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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

DESIGN IN NATURE

DESIGN IN NATURE

A STUDY OF THE BIRDS

A STUDY OF THE BIRDS

“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

Natural selection has no power to create new and better biological

information. Rather, it is wholly at the mercy of random, destructive

mutations to provide the necessary new information. Since random

mutations cannot produce the needed results, natural selection is left helpless with nothing to select.

Natural selection has no power to create new and better biological

information. Rather, it is wholly at the mercy of random, destructive

mutations to provide the necessary new information. Since random

mutations cannot produce the needed results, natural selection is left helpless with nothing to select.

HAS THE THEORY

OF BIRD EVOLUTION

LAID AN EGG?

HAS THE THEORY

OF BIRD EVOLUTION

LAID AN EGG?

PANDORA’S BOX?PANDORA’S BOX?

“The evolution of the amniotic egg is baffling. It was this decisive innovation which permitted for the first time

genuinely terrestrial vertebrate life, freeing it from the necessity of embryological development in

an aquatic environment…

“The evolution of the amniotic egg is baffling. It was this decisive innovation which permitted for the first time

genuinely terrestrial vertebrate life, freeing it from the necessity of embryological development in

an aquatic environment…

PANDORA’S EGG ?PANDORA’S EGG ?

…Altogether at least eight quite different innovations were combined to make the amniotic revolution possible: [1] the formation of a tough impervious shell; [2] the formation of the gelatinous egg white (albumen) and the secretion of a special acid to yield its water; [3] the excretion of nitrogenous waste in the form of water soluble uric acid,

[4] the formation of the amniotic cavity in which the embryo floats…

…Altogether at least eight quite different innovations were combined to make the amniotic revolution possible: [1] the formation of a tough impervious shell; [2] the formation of the gelatinous egg white (albumen) and the secretion of a special acid to yield its water; [3] the excretion of nitrogenous waste in the form of water soluble uric acid,

[4] the formation of the amniotic cavity in which the embryo floats…

…(This is surrounded by the amniotic membrane which formed by an

outgrowth of mesodermal tissue. Neither the amniotic cavity nor the membrane which surrounds it has any homologue in any amphibian);

[5] the formation of the allantois from the future floor of the hind gut as a container for waste products and

later to serve the function of a respiratory organ;…

…(This is surrounded by the amniotic membrane which formed by an

outgrowth of mesodermal tissue. Neither the amniotic cavity nor the membrane which surrounds it has any homologue in any amphibian);

[5] the formation of the allantois from the future floor of the hind gut as a container for waste products and

later to serve the function of a respiratory organ;…

[6]…the development of a tooth or carbuncle which the developed

embryo can utilize to break out of the egg; [7] a quantity of yolk sufficient

for the needs of the embryo till hatching; [8] changes in the

urogenital system of the female permitting fertilization of the egg

before the hardening of the shell.”

Dr. Michael Denton, Evolution: A Theory in Crisis, pp. 218-219

[6]…the development of a tooth or carbuncle which the developed

embryo can utilize to break out of the egg; [7] a quantity of yolk sufficient

for the needs of the embryo till hatching; [8] changes in the

urogenital system of the female permitting fertilization of the egg

before the hardening of the shell.”


THE FEATHER THAT BROKE THE THEORY’S

BACK

shaft

barb

hooks

barbules

“It is not easy to see how an impervious reptile scale could be converted

gradually into an impervious feather without passing through a frayed scale

intermediate which would be weak, easily deformed and still quite permeable

to air. It is true that basically a feather is....a mass of keratin filaments - but the

filaments are not a random tangle but are ordered in an amazingly complex way to achieve the tightly intertwined structure of the feather. Take away the exquisite

coadaptation of the components,

“It is not easy to see how an impervious reptile scale could be converted

gradually into an impervious feather without passing through a frayed scale

intermediate which would be weak, easily deformed and still quite permeable

to air. It is true that basically a feather is....a mass of keratin filaments - but the

filaments are not a random tangle but are ordered in an amazingly complex way to achieve the tightly intertwined structure of the feather. Take away the exquisite

coadaptation of the components,

take away the coarrangement of the barbs on the shaft and all that is left is a soft

pliable structure utterly unsuitable to form the basis of a stiff impervious aerofoil. The

stiff impervious property of the feather which makes it so beautiful an adaptation

for flight, depends basically on such a highly involved and unique system of coadapted components that it seems

impossible that any transitional feather-like structure could possess even to a slight

degree the crucial properties.”

