Sermons From Science Feb 2014 2014 2 Sermons
Sermons From Science -- Feb 2014 科学布道-2014年 2月 Sermons from Science is now published in both You. Tube under the name “Pastor Chui” and also in Power. Point slides in the website http: //Christ. Center. Gospel. org. The contents of this presentation were taken from different sources and in the Internet. May God have all the glory. Pastor Chui http: //Christ. Center. Gospel. org ckchui 1@yahoo. com
Water Detected on Europa 木卫二含有水 n In the January 25, 2014 issue of Science News, there is an article written by Andrew Grant about the discovery of water on Europa. There is nothing exciting about it, because water exists practically in all planets in various forms. Instruments can also detect “protein fragments that could indicate the presence of microbes. ” That is indeed speculation. Protein formation is hard to come by even given the entire age of the universe. Let us give glory to God the Creator.
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Sermons From Science -- Feb 2014 科学布道-2014年 2月 Sermons from Science is now published in both You. Tube under the name “Pastor Chui” and also in Power. Point slides in the website http: //Christ. Center. Gospel. org. The contents of this presentation were taken from different sources and in the Internet. May God have all the glory. Pastor Chui http: //Christ. Center. Gospel. org ckchui 1@yahoo. com
Relic of Early Universe Spotted 早期宇宙的遗物 This is the title of an article written by Christopher Crockett n n in the January 25, 2014 issue of the Science News. It says, “Just over 230 million light-years away in the Perseus cluster, the galaxy NGC 1277 formed all of its stars in a quick burst roughly 10 billion years ago—less than 4 billion years after the Big Bang. Then it appears to have abruptly switched off. ” Although the distances of galaxies can be determined using various methods within experimental errors and assumptions, the ages of galaxies are based on unverifiable assumptions. Readers need to know those assumptions, otherwise it becomes brainwashing. Every method requires some assumptions otherwise no numerical values can be generated. Let us give all glory to God.
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Sermons From Science -- Feb 2014 科学布道-2014年 2月 Sermons from Science is now published in both You. Tube under the name “Pastor Chui” and also in Power. Point slides in the website http: //Christ. Center. Gospel. org. The contents of this presentation were taken from different sources and in the Internet. May God have all the glory. Pastor Chui http: //Christ. Center. Gospel. org ckchui 1@yahoo. com
Boneless Head Crest is a First for Dinosaurs 去骨头冠是恐龙第一次 n n This is the title of a news item in the January 25, 2014 issue of Science News by Susan Milius. It ends with the remarks that “E. regalis was a plant eater that lived about 70 million to 65 million years ago. Bell suspects the fleshy head ornament signaled social status or sex appeal or both. ” Does anyone know something that happened 70 million years ago? All these millions of years are based on unverifiable assumptions. It is a belief system. Without assumptions, no numerical values are possible. Let us give all glory to God.
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Sermons From Science -- Feb 2014 科学布道-2014年 2月 Sermons from Science is now published in both You. Tube under the name “Pastor Chui” and also in Power. Point slides in the website http: //Christ. Center. Gospel. org. The contents of this presentation were taken from different sources and in the Internet. May God have all the glory. Pastor Chui http: //Christ. Center. Gospel. org ckchui 1@yahoo. com
The Long and Winding Colorado River 漫长而曲折的科罗拉多河 n This is the title of a feature article in the January 25, 2014 issue of Science News. After admitting that its origin is one the biggest geological mysteries of the American West, it describes a debate of the age of the river by two rival groups of geologists. One claims that it is about 6 million years ago, and the other group claims that it is about 70 million years ago. They based on the interpretation of the amount of fission tracks on the mineral apatite. If the mineral is found deep inside the crust, there would be fewer fission tracks because of higher temperatures. Colder rocks have more fission tracks.
The Long and Winding Colorado River 漫长而曲折的科罗拉多河 n Actually, the amount of fission tracks is dependent on the amount of uranium decay. More decays imply more fission tracks. The article gives the impression that more decays at the surface than deep down the crust of the earth. This would mean that uranium decays a lot more on the surface than deep down in the crust. Another way to interpret these is that decay rates depend on the depth of the mineral. Of course, this is contrary to what most geologists believe. The bottom line is fission tracks depend on temperatures. Well, then, fission track dating will not give an age unless it is calibrated with either UTh-Pb, K-Ar, Ar-Ar, or Rb-Sr methods. All these methods are based on unverifiable assumptions. It is easier and simpler to trust what the Bible says.
