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Amazing Scientific Discoveries Support the Creation Model : 

Amazing Scientific Discoveries Support the Creation Model Dr. Fazale “Fuz” Rana Reasons To Believe

Miller–Urey Experiment: 

Miller–Urey Experiment

Primordial Soup?: 

Primordial Soup? No evidence for prebiotics 12C and 13C content of earliest deposits indicate the presence of life

Primordial Soup?: 

Primordial Soup? Earth’s early conditions Atmosphere: carbon dioxide, nitrogen and water Atmospheric oxygen Oxygen/UV paradox

Primordial Soup?: 

Primordial Soup? Earth’s early conditions Hydrospheric oxygen, Hydrogen peroxide, Reactive oxygen species Early volcanic eruptions

Life Appears Rapidly: 

Life Appears Rapidly At least 3.8 billion years ago 12C enriched kerogen apatite graphite

Life Appears Rapidly: 

Life Appears Rapidly At 3.5 billion years ago 32S enriched sulfide deposits At 3.5 – 3.8 billion years ago 14N enriched kerogen

Life Appears Rapidly: 

Life Appears Rapidly Stromatolites ~ 3.3 – 3.5 billion ya Microbial mats Complex microbial communities

Life Appears Rapidly: 

Life Appears Rapidly Microfossils ~ 3.3 – 3.5 billion ya Resemble cyanobacteria Show a variety of forms

Slide10: 

“Now, one of the most arresting facts I have ever learned is that life goes back as far in Earth history as we can possibly trace it….In other words, in the very oldest rocks that stand a chance of showing signs of life, we find those signs-those vestiges-of life. Life is intrinsic to the earth!” Niles Eldredge, The Triumph of Evolution and The Failure of Creationism  

First Life Is Complex: 

First Life Is Complex Complex ecosystem Photosynthesis Methanogenesis Sulfate reduction

First Life Is Complex: 

First Life Is Complex Required Pathways Photosynthetic or chemoautotrophic Self-replication Synthetic pathways Metabolic pathways

Slide13: 

“No one has publicly disagreed with my interpretation of the Apex fossils. But privately, some would prefer I were mistaken, since they (and I, too) would prefer a simpler evolutionary story, one that told us these oldest fossil organisms were capable only of primitive ways of living and that advanced metabolic lifestyles evolved much later. But the evidence seems strong, and what one might “prefer” shouldn’t matter.” J. William Schopf, The Cradle of Life  

Life Appears under Hostile Conditions: 

Life Appears under Hostile Conditions “Frustration Events” Late heavy bombardment ~ 3.9 billion years ago

Cambrian Explosion: 

Cambrian Explosion 540 Million Years Ago Nearly Every Animal Phylum Appears 2-3 Million Year Window

Cambrian Explosion: 

Cambrian Explosion No New Phyla Since the Cambrian Event Loss of Phyla

Cambrian Explosion: 

Cambrian Explosion Problems Evolution in the Wrong Direction Decreasing Cone of Disparity Too Short a Time Window

Fossil Record: 

Fossil Record Features Absence of Transitional Intermediates Stasis Sudden Appearance

Slide19: 

“…with the benefit of hindsight, I am amazed at how long we accepted that gradual morphological change was the norm when data to support this belief were so sparse and the discrepancy had been known since Darwin’s time. Examples of gradual evolutionary trends in the fossil record can be counted on our fingers and we simply ignored countless examples that do not show the expected pattern. Lack of morphological change was equated with lack of data and the few examples of trends were with the truth… the few known examples of gradual trends are no more than random walks that just happen to be more or less linear.”   Christopher R.C. Paul in The Adequacy of the Fossil Record (John Wiley & Sons, 1998)

Who were the Neanderthals?: 

Who were the Neanderthals?

Who were the Neanderthals?: 

Who were the Neanderthals? ~150,000 to ~30,000 years ago Europe and Western Asia

Summary - Scientific Data: 

Summary - Scientific Data Humans originated from a Small Population of Males and Females In a single geographical location

Who were the Neanderthals?: 

Who were the Neanderthals? Physical similarities with modern humans

Physical Differences Between Neanderthals and Humans: 

Physical Differences Between Neanderthals and Humans Poorly developed chin Elongated Foramen Magnum Medial Pterygoid Tubercle Large Brow Ridge

Physical Differences Between Neanderthals and Humans: 

Physical Differences Between Neanderthals and Humans Large eye sockets Brain Shape Large Nose Large Sinuses Large Front Teeth

Physical Differences Between Neanderthals and Humans: 

Physical Differences Between Neanderthals and Humans Flatter Skull Base Higher Larynx Thicker Bones Barrel Chests Shorter Limbs

Neanderthal Mt DNA: 

Neanderthal Mt DNA Neanderthals Have No Genetic (nor Evolutionary) Connection to Humans Neanderthals Displayed Limited Genetic Diversity

Neanderthal Development: 

Neanderthal Development Craniodental development of Neanderthals and humans differs from before birth Differences occur from the time Neanderthals first appear

Genetic Tests of Multiregional Hypothesis: 

Genetic Tests of Multiregional Hypothesis Study 1 African and Asian and Oceanic peoples originated from same population group Study 2 90% of founding population must come from Africa and this population must be small

H. erectus Development: 

H. erectus Development H. erectus developed in a fashion similar to great apes-not modern humans H. erectus developed from infanthood to adulthood rapidly

Molecular Anthropology: 

Molecular Anthropology Compare DNA Sequences of Human Groups Similarities and Differences Extent of Differences

Molecular Anthropology: 

Molecular Anthropology Gives Date of Humanity’s Origin Location of Humanity’s Origin

Molecular Anthropology: 

Molecular Anthropology Gives Original Population Size Pattern for Humanity’s Spread

Scientific Data: 

Scientific Data Genetic Evidence Diversity Mt DNA Y Chromosomal DNA Linkage Disequilibrium

Summary - Scientific Data: 

Summary - Scientific Data Humans originated from a Small Population of Males and Females In a single geographical location

Summary - Scientific Data: 

Summary - Scientific Data Recent Origin of Modern Humans ~ 50,000 years ago

Scientific Data: 

Scientific Data Sudden Appearance of Human culture: Sophisticated tool kit Art work Spiritual Expression

Body Ornaments: 

Body Ornaments Dated at 40,000 years ago No Food Value Unusual Designs and Color

Summary - Scientific Data: 

Summary - Scientific Data Humans Originated Suddenly and Dramatically

Scientific Predictionsfor the Origin of Humans: 

Scientific Predictions for the Origin of Humans Creation Model

Scientific Predictions: 

Scientific Predictions Sudden Appearance… Fossils Human Culture Spiritual Activity

Scientific Predictions: 

Scientific Predictions Traceable to a Single Man and a Single Woman Recent Origin