Sunday, March 27, 2016

CREATION MOMENTS: 3.27.16

 
DELICATE BEAUTY

Revelation 21:4

"And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away."
Bacteria and fungi form biofilms on just about every wet surface, like that bowl of water you left out last night! In this biofilm state, bacteria cause 70 percent of all human bacterial infections. On underwater pipelines, biofilms cause corrosion. Such biofilms even form on seaweed. That is, except for the seaweed called Delicate Beauty.

Delicate Beauty grows off the coast of Australia, and researchers long wondered why biofilms never form on this seaweed. Researchers have now discovered that Delicate Beauty secretes chemicals called furanones. Furanones don't kill the bacteria, but prevent it from colonizing by repelling them. This observation is important because it is believed that since the furanones don't kill the bacteria, the bacteria will not develop a resistance to the furanones.

Commercial production of these chemicals is now beginning to be used in water-cooling towers to prevent biofilm buildup and in clinical trials on contact lenses to prevent bacterial growth. So far these trials have been successful, and further applications are under study.

It was not God's desire that disease and death should come into His creation because of our sin. But He knew that it would. So He stocked the creation with things for us to discover to alleviate and avoid some of our suffering in this world. Christians know that there is no disease or death in heaven.

Father, while we will experience no disease when we get to heaven, I thank You for giving us tools to prevent it here. Amen.

Science Illustrated, 7-8/08, pp. 62-69, "Inspired by Nature." Photo: Polymicrobic biofilm epifluorescence. Courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (PD)
 
A SERPENT CAN POINT TO CHRIST

John 3:14

"And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up...."
The Tiger Keelback snake has a bite that delivers slow-acting venom and prevents the victim's blood from clotting. An adult human could bleed to death from a bite, but it takes a while for the snake to deliver a lethal dose.

When threatened, the average Keelback will raise its head and display its colorful swollen neck. Should the attacker bite the snake near its head, it will get a mouth full of a much stronger poison from glands in its neck. Where does that poison come from? For years scientists have debated whether the Keelback produces its own poison, or does it get the poison from some other creature that it ate?

Now research has revealed that the Keelback actually does store the poison of a poisonous toad that it eats. Moreover, it seems to know that it has this poison stored. For example, on an island where there are some Keelbacks but no toads, these Keelbacks when threatened do not display their neck to an attacker. Rather, they flee from their attacker.

God has used many ingenious designs in His creation, knowing that some would recognize this and, by doing so, acknowledge His existence, power and glory. His desire is always that we might be driven to His Word to learn of the salvation He has prepared for us in Jesus Christ.

Father, I thank You that You desire our salvation and that You have called me to faith in Jesus Christ. Amen.

Science News, 2/3/07, p. 69, S. Milius, "Bite This." Photo: Tiger Keelback. Courtesy of Yasunori Koide. (CC BY-SA 3.0)
 
HOMER MAY HAVE BEEN SMARTER THAN WE THOUGHT

Psalm 147:4

"He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names."
Homer, the blind Greek poet, spoke of Odysseus's return to Ithaca and describes some astronomical events that seldom happen in the order he describes. Yet, the setting of the events he writes about took place 400 years before it is thought Homer lived.

As Odysseus sails home five days before a banquet, he notes that both the constellations Boötes and Pleiades are visible. Because of their placement in the sky, they are very rarely visible in the same sky in Greece. Homer also mentions Odysseus's sighting of Venus just before dawn. Then, on the day of the banquet there is a solar eclipse.

Some have dismissed these details as just colorful descriptions in a fictional poem. However, a solar eclipse did take place in that part of the world on April 16, 1178 B.C., just the time period Homer is writing about. Researchers then figured out the positions of the other astronomical features Odysseus is reported to have seen, and they were indeed happening on and within days of that date as described. The problem is, Greek astronomy at Homer's time was not believed to be sophisticated enough to figure out where these astronomical bodies were 400 years earlier.

Perhaps man, who has made astronomical observatories since before most historic cultures were established, was originally given such knowledge by his Creator.

Father, I thank You for the beauty of the night sky that so gloriously sets forth Your glory and power. Amen.

http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/33683/title/Too_much_information_in_the_Odyssey. Photo: Head of Odysseus made of marble probably in the 1st century A.D.
 
