Dr. Heinz Lycklama presented his Scientific Case Against Evolution last month in an informal meeting with Skeptics.  Here’s a quick overview of his case and you can see all his slides here.

• What is (Macro) Evolution?
  • Macro Evolution vs. Micro Evolution
• Operational Science vs. Origins Science
• Our Assumptions and Thought System
• Five Challenges to Evolution
  • (Macro) Evolution has never been observed
  • Evolution violates the 2ndLaw of Thermodynamics
  • There are NO credible transitional fossils
  • Life can/did not originate from non-life by chance
  • Evolution is only a (unproven) theory
• Conclusion –Evolutionism Found Wanting

Oct. 19, 2008, 3:30 pm

Location: Bellevue Church of Christ, 10419 SE 11th Street, Bellevue

Science, History, and Scripture:
Ancient Evidence Supports Biblical Accuracy

Bruce Barton

This presentation shows how the accuracy of Scripture has been repeatedly verified by archaeology, history, and science.  It will also look at scientific principles in Scripture waiting to be discovered by modern science. Dorothy Rozell will provide a elem. school program downstairs. Bruce Barton, (brucebarton@comcast.net) is Vice President of the CAPS Board. Bruce is a retired instrumentation engineer with degrees in Meteorology and Theology. He is on the Pastoral Care Team at New Heart Worship Center, Auburn, and frequently teaches on creation vs. evolution, Bible archaeology, apologetics for adults and youth. See his web page at http://monarch.nwcreation.net/

Outline of Topics:

(1) Early Historians support Genesis, e.g. Geoffrey of Monmouth, (1100 – 1155), Joseph Scaliger (1540-1609).

(2) Sun vs. earth Center of solar system Controversy of Copernicus. Galileo observation and Kepler’s laws, Superstition vs. Science, philosophy vs. science.

(3) Myth of The Flat Earth. This fallacy is still perpetuated by recent historians like Daniel Boorstin. But a spherical earth was accepted since the early Greeks, and even Isaiah 40:22 in 700 BC. http://www.veritas-ucsb.org/library/russell/FlatEarth.html

(4) Joshua’s Long Day, There are old stories that a long day occurred in the east, Greece: (Apollo’s son, Phaethon), and a long night occurred in the west: New Zealand (Maori) and Mexico (Culhuacan).  The legend that NASA Computers found a day missing day about 1400 BC  is erroneous – they can’t do this without a reference, although they can calculate solar and lunar eclipses to suggest historical dates. http://www.answersingenesis.org/creation/v19/i3/longday.asp

(5) Pagan Ideas have hindered science. But Biblical views of the world have surprisingly benefited science

(6) Waste of science Research Money, e.g. NASA is trying to prove that life evolved elsewhere, by looking for liquid water and life on Mars, to show this is “not difficult,” despite of the absurdly low probabilities. But pools of liquid water cannot exist, since Mars’ air pressure is mostly below the .0061 bar (atmos) Triple Point of water (at .01 deg. C), where the scarce ice sublimates directly into vapor. Average temp -55 deg. C http://www.bpastro.org/index.php?page=water-on-mars Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI). They must have no definition of the intelligence they look for, since they missed the evidence that DNA was formed with Intelligent Design. Carl Sagan in his book Contact lamely suggested ET might repeatedly transmit the first 100 prime numbers (but for millions of years?).

(7) Evolution Frauds and hoaxes. Piltdown Man – an ape skull with teeth filed down, fooled scientists for 50 years. Kettlewell’s Moths rest under leaves, not on tree trunks for birds to eat, so to photo them, he had to paste them on the trees. http://www.discovery.org/a/4198 Haeckel doctored Embryo diagrams to make species look similar – 2 triples of wood cut diagrams were identical! This fraud was known in 1890s, but texts still had the error in 1990. http://www.discovery.org/a/3071

(8) False Ideas in Evolutionary Thinking. Racism is implicit in Darwinism (the subtitle of Origin of Species was Preservation of the Races) and even genocide (Maori. NZ), a Darwinian struggle for survival. Vestigial Organs are supposedly unnecessary organs left over from ancestors. This was the main “evidence” cited by Darwin, since the fossil record wasn’t, and still isn’t, supportive. These included the lymph glands, and tonsils, which are now known to be useful for immunity. 