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Sermons From Science -- Feb 2014 科学布道-2014年 2月 Sermons from Science is now published in both You. Tube under the name “Pastor Chui” and also in Power. Point slides in the website http: //Christ. Center. Gospel. org. The contents of this presentation were taken from different sources and in the Internet. May God have all the glory. Pastor Chui http: //Christ. Center. Gospel. org ckchui 1@yahoo. com
Trackway in Jurassic Rocks Defies Evolution 侏罗世岩脚迹违抗进化 n n n In the Creation Matters Jan/Feb issue, there is an article on “Unique Trackway in Middle Jurassic Rocks Defies Evolution” written by Terry P. Beh The author found these animal tracks “do not lie on a single layer or bedding plane of sediment but ascend vertically, crossing a number of distinct depositional layers” as shown in a color photo. “The presence of these tracks contradicts the uniformitarian belief that the formation is eolian, wind-formed, and took a long time to form. ” “Museum information stated that the tracksite was found in 206 to 180 million-year-old Wingate Sandstone in the vicinity of Gateway, Colorado. ”
Trackway in Jurassic Rocks Defies Evolution 侏罗世岩脚迹违抗进化 n n The best candidates for the Slick Rock footprints are Seitaad and Sarahsaurus. “Of these two basal sauropodomorphs, because its fossils are nearest to them in both physical (southern Utah) and geological (Navajo Formation) proximity, Seitaad is probably the most likely Slick Rock footprint maker. ” “This trackway suggests that the current interpretation of these strata, both in duration of emplacement and paleo-environment, is incorrect. ”
Trackway in Jurassic Rocks Defies Evolution 侏罗世岩脚迹违抗进化 n “Trackway morphology indicates that all four beds were unlithified at the same time, which suggests that they all were rapidly deposited. The distinct track preservation also suggests they were lithified quickly enough to preserve the footprints. Furthermore, the preservation of the surrounding sediment, and the presence of mud up-push all strongly imply an environment other than eolian. … this rare and unusual trackway points to sediments deposited during flooding. The areal extent of the Entrada and Junction Creek formations over many thousands of square miles further indicates a large event. ”
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Sermons From Science -- Feb 2014 科学布道-2014年 2月 Sermons from Science is now published in both You. Tube under the name “Pastor Chui” and also in Power. Point slides in the website http: //Christ. Center. Gospel. org. The contents of this presentation were taken from different sources and in the Internet. May God have all the glory. Pastor Chui http: //Christ. Center. Gospel. org ckchui 1@yahoo. com
Making Predictions Using the YEC Model 使用YEC模型进行预测 n In the Creation Matters Jan/Feb 2014 issue, n there is an article on the above title by Jean K. Lightner. YEC stands for Young Earth Creation. Dr. Lightner has spent many years of working with domestic animals. In 2006, she predicted that “a mechanism exists for germ-line mutations (i. e. , changes in the DNA sequence which are inheritable) in response to environmental signals. ” She tested this idea using a gene involved in pigmentation (MC 1 R), and genes associated with immune function (MHC genes).
Making Predictions Using the YEC Model n 使用YEC模型进行预测 “The melanocortin-1 -receptor gene (MC 1 R) affects n coat color in animals, and both skin and hair color in humans. Consideration of the MC 1 R gene in light of the Flood bottleneck suggests several important points. First, there is clearly more variation in this gene today than can be attributed to the limited number of ancestors on the Ark… “Secondly, this gene codes for a single protein which can be modified without causing serious damage. Clearly that was no accident. These changes can be adaptive and contribute to interesting variety within kinds. It seemed clear that I was seeing evidence of God’s provision in this gene in that it was designed to be able to change in useful ways.