SECURITY MITES

Psalm 20:1

"The LORD hear thee in the day of trouble; the name of the God of Jacob defend thee...."
The potter wasp is a solitary wasp that makes a mud nest with several rooms in it. At egg-laying time, the wasp lays one egg in each cavity and leaves some food in each cavity. She also leaves behind a security force!

You see, there is another species of parasitic wasp that seeks out a potter wasp nest to lay its eggs. When it is successful, the baby potter wasps would have no chance of survival if it wasn't for the security force. The mother potter wasp has very specialized pockets on its back. Tiny mites live within those pockets, causing no harm to the wasp. Then, while the potter wasp lays her eggs, some of the mites exit and remain in each room with the egg. These mites will remain in the nest after it is sealed, feeding on the food left for the hatchlings. They also mate at this time, which conveniently provides a population of mites as food for the young potter wasps. While these mites are peaceful creatures, they are the security force, and should a parasitic wasp get into the nest, they eagerly attack it.

This arrangement that benefits both the potter wasp and the mites is too intricate to have come about by accident. It was designed by the same Creator Who protects His children.

Thank You, Father, for Your care and protection, especially Your protection from the devil through Christ's victory. Amen.

http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/33774/title/Mighty_mites. Photo: Female potter wasp. Courtesy of Bruce Marlin. (CC BY-SA 3.0)
 
FISH BIRTH AMAZES EVOLUTIONISTS

Job 12:8

"Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee."
It was a nice day on a tropical reef in what is now Western Australia when an armored fish began to give birth. Before she could finish, the violence of the Genesis Flood encased her in mud.

Of course, that's not how evolutionists interpret the evidence. Our mom-to-be is a member of a newly discovered species of placoderm, a family of now-extinct armored fish. Not only were these fish armored, their jaws could apparently crush bones. Evolutionists say that these fish lived between 354 and 417 million inflated evolutionary years ago. This discovery pushes back the first-known example of a fish giving live birth 200 million evolutionary years ago.

After the discovery, scientists went back and studied the fossils of another placoderm and discovered that it, too, had a uterus with three apparent unborn pups in it. Scientists say that the partially born youngster was already a quarter of its mother's ten-inch length. This helped its survival in a fish-eat-fish world. Scientists admit that the fish had an unexpectedly sophisticated reproductive system. Such systems, they say, are found only in supposedly much more evolved fish.

Of course, like all other living things, the placoderms did not evolve but were created. Their so-called advanced reproductive system does not show evidence for evolutionary progression, but it does show evidence of a caring Creator.

Lord, the entire creation declares the excellence of Your handiwork. Help me to do so, too. Amen.

http:www.livescience.com/animals/080528-fossil-embryo.html. Photo: Dunkleosteus was a giant armored placoderm predator. (PD)
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Sunday, March 20, 2016

CREATION MOMENTS: 3.20.16


THE IMPLAUSIBILITY OF EVOLUTION

Deuteronomy 31:6

"Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee."
If you're a long-time listener, you know that Creation Moments does not discuss politics. That's why today's program focuses not on Ben Carson's political involvements but on Dr. Carson's courage as a scientist and world-renowned surgeon for sharing his politically incorrect views on Darwinian evolution.

In his book, Take the Risk, Dr. Carson makes it crystal clear that he rejects Darwinian evolution. Here is a portion of what he wrote:

"For me, the plausibility of evolution is … strained by Darwin's assertion that within fifty to one hundred years of his time, scientists would become geologically sophisticated enough to find the fossil remains of the entire evolutionary tree in an unequivocal step-by-step progression of life from amoeba to man – including all of the intermediate species."

Dr. Carson continues: "Of course, that was 150 years ago, and there is still no such evidence. It's just not there. But when you bring that up to the proponents of Darwinism, the best explanation they can come up with is 'Well … uh … it's lost!' Here again I find it requires too much faith for me to believe that explanation, given all the fossils we have found without any fossilized evidence of the direct, step-by-step evolutionary progression from simple to complex organisms or from one species to another species. Shrugging and saying, 'Well, it was mysteriously lost, and we'll probably never find it,' doesn't seem like a particularly satisfying, objective, or scientific response."

Doctor Carson, we couldn't agree more!

Heavenly Father, thank You for scientists who take the risk of dissenting from Darwinism. I pray that You will embolden me to share the gospel and the truth of biblical creation with others. In Jesus' Name. Amen.

