me
sick.”The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin 296 (F. Darwin ed. 1887)
“I remember well the time when the thought of the eye made me cold all over, but I have got over this stage of the complaint, and now
small trifling particulars of structure often make me very uncomfortable. The sight of a
feather in a peacock’s tail, whenever I gaze at it, makes me
sick.”The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin 296 (F. Darwin ed. 1887)
SPECIALFEET
SPECIALFEET
UNIQUELY DURABLE
BEAK
UNIQUELY DURABLE
BEAK
SPECIALIZEDROBUST SKULL
SPECIALIZEDROBUST SKULL
SHOCK ABSORBERSHOCK ABSORBER
EXCEPTIONAL NECK
MUSCLES
EXCEPTIONAL NECK
MUSCLES
UNUSUAL TAIL
FEATHERS
UNUSUAL TAIL
FEATHERS
Up to 1000 G’s of force
occurring hundreds of
times per minute!
One prominent evolutionist on the editorial staff of a prestigious
scientific magazine confided to the author after examining the
[woodpecker’s] skull, “There are certain anatomical features which just
cannot be explained by gradual mutations over millions of years. Just
between you and me, I have to get God into the act too sometimes.”
Luther D. Sutherland, “Miraculous Design Features in Woodpeckers,” Creation Research Society Quarterly, 12:183, 1976
One prominent evolutionist on the editorial staff of a prestigious
scientific magazine confided to the author after examining the
[woodpecker’s] skull, “There are certain anatomical features which just
cannot be explained by gradual mutations over millions of years. Just
between you and me, I have to get God into the act too sometimes.”
Luther D. Sutherland, “Miraculous Design Features in Woodpeckers,” Creation Research Society Quarterly, 12:183, 1976
Survival value or specifically ordained
job?
A BREATHTAKING
PROPOSAL
A BREATHTAKING
PROPOSAL
“In all other vertebrates the air is drawn into the lungs through a
system of branching tubes which finally terminate in tiny air sacs, or alveoli, so that during respiration
the air is moved in and out through the same passage. In the case of birds, however, the major bronchi break down into tiny tubes which
permeate the lung tissue…
“In all other vertebrates the air is drawn into the lungs through a
system of branching tubes which finally terminate in tiny air sacs, or alveoli, so that during respiration
the air is moved in and out through the same passage. In the case of birds, however, the major bronchi break down into tiny tubes which
permeate the lung tissue…
…These so-called parabronchi eventually join up together again, forming a true circulatory system so that air flows in one direction
through the lungs. This unidirectional flow of air is
maintained during both inspiration and expiration by a complex
system of interconnected air sacs in the bird's body…
…These so-called parabronchi eventually join up together again, forming a true circulatory system so that air flows in one direction
through the lungs. This unidirectional flow of air is
maintained during both inspiration and expiration by a complex
system of interconnected air sacs in the bird's body…
…which expand and contract in such a way so as to ensure a
continuous delivery of air through the parabronchi. The
existence of this air sac system in turn has necessitated a
highly specialized and unique division of the body cavity of
the bird into several compressible compartments…
…which expand and contract in such a way so as to ensure a
continuous delivery of air through the parabronchi. The
existence of this air sac system in turn has necessitated a
highly specialized and unique division of the body cavity of
the bird into several compressible compartments…
…the structure of the lung in birds and the overall functioning of the
respiratory system is quite unique. No lung in any other vertebrate
species is known which in any way approaches the avian system. Moreover, it is identical in all
essential details in birds as diverse as humming birds, ostriches and
hawks.”
Dr. Michael Denton, Evolution: A Theory in Crisis, pp. 210-211
…the structure of the lung in birds and the overall functioning of the
respiratory system is quite unique. No lung in any other vertebrate
species is known which in any way approaches the avian system. Moreover, it is identical in all
essential details in birds as diverse as humming birds, ostriches and
hawks.”
Dr. Michael Denton, Evolution: A Theory in Crisis, pp. 210-211
INSIDE THE BIRD LUNG (Diagramatic)
Airflow
Bloodflow
Lung
Rear air sacs
Front air sacs
(Parts are inside the birds hollow bones.)