Making Predictions Using the YEC Model n 使用YEC模型进行预测 “Finally, there are some strange, non-random patterns n that seem to indicate that these changes themselves were not accidental… “Deletions in the MC 1 R gene which are not in-frame should destroy the function of the protein, producing only the lighter pigment, pheomelanin. However, this is not lethal or debilitating. In fact, red hair in humans and Irish setters is from mutation resulting in a nonfunctional MC 1 R protein. So there is no reason to believe natural selection is the explanation for this bias towards in-frame mutations. Further investigation into other variable genes has shown similar patterns that don’t fit well with the standard neo-Darwinian explanation. (Lightner, 2009 a)”
Making Predictions Using the YEC Model 使用YEC模型进行预测 The standard evolutionary explanation “rarely holds up well n n when investigated in detail. In other words, neo-Darwinian mechanisms fail to explain these patterns. There are two problems: (1) it is known that mutations do not occur randomly, and (2) natural selection is not as powerful in the real world as it is in evolutionary story-telling. “My doubts about natural selection are tied to my familiarity with ‘artificial’ selection, particularly as it applies to livestock. Many genetic diseases are recessive, and there is not an obvious problem if an animal has only one mutated gene. In these cases it is almost impossible to eliminate the deleterious allele from the herd based on how the animal looks or behaves. In the same way, natural selection is not a mechanism by which recessive deleterious alleles can be eliminated. …
Making Predictions Using the YEC Model 使用YEC模型进行预测 n n “Secondly, I know that good progress can be made in selecting for a trait as long as individuals with the desired trait contribute genetically to the herd. However, when more one trait is desired, progress is significantly slowed…. “Mathematically, it has been shown that natural selection is not effective at eliminating most deleterious mutations or preserving beneficial ones. Most mutations entering a population are lost due to genetic drift, even when they are beneficial. For those mutations surviving the effects of drift, they must have dramatic effects on fitness for natural selection to significantly impact their frequency in the population.
Making Predictions Using the YEC Model 使用YEC模型进行预测 n “If mutations are really the result of random errors, deleterious mutations would arise with much greater frequency than beneficial ones. Since most mutations are near neutral (i. e. , they do not have dramatic effects on fitness) and natural selection has little effect on them, the deleterious mutations are fixed with much greater frequency than are beneficial ones, and this occurs largely by genetic drift (Rupe and Sanford, 2013).
Making Predictions Using the YEC Model 使用YEC模型进行预测 n “Neo-Darwinian mechanisms were conceived as a way to explain the diversity of life we see today without recognizing the work of a Creator. When examined in depth, it appears these mechanisms have little to do with reality. From a biblical worldview, it is clear that the adaptive mutations have arisen. It is also clear that in most cases, at least in mammals, if the mutations arise purely by chance they will not occur in a timely fashion, and natural selection is not a mechanism that can effectively fix them in a population. This is exciting, because it means the mechanisms by which life has adapted as creatures have filled the earth will point more clearly to our awesome Creator…
Making Predictions Using the YEC Model 使用YEC模型进行预测 “Physiologic adaptation is well documented and we are only n n now learning about the underlying mechanisms. It seemed obvious to me that interpreting the current genetic data within a biblical framework led to the conclusion that such a phenomenon exists. “Upon further reflection, I realized that homologous recombination may explain some changes. Crossing over occurs during meiosis (gamete formation), and can change the nucleotide sequence in a gene. Unequal crossing over may result in duplication or deletion of segments of DNA. Gene conversion, where the sequence on one chromosome was ‘written over’ the corresponding sequence on the other, could affect the frequency of an allele. In fact, I had predicted that gene conversion may have been involved in increasing the adaptive alleles in leaf-eating monkeys….
Making Predictions Using the YEC Model 使用YEC模型进行预测 n n “We have much to learn about what induces these changes in DNA sequence and how the cell controls the process. What is clear is that certain enzymes are required for these processes, so they appear designed, as opposed to the naturalistic proposal that they are haphazard accidents. I also found it exciting to learn that biased gene conversion has been documented in mammals. In mice the double stranded break initiating homologous recombination occurred more commonly at one allele, leading to an over-transmission of the other. This is a designed mechanism by which an allele can become more frequent in a population. From here the future looks bright for the biblical model. ” Praise God for Dr. Lightner’s contributions.