Dr. Ben Carson, Take the Risk: Learning to Identify, Choose, and Live with Acceptable Risk, pp. 160-161 (Zondervan, 2008). Photo: Dr. Ben Carson. Courtesy of Michael Vadon. (CC-BY-SA 4.0)
 
THE FISH WITH THREE LINES OF DEFENSE

Ephesians 6:11

"Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil."
To hear evolutionists tell it, millions of years of chance mutations, combined with natural selection, produced all manner of living creatures. Now, let's look at just one creature – the porcupinefish – and see how the theory of evolution works out in real life. If the theory fails the test, it's a strong indicator that the theory lacks the power to explain the existence of any living creature.

The porcupinefish is blessed with not one, not two, but three lines of defense. The first comes into play when a predator is near. The porcupinefish quickly swallows a large amount of water, practically doubling its size. This makes the fish too large for some predators to swallow.

The second line of defense comes into play as the fish transforms itself into a football-sized balloon covered with menacing barbs. Its scales stand on end, turning it into an aquatic version of the land-dwelling porcupine. The very sight of these sharp scales protruding in every direction scares off many predators.

The third line of defense for some porcupinefish species is the neurotoxin in their internal organs – a toxin that's at least twelve-hundred times more potent than cyanide. As Wikipedia points out, "As a result of these three defenses, porcupinefish have few predators."

Now, can evolutionists explain how this unique fish came to have these three lines of defense? No, they can't. Not even Darwin tried to explain it when he wrote about the porcupinefish in his book The Voyage of the Beagle.

Heavenly Father, thank You for not leaving me defenseless but for giving me everything I need to stand against the wiles of the devil. In Jesus' Name. Amen.

1000 Wonders of Nature, p. 120 (Reader's Digest, London). Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porcupinefish. Photo: Preserved porcupinefish at the zoology lab of Open University of Sri Lanka. Courtesy of Gihan Jayaweera. (CC BY-SA 3.0)
 
PRIMITIVE; ELECTRIC EEL NOT SO PRIMITIVE AFTER ALL

Revelation 4:11

"Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created."
Not long ago, we told you about the ingenious way that electric eels release strong electric current into the water to make fish thrash about and come out of hiding. That's a pretty cool trick from such a supposedly primitive creature.

Now scientists have discovered another shockingly sophisticated trick used by electric eels. As reported by Reuters, "Vanderbilt University neurobiologist Kenneth Catania said some have viewed electric eels as unsophisticated, primitive creatures with a single tool in the toolbox, shocking their prey to death." But he added, "In reality, they manipulate their electric fields in complex ways that only now are being appreciated."

Basically, electric eels brings their positive end – located in their head – close to the negative end in their tail. By trapping their prey between the positive and negative ends of their "battery", the eels are able to more than double the voltage inflicted on prey.

According to Catania, "We know from basic physics that bringing two electrical poles together concentrates the electric field, and we know from basic muscle physiology that running a muscle too fast for too long causes exhaustion. But I would never have imagined an electric eel could produce the same results."

Dr. Catania, do you know why you would never have imagined that? Because you believe – despite the evidence – that electric eels are primitive creatures produced by non-intelligent chance mutations. But creationists who study electric eels aren't shocked by their sophisticated abilities. We know they were created just one day before man.

Heavenly Father, the so-called "primitive" animals Your Son created give powerful testimony that they are not primitive at all. Indeed, they reveal how foolish evolution really is. In Jesus' Name. Amen.

Will Dunham, "Zap happy: electric eels innovative in subduing hapless prey," Reuters, 10/28/15. Photo: Electric eel at the New England Aquarium. Photographed by Steven G. Johnson. (CC BY-SA 3.0)
 
DOES RELIGION MAKE CHILDREN SELFISH?

James 1:26

"If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain."
The evolutionists over at the ScienceDaily website must have been overjoyed to write this: "Many families believe religion plays an essential role in childhood moral development. But children of religious parents may not be as altruistic as those parents think, according to a new international study from the University of Chicago."

Creation Moments isn't surprised that university scientists are trying to show that religion actually harms children. After all, some evolutionists have also called the teaching of biblical creation "child abuse" and believe creationists should be put in prison.

