Floating Forests:
An Example of Creation Model-Building
Seminar by
Kurt Wise
Seattle Creation Conference, May 2014
Woodin Valley Baptist Church,
Bothell WA.
Description
Plant divisions appear in the order in the fossil record that is predicted by evolution, making them one of the most powerful evidences of megaevolutionary theory. The same order can be explained by postulating the destruction during the Flood of a continent-sized floating forest. The development of floating forest theory provides an example of how creationism can generate good theories (explaining more data than evolution, while also being synthetic, predictive, and heuristic).
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About the Speaker:
Kurt
Wise earned a B.A. in Geophysical Sciences from the University of
Chicago, followed by an M.A. and Ph.D. in paleontology from Harvard
University in Cambridge, MA. At Harvard, he studied under the
direction of renowned scientist Stephen Jay Gould.
For seventeen years Wise taught at Bryan College in Dayton,
Tennessee. In 2006, he accepted a position as Professor of Science
and Theology and replaced intelligent design proponent William
Dembski as director of the Center for Theology and Science at
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. Since
Fall 2009 he has been serving at Truett-McConnell College in
Cleveland, GA. He is presently a professor of Biology and Chair of
the Math and Science Division. He is also the director of the
Creation Research Center at Truett-McConnell College.
NWCN Educational Programs
This seminar was recorded during our 2014 Seattle Creation Conference at Woodin Valley Baptist Church in Bothell Washington. The NW Creation Network organizes numerous educational programs each year, which feature presentations by speakers, scientists, and authors who are dedicated to defending the Bible and the Christian worldview. These events are open to all Bible believers and free to attend.
- Seattle Creation Conference - annual 2-day event
- Apologetics Symposium - monthly program (live webcast)