Clear Evidence for Creation

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[VaBthang4]

SE-Evidence for

EVIDENCE FOR CREATION… 1. The Fossil Record…Evolutionists have constructed the Geologic Column in order to illustrate the supposed progression of "primitive" life forms to "more complex" systems we observe today. Yet, "since only a small percentage of the earth's surface obeys even a … portion of the geologic column…the claim of their having taken place to form a continuum of rock/life/time…over the earth is therefore a fantastic and imaginative contrivance.1" "[T]he lack of transitional series cannot be explained as being due to the scarcity of material. The deficiencies are real, they will never be filled."2 This supposed column is actually saturated with "polystrate fossils" (fossils extending from one geologic layer to another) that tie all the layers to one time-frame. "[T]o the unprejudiced, the fossil record of plants is in favor of special creation." 3 2. Decay of Earth's Magnetic Field…Dr. Thomas Barnes, Emeritus Professor of Physics at the University of Texas at El Paso, has published the definitive work in this field.4 Scientific observations since 1829 have shown that the earth's magnetic field has been measurably decaying at an exponential rate, demonstrating its half-life to be approximately 1,400 years. In practical application its strength 20,000 years ago would approximate that of a magnetic star. Under those conditions many of the atoms necessary for life processes could not form. These data demonstrate that earth's entire history is young, within a few thousand of years. 3. The Global Flood… The Biblical record clearly describes a global Flood during Noah's day. Additionally, there are hundreds of Flood traditions handed down through cultures all over the world. 5 M.E. Clark and Henry Voss have demonstrated the scientific validity of such a Flood providing the sedimentary layering we see on every continent. 6 Secular scholars report very rapid sedimentation and periods of great carbonate deposition in earth's sedimentary layers..7 It is now possible to prove the historical reality of the Biblical Flood.8 4. Population Statistics…World population growth rate in recent times is about 2% per year. Practicable application of growth rate throughout human history would be about half that number. Wars, disease, famine, etc. have wiped out approximately one third of the population on average every 82 years. Starting with eight people, and applying these growth rates since the Flood of Noah's day (about 4500 years ago) would give a total human population at just under six billion people. However, application on an evolutionary time scale runs into major difficulties. Starting with one "couple" just 41,000 years ago would give us a total population of 2 x 1089. 9The universe does not have space to hold so many bodies.      5. Radio Halos…Physicist Robert Gentry has reported isolated radio halos of polonuim-214 in crystalline granite. The half-life of this element is 0.000164 seconds! To record the existence of this element in such short time span, the granite must be in crystalline state instantaneously.10 This runs counter to evolutionary estimates of 300 million years for granite to form. 6. Human Artifacts throughout the Geologic Column…Man-made artifacts -  such as the hammer in Cretaceous rock, a human sandal print with trilobite in Cambrian rock, human footprints and a handprint in Cretaceous rock – point to the fact that all the supposed geologic periods actually occurred at the same time in the recent past.11 7. Helium Content in Earth's Atmosphere… Physicist Melvin Cook, Nobel Prize medalist found that helium-4 enters our atmosphere from solar wind and radioactive decay of uranium. At present rates our atmosphere would accumulate current helium-4 amounts in less than 10,000 years.12 8. Expansion of Space Fabric…Astronomical estimates of the distance to various galaxies gives conflicting data. 13The Biblical Record refers to the expansion of space by the Creator14. Astrophysicist Russell Humphries demonstrates that such space expansion would dilate time in distant space.15 This could explain a recent creation with great distances to the stars. 9. Design in Living Systems…A living cell is so awesomely complex that its interdependent components stagger the imagination and defy evolutionary explanations. A minimal cell contains over 60,000 proteins of 100 different configurations.16 The chance of this assemblage occurring by chance is 1 in 10 4,478,296 .17 10. Design in the Human Brain…The human brain is the most complicated structure in the known universe.18 It contains over 100 billion cells, each with over 50,000 neuron connections to other brain cells.19 This structure receives over 100 million separate signals from the total human body every second. If we learned something new every second of our lives, it would take three million years to exhaust the capacity of the human brain. 20 In addition to conscious thought, people can actually reason, anticipate consequences, and devise plans – all without knowing they are doing so.21 1Woodmorappe, John, "The Essential Non-Existence of the Evolutionary Uniformitarian Geologic Column: A Quantitative Assessment," Creation Research Society Quarterly, vol. 18, no.1 (Terre Haute, Indiana, June 1981),pp. 46-71 2 Nilsson, N. Heribert, as quoted in Arthur C. Custance, The Earth Before Man, Part II, Doorway Papers, no. 20 (Ontario, Canada: Doorway Publications), p. 51 3Corner, E.J.H., Contemporary Botanical Thought, ed. A.M. MacLeod and L.S. Cobley (Chicago: Quadrangle Books, 1961), p. 97 4Barnes, Thomas, ICR Technical Monograph #4, Origin and Destiny of the Earth's Magnetic Field (2nd edition, 1983) 5Blick, Edward, A Scientific Analysis of Genesis (Oklahoma City: Hearthstone, 1991) p. 103 6Clark, M.E. and Voss, H.D., "Fluid Mechanic Examination of the Tial Mechanism for Producing Mega-Sedimantary Layering" (Third International Conference on Creation, Pittsburg, July 1994) 7Ager, Derek, The Nature of the Stratigraphical Record (New York: John Wiley and Sons) p. 43 and p. 86 8West, John Anthony, Serpent in the Sky: The High Wisdom of Ancient Egypt (New York: Julian Press, 1987) pp. 13-14 9 See Morris, Henry, Scientific Creationism (El Cajon, CA: Master Books) 10Gentry, Robert, Creation's Tiny Mystery (Knoxville, Tenn.: Earth Science Assoc.,1988) 11 Baugh, Carl, Why Do Men Believe Evolution AGAINST ALL ODDS? (Oklahoma City: Hearthstone, 1999) 12Cook, Melvin, "Where is The Earth's Radiogenic Helium?" Nature, Vol. 179, p. 213 13Cowan, R., "Further Evidence of a Youthful Universe," Science News, Vol. 148, p. 166 14Psalm 104:2; Isaiah 40:22 15Humphries, Russell, Starlight and Time (Green Forest, AR: Master Books, 1994) 16Denton, Michael, Evolution: A Theory in Crisis (Bethesda, Maryland: Adler & Adler, 1986) p. 263 17 Mastropaolo, Joseph, "Evolution Is Biologically Impossible," Impact # 317 (El Cajon, CA: Institute For Creation Research,1999) p. 4 18Restak, Richard, The Brain: The Last Frontier, 1979, p. 390 19The Brain, Our Universe Within, PBS Video 20Wonders of God's Creation, Moody Video Series 21Weiss, Joseph, "Unconscious Mental Functioning," Scientific American, March 1990, p. 103 [ Back ]

