To gain any credibility, evolutionists need to explain how feathers in birds evolved from reptilian scales. Rather than lining up a handful of fossil impressions such as archaeopteryx, they need to do an analysis of the DNA that produces scales and the DNA that produces feathers. These are totally different designs that won’t convert from one to another, one point mutation at a time. Each mutation must be either viable or neutral, contributing to the health of the organism. According to Dr. Jerry Bergman, the complex anatomy of a feather varies, depending on the feather’s function. For example, the ‘complex morphology’ of the flight or contour feather includes a long shaft (usually hollow, always strong) and the web that flares out from the shaft in the form of roughly planar vanes on either side. The shaft consists of a hollow, stiff structure (often called a quill or vein) termed the rachis that serves as a solid-but-flexible support for branches called barbs. The rachis and barbs are analogous to tree trunks and tree branches. Each parallel barb slants diagonally from the shaft and has numerous smaller side branches or barbules (or webs) of different types that overlap those of the neighboring barbs in a herringbone pattern resembling a miniature replica of the whole feather. The flight feather of a large bird can have as many as a million barbules. The barbules in flying birds are held firmly to the next web by ‘hooklets’ called hamuli that function much like Velcro®. These branches and hamuli form a web sufficiently flexible, yet also stiff and dense enough so that when the bird flies, very little air or water can seep through the spaces. The branches and hooklets, in turn, contain barbicles. The feather barbules also must be strong, yet flexible enough so that they will not break in the wind. Their design enables birds to ride air currents more gracefully than the best glider human engineers have ever designed. If the hooklets are lacking, such as in the plumes of the ostrich, the bird cannot fly. Hooklets are designed so that they can separate under certain conditions, preventing wind damage to the wing and feathers, but can be easily reattached when the bird preens its feathers (ruffled feathers normally prompt preening behavior). Humans can repair a ruffled feather simply by drawing it between their fingers. Preening behavior is part of the irreducible complexity of the total feather design. https://answersingenesis.org/birds/the-evolution-of-feathers-a-major-problem-for-darwinism/

Brian Lauer presents the scientific evidence supporting the Hydroplate Theory and explains it. Dr. Walt Brown developed this theory in the 1990's, and in his book "In the Beginning" he makes predictions based upon his theory that proved to be true when new discoveries were made. Researchers use phrases such as "unexpected", "fossil oddity", "longest standing puzzle", "unanswered questions" when encountering these discoveries, yet the Hydroplate Theory answers these questions. These include giant redwoods, dinosaurs and mammoths near the north pole, the presence of marine fossils on top of the Himalayan Mountains, and the rise of high elevation plateaus. The assumption of the Hydroplate Theory is a body of water under the earth's crust that existed before the flood. When Noah's Flood occurred, this water burst forth as the fountains of the deep were broken up, propelling material beyond the escape velocity of the earth.

The Hydroplate Theory (or Model) is an explanation of a mechanism where the flood of Noah got its water and what happened to it afterwards. This mode was proposed in the 1980s and Dr. Walt Brown developed it and wrote about it in his book "In The Beginning". Kevin Lea is a proponent of this model and we have him as a guest on this episode. The primary scripture supporting the Hydroplate theory is Genesis 7:11, which describes the breaking up of the fountains of the deep. In this model, the earth's crust before the flood was riding upon a reservoir of water under high pressure. The flood occurred when a fissure opened up in the earth's crust allowing the trapped water to escape at supersonic speed. It caused jets of water to spew into space, along with rocks and debris from the fissure. As the continents separated, they rode upon the remaining water reaching speeds up to 45 miles an hour. The entire earth was covered with water, and as the continents reached obstacles, mountains rose up and valleys sank. Asteroids and trans Neptune objects are remnants of this disaster. Walt Brown's 9th edition is on his website at creationscience.com.

The way life synthesizes its components is much different from they way it is necessary for it to be created in the laboratory. We compare hemoglobin and chlorophyll. Their similar structure and biosynthesis in the animal and plant kingdoms speak of a common designer who wrote the computer code and reused the same design in both plants and animals to fix carbon dioxide and oxygen. Creating the life components of amino acids and nucleotides in the laboratory is difficult at best, and they must be in the right amounts, right configuration, right time and right place. Water is an enemy to the reaction to form the peptide bond, so in order to create polypeptides, solid phase synthesis techniques must be employed, and these are unnatural. There is an interplay and interdependence between DNA, RNA, proteins and their synthesis in life where the formation of DNA is dependent upon the protein DNA polymerase. A biochemist who understands this ought to be the first in church, recognizing the impossibility for chance to produce life, and giving honor and glory to the creator.