Back to the study, a team of developmental psychologists studied 1,170 children ages five to twelve in six countries. They wanted to see how a child's religious upbringing affects their willingness to share and their inclination to judge and punish others for misbehaving.

"Our findings, said the research team leader, "contradict the common-sense and popular assumption that children from religious households are more altruistic and kind toward others. In our study, kids from atheist and non-religious families were, in fact, more generous."

Why is the study so misleading? For one thing, the children in the "religious" category consisted of Christians and Muslims. For another, were these Christians true Bible-believing Christians or simply cultural Christians? Furthermore, we must remember that Jesus condemned the religions of His day. Religion doesn't put anyone into a right relationship with God. Only a personal relationship with God through trusting in Christ can do that. Have you put your trust in Christ for the forgiveness of your sins?

Heavenly Father, I know that You hate manmade religion because it leads only to self-righteousness. Thank You for declaring me to be righteous in Your sight after I put my trust in Jesus. Amen.

"Religious upbringing linked to less altruism," ScienceDaily, 11/5/15.
 
 
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Friday, March 11, 2016

CREATION MOMENTS: 3.11.16


 INNOCENT BLOOD

Proverbs 6:16-17

"These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him: A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood�"
I'm sure you've heard evolutionists say that all real scientists believe in evolution. Well, let me tell you about a different theory that many if not most scientists believed in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries � eugenics. This is the belief that some people groups � like blacks and Jews � are inferior and should be eliminated to improve the gene pool of the human race. In theory, it made sense to many. But when the innocent blood of millions was spilled by Adolf Hitler, suddenly it didn't seem like such a good idea.

Best-selling novelist, the late Michael Crichton, points out in his book State of Fear that supporters of eugenics didn't just include scientists. It included statesmen like Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson and Winston Churchill, inventor Alexander Graham Bell, author H.G. Wells, playwright George Bernard Shaw and many, many others who were among the elites of society.

Eugenics even had the support of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Medical Association. And let's not forget Margaret Sanger, founder of Planned Parenthood, an organization that continues killing millions of babies every year.

Well, as deadly as eugenics turned out to be, it doesn't even come close to the millions of lives lost because of Darwin's theory of evolution. Not only has Darwinism led to the slaughter of countless millions by ruthless dictators, it even destroys the perpetrators of such cruel acts by giving them an excuse to deny the Bible's account of creation and reject salvation in Christ.

Heavenly Father, I pray that You will help me and biblical-creation ministries like Creation Moments expose evolution as the pseudoscience it really is. In Jesus' Name. Amen.

"Why Politicized Science Is Dangerous," Appendix 1 of Michael Crichton's novel State of Fear, pp. 575-577. Illustration: Logo from the Second International Eugenics Conference, 1921. The phrase "Eugenics is the self direction of human evolution" makes the connection between eugenics and evolution crystal clear. (PD)
 
SCIENTISTS WARN OF IMPENDING CRISIS

Psalm 106:38

"And shed innocent blood, even the blood of their sons and of their daughters, whom they sacrificed unto the idols of Canaan: and the land was polluted with blood."
Best-selling author of Jurassic Park and many other novels, the late Michael Crichton added a fascinating non-fiction appendix at the end of his novel State of Fear. Listen to how it begins:

"Imagine that there is a new scientific theory that warns of an impending crisis, and points to a way out. This theory quickly draws support from leading scientists, politicians and celebrities around the world. Research is funded by distinguished philanthropists, and carried out at prestigious universities. The crisis is reported frequently in the media. The science is taught in college and high school classrooms."

Crichton then surprises his readers: "I don't mean global warming," he writes. I'm talking about another theory, which rose to prominence a century ago."

What is this theory that � like global warming � was supported by the scientific community? He was talking about eugenics � a diabolical theory that crawled out of the twisted mind of Francis Galton, half-cousin of Charles Darwin. With its core belief that some people groups are inferior and don't deserve to live, eugenics led directly to the concentration camps of Nazi Germany.

A great proponent of eugenics was Margaret Sanger, founder of Planned Parenthood. She said, "Fostering the good-for-nothing at the expense of the good is an extreme cruelty. There is no greater curse to posterity than that of bequeathing them an increasing population of imbeciles."

Who are these imbeciles she was talking about? Find out on our next broadcast as we look at famous people who believed this so-called scientific theory.

