In the Beginning: Science In the Beginning: Science and Genesis 1-11and Genesis 1-11

““If the foundations are destroyed, If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?“ Psalm what can the righteous do?“ Psalm

11:311:3

Fossil embarrassment at-a-Fossil embarrassment at-a-glance…glance…

Fossils are supposed to show gradual, Fossils are supposed to show gradual, step-by-step change. Yet…step-by-step change. Yet…

Over 200,000 species have been dug up, Over 200,000 species have been dug up, and it’s now clear: fossils and it’s now clear: fossils do not do not document gradualismdocument gradualism..

Fossil evidence fits perfectly with the idea Fossil evidence fits perfectly with the idea of separate creation of basic “kinds” as of separate creation of basic “kinds” as seen in Genesis 1:24-25.seen in Genesis 1:24-25.

James Madsen:James Madsen:

““There were no men 600 million years ago. There were no men 600 million years ago.

Neither were there monkeys or bears or ground Neither were there monkeys or bears or ground

sloths to make pseudo-human tracks. What man-sloths to make pseudo-human tracks. What man-

thing could possibly have been walking about on thing could possibly have been walking about on

this planet before vertebrates even evolved?”this planet before vertebrates even evolved?”

Tyrannosaurus rexTyrannosaurus rex

T. rex fossil T. rex fossil has 'soft has 'soft tissues‘tissues‘ BBC News BBC News

3/24/053/24/05

““In the hotly contested field of dino research, the In the hotly contested field of dino research, the work will be greeted with acclaim and disbelief in work will be greeted with acclaim and disbelief in equal measure. What seems certain is that some equal measure. What seems certain is that some fairly remarkable conditions must have existed at fairly remarkable conditions must have existed at the Montana site where the T. rex died, 68 million the Montana site where the T. rex died, 68 million years ago.” years ago.”

““Dinosaur experts have extracted samples of what appear to be soft Dinosaur experts have extracted samples of what appear to be soft

tissues from a tissues from a Tyrannosaurus rexTyrannosaurus rex fossil bone.” fossil bone.”

““Mary Schweitzer, a biology graduate student at Mary Schweitzer, a biology graduate student at

Montana State University’s Museum of the Montana State University’s Museum of the

Rockies, was examining a thin section of Rockies, was examining a thin section of

Tyrranosaurus rex Tyrranosaurus rex bone…when she noticed a bone…when she noticed a

series of peculiar structures. Round and tiny and series of peculiar structures. Round and tiny and

nucleated, they were threaded through the bone nucleated, they were threaded through the bone

like red blood cells in blood vessels. But blood like red blood cells in blood vessels. But blood

cells in a dinosaur bone should have disappeared cells in a dinosaur bone should have disappeared

eons ago.”eons ago.”

““I got goose bumps,” recalls Schweitzer. “It was I got goose bumps,” recalls Schweitzer. “It was

exactly like looking at a slice of modern bone. exactly like looking at a slice of modern bone.

But, of course, I couldn’t believe it. I said to the But, of course, I couldn’t believe it. I said to the

lab technician: ‘The bones, after all, are 65 lab technician: ‘The bones, after all, are 65

million years old. How could blood cells survive million years old. How could blood cells survive

that long?”that long?”

““However, connective tissue ruins and degrades over time, such However, connective tissue ruins and degrades over time, such

that DNA should not survive at all, even if the creature only lived that DNA should not survive at all, even if the creature only lived

50,000 years ago. The existence of 65 million-year-old DNA is 50,000 years ago. The existence of 65 million-year-old DNA is

biochemically unthinkable. In other words, the old-earth biochemically unthinkable. In other words, the old-earth

evolutionary tale is clearly at odds with the fresh dinosaur bone evolutionary tale is clearly at odds with the fresh dinosaur bone

evidence. How embarrassing to the academic establishment! This evidence. How embarrassing to the academic establishment! This

may be why ongoing dinosaur soft tissue discoveries are generally may be why ongoing dinosaur soft tissue discoveries are generally

not broadcast through popular media channels.”not broadcast through popular media channels.”

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Tyrannosaurus RexTyrannosaurus Rex

TriceratopsTriceratops

Genesis 9:18-19Genesis 9:18-19

““Now the sons of Noah who came out of the Now the sons of Noah who came out of the

ark were Shem and Ham and Japheth; and ark were Shem and Ham and Japheth; and

Ham was the father of Canaan. These three Ham was the father of Canaan. These three

were the sons of Noah; and from these the were the sons of Noah; and from these the

whole earth was populated.” whole earth was populated.”

Genesis 9:19Genesis 9:19

“ “These three were the sons of Noah; and These three were the sons of Noah; and

from these the whole earth was populatedfrom these the whole earth was populated.” .”

150 Years per Population Doubling150 Years per Population Doubling

x 32 Doublingsx 32 Doublings

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4,800 years4,800 years

= almost 8,600,000,000 (8.6 billion)= almost 8,600,000,000 (8.6 billion)

6,000,000,0006,000,000,000

50,000 years50,000 years

150 years – population doubles150 years – population doubles

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332 Doublings of the population!332 Doublings of the population!

10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,

000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,

000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,

000,000,000000,000,000