Transcript Origins”, A Study on Creation

“Origins”, A Study on Creation
• Things we will discuss inlude 3 approaches to the origin of life
2 types of science
Satans 2 pronged “scientific” attack on Christianity
Uniformatarianism
Evolution
Fossils
Dinosaurs
Some specially “designed” creatures
Entropy
Radio-isotope Dating methods
Symbionic life
Pre and Post Flood Environments
Life Spans of Biblical men
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Three Approaches to Creation
1 Literal Biblical Creation
 God always existed and has a plan
 God created all matter & energy and life in a literal 6 days
 Genesis is Literal,
 Earth is <10,000 years old
2 Mainstream Science
 Matter & Energy always existed in a state of change
 Life developed on its own (Evolution)
 Earth is Billions of years old
 Things happened long ago as they do today
3 Non-Literal (Figurative) Creation or Theistic Evolution
 God always existed
 God Created Energy & Matter (Big Bang)
 God used (or allowed) the Evolution Process to develop life
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Life is Eternal and
God makes the Rules
Life is Temporary so
man can make his own
Rules
Life is Evolutionary so
God wants man to make
the Rules
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Two Kinds of Science
1. GENERAL OBSERVATION
2. ASSUMPTIONS
3. HYPOTHESIS
8. IMPROVEMENT
Medical Science
Physics
Electronics
Mechanics
Oceanography
4. EXPERIMENT
7. UNDERSTANDING
6. CORRELATION
1. GENERAL OBSERVATION
5. DETAILED OBSERVATION
2. ASSUMPTIONS
3. HYPOTHESIS
8. IMPROVEMENT
Cosmology (Way out in Space)
Geology
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Paleontology/Geology (Way back in Time)
4. EXPERIMENT
7. UNDERSTANDING
6. CORRELATION
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5. DETAILED OBSERVATION
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Satan’s Two Pronged Attack
Uniform-i-tarian-ism - (Lyell)
The earth changes slowly and gradually
and has always done so at the rates we see
it change today.
Evolution - (Darwin)
Complex life forms evolved from simpler life
forms by natural selection and random
mutation. Liiving organsims developed from
non-living chemicals by natural processes
and random chance.
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Number Sense - The Odds
Chance of Mutation in DNA Today = 1 in 107 (10,000,000)
2 Related Mutations = 1 in 1014
4 Related Mutations = 1 in 1028
Mutation Based Evolution of the Horse 1 in 10 3,000,000
HOWEVER
- The Number of Particle interactions in 5 Billion Years
is only about 10170 therefore -
The Odds are Ridiclulous Against Mutation Based Evolution
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Entropy
Definition: Entropy - Degree of Disorganization
2nd Law of Thermodynamics
“ in the absence of the application of energy,
intelligently applied, everything runs down
toward dis-array ”
- Concentrations of energy (heat) are lost
- Complexity Decreases
- Order Decreases
- Information is lost
Could the complex protien chains of life (DNA) have
formed by themselves from simple carbon molecules ?
The 2nd Law of Thermodynamics says NO!
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Entopy (con’t)
We see the effects of Entropy everyday - In Your Body
If you don’t feed it the right stuff, it dies and looses its
complex organization (“returns to dust”)
- In Your Home
- Without the A/C on everthing comes to the same temperature.
- Things left alone deteriorate (like your room!)
We also know that energy applied indescriminately almost always
destroys organization ( Fires, Bombs, Earthquakes, etc)
Is the universe complex, Yes. Do energy concentrations exist, Yes.
What is the obvious conclusion ? It all just happened? NO
Creative Intelligence Exists!
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Complexity over Time
Man
Science says “Complexity and
Organization has increased over time”
NOT OBSERVED
Animals
Plants
Protiens
Molecules
Time
The Bible says “Complexity and
Organization has decreased over time”
Creation
Loss of abilities
OBSERVED
Fall
Flood
Loss of species
Loss of Longevity
Sin
Time
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Biblical “Pre-Flood” Earth
- Less harmful radiation reaches the surface
- More Ozone above / less on the surface
Canopy of “Waters” Above
(possibly ice)
Single Land Mass
Single Sea
- Uniform Temperate Climate - Dew not Rain (possibly within 4o C)
- Giganticism in Plant and Animal Life
- No Animal Food Chain - Plants are the only Food Source
- Longevity of Man averages 900 years
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Post Flood Earth
- More harmful UV radiation at the surface
- Less Ozone above / more on the surface
- Colder Ocean / Less O2
Canopy is gone
Land Mass is Divided
A Tougher World - Large Temperature variations / Storms / Wind
Longevity of Man (and probably animals) is 10% of what it was
Extinctions of larger species
Animal Food Chain is needed
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Lifespans of Early Men
1000
900
800
700
Shape of this curve is significant
in science today. It is a classic
“ transient decay “ curve.