Heavenly Father, I pray that You will bless the efforts of biblical creation ministries that are informing people that Darwin's writings led to the slaughter of countless millions through the pseudoscience of eugenics. Amen.

"Why Politicized Science Is Dangerous," Appendix 1 of Michael Crichton's novel State of Fear, pp. 575-576. Photo: Francis Galton coined the word "eugenics" in 1883. Charles Darwin was a major influence on Galton and his work in eugenics. (PD)
 
THE SPIDER THAT THINKS IT'S A SCUBA DIVER

Genesis 6:20

"Of fowls after their kind, and of cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of the earth after his kind, two of every sort shall come unto thee, to keep them alive."
Most spiders use their silk to make webs to catch prey. But there's one spider that spins its silk to make a virtually waterproof sack and fills it with air bubbles so it can survive underwater for hours at a time. In fact, the air-filled sack is so efficient, it allows this air-breathing spider to live virtually its whole life a few inches below the water's surface.

Scientists have known about the diving bell spider for a long time. But a few years ago they discovered that this silken sack is actually able to produce its own air supply. Acting much like a fish's gills, the finely woven sack draws oxygen from the water while letting nitrogen exit the diving bell.

Evolutionists can't explain how the spider learned how to scuba dive and produce silk that makes the diving bell virtually waterproof. Oh, they will say what they always say � natural selection and mutations over millions of years. But creationists have no need of such far-fetched explanations.

The Creator showed His fondness for this spider by giving it what it needs to avoid predators above the water while feeding upon underwater creatures. Now, think about how much more our Creator loves each one of us. He gave us the gift of His Son, who lived a sinless life and then died as a spotless sacrifice on our behalf so we would be found holy and blameless in God's sight through faith in Christ.

Heavenly Father, thank You for providing such a great gift that cost You so much! I don't deserve such a gift, but I humbly accept the love You poured out on me through Jesus Christ. Amen.

"Diving Bell Spider Uses Bubble Like Gills", Discover News, 6/9/11. Photo: Diving bell spider enjoys its lunch under water within its virtually waterproof silken sack. Photo posted at the Deep Blue Home website. (Fair Use)
 
THOSE STRANGE NAZCA LINES

Genesis 4:22a

"And Zillah, she also bare Tubalcain, an instructer of every artificer in brass and iron:"
I'm sure that many of you have seen aerial photos of massive drawings that can only be viewed while flying over the Nazca Desert south of Lima, Peru. Some of these images depict spiders, hummingbirds and monkeys. Others are perfectly straight lines that run as far as five miles. In fact, writes Dr. Donald Chittick in The Puzzle of Ancient Man, "the lines are as straight as our best modern methods of aerial surveying could make them."

Scholars believe the lines were created by the Nazca culture between 500 BC and 500 AD. And this is why most archaeologists find these figures so perplexing. They assume that the Nazca people were too primitive to have known anything about surveying techniques. But as Dr. Chittick points out, "Evidence indicates early surveying was available to the builders of the pyramids in Egypt", and the Nazca people "probably knew about surveying methods" as well.

The question remains of why the Nazca people created massive figures in the desert that could only be seen from an airplane or hot-air balloon. Dr. Chittick points out that researchers have discovered that the Nazca people knew how to make a high-quality black cloth with a very fine weave that could have been used for constructing hot-air balloons. The black cloth would absorb the rays of the sun and heat the air inside.

Sound far-fetched? Considering that the Bible tells us that even the earliest men were building cities and making things of brass and iron, it isn't implausible at all.

Heavenly Father, thank You for the Bible, which gives us a better understanding of the world around us and reveals how sinful man can be adopted into Your family through saving faith in Christ Jesus. Amen.

Donald E. Chittick, Ph.D., The Puzzle of Ancient Man, pp. 177-188 (Creation Compass, Third Edition, 2006). Photo: Aerial photo of "the monkey," taken by Maria Reiche, one of the first archaeologists to study the Nazca lines, in 1953.
 
WHAT YOUR TEARS REVEAL ABOUT YOU

Revelation 21:4

"And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away."
Did you know that your tears, when dried and viewed under a microscope, reveal whether you were crying tears of joy, tears of pain, or just peeling an onion?

