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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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