Sermons From Science -- Feb 2014 科学布道-2014年 2月 Sermons from Science is now published in both You. Tube under the name “Pastor Chui” and also in Power. Point slides in the website http: //Christ. Center. Gospel. org. The contents of this presentation were taken from different sources and in the Internet. May God have all the glory. Pastor Chui http: //Christ. Center. Gospel. org ckchui 1@yahoo. com
The Testimony of Fire Ants 红火蚁的见证 In the Jan/Feb issue of Creation Matters, Timothy R. Stout has n an article on the subject. He reported that the red imported fire ants (RIFA) have intriguing cooperative behavior. They can link together to form a large ball of ants and can be poured out from a teapot like liquid. The ball could act as a solid on the table. They can float on water, and if damaged, can self-heal. “The communication algorithms between ants are still a mystery, but are under study at the Ant Lab at Georgia Institute of Technology. Nathan Mlot, a recent doctoral graduate from the School of Mechanical Engineering at GT spent five years developing his dissertation on the swarm intelligence that emerges from the cooperative behavior of fire ant selfassemblages. He hopes that what he learned can lead to the development of novel ‘active materials’ which can be applied to the real world engineering problems—from modular robots that can self-assemble into larger functioning structures using micro components, to concrete bridges that repair themselves.
The Testimony of Fire Ants 红火蚁的见证 n n “Mlot’s work is an application of biomimicry, ‘the design and production of materials, structures, and systems that are modeled on biological entities and processes. ’ “In Romans 1: 20, the Bible says that God reveals Himself through the things he has made. Certainly, biomimicry demonstrates this truth very clearly. The organizational details of living organisms are complex beyond comprehension. Even with tens of thousands of the world’s most brilliant scientists studying the structure and function of living organisms, over many, many years, we merely find out more things we don’t yet understand.
The Testimony of Fire Ants 红火蚁的见证 “Science is certainly not running out of things to study, giving n n n testimony of the unlimited wisdom, intelligence, and creative genius of God. It is foolish to think that random actions could provide the creative genius which is demonstrated in living organisms. Even the study of ant balls bears testimony of God’s unfathomable wisdom and insight. “An atheist may claim that the origin of life was brought about by random, naturalistic, evolutionary processes, but anytime he tries to prove his claim with a detailed flowchart of chemical reactions, all he finds are roadblocks. Believers have been quick to appreciate and recognize the testimony of God provided by biomimicry. Surely, a person is without excuse who cannot see the hand of God in the design of biological systems. ” Thank God for Timothy Stout’s contribution to Creation.
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Sermons From Science -- Feb 2014 科学布道-2014年 2月 Sermons from Science is now published in both You. Tube under the name “Pastor Chui” and also in Power. Point slides in the website http: //Christ. Center. Gospel. org. The contents of this presentation were taken from different sources and in the Internet. May God have all the glory. Pastor Chui http: //Christ. Center. Gospel. org ckchui 1@yahoo. com
Seahorse’s No Wake Zone 海马的没有唤醒区 n n n In the Jan/Feb 2014 issue of Creation Matters, Dr. Jonathan O’Quinn has an article on seahorse’s feeding behavior. “The student of creation might everywhere see in nature evidences of intelligent design in living things, special properties of living things that defy any attempt to explain their existence as the result of random chance… “Some marine fish feed on tiny crustaceans known as ‘copepods, ’ including the majestic seahorse, whose tiny mouth is perfectly suited for such small prey. However, copepods are sensitive to the least disturbance created in the water by an approaching predator, reacting within 2 to 3 milliseconds. They then swim away quickly, at a velocity equivalent to that of an adult person swimming at 2, 000 mph.
Seahorse’s No Wake Zone 海马的没有唤醒区 n n “…the snout of the seahorse is uniquely shaped, and as it approaches a copepod, water moves around its snout in such a way that no waves are created, allowing the seahorse to move to within about 1 mm of the copepod. The seahorse then quickly raises its head and draws water (and the unsuspecting copepod) into its mouth, all within about 1 millisecond. These amazing fish also maintain a 90% rate of prey capture, thus wasting little energy on missed attempts. “Logic suggests that this feeding ability had to be present at the beginning for these fish to survive. Was this design the handiwork of an intelligent Creator, or did this unique feature evolve completely by accident over vast periods of time? The reader is asked to consider which viewpoint requires more faith. ” Thank God for Dr. O’Quinn’s contribution to design in nature.