Photographer Rose-Lynn Fisher discovered what our tears reveal about us when taking pictures of the dried tears of one hundred subjects for her project called "The Topography of Tears". When viewing her own tears, Fisher said they "looked like an aerial view, almost as if I was looking down at a landscape from a plane."

The Telegraph news website points out that "tears contain oils, antibodies and enzymes and fall into three categories; basal, which are released continuously to keep the eyes lubricated; reflex, which occur in response to irritants such as when chopping onions or when getting poked in the eye; and psychic, triggered by emotions."

The website also noted that "scientists have identified that different types of tears are made up of distinct molecules. For example, those caused by emotions contain hormones which act as a painkiller and are released when we are stressed."

Wasn't that good of our Creator to supply us with tears to help us deal with both emotional and physical pain? Even better, He is always ready to comfort us in times of sorrow. Tears are not the result of mutations over millions of years. They were given to us by a Creator who experienced great emotional pain in the garden of Gethsemane and incredible physical pain when He died on the cross for you and me.

Heavenly Father, thank You for giving us tears that can do so much more than keep our eyes clean and moist. I am grateful that You will wipe every tear from our eyes when we are in Your presence.  In Jesus' Name. Amen.

Claire Carter, "Structure of tears influenced by what makes us cry," The Telegraph, 5/16/14.
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Sunday, March 6, 2016

CREATION MOMENTS: 3.5.16


THE WORLD'S LIGHTEST METAL

Matthew 11:29-30

"Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light."
HRL Laboratories, owned by Boeing, startled the world years ago when they unveiled the lightest metal ever produced. More recently they're in the news again after Boeing released a video talking about what Popular Mechanics called one of the top 10 world-changing innovations of 2012.

I'm talking about microlattice – a metal that is so light, fluffy white dandelion seeds can hold it up. According to Popular Mechanics, the metal is a hundred times lighter than styrofoam packing peanuts and could be useful for medical applications and in the automotive and aerospace industries.

What makes this metal so light is answered in the Boeing video. HRL Laboratories' Sophia Yang compares microlattice to the basic composition of bones. While the outer structure of our bones is rigid and solid, the interior is filled with thin, lattice-like tissue. The outer walls of microlattice are only about one-one thousandth the width of a human hair.

As one news website correctly points out, "Bones are both strong and light due to this composition, and microlattice works on the same basic principle. It is made up of 99.99 percent air, so it's extremely light, but it has remarkable compression properties."

We have posted a link to Boeing's video at the Creation Moments website. Just search for "world's lightest metal." It's a good video, but we would have liked it even more if Boeing had given credit to our Creator for designing the bones that inspired HRL Laboratories to design the world's lightest metal!

Heavenly Father, though evolutionists say that the designs we see in nature only appear to have been designed, I pray that more and more people will come to see how foolish such a statement really is. In Jesus' Name. Amen.
DID OUR FACES EVOLVE FOR BEING PUNCHED?

Genesis 6:11

"The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence."
On our previous Creation Moments broadcast, we told you about researchers who are claiming that our hands evolved so that they can be formed into fists for fighting. Now that same group of researchers is also telling us that our faces evolved to withstand being punched.

This idea represents a big departure from the long-held theory that human faces look the way they do because our ancestors spent much of their time chewing nuts and other hard foods. The lead author of the study writes, "The australopiths were characterized by a suite of traits that may have improved fighting ability, including hand proportions that allow formation of a fist." He adds, "If indeed the evolution of our hand proportions were associated with selection for fighting behavior, you might expect the primary target, the face, to have undergone evolution to better protect it from injury when punched."

A member of the research team added: "Our research is about peace. We seek to explore, understand, and confront humankind's violent and aggressive tendencies. Through our research we hope to look ourselves in the mirror and begin the difficult work of changing ourselves for the better."

Good luck with that! If history has taught us anything, it's that mankind – starting with Cain – has had a violent streak and, if anything, we are getting worse. Only God can take such violence out of our hearts when we turn to Christ for the forgiveness of sins.

Heavenly Father, I pray that Your Holy Spirit will help me control my temper. May my actions always be a silent testimony to the new creature in Christ You have made me to be! In Jesus' Name. Amen.

Jennifer Viegas, "Human Face Evolved to Withstand Punching," Discovery News, 6/9/14.
 
DID OUR HANDS EVOLVE FOR FIGHTING?