(9) Contributions of Creationist Scientists are downplayed, they are ignored or refused jobs and honors. Textbooks ignore the fact that the founders of virtually every branch of science were believers in Genesis: e.g., Isaac Newton, Johannes Kepler, Galileo Galilei, and Michael Faraday. Recently, Raymond Damadian was denied the Nobel Prize for his invention of the MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) body scanner. http://creationontheweb.com/content/view/536/

Contact John N. Johnson 425-868-2107

CAPS Meeting Sept. 21, 2008

3:00 pm: Refreshments, buy books, videos, plus a lending library.

3:30 pm: Dr. John N. Johnson

Presenting: The Heavens Declare the Glory of God – Ps 93:1

EDUCATION: John N. Johnson, has a Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics from the University of California at Berkeley. He has retired from the Boeing Company where he was a mathematician developing computer algorithms for navigation, guidance and control for 31 years. He has also taught academic classes for over 20 years in creation science and Biblical archaeology, and has defended creation science in five college debates with evolutionist faculty as well as radio debates. He is the President of the Creation Association of Puget Sound.  John’s talk is illustrated with photos of planets, stars and galaxies, and animals, from NASA and other sources, using devotional scriptures. It was done for VBS, so should be interesting for all ages.

1. God’s Excellence & Glory in the Heavens. Rom. 1:20 – His eternal power and divine nature are clearly seen through what has been made, Ps. 8:1-7 – How majestic is God’s name, praise from Children, consider the moon, stars, Psalms 104:19 – moon marks the seasons, sun knows when to go down, Psalm 104:6 – what is man? Little lower than angels, crowned with honor, dominion over earth, Psalms 8:8 – The birds of air and fish of sea, Ps. 8:9 – Lord’s majestic name.

2. God is talking to us. Ps. 19:1 – Heavens declare glory of God, pour forth speech, knowledge, no place where they are not heard.  Ps.19:4 – His voice to ends of the world, Ps 19:6 – Sun’s circuit. Ps, 19:7 – Law of Lord is perfect and trustworthy, Ps. 19:8 – His precepts are trustworthy, commands radiant. Job 38:31 – Pleiades star cluster is firmly bound by gravity’s “chains” whereas Orion’s constellation (far apart) is only loosely bound by gravity’s “cords. Ps. 19:9 Fear of the Lord is pure, His ordinances are sure and righteous. Show Apollo 15 Moon landing with Jim Irwin, quoted Ps. 121:1 – I lift my eyes to the hills where does my help come from – the Lord (and Houston too!). Ps. 89:5 – Heavens will praise His wonders, Psalm 50:6, 97:6 – Heavens declare His righteousness. Prov. 8:1 – When He established the heavens, Wisdom was there.

3. God’s Care for us. Is. 40:21-22. God enthroned above (spherical) circle of earth, stretches out the Heavens, Is. 40:26 Knows stars by name, (so He knows your name), not one is missing. Show galaxies, constellations, planets, dwarf planet Pluto & three moons – Chiron, Nix, Hydra, newly discovered dwarf planet Eris & moon Dysnomia, Big Dipper, finding North Star Polaris. Is. 40:27 – Why say my way is hidden and my cause disregarded by God? Show Bar-trailed godwit’s migration flight. Is. 40:28 – God will not grow weary or tired. Is. 40:29 – God gives strength to the weak. Is. 40:30-31 youths grow weary. Is. 40:31 – Those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength, soar like eagles.

4. The New Heaven: 2 Peter 3:10 – the Earth will be burned up (show our sun as a red giant). Rev. 21:1 – The New heaven & New earth, Rev. 21:2 – Holy City, Rev. 21:4 – He will wipe every tear, Gospel: Rom. 3:23 – All have sinned, Rom. 6:23 – wages of sin is death, gift of God is eternal life in Jesus  Rom. 5:8 while we were sinners Christ died for us;.Rom.10:9: if you confess Jesus as Lord and believe (trust) in your heart that God raised Him form the dead you will be saved. The 12 Foundation stones, gates of pearls, streets of gold.  Rev. 21:23 – No need of sun, the Lamb (Jesus) is the Light.