1. See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the elemental spiritual forces of this world rather than on Christ. Colossians 2:8 CREATION / EVOLUTION JEFF BUSH, 2014

2. www.bushconsulting.com/creation

3. ORIGINS: BACKGROUND & DEFINITIONS All Origins models deal with the unobserved past, none are 100% perfect Three basic categories: Evolution Completely based on Materialism (NO supernatural) For THESE presentation, includes Origins of Matter to Origins of Man Young Earth Creation (YEC) Based on a strict adherence to scripture Considers the earth to be 6000 years old Old Earth Creationism Attempts to merge scripture with an Evolutionary time-frame Contains multiple versions

4. 1.Only the Young Earth Creation (YEC) Model properly points to Christ. 2.YEC is more logically solid than other origins models, particularly Evolution. 3.Scientist are biased, opponents are hostile, the public is clueless.

5. WHY TALK ABOUT IT? TO POINT TO CHRIST For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man. For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive. – 1 Cor 15:21-22 Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all people, because all sinned – Rom 5:12 Without Adam’s sin, we have no need for Christ sacrifice.

6. What about: Old-Earth Creationism, Theistic Evolution, Day-Age theory, Gap-Theory, Etc… These do not sufficiently point to Christ Require death and disease prior to the fall Lessen the significance of the fall, and therefore the significance of Christ’s sacrifice Require a ‘bending’ of scripture (“day”, the Flood) “Old-Earth Creationism on Trial” by Tim Chaffey and Jason Lisle, “Refuting Compromise “by Jonathan Sarfati http://www.icr.org/bible-worldview/ http://creation.com/creation-why-it-matters

7. THE YOUNG EARTH CREATIONISM MODEL (YEC) The founding premise: God created the earth and universe. The Bible is the inspired Word of God, to be taken literally. God is therefore the best ‘eye-witness’ to how the world began, and we take Him at His word. All that we observer must be support by scripture first, science second.

8. TWO PARTS TO THE YOUNG EARTH MODEL Unscientific part (Faith): Humans have been given the CAPACITY to contemplate God, but NOT the CAPABILITY to prove His existence.* The gap between them: Faith. The “Unscientific” portion of YEC is unscientific by design Hints to why no Origins model will be 100% perfect * Scientific part: The scripture must be supported by science “God-did-it” is ONLY used when there is scriptural support for it.

9. DEALING WITH CHALLENGES TO OUR MODEL Despite great recent discoveries, a small number of challenges do remain.* Ex: radiometric dating and distant star-light Of those, YEC advocates can: Continue research to find answers to these ‘unknowns’ Invoke “Appearance of Age”

10. “APPEARANCE OF AGE” Ex: Adam appeared old at creation. Can we apply that to the universe? Critics consider this to be deceptive on Gods part. A thorough study of scripture shows clues to the ‘deceptive’ problem In fact, perhaps that’s the point! Leave something that forces us to search out a scriptural answer.

11. APPEARANCE OF AGE – IS IT DECEPTIVE? First, ‘Appearance of Age’ is not hard to figure out. Perhaps not ‘deception’, but ‘discovery’. Gods nature: Hidden yet Findable. “Narrow is the road that leads to eternal life, few will find it” (1) (1) Matt 7:14 (2) John 4:10 (3) John 6 (4) Isaiah 45:15 (5) From the publisher: “Every person who lives long enough will eventually encounter circumstances that are difficult to explain theologically.” This book incorporates a thorough scriptural study on times when God doesn’t make sense For More Examples: Jesus to the woman at the well: “If you knew…” (2) Jesus’ difficult sermon – many walked away (3) Isaiah declared “Surely you are a God who hides himself” (4) Psalms 14:2 Dr. Dobson’s book – “When God doesn’t make sense.” (5) Comes down to a question about God’s character “Well I don’t like” or “If I were God…” aren’t logic arguments

12. VIEWING THE WORLD THROUGH THE YOUNG EARTH MODEL

13. ‘ORIGINS’ EVENTS (“GOD-DID-IT”) The creation model only allows for three supernatural ‘origins’ events. These three explain the world we see today. The Creation week (6 days and a day of Rest) The Fall The Flood (1) Dr. John Morris and Frank J Sherwin, “The Fossil Record”: “Creation scientists do not allow themselves to invoke miracles to explain present processes. It is crucial for all scientists to differentiate between ‘origin’ events and ‘operational’ events.” - Dr. John Morris and Frank J Sherwin (1)

14. When not specified, information for this section from these books: “The Global Flood” – Chapter 3 primarily “The Fossil Record” – various locations

15. THE CREATION WEEK: GENESIS 1 AND 2 Day 1: Unformed earth, water, light Day 2: Separation of water Day 3: Dry Ground, plants Day 4: “Light-bearers” – Sun, moon, stars Day 5: Fish and birds Day 6: Animals & humans

16. DAY 1: EARTH, WATER, LIGHT God creates the heavens and earth. Water covered everything Of special note: Light, with no specified light source.