Genesis 4:8

"And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him."
Today on Creation Moments we bring you a rather bizarre story. Its seems that scientists used the arms and hands of corpses in an attempt to show that human hands evolved for fighting. True story. In fact, it was reported in the Journal of Experimental Biology.

The scientists did this to see if a clenched fist is more effective at protecting the metacarpal bones of human hands when we punch something … or someone. Not surprisingly, they found that humans can safely strike with 55 percent more force with a clenched fist rather than slapping someone with the thumb extended and loosely folded fingers.

This is pretty obvious when you think about it. What's not so obvious is how the researchers concluded that evolution had anything to do with it. All they could really conclude is that even the earliest of men had a violent streak.

This should not surprise to us at all because the Bible tells us that Adam and Eve's son Cain struck his brother and killed him … and there is no record of him breaking his metacarpals. Obviously, we have always had the innate tendency to clench our fists for fighting. And as history has taught us, we've done that way too often.

While the fall of Adam is responsible for man's violent streak, Jesus Christ teaches us to love all men, even our enemies. Rather than forming our hands into fists, let us use them to do good unto believers and unbelievers alike.

Heavenly Father, whenever I feel anger rising up inside me, remind me that You want me to love my enemies. In Jesus' strength, I know I can do that! Amen.

"Dead Man Punching Sheds Light on Fist Evolution," Discovery News, 10/21/15.
 
DO LEMMINGS COMMIT SUICIDE?

Genesis 9:1

"And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth."
True or false? When the population of lemmings grows too large, they get into a frenzied state, and huge groups of the furry rodents commit suicide by hurling themselves into the nearest body of water.

Many people believe this is true, but it is really nothing but a, well, rural legend that might have got its start from a news report that came out of Norway in 1868. A steamer there reportedly sailed for 15 minutes through a swarm of swimming and drowning lemmings. According to the report, the swarm was two-to-three miles wide.

Actually, lemmings really do throw themselves into the water – but not to commit suicide. They are simply migrating after depleting food supplies in their area. During a mass migration, many lemmings do, in fact, die from drowning. But more lemmings are eaten by predators.

Today there is another overpopulation legend that far too many people are believing. It's the notion that mankind is overpopulating the planet. Some environmentalists have called for reduction of world population to just two billion – a reduction of over two-thirds of the world population. Others would like to see only a half billion people on our planet. And many think it's permissible to kill humans in large numbers to avoid running out of food and other vital resources.

No, overpopulation is not the problem. The real problem is that man, in his pride, thinks he knows more than God knows about what is best for the planet that He created.

Heavenly Father, many environmentalists today stand in opposition to Your clear command to be fruitful and multiply. I pray that You will show them that Your ways are always the best! In Jesus' Name. Amen.

"Leaping lemmings," Secrets of the Natural World, p.70 (Readers Digest/Dorling Kindersley, 1993). Photo: Lemming. (PD)
 
CREATION ADVENTURES NEAR YOU

Proverbs 8:32-33

"Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children: for blessed are they that keep my ways. Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not."
Are you hungry to learn more about God's magnificent creation and teach your family what they need to know to defend the faith from the pseudoscience of evolution? Of course, the Creation Moments website is a great place to start.

But there are other ways to learn about biblical creation – including outstanding books and DVDs on the six days of creation, the worldwide flood and so much more. Another great way is to visit the big Creation Museum near Cincinnati. But what if a trip there can't be worked into your family's vacation plans? You can visit one of the many other creation museums scattered all across the United States and in other countries around the globe.

So how do you find out where these museums are located and what each one has to offer? The Creation Science Alliance – of which Creation Moments is a member – is a network of creation ministries and museums around the world, and they have put together the "Big Map of Creation" that makes it easy to find creation tours and museums near you. Simply point your web browser to VisitCreation.org to get started.

On this map, you are sure to find sound doctrine and dependable science at any location your family chooses to visit, and you'll see fossils and dinosaur bones up close. These smaller museums are also great because your family will receive personal attention from trained creation tour guides.

We highly recommend a creation museum tour for your next vacation.

Heavenly Father, thank You for blessing Your people with so many opportunities to learn about Your wonderful creation! In Jesus' Name. Amen.

www.VisitCreation.org. Photo: Creation Science Alliance staff member Marianne Pike gets chummy with a dinosaur friend at the Northwest Treasures museum in Seattle, Washington.
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