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Sermons From Science -- Feb 2014 科学布道-2014年 2月 Sermons from Science is now published in both You. Tube under the name “Pastor Chui” and also in Power. Point slides in the website http: //Christ. Center. Gospel. org. The contents of this presentation were taken from different sources and in the Internet. May God have all the glory. Pastor Chui http: //Christ. Center. Gospel. org ckchui 1@yahoo. com
The Illogic of Anti-Creationism 不合逻辑的反创造论 n n In the Creation 35(4) 2013 issue, Dr. Jonathan Sarfati wrote an editorial on “The Illogic of Anti-Creationism. ” He quoted G. K. Chesterton: “As I read and re-read all the non-Christian or anti-Christian account of the faith…a slow and awful impression grew gradually but graphically upon my mind—the impression that Christianity must be a most extraordinary thing. For not only (as I understood) has Christianity the most flaming vices, but it had apparently a mystical talent for combining vices which seemed inconsistent with each other. It was attacked on all sides and for all contradictory reasons. No sooner had one rationalist demonstrated that it was too far to the east than another demonstrated with equal clearness that it was much too far to the west. ”
The Illogic of Anti-Creationism 不合逻辑的反创造论 n n Dr. Sarfati further said that “they proved Christianity was ‘a thing of inhuman gloom’, but then they proved Christianity ‘was a great deal too optimistic. ’ Christianity supposedly caused overpopulation by ‘Go forth and multiply’ (Gen 1: 28), but then it was supposedly anti-sex. Chesterton said: “Or, again, certain phrases in the Epistles or the marriage service, were said by the anti-Christians to show contempt for woman’s intellect. But I found that the anti-Christians themselves had a contempt for woman’s intellect; for it was their great sneer at the Church on the Continent that ‘only women’ went to it. ” “So Chesterton concluded that either Christianity was very wrong indeed, if mutually incompatible objections can be hurled at it—or it was the one right belief system with the proper balance. ”
The Illogic of Anti-Creationism 不合逻辑的反创造论 n “We see the same attacks today against consistent Christianity—creation as Christ proclaimed. For example, creation is ‘unscientific’ because ‘the basic proposals of creation science are not subject to test and verification. ’ But in the same breath, the critics tell us ‘scientists from many fields have examined these ideas and have found them to be scientifically insupportable’. But how could creation both have been ‘examined’ (i. e. , tested) if its ideas are ‘not subject to test’? Also, atheists claim that we should accept only scientifically testable claims —but that claim is not scientifically testable.
The Illogic of Anti-Creationism 不合逻辑的反创造论 n “…many evolutionists claim that no true scientist believes in biblical creation or doubts goo-to-you evolution. Creationists often counter with someone with high scientific qualifications and important contributions to science who does believe in creation and disbelieves evolution. But then the evolutionist iterates, ‘But no true scientist doubts evolution’, which even deserves the name, the ‘No True Scientist Fallacy’.
The Illogic of Anti-Creationism 不合逻辑的反创造论 n n n “The evolutionists accuse creationists of ‘lying’, without evidence. Yet they go on to proclaim that lying is the result of evolution. Many evolutionists also claim that all belief systems should be explained by evolutionary survival, so we can dismiss their truth claims. But then, their own evolutionary belief system should also be explained by evolution, not by its own truth claims. “Evolutionary belief leads to contradictions of its own: we evolved by survival of the fittest, in a ruthless struggle for existence, eliminating our competitors. But then they say we should care for endangered species—who are our losing competitors…” Thank God for Dr. Sarfati’s contributions.
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Sermons From Science -- Feb 2014 科学布道-2014年 2月 Sermons from Science is now published in both You. Tube under the name “Pastor Chui” and also in Power. Point slides in the website http: //Christ. Center. Gospel. org. The contents of this presentation were taken from different sources and in the Internet. May God have all the glory. Pastor Chui http: //Christ. Center. Gospel. org ckchui 1@yahoo. com
“Flowing Blood” Found in Frozen Mammoth n n “流动的血液”在冷冻猛犸象找到 In the Creation 35(4) 2013 issue, there is an article on the blood of frozen mammoth. “Russian scientists have recovered blood from a woolly mammoth so well preserved that hopes of obtaining viable DNA for ‘cloning’ the extinct species have surged again. The blood was in ice cavities below its belly and flowed freely when these were broken with a pick. The find was announced by the expedition’s head, Dr. Semyon Grigoriev, chairman of the Museum of Mammoths at Russia’s North Eastern Federal University. Scientists from the Russian Geographical Society were also involved.
“Flowing Blood” Found in Frozen Mammoth n “流动的血液”在冷冻猛犸象找到 “This mammoth is believed to be 10, 000 to 15, 000 years old. This is still the most common sort of timeframe given for mammoth extinction, despite longstanding secular suggestions that in some places they survived till around 4, 000 years ago. Of course, a post. Flood biblical Ice Age scenario for the freezing, less than 4, 000 years ago, seems much more believable in the light of this find. In fact, even that seems a long time for something to last ‘in the freezer’, as every housewife will attest. The fact that the blood remained liquid even at subzero temperatures in the lab has revived discussion about mammoth blood containing special ‘antifreeze’ proteins.
