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1 Paul Taylor, BSc MEd

I trust that the information in this presentation will be helpful in your study of creation science.

2 I would like to personally thank you for watching the Origins television program. This show was special, near to the heart of my parents, Russ and Norma Bixler. I trust that the information in this presentation will be helpful in your study of creation science. Thank you for your prayerful and financial support of Origins you re making the television production of this program possible! Also available now a legacy website dedicated to my parents at russandnormabixler.com. Paul R. Bixler Producer/Editor

5 James Hutton Theory of the Earth, vols. 1,2, & 3, 1795

6 Salisbury Crags, Edinburgh...it was by observing these Crags, that James Hutton first proved the Bible to be wrong...

Sir Charles Lyell 1797-1875 I had conceived the idea, about five or six years ago, that if ever the Mosaic

7 Sir Charles Lyell I had conceived the idea, about five or six years ago, that if ever the Mosaic chronology could be set down without giving offense, it would be in an historical sketch (Lyell, 1881, vol. 1, p. 253)

8 Richard Owen - NHM

10 Delusions 1. Ignorance of Scripture 2. Poor Use of Logic

11 And God said to Moses, I AM WHO I AM. And He said Thus you shall say to the children of Israel, I AM has sent me to you. (Exodus 3:14)

12 Failure to read biblical history In any case, if Jesus really was born of a virgin, Joseph s ancestry is irrelevant and cannot be used to fulfill, on Jesus behalf, the Old Testament prophecy that the Messiah should be descended from David. (p95)

14 2 Samuel 7:12, 13 When your days are fulfilled and you rest with your fathers, I will set up your seed after you, who will come from your body, and I will establish his kingdom. He shall build a house for My name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.

15 Psalm 132:11, 12 The LORD has sworn in truth to David; He will not turn from it: I will set upon your throne the fruit of your body. If your sons will keep My covenant and My testimony which I shall teach them, their sons also shall sit upon your throne forevermore.

1 Kings 11:11-13 Therefore the LORD said to Solomon, "Because you have done this, and have not kept My covenant and My statutes, which I have commanded you, I will surely tear the kingdom away from

16 1 Kings 11:11-13 Therefore the LORD said to Solomon, "Because you have done this, and have not kept My covenant and My statutes, which I have commanded you, I will surely tear the kingdom away from you and give it to your servant. Nevertheless I will not do it in your days, for the sake of your father David; I will tear it out of the hand of your son. However I will not tear away the whole kingdom; I will give one tribe to your son for the sake of My servant David, and for the sake of Jerusalem which I have chosen."

17 Psalm 89 3 You said, "I have made a covenant with my chosen one, I have sworn to David my servant, 4 I will establish your line for ever and make your throne firm through all generations. " Selah

18 Failure to read biblical history Those who wish to base their morality literally on the Bible have either not read it or not understood it. (p237) Dawkins goes on to criticise the account of the Levite and his concubine in Judges 19, as an example of the immorality of God. Let s charitably put it down to the ubiquitous weirdness of the Bible (p241)

19 Poor use of logic Although Jesus probably existed, reputable biblical scholars do not in general regard the New Testament (and obviously not the Old Testament) as a reliable record of what actually happened in history, and I shall not consider the Bible further as evidence for any kind of deity. (p. 97)

21 Poor use of logic Circular Reasoning (Begging the question)

22 Circular Reasoning Creative intelligences, being evolved, necessarily arrive late in the universe, and therefore cannot be responsible for designing it. (p. 31)

23 Poor use of logic Circular Reasoning (Begging the question) Ad hominem

24 Ad hominem He moved up the hierarchy of American universities, from rock bottom at the Moody Bible Institute, through Wheaton College (a little bit higher on the scale, but still the alma mater of Billy Graham) to Princeton in the world-beating class at the top. (p. 95)

25 Poor use of logic Circular Reasoning (Begging the question) Ad hominem Straw Man

26 Irreducible Complexity A single system which is composed of several interacting parts that contribute to the basic function, and where the removal of any one of the parts causes the system to effectively stop functioning Prof. Michael Bebe

27 Inconsistency It is inappropriate for a scientist to appeal to the Creator to make a scientific explanation. An evolutionary scientist will have a naturalistic answer someday.

28 Bait and Switch Before our very eyes

29 Bait and Switch Before our very eyes Antibiotic resistance in E Coli. Citrate metabolism The processes involved are not the same as molecules-to-man evolution.

30 Conclusion Nothing to fear Not a reasoned argument Belief in the inerrancy of scripture is an intellectually satisfying position Be transformed by the renewing of your mind

AN INTRODUCTION TO THE BIBLE

AN INTRODUCTION TO THE BIBLE CHRISTIAN TEACHING PODCAST EPISODE 1 (MARCH, 2018) SERIES: BIBLE BASICS FOR NEW BELIEVERS WWW.CHRISTIANTEACHING.ORG INTRODUCTION One must not underestimate the importance of