1	Evidence For a Young World Dr. Heinz Lycklama heinz@osta.com www.osta.com
2	Which Model Best Fits The Facts? Creation and Evolution are the only two models of origins Both models should be considered as equal alternatives and evaluated objectively in terms of their relative abilities to correlate and explain scientific data The model that incorporates the most data and has the smallest number of unresolved issues is the most likely to be true
3	Looking At The Scientific Evidence Origin of matter, energy and natural law Origin of the solar system Teleology – study of evidences of design in nature, e.g. Anthropic Principle Classification of biological organisms Natural selection and mutations (vestigal organs)
4	The Scientific Evidence - 2 Origin of man Origin of life – probability The fossil record Geologic ages – Uniformitarianism vs. Catastrophism Age of the earth
5	Keeping Score
6	Conclusions Laws of science consistent with Creationism Signs of intelligence in the universe The probability of life from non-life is zero Abrupt appearance of fully-formed animals The missing links are still missing Man did not evolve from apes Catastrophism explains the “geologic column” There is no credible evidence for evolution! Science supports Creationism
7	Which Model Fits The Evidence Best? So far … Creation 9 Evolution 0 Next … Age of the earth?
8	Evidence for a Young World The “age” issue Age of man Radiometric dating Physical processes Geologic ages Age of earth Age of universe
9	The “Age” Issue Different views: Materialistic evolution -> old world Theistic evolution -> old world Creation -> young world Old world theory assumes: Big bang Long ages Genesis flood a myth Sin not the cause of death
10	Background Evolution model: Age of universe at 10-20 billion years Age of earth is 4-5 billion years Creation model: Young earth -> 6-15 thousand years old Old earth -> same as evolution model How to reconcile the ages? “Evidence” of old age The six days of creation
11	What We Do Know The “six days” describe history since the Bible is trustworthy and God does not lie Biological macro-evolution is impossible Stellar evolution seems unlikely The universe really is very big (billions of light years in extent) The Earth was specially created by God for mankind God exists outside of time
12	Creation Model The six days of Genesis 1 are 24 hours each The Earth is 6-15 thousand years old The Earth was created for mankind Individual “kinds” of plants and animals were created directly by God in mature state There was no death before the sin of Adam God cursed the creation because of man’s sin Noah’s flood was violent, covering the whole earth, and largely forming the geologic column
13	Evolution Model Requires Long ages Cannot explain the origin of matter Cannot explain the origin of life Cannot explain the origin of information Cannot explain how one species could evolve into a new species Is a constantly changing model Continues to use false and misleading information as support
14	Comparison of Models Creation model: Biblical genealogy -> age of ~6000 years Break in genealogy at time of Peleg? Gen. 10:25, “… at the time of the division of the earth …” -> > 10,000 years Evolution model: Earth assumed to be 50M years in early 1900’s Earth now assumed to be 5B years, factor of 100 more Assumptions change with time -> new scientific models
15	Assumptions Made by Evolutionists The vast distances assigned to the stars are real They know for certain how light travels in deep space Light has always traveled at the same speed throughout the history of the universe The universe could not have been created “fully functioning” with people on earth seeing stars with the light already arriving from the beginning
16	What We Need to Remember We do not observe an old universe, we observe certain facts We can only deduce an age from these facts if we make certain assumptions (=starting beliefs) We need to look at each of these assumptions with great humility We do not have infinite knowledge - only God does The history of science shows that what seems certain in one generation may be totally blown away by new information in the next We have seen example after example where the Bible is shown to be right after all
17	Hundreds of Physical Processes Set Limits on the Age of the World
18	Some Indicated Earth Ages
19	The Processes Put Upper Limits on Age, Not Lower Limits
20	Biblical Genealogy
21	Human Population Estimates Today the population is about 6 billion At 2% growth per year, this number could have been reached in 1100 years At 1/2% growth per year, it would take 4000 years to reach this number These numbers are consistent with a young earth At ½% growth for 1,000,000 years, we would have 10**2100 people Where are all the fossils of people (and animals)?