17. DAY 2: SEPARATION OF WATERS The world’s water separated into two zones: below and above Water above could have been a protective ‘canopy’. There was no rain, the earth’s hydraulic system consisted of water flowing to the surface from below. The earth’s magnetic field was most likely in place by this time.

18. DAY 3: TWO STEPS: DRY GROUND & PLANTS Step 1: “let the dry land appear” – Note that God used a process The immense run-off would have created sedimentary layers. These would have been vast fossil-free zones (no life) of metamorphic and igneous rock. These are our lowest rock layers Step 2: Plants Plants reproduce “after their kind” This is the day some Creationists assume insects are created. Note that insects are not placed in the category of ‘biblical’ living organisms. Topsoil would have been created

19. DAY 3: A FOREST - Appearance of age Trees at multiple stages Seeds in the ground, saplings, fully mature, decomposing (as topsoil) NOTE: A decomposed tree is one that never ‘lived’ but is created at a postmortem state. Explains Supernovas. * Note: systems in place: Plants with nutrients from ground, water flowing. Likewise light from a star to earth is a system in place ** Note: various age indicators: Trees at various stages, topography ** (Also consider Day 6: A mouse and an elephant) Rivers imply Topography takes Time.

20. DAY 4: LIGHT BEARERS – SUN, MOON AND STARS The “distant starlight” is easy to answer with scripture Recall also that light was already in-transit, created on day one without a source These were command ‘to give light to earth’. Day 3 showed systems in place (flowing water, nutrients from soil) BTW: Evolutionists have a “distant starlight problem” * Age of the Universe: a problem for Evolutionists The universe shows evidence of both too young and too old. ** Too young: comets, planetary objects that are too warm Too old: Some far distant galaxies are too mature for their distance Day 3 & 6 show various age indicators Not a problem for us. http://www.icr.org/article/7267/http://www.icr.org/article/7267/, http://www.icr.org/article/7861/ (second to last paragraph), http://www.icr.org/recent- universe/, http://www.icr.org/articles/view/5467/245/, http://creation.com/young-saturn, http://creation.com/comets- portents-of-doom-or-indicators-of-youthhttp://www.icr.org/article/7861/http://www.icr.org/recent- universe/http://www.icr.org/articles/view/5467/245/http://creation.com/young-saturnhttp://creation.com/comets- portents-of-doom-or-indicators-of-youth

21. DAY 5: FISH AND BIRDS Abundant life in the ocean, Various kinds of flying creatures. Again, each ‘after its kind’.

22. DAY 6: ANIMALS AND HUMANS Animals – again each ‘after its kind’ This is significant. It speaks of both great variation within kinds, AND limits the boundaries of variation Humans – Created to be unique. And we are! Variety in the Dog kind, including wolves, coyotes, and domestic dogs, all of which originally interbred. Over time isolation created ‘species’, identified as groups no longer able to inter-breed.

23. APPEARANCE OF AGE – LAST NOTE “ …creation without the appearance of "age" is impossible.” -Dr. John Morris From this article: Did God Create with Appearance of Age? by John D. Morris, Ph.D. http://www.icr.org/articles/view/1088/305/

24. THE FALL* – BROUGHT ABOUT DEATH AND DECAY Quick Review: Adam and Eve messed up.* The fall brought The Curse, and all creation was effected by it: “For the creation was subjected to frustration, not by its own choice, but by the will of the one who subjected it, in hope that the creation itself will be liberated from its bondage to decay and brought into the freedom and glory of the children of God.” – Romans 8: 20-21 Some scalars believe this increased the 2 nd law of thermodynamics. Today entropy reigns: Everything is ‘wearing out like a garment’ – Heb 1:11. Life went through genetic change, creating things like thorns and diseases. The most important change: Death *See Genesis 3 and 4

