Transcript PowerPoint Session #4

LIFE APPEARS
TODAY
3 BILLION YEARS AGO
BIG BANG
20 BILLION YEARS AGO
EARTH FORMED
MAN EVOLVED
4.6 BILLION YEARS AGO
3 MILLION YEARS AGO
TODAY
CREATION
FLOOD
CHRIST
6 ,000 YEARS AGO
4 THOUSAND B.C.
4,400 YEARS AGO
0 A.D.
“For the invisible things of him
from the creation of the world are
clearly seen, being understood by
the things that are made, even his
eternal power and Godhead; so
that they are without excuse:”
Romans 1:20
“Because that, when they knew
God, they glorified him not as
God, neither were thankful; but
became vain in their imaginations,
and their foolish heart was
darkened.”
Romans 1:21
“Professing
themselves to be wise,
they became fools…
Romans 1:22
“And changed the glory of the
uncorruptible God into an image
made like to corruptible man, and
to birds, and fourfooted beasts,
and creeping things.”
Romans 1:23
“Who changed the truth of God
into a lie, and worshipped and
served the creature more than
the Creator, who is blessed for
ever. Amen.”
Romans 1:25
Exchanging the Truth of God for Lies
How Evolution Minimizes Man
1. Evolution de-privileges the human species by
relegating us to the same class as all other animals.
2. Evolution minimizes the uniqueness and intricateness
of human beings by downplaying the chasm that
separates us intellectually, emotionally, relationally,
and spiritually from the remainder of creation.
How Evolution Minimizes Man
3. Evolution reduces all of life to the combined result of
material and chemical reactions.
4. Evolution cheapens life. The weakest of any species
must be allowed to perish, the strong must be
permitted to dominate. Life is dispensible and value
is determined based on strength.
1. Imaginations become vain (literally morally destitute and
wicked). (Romans 1:21)
2. Hearts and minds become darkened (meaning they are
incapable of moral discernment). (Romans 1:21)
3. Delusion of wisdom (meaning their pride prevents them
from perceiving the truth). (Romans 1:22)
4. Worship of creatures (substitute creation in place of the
Creator). (Romans 1:23)
5. Degrading of themselves with one another (Abortion,
euthanasia, embryonic stem cell research, right-to-die,
rampant homosexuality, sexual immorality, drug culture,
elevation of animal rights above human rights, etc.).
(Romans 1:21)
• Life came from non-life
• Complex systems can be built
gradually and incrementally
• Mutations are beneficial
• Time and chance can account for the
wide diversification of life
• Similarity indicates common source
of origin.
1. Can Life Originate from Non-Life?
Urey-Miller, Pasteur, DNA
2. Can Complex Systems be built gradually?
Michael Behe, irreducible complexity, amazing creatures that defy evolution
3. What about Mutations & Natural Selection?
The Urey Miller Experiment
The Urey Miller Experiment
Translation:
The Urey Miller Experiment
1953
Even when the scientific
discoveries of Pasteur
have dispelled evolution,
we will never abandon
this unscientific theory!
“One of the most intriguing questions that scientists face is explaining
how early life forms arose. Although Redi and Pasteur demonstrated that
living things do not spontaneously arise on today’s Earth, scientists
reason that the first life forms probably did arise from nonliving
materials.” ~ Life Science (Prentice Hall, 2002, pg. 45) Used in Trumansburg Central School System
Middle School
“If it could be demonstrated that
any complex organ existed which
could not possibly have been
formed by numerous, successive,
slight modifications, then my
theory would absolutely break
down.”
Charles Darwin
The Origin of Species…p. 154
“If it could be demonstrated that
any complex organ existed which
could not possibly have been
formed by numerous, successive,
slight modifications, then my
theory would absolutely break
down.”
Charles Darwin
The Origin of Species…p. 154
with Dr. Jobe Martin
• Life came from non-life
• Complex systems can be built
gradually and incrementally
• Mutations are beneficial
• Time and chance can account for the
wide diversification of life
• Similarity indicates common source
of origin.