DNA-Evidence for Creation

February 24, 2015
6:45pm

Jay Seegert

Evolution: Probable or Problematic?

Creation in 6 Days?
  Location:
Kettle Moraine Bible Church
204 S. 7th Ave.
West Bend, WI

Evolution: Probable or Problematic?

Jay will demonstrate that various aspects of evolution actually seem fairly plausible to many people, including Christians.  For example, a fish slowly turning into an amphibian… with the fins being slightly modified into short legs/feet and being able to crawl up on land and breath air.  So from a certain distance or vantage point, things can appear to be quite plausible or look very good.  However, when you “look under the hood” you see a completely different picture.
 
In this talk, Jay will “take a look under the hood” regarding what actually has to happen genetically in order for a single cell organism to change into a human being.  He will show how DNA works and point out a serious problem with the concept of evolution.  By the end of the lecture, the audience sees how utterly impossible molecules-to-man evolution really is, even though portions of their story occasionally seem plausible.

Creation in Six Days? - A Biblical and Scientific Analysis
There is a lot of debate and confusion over the length of the “days” in the Genesis creation account. The most straight-forward interpretation seems to indicate they are normal solar days, but this would be in conflict with the view common amongst most astronomers and other scientists that the universe is almost 15 billion years old. In this talk, both Scripture and science are examined and reasons for why we can confidently trust the straight-forward reading are presented in a very gracious and encouraging manner.

About the Speaker:

Jay Seegert is the Co-Founder & Principal Lecturer for the Creation Education Center (CECwisc.com), as well as a former national speaker for Creation Ministries International.  He also served as President of the Creation Science Society of Milwaukee, Inc. for 3 years.

Jay is an Ambassador and Board Member of Logos Research Associates and is also a speaker for Ratio Christi.

Jay has degrees in Physics and Engineering and has been speaking on the Creation/Evolution controversy for over 25 years.

What does Christmas have to do with Poisonous Snake Venom?

Unlocking the Origins of Snake Venom

by Jeffrey Tomkins, Ph.D. http://www.icr.org/article/8513

Evidence for Creation › Evidence from Science › Evidence from the Life Sciences › Life Was Created Fully Functional › The Natural Direction of Life Is Degeneration, Not Evolution

The origin of snake venom has been a long-time mystery to both creationists and evolutionists. Interestingly, new research confirms that the same genes that encode snake venom proteins are active in many other tissues.¹
According to the biblical record, God’s creation was originally void of death, disease, and violence. Because of Adam and Eve’s rebellion, the whole of creation became subject to a curse that resulted in snakes with venom, stinging arthropods, and countless diseases. One of the chief questions facing creation biologists and geneticists is how venom was manifested in the genomes and cellular biology of creatures. A new scientific model that explains this paradox is gaining credibility thanks to a variety of studies in different types of organisms.^2,3 In this model, genes and their regulatory sequences have either been corrupted and/or lost through genome degradation to bring about scenarios in nature that seem to defy the original harmonious purpose of God’s creation.
In a published study earlier this year, scientists took a fresh approach and looked for explanations of snake-venom origins outside the standard evolutionary paradigm. According to evolutionary ideas, it was believed that new venom genes were produced by the duplication of other standard body genes.^3,4 In their work, the researchers analyzed gene expression in venom glands and other body tissues in a wide variety of venomous and non-venomous snakes, and even the gecko.
In stark contrast to the typical evolutionary story, the researchers stated, “We find the hypothesis that snake venom evolves through the duplication of physiological or body genes and subsequent recruitment into the venom gland to be unsupported by the available data,” and, “Indeed for a large number of the gene families claimed to have undergone recruitment we find evidence of a diverse tissue expression pattern, including the salivary gland of nonvenomous reptiles.” The significance of this finding indicates that venom genes are not the products of alleged evolutionary processes, but are important DNA sequences that also serve other purposes in a variety of reptile tissues.
In this new study, researchers used a comprehensive set of 24 reptilian venom gene families and compared them to the non-venomous Burmese python genome along with the gene expression datasets from 12 different python tissues.¹ This research confirmed the emerging paradigm revealed by the previous study that the genes that encode venom proteins are actually expressed in many different bodily tissues, and are not specific to venom glands. The difference regarding venom glands is that the genes that encode venom proteins are typically expressed in much greater quantities. This explains the dosage-dependent toxic properties in venom, which is used to immobilize and kill prey. What the physiological purpose of these proteins produced at lower concentrations in other bodily tissues is still largely unknown because it has not been investigated.
Interestingly, the study prior to this also showed that the elevated expression of venom genes was likely due to the genetic corruption of regulatory DNA sequences that act like switches, which ultimately regulate the levels of venom proteins in specific tissues.^3,4 Creation scientists would predict this type of scenario resulting from the corruption of genetic information.
These two studies demonstrate that venom genes are likely serving other non-venomous purposes in reptile tissues, and the toxic levels of venom proteins found in modern venomous snakes is probably due to an alteration of regulatory sites in the DNA, causing them to be highly expressed in venom glands (as described in the first publication). This type of genetic model is predicted by creationists who understand the concept that genomes have undergone a process of information corruption, not vertical evolutionary improvement, a process initiated when the creation became cursed.