25. The Fall’s biggest effect was on Life. A quick look at Biology from a Creation perspective

26. WHAT ABOUT ADAPTATION, AND NATURAL SELECTION? Creationists firmly believe in adaptation and natural selection. These contribute to the variety of life we see today. Compared to evolution, I call the difference ‘top-down’ vs. ‘bottom up’ variation. Creationism: Life begins with ‘good’ genetic information, capable of much variety As organisms branch out, variety is observed Over time, this ‘good’ information is getting worse (genetic entropy) * Evolution: Begins with no genetic information Grows with time and ‘branches out’ to form variety * http://creation.com/genetic-entropyhttp://creation.com/genetic-entropy

27. Example: Light through a prism Would result in: Fewer animals on the ark Animals with specific diets today Fresh water / salt water fish Speciation: A decrease in capability, not an increase (can no longer inter-bread) Creationists view of ‘Variety’

28. CreationEvolution Variation from pre-existing genetic information. Loosing information Question: Which one does genetic research support the best? * Everything you see is because of a mutation Gaining information. “All modern scientific evidence points to the decay and destruction of original good design. It’s like good design getting worse.” - Dr Robert W. Carter.

29. THE GLOBAL FLOOD BEGINNING WITH A BIT ON GEOLOGY Two ways of looking at Geology: Uniformitarianism and Catastrophism Uniformitarianism : slow and gradual, based on processes today Catastrophism : Powerful and quick, NOT necessarily matching processes today

30. “A new study claims the Grand Canyon took approximately 17 million years to form” But first a quick question: How do we handle news articles like the following? “Earth Life May Have Originated at Deep-Sea Vents”

31. Or a picture like this: Migratory patterns of early humans

32. UNDERSTANDING WORLDVIEWS Formations like these are problems they must solve. And they’re going to solve them the best they can within their worldview.

33. “A new study claims the Grand Canyon took approximately 17 million years to form” Now these should make a little more sense “Earth Life May Have Originated at Deep-Sea Vents”

34. Evidence? No, an excuse for a problem

35. DESPITE THEIR RESISTANCE, GEOLOGISTS ARE HAVING TO ACCEPT CATASTROPHISM “For the last several generations, geology has been locked in uniformitarian thinking, refusing even to consider possible major events. … More recently, this stranglehold has loosened somewhat as geological evidence has continued to mount in opposition to what uniformitarianism processes could produce, thus forcing geologists to consider major events” (1) “For more than 100 years the geological profession was dominated by the Lyellian school of thought, and sought to build its interpretations on uniformitarianism, but in recent decades geologists have realised that Lyell’s philosophy does not work.”…” The fact is that the evidence for the Flood is dramatic and compelling” (2) (1)“The Global Flood”, Location 2455. See Notes section for more details (2)http://creation.com/evolutionist-geologists-must-face-the-evidencehttp://creation.com/evolutionist-geologists-must-face-the-evidence The point is: The earth is full of local and regional instances of dramatic rapid catastrophic events. We simply acknowledge them as occurring together, during the global flood.

36. THE GLOBAL FLOOD – SIMPLIFIED * Latest a year from beginning to end (Noah loading and unloading ark). The Flood began in the oceans with the breaking open of “all the fountains of the great deep” Giant tsunamis forcing water inland continually, carrying sea creatures Molten magma evaporated seawater & caused continual heavy downpour First to be affected were dwellers of the ocean depths, then in the continental shelf regions, the coastline dwellers, those in low-lying areas, and finally the upland denizens, effected by eco-system. Fossils in the layers represent order of burial, not order of evolution As the waters receded: Huge erosion, and more layers laid down. Continents were split up, and mountain ranges formed, layers bent & folded After the flood, conditions where perfect for an Ice Age. The Flood gives a BETTER explanation. (1) *See Notes Section for fuller details. (1) http://www.icr.org/article/was-there-really-ice-age/, http://creation.com/ice-age-questions-and-answershttp://www.icr.org/article/was-there-really-ice-age/http://creation.com/ice-age-questions-and-answers