“In attempting to explain how such an intricate and highly specialized
system of correlated adaptations could have been achieved gradually
through perfectly functional intermediates, one is faced with the problem of the feather magnified a
thousand times. The suspicion inevitably arises that perhaps no
functional intermediate exists between the dead-end and continuous through-
put types of lung.
“In attempting to explain how such an intricate and highly specialized
system of correlated adaptations could have been achieved gradually
through perfectly functional intermediates, one is faced with the problem of the feather magnified a
thousand times. The suspicion inevitably arises that perhaps no
functional intermediate exists between the dead-end and continuous through-
put types of lung.
The fact that the design of the avian respiratory system is essentially invariant
in all birds merely increases one's suspicion that no fundamental variation
of the system is compatible with the preservation of respiratory function. One is irresistibly reminded of Cuvier's view
that the great divisions of nature are grounded in necessity and that
intermediates cannot exist because such forms are incoherent and non-functional.”
Dr. Michael Denton, Evolution: A Theory in Crisis, p. 212
The fact that the design of the avian respiratory system is essentially invariant
in all birds merely increases one's suspicion that no fundamental variation
of the system is compatible with the preservation of respiratory function. One is irresistibly reminded of Cuvier's view
that the great divisions of nature are grounded in necessity and that
intermediates cannot exist because such forms are incoherent and non-functional.”
Dr. Michael Denton, Evolution: A Theory in Crisis, p. 212
BIRD MIGRATION: A NAVIGATIONAL NIGHTMARE FOR
EVOLUTION
BIRD MIGRATION: A NAVIGATIONAL NIGHTMARE FOR
EVOLUTION
Lesser White Throated Warbler
Lesser White Throated Warbler
Lesser White Throated Warbler
Manx ShearwaterManx Shearwater
Manx ShearwaterManx Shearwater
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Black Poll WarblerBlack Poll Warbler
Black Poll WarblerBlack Poll Warbler
Black Poll WarblerBlack Poll Warbler
20,000 feet20,000 feet
Waits for cold frontWaits for cold front
High altitude cross wind
High altitude cross wind
Long Tailed
Cuckoo
Long Tailed Cuckoo
Long Tailed Cuckoo
23% less energy required23% less energy required
WHAT ARE THE SECRETS OF
MIGRATING BIRD’S NAVIGATION
CAPABILITIES?
WHAT ARE THE SECRETS OF
MIGRATING BIRD’S NAVIGATION
CAPABILITIES?
How well could you navigate?
PREPROGRAMMED PRECISION
NAVIGATION
BY RANDOM MUTATIONS OR DIVINE DESIGN?
RECOGNIZING DESIGN: A DOUBLE STANDARD?RECOGNIZING DESIGN: A DOUBLE STANDARD?
1. Which is more complex?1. Which is more complex?
2. Which is more capable?2. Which is more capable?
3. Which was designed and which happened by chance?
3. Which was designed and which happened by chance?
DARWIN’S CONFESSIONDARWIN’S CONFESSION
“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 CONFESSION CONCERNING INSTINCTSDARWIN’S CONFESSION CONCERNING INSTINCTS
Many instincts are so wonderful that their development will
probably appear to the reader a difficulty sufficient to overthrow
my whole theory.
Charles Darwin, The Origin of Species
Many instincts are so wonderful that their development will
probably appear to the reader a difficulty sufficient to overthrow
my whole theory.
Charles Darwin, The Origin of Species
INSIDE THE BIRD LUNG (Diagramatic)
Airflow
Bloodflow
Lung
Rear air sacs
Front air sacs(Parts are inside the bids hollow bones.)
Black Poll WarblerBlack Poll Warbler
20,000 feet20,000 feet
Waits for cold frontWaits for cold front
High altitude cross wind
High altitude cross wind
SPECIALFEET
SPECIALFEET
UNIQUELY DURABLE
BEAK
UNIQUELY DURABLE
BEAK
SPECIALIZEDROBUST SKULL
SPECIALIZEDROBUST SKULL
SHOCK ABSORBERSHOCK ABSORBER
EXCEPTIONAL NECK
MUSCLES
EXCEPTIONAL NECK
MUSCLES
UNUSUAL TAIL
FEATHERS
UNUSUAL TAIL
FEATHERS
Up to 1000 G’s of force
occurring hundreds of
times per second!
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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