Dr. Michael Denton, Evolution: A Theory in Crisis, p. 209

take away the coarrangement of the barbs on the shaft and all that is left is a soft

pliable structure utterly unsuitable to form the basis of a stiff impervious aerofoil. The

stiff impervious property of the feather which makes it so beautiful an adaptation

for flight, depends basically on such a highly involved and unique system of coadapted components that it seems

impossible that any transitional feather-like structure could possess even to a slight

degree the crucial properties.”


“I remember well the time when the thought of the eye made me cold all over, but I have got over this stage of the complaint, and now

small trifling particulars of structure often make me very uncomfortable. The sight of a

feather in a peacock’s tail, whenever I gaze at it, makes me

sick.”The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin 296 (F. Darwin ed. 1887)

“I remember well the time when the thought of the eye made me cold all over, but I have got over this stage of the complaint, and now

small trifling particulars of structure often make me very uncomfortable. The sight of a

feather in a peacock’s tail, whenever I gaze at it, makes me

sick.”The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin 296 (F. Darwin ed. 1887)

SPECIALFEET

SPECIALFEET

UNIQUELY DURABLE

BEAK

UNIQUELY DURABLE

BEAK

SPECIALIZEDROBUST SKULL


SHOCK ABSORBERSHOCK ABSORBER

EXCEPTIONAL NECK

MUSCLES

EXCEPTIONAL NECK

MUSCLES

UNUSUAL TAIL

FEATHERS

UNUSUAL TAIL

FEATHERS

Up to 1000 G’s of force

occurring hundreds of

times per minute!

One prominent evolutionist on the editorial staff of a prestigious

scientific magazine confided to the author after examining the

[woodpecker’s] skull, “There are certain anatomical features which just

cannot be explained by gradual mutations over millions of years. Just

between you and me, I have to get God into the act too sometimes.”

Luther D. Sutherland, “Miraculous Design Features in Woodpeckers,” Creation Research Society Quarterly, 12:183, 1976

One prominent evolutionist on the editorial staff of a prestigious

scientific magazine confided to the author after examining the

[woodpecker’s] skull, “There are certain anatomical features which just

cannot be explained by gradual mutations over millions of years. Just

between you and me, I have to get God into the act too sometimes.”

Luther D. Sutherland, “Miraculous Design Features in Woodpeckers,” Creation Research Society Quarterly, 12:183, 1976

Survival value or specifically ordained

job?

A BREATHTAKING

PROPOSAL

A BREATHTAKING

PROPOSAL

“In all other vertebrates the air is drawn into the lungs through a

system of branching tubes which finally terminate in tiny air sacs, or alveoli, so that during respiration

the air is moved in and out through the same passage. In the case of birds, however, the major bronchi break down into tiny tubes which

permeate the lung tissue…

“In all other vertebrates the air is drawn into the lungs through a

system of branching tubes which finally terminate in tiny air sacs, or alveoli, so that during respiration

the air is moved in and out through the same passage. In the case of birds, however, the major bronchi break down into tiny tubes which

permeate the lung tissue…

…These so-called parabronchi eventually join up together again, forming a true circulatory system so that air flows in one direction

through the lungs. This unidirectional flow of air is

maintained during both inspiration and expiration by a complex

system of interconnected air sacs in the bird's body…

…These so-called parabronchi eventually join up together again, forming a true circulatory system so that air flows in one direction

through the lungs. This unidirectional flow of air is

maintained during both inspiration and expiration by a complex

system of interconnected air sacs in the bird's body…

…which expand and contract in such a way so as to ensure a

continuous delivery of air through the parabronchi. The

existence of this air sac system in turn has necessitated a

highly specialized and unique division of the body cavity of

the bird into several compressible compartments…

…which expand and contract in such a way so as to ensure a

continuous delivery of air through the parabronchi. The

existence of this air sac system in turn has necessitated a

highly specialized and unique division of the body cavity of

the bird into several compressible compartments…

…the structure of the lung in birds and the overall functioning of the

respiratory system is quite unique. No lung in any other vertebrate

species is known which in any way approaches the avian system. Moreover, it is identical in all

essential details in birds as diverse as humming birds, ostriches and

hawks.”