“Flowing Blood” Found in Frozen Mammoth n n “流动的血液”在冷冻猛犸象找到 “This is of course not as sensational for creationists as the discoveries of flexible soft tissue, nucleated cells, identifiable protein and even DNA from (unfrozen) dinosaur fossils supposed to be at least 65 million years old. But it is one more thing that helps bring home the reality—namely, that the whole creation is really much more ‘fresh’ than we have been led to believe. ” Thank God for the excellent reporting of the Creation magazine.
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Sermons From Science -- Feb 2014 科学布道-2014年 2月 Sermons from Science is now published in both You. Tube under the name “Pastor Chui” and also in Power. Point slides in the website http: //Christ. Center. Gospel. org. The contents of this presentation were taken from different sources and in the Internet. May God have all the glory. Pastor Chui http: //Christ. Center. Gospel. org ckchui 1@yahoo. com
Spiny Parasite Worm Inspires Surgical Adhesive 多刺的寄生蠕虫启发手术胶粘剂 n In the Creation 35(4) 2013 issue, there is an article on how spiny worm inspired the invention of a surgical adhesive. The article says: “When people have much skin damage, e. g. through burns or infection, sometimes this skin can be surgically replaced by transplanting or grafting other skin in its place. But one problem is keeping the graft in place, especially when the wound surface is wet. Chemical glues can cause inflammation, and stapling can damage tissues and increase the risk of infection. But a tiny worm, Pomphorhynchus laevis, that lives in fish intestines, has inspired a medical research team with a solution.
Spiny Parasite Worm Inspires Surgical Adhesive 多刺的寄生蠕虫启发手术胶粘剂 n “This worm has a spiny proboscis (elongated mouthpart) that it inflates, embedding tiny needles into the intestine wall. Now this has led to a ‘remarkable invention’ by medical researchers in Massachusetts—a surgical patch based on the proboscis structure. The patch has an array of tiny needles, only 700 mm high— 1 inch = 25, 400 mm. The needles have a stiff core of polystyrene, but are coated with hydrogel, a material in disposable diapers that expands when it gets wet. So these needles likewise expand anchor the patch in place, 3. 5 times more strongly than staples.
Spiny Parasite Worm Inspires Surgical Adhesive 多刺的寄生蠕虫启发手术胶粘剂 n “One researcher said, “The unique design allows the needles to stick to soft tissues with minimum damage. Moreover, when it comes time to remove the adhesive, as opposed to staples, there is less trauma inflicted to the tissue, blood and nerves, as well as a reduced risk of infection. ’ So if the copy was designed ingeniously, then what does it say about the Designer of the original? (But why would a loving Designer design parasites? In this case, it seems that God really did design this system for life in the fallen world that He foreknew, but didn’t ‘switch on’ this design until Adam sinned…”
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Sermons From Science -- Feb 2014 科学布道-2014年 2月 Sermons from Science is now published in both You. Tube under the name “Pastor Chui” and also in Power. Point slides in the website http: //Christ. Center. Gospel. org. The contents of this presentation were taken from different sources and in the Internet. May God have all the glory. Pastor Chui http: //Christ. Center. Gospel. org ckchui 1@yahoo. com
The Quest to Understand Life’s Origin 寻求理解生命的起源 n In the Creation 35(4) 2013 issue, there is an article on understanding the origin of life: “Creationists have long pointed out that commonly-held genes across the various created ‘kinds’ of creatures are a reflection of a common designer, rather than common ancestry, as evolutionists claim. However, a recent article in Astrobiology magazine indicates the evolutionists’ position might be changing. It asked the ‘main question’ of whether commonlyheld genes are similar enough to point to a common origin, then explained:
The Quest to Understand Life’s Origin 寻求理解生命的起源 n n “The answer has always been yes. The implication is that we all belong to some universal tree of life. And at the base of this tree—some have imagined —there sits a mild-mannered microbe that lived over 3 billion years ago…However, this organism, the so-called last universal common ancestor (LUCA), may be just a fantasy. ” “Instead, evolutionist Nigel Goldenfeld from the University of Illinois is exploring the possibility that life might have emerged ‘from a collective state’, where organisms “shared genetic information from neighbor to neighbor, rather than from parent to offspring. ”
The Quest to Understand Life’s Origin 寻求理解生命的起源 n n “Notwithstanding the lack of evidence for life’s diversity having arisen from either LUCA or this newly-mooted ‘collective state’ community of pond scum, Goldenfeld is apparently in no hurry to acknowledge that the reason life exists is because it was created (i. e. didn’t just ‘happen’). He remains confident his research will progress human knowledge on life’s origins. ‘We would like to have a better understanding of why life exists at all, ’ he said. ” Thank God for such a viewpoint.