References

1. Reyes-Velasco, J. et al. 2014. Expression of venom gene homologs in diverse python tissues suggests a new model for the evolution of snake venom. Molecular Biology and Evolution. MBE Advance Access. Published Nov 4, 2014.
2. Tomkins, J. 2014. Fungal Parasitism Marked by Gene Loss, Not Gain. Creation Science Update. Posted on icr.org September 5, 2014, accessed Dec 9, 2014.
3. Tomkins, J. Decoding Snake-Venom Origins. Creation Science Update. Posted on icr.org September 3, 2014, accessed Dec 9, 2014.
4. Hargreaves, A.D. et al. 2014. Restriction and recruitment - gene duplication and the origin and evolution of snake venom toxins. Genome Biology and Evolution. 6 (8): 2088-2095.

*Dr. Tomkins is Research Associate at the Institute for Creation Research and received his Ph.D. in genetics from Clemson University.

Article posted on December 15, 2014.

Matthew 1

21  And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.
22  Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying,
23  Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.

John 19:30  When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.

John 11:25  Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live.

Merry Christmas!

Where Did Ebola Come From?

by Dr. Andrew Fabich on October 13, 2014

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In The Genesis of Germs, author Professor Alan Gillen shows that constantly mutating diseases are proof for devolution rather than evolution.

Several months ago, friends of mine were planning a trip to Liberia. They were just about to head over when they got the news that there was an Ebola outbreak. At the time, they contacted me to find out just how safe or unsafe it was in Liberia. They knew more about what to expect on the trip to Liberia, but they were unsure of what to expect in terms of Ebola infecting as many people as it had. At the time, the death toll was in the hundreds (recent estimates suggest that the death toll is over 4,000).1 I began trying to help them understand a few things about Ebola so they could make an informed decision. Since that time, I have noticed a number of websites have arisen with misinformation and sensationalism that misleads the public about how severe a threat Ebola is.

Continue reading here:

https://answersingenesis.org/biology/microbiology/where-did-ebola-come-from/

Little Trees? A Soft Carpet? No, It's a Gecko Foot!

https://answersingenesis.org/kids/animals/making-a-big-deal-out-of-small-things/

You only have to look outside to be struck by the beautiful things God made.

You only have to look outside to be struck by the beautiful things God made. But that beauty doesn’t stop with what your peepers can see. Zooming in with a microscope shows a whole new world of awesome (don’t be surprised if your jaw drops a time or two).

Gecko Foot

Hairy feet may not seem like such a great thing to us. But gecko toes have millions of tiny hairs that split at the ends into even tinier strands. The molecules on the strands latch onto pretty much any surface and help these lizards walk upside down. (click on the above link to read entire article.)

Evolution's Achilles' Heels

http://creation.com/evolutions-achilles-heels
Coming soon from Creation Ministries International!
A major book and DVD documentary project Building on the huge response to 2012’s Question Evolution campaign, we aim to take even more ground in the battle to proclaim the truth of the Bible. CMI’s 2014 offensive will be spearheaded by the release of a milestone book and DVD documentary, called Evolution’s Achilles’ Heels.