…the structure of the lung in birds and the overall functioning of the

respiratory system is quite unique. No lung in any other vertebrate

species is known which in any way approaches the avian system. Moreover, it is identical in all

essential details in birds as diverse as humming birds, ostriches and

hawks.”


INSIDE THE BIRD LUNG (Diagramatic)

Airflow

Bloodflow

Lung

Rear air sacs

Front air sacs

(Parts are inside the birds hollow bones.)

“In attempting to explain how such an intricate and highly specialized

system of correlated adaptations could have been achieved gradually

through perfectly functional intermediates, one is faced with the problem of the feather magnified a

thousand times. The suspicion inevitably arises that perhaps no

functional intermediate exists between the dead-end and continuous through-

put types of lung.

“In attempting to explain how such an intricate and highly specialized

system of correlated adaptations could have been achieved gradually

through perfectly functional intermediates, one is faced with the problem of the feather magnified a

thousand times. The suspicion inevitably arises that perhaps no

functional intermediate exists between the dead-end and continuous through-

put types of lung.

The fact that the design of the avian respiratory system is essentially invariant

in all birds merely increases one's suspicion that no fundamental variation

of the system is compatible with the preservation of respiratory function. One is irresistibly reminded of Cuvier's view

that the great divisions of nature are grounded in necessity and that

intermediates cannot exist because such forms are incoherent and non-functional.”


The fact that the design of the avian respiratory system is essentially invariant

in all birds merely increases one's suspicion that no fundamental variation

of the system is compatible with the preservation of respiratory function. One is irresistibly reminded of Cuvier's view

that the great divisions of nature are grounded in necessity and that

intermediates cannot exist because such forms are incoherent and non-functional.”


BIRD MIGRATION: A NAVIGATIONAL NIGHTMARE FOR

EVOLUTION

BIRD MIGRATION: A NAVIGATIONAL NIGHTMARE FOR

EVOLUTION

Lesser White Throated Warbler

Manx ShearwaterManx Shearwater

Manx ShearwaterManx Shearwater

XX

Black Poll WarblerBlack Poll Warbler


20,000 feet20,000 feet

Waits for cold frontWaits for cold front

High altitude cross wind


Long Tailed

Cuckoo

Long Tailed Cuckoo

Long Tailed Cuckoo

23% less energy required23% less energy required

WHAT ARE THE SECRETS OF

MIGRATING BIRD’S NAVIGATION

CAPABILITIES?

WHAT ARE THE SECRETS OF

MIGRATING BIRD’S NAVIGATION

CAPABILITIES?

How well could you navigate?

PREPROGRAMMED PRECISION

NAVIGATION

BY RANDOM MUTATIONS OR DIVINE DESIGN?

RECOGNIZING DESIGN: A DOUBLE STANDARD?RECOGNIZING DESIGN: A DOUBLE STANDARD?

1. Which is more complex?1. Which is more complex?

2. Which is more capable?2. Which is more capable?

3. Which was designed and which happened by chance?

3. Which was designed and which happened by chance?

DARWIN’S CONFESSIONDARWIN’S CONFESSION

“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!”


DARWIN’S CONFESSION CONCERNING INSTINCTSDARWIN’S CONFESSION CONCERNING INSTINCTS

Many instincts are so wonderful that their development will

probably appear to the reader a difficulty sufficient to overthrow

my whole theory.


Many instincts are so wonderful that their development will

probably appear to the reader a difficulty sufficient to overthrow

my whole theory.


INSIDE THE BIRD LUNG (Diagramatic)

Airflow

Bloodflow

Lung

Rear air sacs

Front air sacs(Parts are inside the bids hollow bones.)


20,000 feet20,000 feet

Waits for cold frontWaits for cold front



SPECIALFEET

SPECIALFEET

UNIQUELY DURABLE

BEAK

UNIQUELY DURABLE

BEAK



SHOCK ABSORBERSHOCK ABSORBER

EXCEPTIONAL NECK

MUSCLES

EXCEPTIONAL NECK

MUSCLES

UNUSUAL TAIL

FEATHERS

UNUSUAL TAIL

FEATHERS

Up to 1000 G’s of force

occurring hundreds of

times per second!

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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