22	Human Population Growth Chart
23	Radioactive Decay Basics Atoms are made up of neutrons, protons, and electrons The nucleus of an atom consists of neutrons and protons The number of protons in a particular nucleus is called the atomic number The sum of the neutrons and protons is the mass number. Atoms that have identical atomic numbers but different mass numbers are called isotopes Over time some isotopes are unstable and their nucleus undergoes decomposition to form a different nucleus The decomposition rate is called the half-life
24	Radiometric Dating Principles Potassium-Argon, Uranium-Lead, C14 methods Potassium (K) decays into Argon (Ar) over time at a known rate Rate is specified by the element’s “half-life”, i.e. the number of years for ½ of the parent isotope to decay to daughter isotope Used to postulate dates of processes C14 dating is used for dating “young” objects, i.e. that were living or made from living materials C14 half-life is 5730 years Used for objects claimed to be less than 35K years old
25	Radiometric Dating’s Fatal Flaws Dating results depend upon three assumptions: The decay rate must be a constant – may be true Must start with no, or known daughter component – very unlikely It must be an isolated system, i.e. no external loss or addition of parent or daughter components can occur (i.e. no outside influence is allowed, such as heating, percolation of water, or exposure to cosmic radiation, etc.) – very unlikely over “millions” of years
26	Radiometric Dating’s Fatal Flaws Some bogus radiometric dating results: Living snails have been dated as being 2300 years old with C14 dating Wood taken from growing trees has been dated by C14 dating to be 10,000 years old Hawaiian lava flows known to be less than 200 years old, have been dated by Potassium-Argon dating to be up to 3 billion years old Rock formations are arranged and dated by their fossil content, NOT on the basis of radiometric dating; and the fossil’s dating is based on an assumed age -> NOT scientific, rather circular reasoning!
27	Geologic Ages – Uniformitarianism vs. Catastrophism Long geologic ages supposedly provide the time for evolution to occur Depends on the assumption of Uniformitarianism This assumption is invalid - now recognized by most geologists Rock strata, fossil beds, and other geological systems have been formed rapidly and catastrophically One global cataclysm, hydraulic in nature Accompanied by great volcanic, tectonic, and other geophysical phenomena
28	Geologic Ages - 2 World Book Encyclopedia defines ‘paleontology’ as: “Paleontology (the study of fossils) is important in the study of geology. The age of rocks may be determined by the fossils found in them.” In another article in the same encyclopedia in an article on fossils, the same author writes: “Scientists determine when fossils were formed by finding out the age of the rocks in which they lie.” Sounds like circular reasoning to me!
29	Geologic Ages - 2 The only proof of evolution is based on the assumption of evolution The flood theory of geology, which was obvious and persuasive to the founders of geology, is again being recognized as the only theory that is fully consistent with the actual facts of geology
30	Anomalous Climates of Ancient World Today we have varied temperature zones - arctic, temperate, tropical Two apparent anomalies in most of the geologic column: Shows a global temperate to subtropical zone Worldwide ice age following global warm period Evidence found: Well-preserved leaves in Antarctica Many fossils buried in all parts of the world Consistent with a cataclysmic flood
31	(Some) Evidence for Young Earth Polystrate fossils Whale on its tail Helium in earth’s atmosphere Dinosaur and man’s footprints Earth’s magnetic field “Fossil” meteorites Sea floor sediment accumulation
32	Polystrate Fossils Tree trunks cut through 2 to 3 layers of sedimentary rock Sedimentary layers are thought to require long periods of time (evolutionary), e.g. Grand Canyon Creationists believe these layers were deposited quickly under catastrophic conditions, recently
33	Whale on its Tail The Lompoc, CA diatomite bed and fossil whale, as found excavated in 1976 Deposit was formed catastrophically, interring the whale almost instantaneously Uniformitarian geologists have steadfastly maintained that such diatomaceous-earth deposits require millions of years to form
34	Helium in Earth’s Atmosphere Helium generated by decay of Uranium atoms Gas released into earth’s atmosphere U (Uranium) -> Pb (Lead) + HE (Helium) Helium from the sun Helium leaking from earth’s core Atmosphere should contain one million times more HE than it does