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Sermons From Science -- Feb 2014 科学布道-2014年 2月 Sermons from Science is now published in both You. Tube under the name “Pastor Chui” and also in Power. Point slides in the website http: //Christ. Center. Gospel. org. The contents of this presentation were taken from different sources and in the Internet. May God have all the glory. Pastor Chui http: //Christ. Center. Gospel. org ckchui 1@yahoo. com
Pumice Rafting 浮石漂流 n n In the Creation 35(4) 2013 issue, there is an article on pumice as rafts. “When undersea volcanoes erupt, the sea surface in the area often becomes covered with pumice—a volcanic rock that can float in water. Pumice forms when frothy molten rock cools rapidly, trapping air bubbles inside. Researchers from the Queensland University of Technology have found that tiny marine plants and animals (e. g. coral, algae, crabs, anemones) have been riding on floating pumice stones, even travelling the thousands of kilometers from Tonga in the South Pacific Ocean to Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. This gives us an insight into the regeneration of ecologically-rich intertidal zones and coral reefs after the Genesis Flood. (Note that ‘fountains of the great deep’ in Genesis 7: 11 could have involved volcanic activity. ) As well as pumice, no doubt rafts of uprooted vegetation also played a role, e. g. as a refuge for insects. ” Thank God for the wonderful information.
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Sermons From Science -- Feb 2014 科学布道-2014年 2月 Sermons from Science is now published in both You. Tube under the name “Pastor Chui” and also in Power. Point slides in the website http: //Christ. Center. Gospel. org. The contents of this presentation were taken from different sources and in the Internet. May God have all the glory. Pastor Chui http: //Christ. Center. Gospel. org ckchui 1@yahoo. com
Asleep on the Ark? 睡在方舟？ n n In the Creation 35(4) 2013 issue, there is an article on the hibernation of animals. “When the fat-tailed dwarf lemurs of western Madagascar were found to hibernate (for seven months of the year) in their tree-hole nests, it was thought they were the only primates to do so. But now two other lemur species have been found to hibernate, too. Crossley’s and Sibree’s dwarf lemurs in eastern Madagascar spend several months each year hibernating in underground burrows. “Note that Noah didn’t need to take all the various lemur species with him on the Ark—he only needed a male and female of the lemur ‘kind’. And with the now-demonstrated capacity of lemurs to hibernate…well, slumbering lemurs on the Ark wouldn’t have taken much looking after. As the range of creatures found to have hibernation ability increases, the task assigned to Noah looks a whole lot more reasonable than skeptics like to portray.
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Sermons From Science -- Feb 2014 科学布道-2014年 2月 Sermons from Science is now published in both You. Tube under the name “Pastor Chui” and also in Power. Point slides in the website http: //Christ. Center. Gospel. org. The contents of this presentation were taken from different sources and in the Internet. May God have all the glory. Pastor Chui http: //Christ. Center. Gospel. org ckchui 1@yahoo. com
Smart Plants 聪明的植物 n n n In the 35(4) 2013 issue of Creation magazine, there is an article on smart plants: “Plants do mathematics! Researchers say plants perform complex arithmetic calculations to ensure their food reserves last the whole night (when they can’t feed themselves with energy from the sun via photosynthesis). “After sunset, mechanisms inside the leaf measure the size of the starch store, then arithmetically divide it by the length of time until dawn (known by their ‘internal clock’, similar to our own body clock). In this way the rate of starch consumption is adjusted so that by daybreak, around 95% of the starch is used up. “According to Professor Martin Howard of the John Innes Centre, ‘This is the first concrete example in a fundamental biological process of such a sophisticated arithmetic calculation. ’” Thank God for the information of smart plants.
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