NEW Teaser Trailer for Evolution's Achilles' Heels documentary

The purpose of this groundbreaking project is to simply and concisely expose evolution’s fatal weaknesses. Like our 15 Questions for Evolutionists tract, we believe evolution theory has no answer to these weaknesses, once properly explained and understood. The book is like no other work that we are aware of, in that it is authored exclusively by nine Ph.D. scientists. Our hope is that this fact will cause evolutionists to sit up and listen. All of these authors received their doctorates from similar, secular universities as their evolutionary counterparts. Each is a specialist in various fields relevant to the subjects on which they write, such as:

Dr Don Batten
Natural Selection

Dr Jonathan Sarfati
Origin of Life

Dr Tas Walker
Geology

Dr Rob Carter
Genetics

Dr Jim Mason
Radiometric Dating

Dr Emil Silvestru
Fossil Record

Dr John Hartnett
Cosmology

Dr David Catchpoole
Ethics

Dr Mark Harwood
Ethics

In ancient Greek mythology, the great warrior, Achilles, was dipped into the river Styx by his mother to make him immune from all attacks. Holding him by the ankle, she failed to immerse his heel, and this led to his undoing. In common vernacular, an ‘Achilles’ heel’ describes a fatal weakness in spite of apparent overall strength and invulnerability.

This project will be a very direct demolition of the very pillars of a foundational belief system that underpins our now-secular culture. It’s coupled with the biblical command to reach the lost with the Bible’s Good News. In a nutshell, it’s a comprehensive outreach tool like no other. Our prayer is that this documentary will be seen by millions through television broadcast, engagements in theaters and churches, and millions more through personal DVD distribution.

An interview with the producers who also play some short snippets from the upcoming documentary.

Respected Scientist Fired for Biblical Viewpoint

 From Jay Seegert at Creation Education Center:

More Soft Tissue in Dino Bones

I've mentioned the finding of red blood cells and soft tissue in dinosaurs bones be fore, but there is a related twist that's recently been "in the news".

Respected microscopist (and creationists) Mark Armitage discovered the largest triceratops horn ever unearthed at the Hell Creek Formation in Montana back in 2012.

He had been working as a scientist at California State University at Northridge in Los Angeles, but was terminated immediately last year after a science journal published the fact that he discovered soft tissue in the triceratops horn. (Most scientists believe that this type dinosaur became extinct about 65 million years ago, so there shouldn't be any trace of soft tissue.)  Armitage apparently made a comment that this find, even though a challenge to evolution and its millions of years scenario, is very compatible with the biblical view of a more recent creation.

Just over a week ago (July 22, 2014) Armitage sued the university for discrimination.  The lawsuit alleges that in the weeks leading up to his termination, Armitage's boss, stormed into the lab shouting, "'We are not going to tolerate your religion in this department!!"

We'll have to watch this closely to see how it turns out, but it is just another example (among myriads) of discrimination against any scientist who dares to speak out against the reigning paradigm of evolution.

 More coverage HERE

The hypocrisy of those who hate their loving Creator is evident. Is this really about science? This is one more instance that leads me to say, "NO".

Very Interesting Model for the Biblical Flood

Conversations at the Fairs

Senator Ron Johnson Presses Dinosaur Creation Coin at Washington County Fair

It is always exciting to set the record straight about dinosaurs. Most people are unaware that red blood cells and soft tissue have been found in dinosaur bones that are not fully fossilized. Evidence abounds of man and dinosaurs living together after The Flood of Genesis. We have a great time at the fair talking to folks about the God of the Bible. Come visit us! Two fairs remain after this weekend in West Bend.

Scientists Study Non-fossilized Dinosaur Tissue

The Society is conducting a research initiative to study tissue found in dinosaur fossils.  Such fossils are dated by the standard geologic time scale as at least 60 million years old. In 2005, work was published showing evidence that non-fossilized tissue (e.g., red blood cells, bone cells, etc.) was found within the fossilized bone of aTyrannosaurus rex dinosaur. Since 2005, additional studies have documented even more soft tissue in so-called ancient fossils, including the detection of intact proteins and even nucleic acids. Such results directly challenge the entire evolutionary “millions of years” timeframe.  This timeframe is readily (and often uncritically) accepted by most scientists and even many claiming to be “creationists.” Read more here:HERE