37. FOR YOU FLOOD GEOLOGY NERDS: ‘CATASTROPHIC PLATE TECTONICS’ A new model has been developed called Catastrophic Plate Tectonics which greatly answers many of the challenges to the Flood Model. This touches on everything from continental separation, see-floor spreading, large sedimentary layer generation & erosion and mountain build-up. For more, watch this video: http://creation.com/media-center?fileID=XDTsfMvuXdMhttp://creation.com/media-center?fileID=XDTsfMvuXdM From a webpage describing it: “A major barrier to a credible technical defence of the Genesis Flood for well over two centuries has been the lack of a mechanism consistent not only with the scale and character of the change evident in the geological record but also with the Biblical time frame. The mechanism of catastrophic plate tectonics now provides a coherent explanation for the unique observed character of the record as well as for its short duration.” (1) http://creation.com/media-center?fileID=XDTsfMvuXdM http://www.icr.org/article/catastrophic-plate-tectonics-flood/ (1) http://creation.com/catastrophic-plate-tectonics-the-geophysical-context-of-the-genesis-floodhttp://creation.com/catastrophic-plate-tectonics-the-geophysical-context-of-the-genesis-flood

38. http://biblicalgeology.net/http://biblicalgeology.net/ (Scroll down), or: http://biblicalgeology.net/images/stories/resources/geological_model_1.pdfhttp://biblicalgeology.net/images/stories/resources/geological_model_1.pdf

39. http://biblicalgeology.net/http://biblicalgeology.net/ (Scroll down), or: http://biblicalgeology.net/images/stories/resources/geological_model_2.pdfhttp://biblicalgeology.net/images/stories/resources/geological_model_2.pdf

40. Global Flood huh? Cool. Now where’s the evidence?

41. GEOLOGICAL FOLDING http://www.creationscience.com/onlinebook/HydroplateOverview4.html

42. http://www.icr.org/article/7695/

43. http://creation.com/grand-canyon-strata-show-geologic-time-is-imaginary READ THE NOTES SECTION!

44. http://creation.com/images/fp_articles/2009/6685Eastern-Beach-Syncline-lge.jpg

45. http://www.pinterest.com/pin/227291112415589706/

46. http://creation.com/warped-earth

47. TIME GAPS, FLAT GAPS Six Million Years MISSING http://creation.com/ariel-roth-interview-flat-gaps http://creation.com/flat-gaps http://www.icr.org/article/flat-gaps-between-strata/

48. TIME GAPS, FLAT GAPS http://creation.com/ariel-roth-interview-flat-gaps

49. If coal is metamorphosed peat that formed in a swamp, as taught by uniformitarians, it should have uneven surfaces. But coal seams often exhibit flat surfaces and other features incompatible with a peat swamp origin. COAL SEAMS FROM SWAMPS?? NO. Knife Edge above and below

50. POLYSTRATE FOSSILS http://creation.com/polystrate-fossils-evidence-for-a-young-earth http://www.icr.org/article/what-are-polystrate-fossils/

51. THE GRAND CANYON

52. VAST, FLAT GEOLOGICAL LAYERS The Tapeats Sandstone From “The Global Flood”

53. MORRIS FORMATION 700,000 SQUARE MILES “Dinosaur bones are not the most common fossil at Dinosaur National Monument. Far more numerous are the fossils of clams and other aquatic animals. A surprising mix of habitats is represented by the fossils, but evidence of a complete ecosystem necessary for the survival of the huge herbivores is lacking.

54. WHAT ABOUT THE FOSSILS??* *That’s OUR question for them… “Indeed, creationists can conclude, ‘Because of the fossil record: creation,’ while the Darwinist must say, ‘In spite of the fossil record: evolution.’ * *Underlines and line returns were added for emphasis From: ‘The Fossil Record’ by John D. Morris, Frank J. Sherwin. Location 3014.

55. ABOUT THOSE FOSSILS… Over 95% Marine animals buried on land Marine fossils are found on the tops of all mountain ranges, including Mt Everest. An overarching theme of the fossil record is statis – animals don’t change The fossils where buried rapidly in a flood or catastrophic event. Fossils include both land and sea animals buried together From: The Fossil Record by John D. Morris, Frank J. SherwinThe Fossil Record

56. WRAPPING UP THE YOUNG EARTH CREATION MODEL Founded in scripture, supported by science and observation Two Parts: Unscientific (faith), Scientific Incorporating “Appearance of Age” removes the biggest challenges The results: A more logically sound model to explain the world around us, AND supports the most literal and accurate reading of scripture.

57. QUESTIONS?

58. www.bushconsulting.com/creation