600
500
400
300
(God took him)
200
100
Terah
Adam
Kenan
Enoch
Noah
Salah
Reu
Jacob
Abraham
Seth
Mahaleel
Methusala
Shem
Eber
Serug
Job
Issac
Enos
Jared
Lamech
Arphaxad
Peleg
Nahor
Moses
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Radio-Isotope Dating - Carbon 14
Cosmic Ray
C12 C12 C12 C12
C12
C14
C14 C14
C12
C12
C14
C14
see how much
C14 is left.
C12
C12
C14
C14
C12
C12
C12
C12
sample of the
dead animal
C14
C12
C12
C14
C12
in the past
in the present
- C12 and C14 exist in the environment
- Animal consumes C12 and C14
- Animal dies
- C12 stays C12 but C14 decays to C12
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C14
C12
- Amount of C14 will be less due to radioactive decay
- C12 to C14 amounts are compared
- if we know how much C14 was present when the
animal died, we can tell how long he has been dead
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The “Clock” is Faulty
the big
“IF”
How much C14 was there when the animal died?
Assumptions made when the geologic column was made - C12 and C14 were at equilibrium (stable ratio that exists today)
- C12 and C14 were evenly mixed in the environment
But - C12 and C14 are not at equilibrium today ..... C14 ratio is increasing
- C14 rate of decay today is only 70% the rate of C14 formation .
- This was published in 1958 but no one re-wrote the text books!
- people began using circular logic
Today C14 is considered invalid beyond 5000 years
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The “Clock” is Circular
Rock Layers
Life Forms
Rocks are dated by geologists
based on what fossils they contain
BAD LOGIC
Fossils are dated by paleontologists
based on what rock layers they are
found in
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The “Bombadier” Beetle was “Engineered”
- 2 volitale & corrosive chemicals
- Inhibitor protien
- catalyst
- Hi temp combustion chamber
- 200+ Degree reaction
Other Amazingly well “Engineered” life
forms and Symbionic relationships.
- Woodpecker
- WomBat
- Angler Fish
- Yucca Moth
It doesn’t work at all until it all works !
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Why You Can’t Mix Creation and Evolution
• Bible teaches Death entered the world with Adams Sin
Evolution assumes death always existed
Gen 1:29 .. No animal food chain prior to the Flood (Gen 9:3)
1 Cor 15:21 .. Death came through man
Rom 8:21 .. the whole of creation (not just man!)
• Bible says Adam “Fell” and things decayed, (not got better)
 God Finished creation and it was Good!
 Gen 3:14-17 ... God cursed all
 Acts 3:21 .. God will restore the perfection
• All Key Doctrines of the Bible are founded in Genesis
 Mans Sin nature and the Need for Christ
 God’s nature / God’s Plan / Concept of Atonement
 More than 100 New Testament quotations from Genesis
• Genesis reads like literal history
 Real people , real places, real events
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You Can’t Mix Creation and Evolution (cont’)
• “Days” can’t be millions of years
 Adam created on the 6th day (lived 6th and 7th)
 “day” used in Gen 14-19 5x as related to nights, seasons and years
• “each after it’s kind”
 Genesis chapter 1 clearly teachs reproduction by “kind” or species
 Evolution requires 1 kind can change into another.
• Pre-Flood men were not “primitive simpletons”
 Adam was created “perfect” and “named” all creatures
 Decendants worked with musical instruments (Gen 4)
 Longevity is not consistent with Evolution
• Evolution and Genesis have different basic sequences
Trees before sea life
Earth before sun
a Sun is not needed for the “new earth” in Revelation
Why not believe Gods Word, He was there, Darwin wasn’t.
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