35	Dinosaur and Man’s Footprints Creation Evidences Museum in Texas Dinosaur tracks, man’s footprints (and fossils) Earthworm fossil, hammer with wooden handle artifact found in same layer Dinosaur co-existed with man, e.g. Ps. 104:26; Job 40:15-24; 41:1-34
36	More on Dinosaurs Dinosaurs had small lungs (22 inches long) 200,000 lb. animal Small capacity lung Can’t get enough oxygen 20% oxygen in air today Creation model, 23-25% oxygen and higher air pressure Dinosaurs can’t survive in today’s environment Per evolutionist “this destroys the theory of evolution”
37	Earth’s Magnetic Field Karl Gauss measured the magnitude in 1835 for the first time Measured for 160 years since Losing intensity exponentially, with a half-life of ~1400 years
38	Earth’s Magnetic Field - 2 20,000 years ago the earth’s magnetic field was too strong for enzymes to live Water is bi-polar and produces magnetic field All life functions based on electromagnetic field e.g. eggs hatched with it (only)
39	“Fossil” Meteorites Meteors streak across earth’s orbit and are captured and burned in the earth’s atmosphere Should find pieces of “fossil” meteorites in earth strata if the geological layers built up over billions of years Never found in Earth’s geological column Creationists believe that Earth’s strata were laid down rapidly during the Flood Meteorites have high nickel content Geologic column built up over many years, according to evolutionists (assumes Uniformitarianism)
40	Seafloor Sediments Accumulate Too Fast
41	Evidence for Young Universe Moon dust The solar janitor Short-period comets Smoldering embers etc.
42	Moon Dust Dust builds up on furniture, buildup proportional to time since last dusting Three assumptions: Starting conditions Rate of dust accumulation constant? No tampering, e.g. removal of dust Moon is susceptible to cosmic dust Will collect on all sizable bodies - moon, earth, etc. Scientists can use high-altitude balloons to measure amount of cosmic dust currently falling No cosmic dust found on earth of any significance
43	Moon Dust - 2 Expected to find some on moon because of fewer disturbances (no erosion) Trip to moon in July 1969 Depth of cosmic dust feared by astronauts No erosion, no life Moon assumed to be 4.58B years old Dust could be up to 50 to 180 feet deep Neil Armstrong’s greatest fear - sink into dust on moon In actuality, he could not pound American flag into moon rock Only a few thousand years of dust on the moon $1B extra spent on lunar lander because of dust theory Powerful testimony to fact that earth is very young
44	The Solar Janitor Poynting-Robertson Clock Photons emitted by sun strike objects in space Objects lose speed, falling into the sun Small particles fall first Cosmic dust still in abundance in space indicates short age of the universe Expect to find dispersion in meteor stream sorting by particle sizes no dispersion found Stars still surrounded by clouds of dust and gas Indicates young age
45	Short-Period Comets Objects orbiting around the sun With visible glowing, visible shroud of gas Trail burned off when it passes close to sun Many short-lived comets observed Disappear during close approach to sun Ten comets disappeared this century Average life span of comet is 1500 to 10K years There should be no short-lived comets left But, there is an abundance of them
46	Short-Period Comets - 2 Three possible answers, per evolutionists; Long period comets periodically captured by Jupiter thereby becoming short period comets facts don’t add up Comets originate in asteroid belt orbits of comets don’t match this theory physical makeup of asteroids and comets is totally different Comets come from erupting volcanoes on Jupiter needs great force
47	Comets crumble too quickly
48	Smoldering Embers Jupiter exploration in 1979 Moon “Io” volcano eruption observed Should have been dormant after 4.5B years Sent more than 100 miles into space Earth is only “known” geologically active body in solar system Short-lived radiation found on the moon U236 and Th230 isotopes Indicate life of few thousand years of moon Turbulence and instability in rings of Saturn
49	The World is Young After All The Bible says so Population statistics indicate it Physical processes support it Geologic “ages” show it 90% of earth processes shows it 90% of universe processes shows it Explanation of other 10% being sought
50	Which Model Fits The Evidence Best? The Totals … Creation 10 Evolution 0 Next … Compromising Theories