Biology

Speaker: Doug Sharp 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 laborato

Guests: Dr. Nigel Crompton Description: A six-year study of the genetics of peas inspired by the original study by Gregor Mendel concluded that sudden appearance of genetic information is more reasonable that accumulation of mutations over a long period of time. Dr. Nigel Cromption distinguishes characters and traits in plants and how there is a dominant wild type along with several mutations that cause certain characteristics to be expressed. The wild type has purple flower

Guests: Doug Sharp and Rich Geer Description: I often wondered who the unfortunate graduate student was who got the assignment of determining the chemical formula of skunk spray. This was finally done in 1980, and the unpleasant odor comes from thiols, which are sulfur compounds. Though it is obvious that this is a created feature, one wonders if it was always that way or if it was the result of the fall. There is very little information about skunk evolution, and one has to

In 2005, Hennie Mouton and Koos van der Westhuyzen took Doug Sharp and Rich Geer into the Kruger National Park to explore the abundant wildlife. As soon as they approached the gate, Rich spotted two elephants below the bridge and without knowing the danger, got out of the car to photograph them. At the Skukuza rest camp, Doug and Rich enjoyed South African hospitality, with ostrich and biscuits on the braai (South African barbecue) under the lapa (thatched roof shelter). The

A study published recently suggests that spiders and their close terrestrial relatives originated from an ocean creature called Mollisonia symmetrica, an extinct aquatic creature long believed to be the ancestor of horseshoe crabs. According to this study, the fossilized brain and central nervous system pattersn they say more closely resembled those of modern spiders, scorpions, ticks and other arachnids than today’s horseshoe crabs. According to the study’s lead author, inse

Ray Gates is a professor of biology at Cornerstone University. One of his specialties is studying the different species of frogs that dwell in Michigan. Frogs have many unique features of design that are not found in other types of creatures. Frogs go through a metamophosis from egg to tadpole to frog. They begin life in the water like a fish and later develop legs and lungs to live on land and in the water.This is an amazing transformation. Virtually every organ and body sys

Belief in evolution is a puzzling conundrum. What about your brain? If you believe that you are a product of random chance evolution, is your brain also a product of random chance evolution? If so, how can you insist that you can know anything about anything? The very foundation of logic is thrown out the window. Indeed, there are some evolutionists who argue this very thing; that there is no truth. That is a claim that demolishes itself by its own standard. After all, is tha

Bees are uniquely designed to fly in a manner that rivals that of stunt pilots. They have a compass that detects the polarization of sunlight. They have gyroscopes, airspeed gauges, and UV sensors to measure the tilt of the horizon. Their compound eyes have 7,000 hexagonal facets, which are tiny tubes containing their own lens and light-detecting cells. Each tube enables them to see in all directions. These tubes are hexagonal in shape, which like the honeycomb, is the most e

Those who insist on trying to debunk the Biblical account of Noah’s flood and Noah’s Ark try to do so by saying that the Ark had no room for all of the species of creatures on the earth. Often, they include in that number the 34,000 species of fish, especially the fresh water fish. But this is a straw man argument, and it isn’t what creationists believe. There were no aquariums on the Ark. All that were taken on the Ark were land animals. Also, the oceans before the flood wer

Dr. Jerry Bergman joins us on Revolution Against Evolution to talk about two of his books called Poor Design and Useless Organs. These are two of the arguments that evolutionists have used that have created great harm, especially with calling organs in the body “vestigial” organs. Jerry talks about the fact that doctors in the past called for the removal of the appendix, thyroid, tonsils, adenoids, wisdom teeth, coccyx and other organs because they thought that they were rudi

An explanation how complex bonding of molecules in proteins causes them to fold up into a three dimensional shape that facilitates it to perform active functions in life. Proteins are made up of amino acids, and each of the 20 amino acids have an amine group and an acid group where they form the peptide bond. The peptide bond requires the removal of water, which is what life does automatically, but it creates problems for those who want to emulate the origin of life. Each ami

Kerby Rials is our guest on this show, and he found an article from the Human Genome project that claims that the human Y Chromosome is shrinking. The X chromosome is about three times larger than the Y chromosome, containing about 900 genes, while the Y chromosome has about 55 genes. This study believes that both chromosomes were originally about the same size, but over time the Y chromosome has been dropping genetic information. Though we cannont go back in time and actuall

Proteins in life are synthesized in the cell by means of ribosome protein synthesis. But if you create them artificially, in order for them to simulate the function in life, they need to fold up in the same way that it is used in life. Each amino acid has a unique side chain that gives it special purpose. There are weak bonds that hold a protein structure together. As a protein chain is assembled, these weak bonds play an important role in determining the activity of the prot

During the Beagle Expedition, Charles Darwin found a horse’s tooth in the same stratum as fossil giant armadillos. He wondered if it had been washed down from a later layer. Anatomist Richard Owen confirmed the tooth was from an extinct species. The horse series of fossils used as evidence of evolution consists of Hyracotherium, Mesohippus, Merychippus, Pliohippus, and Equus. This is a superficial sequence and not necessarily in order from simplest to most complex. The theory

‘A fundamental concept of the theory of evolution is gradual change from a primitive, less-complex organism into a highly structured, more-complex organism over an imagined period of millions of years. How valid is this idea?’ Derek and Rich examine the fourth chapter of the book Revolution Against Evolution by Doug Sharp.

To understand the origin of life, we have examined life’s basic building blocks, the interrelationships between them, and their origin. Is it possible for atoms to materialize from the “Big Bang” and, organize themselves, and combine to form living things without the influence of an intelligent creator?’ Derek and Rich examine the fifth chapter of the book Revolution Against Evolution by Doug Sharp.

Steve Sharp talks about the success of the reintroduction of the wild turkey in Michigan in 1954 and how the habitat has changed after the lumbering days. It went from pine forest that was lumbered to grasslands that were good for quail and pheasant, scrub brush that was good for woodcock and as the forest matured, it provided habitat for wild turkey. He demonstrates the difference between spring and fall turkey hunting and which calls are appropriate for either season. He al

Jerry Bergman is the author of over 60 books, and two of his new outstanding volumes are called Poor Design and Useless Organs. These books are the result of over 50 years of research into these outmoded arguments by evolutionists, and each of the examples that have been brought out have been answered, showing the purpose of the design of each structure in the human body. The fact that some show overdesign and redundancy is not an argument against design. They argue that the

The circulatory system is one of many interdependent systems that comprise life in the body. Along with the circulatory system, you have the respiratory system, digestive system, lymphatic system, skeletal system, integumentary system, each of which cannot exist without the others in place. If you were to construct the circulatory system from scratch, where would you start. The capillaries? Without the heart, lungs, blood vessels, red blood cells, hemoglobin, platelets, nothi

Dr. Grady McMurtry shares his story of inquiry into truth as a scientist that led him from a belief in evolution as a teacher to discover the truth of Christianity. He then questioned evolution and found it a house of cards. Dr. Grady talks about unique design in plants and how they are interdependent upon insects for pollination. We talked about the dinosaur tree, the Wollemi Pine, that was abundant during the time of the dinosaurs, yet was found in Australia and grows in va