[Heartlander]

My father was raised Christian and married my mother who was an atheist. As a child, I was given a choice whether to go to church with my father or stay home with my mother, brothers and sisters. (Regardless, my father went every Sunday)

Eventually we all started going with my father although it was never forced on any of us. I admire my father for his leadership by example. Why do you ask?

[RightWhale]

That is exactly what the Romans thought of them.

So much so that some Romans were shocked and alarmed at the Christians.

[dpa5923]

self-ping for later read

[VaBthang4]

Neither of my parents were Christians.........do you have any psychobabble excuse making for me?

[Heartlander]

How can I truly answer that question?

If all squares were perfectly round, would they still be squares?

Are we now to replace absolutes with variables? - To accomplish what?

[asformeandformyhouse]

re: Post 47

That's the best you got? Not much of a contradiction when you consider it's a NEW covenant. To say that it's NEW obviously implies that it's different than the OLD.

[Aric2000]

Creation is NOT a scientific model, it is a myth, put together by some ancient medicine man to explain how we came to be. They had no facts, they had no proof, so they made something up that made a kind of sense.

Evolution on the other hand IS a scientific theory that has many FACTS to back it up. As a matter of fact the facts are so substantial, that Evolution looks to be indeed what happened and is happening.

[abandon]

I'm just curious how much impact parents' religious beliefs have on their childrens' religious beliefs.

I think a lot. It's a form of indoctrination. That's why you don't see the major religions in any country shifting from one generation to the next.

[Aric2000]

The bible is not a history book

Excuse please? Sorry, but that is EXACTLY what it is, except for the fact that it is not even a good one of those. It is filled with assumptions and biased towards a religious belief, otherwise it is indeed a history book.

[Aric2000]

THERE IS NO Scientific PROOF of Creationism, nothing, notta, ZERO evidence except in the bible. The creation Myth is just that, a myth. It is a superstition, it is a story that was made up to explain the existence of man by some religious leader or medicine man. ALL cultures have a creation Myth, ALL, and NONE of them are the same.

AGAIN, THERE IS NO SCIENTIFIC PROOF of creationism, there can't be, because it was made up!! HELLO!!!

[Heartlander]

I personally believe that a parent’s religious belief(s) can have a positive or a negative affect on a child. If you “force” a child to eat vegetables, it does not necessarily mean they will eat them as an adult.

But that’s not exclusive to only religious beliefs.

[connectthedots]

To believe that god wrote it and is infallible is obviously false because the book is full of self-contradictions. Of course someone who wants to believe so they lack the strength of character to admit that they live without all of the answers is not going to get far along this line of reasoning.

This statement of yours is very ironic. People accept Christ because they know they don't have all the answers, especially the most important one, "What is the purpose for my life?". Without God, life would have no purpose. If you believe that you simple cease to exist after your physical death, why not hasten the process and commit suicide. The founder of Dadaism in the early 20th Century suggested that suicide is rational since life had no meaning, but he apparently did not have the courage to follow his own alleged belief.

[GSWarrior]

Why the need to "prove" creationism. I "choose to believe" that the universe is overseen by a higher power. I feel no need to justify my belief with "science." But then again, I am not a fundamentalist, just a poor, unsaved sinner.