NJ B ible S cience.org Gerald Lenner, Ph.D. November 14, 2008 “I Prefer Experimental Science !”

NJ B ible S cience.org Talk Outline 2 Experiment, the essence of science (Scientific Method) Is the theory evolution verified by experiment ? – Origin of life ? – Organic evolution and fossils ? – “Parallel structure” enigma ? Conclusions and good things

NJ B ible S cience.org 3 Science Scientific Scientific Fiction Plausibility Fact (Speculation with (Arguments based on (Verified by Scientific Words) Scientific Principles Scientific Method) Less Experiment More Experiment Study of Origins How Confident Are We of About Our Origins ?

NJ B ible S cience.org 4 The Scientific Method 1) State the question 2) Form a hypothesis 3) Do experiments 4) Interpret data and draw conclusions 5) Revise theory Good theories are predictive and falsifiable

NJ B ible S cience.org 5 Scientific Method Example The sphere is fastest - try this at home Theory - true ? Notice how the theory, F = ma, is predictive and subject to falsification.

NJ B ible S cience.org 6 Can we replicate the history of the earth in the lab ?

NJ B ible S cience.org 7 Cambrian Explosion 4.5 Billion present Earth “Organic Soup” Photosynthetic Animals Man Formed Plants 4 m.y.a. The Theory of Evolution Time Scale - billions of years before present

NJ B ible S cience.org 8 Cambrian Explosion 4.5 Billion present Earth “Organic Soup” Photosynthetic Animals Man Formed Plants 4 m.y.a. How did life begin ? How did life evolve ? Experimental Proof ??

NJ B ible S cience.org 9 Where did life start ? Charles Darwin’s “warm little pond” Undersea hydrothermal vents Ocean foam Where did the building blocks come from ? The early atmosphere Comets, asteroids, and meteorites How did life start ? Soup theory - “RNA first” and “Protein first” Crystalline clay substrates Pyrite (fool’s gold) Self-organization How about creation... ? Popular Ideas Regarding the Origin of Life

NJ B ible S cience.org 10 Amino Acids & Proteins Amino Acids (20) Protein Structure Assembly

NJ B ible S cience.org 11 Miller / Urey Experiment (1953 )

NJ B ible S cience.org 12 How probable is the spontaneous formation of life ? ? = + Odds of a given (a priori) n length protein to be spontaneously formed goes as (1/20) n, for example P 100 = : 1 What are the chances of life spontaneous forming on earth ? According to Hoyle and Wickramasinghe, 10 40,000 to 1. About as likely as a tornado going through a junkyard and assembling a Boeing 747 !

NJ B ible S cience.org 13 C. S. Lewis, The Problem of Pain BookOrganism Not many yeas ago when I was an atheist, if anyone had asked me, “Why do you not believe In God?” my reply would have run something like this: “Look at the universe … ParagraphCell years Not would many “Why ago when anyone Look an atheist, if universe … asked had me, do not believe In reply would have run you something I was my like this: “at the God?” SentenceDNA oears Not woeld many “Whes agu wten anyeone Loek an atheist, yf univqrse … asked had se, do not bwlieve In reptly wokld hyve run yoa somwthing I uas mi tike this, “rt tte God?” WordProtein Ms&k eas E.j w eism Tjme,shji fyhdSoik 3R trcvjh0sS yskS dfGuyj oo ijkg FDr kYoy F djRH Ojbn p;.eRe ipbsT ug]j RCVb Letter (Case correct) Amino Acid L - only ms&k Eas EJ W Eism tjMe,Shji fyHDSoIk #R trcVjh)sS ysKS dFGuYj oo iJkg FDR KYoy F djRH oJBN p;.ERe ipBsT ug]j RCVB LetterAmino Acid Right & Left Origin of Life / Language Analogy

NJ B ible S cience.org 14 LIVING CELL BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS LARGE MACRO-MOLECULES (proteins, DNA, RNA, etc.) SIMPLE ORGANIC MOLECULES (amino acids, etc.) EARLY ATMOSPHERE Biological Necessities for Life

NJ B ible S cience.org 15 EARLY ATMOSPHERE - Evolutionists theorize a reducing atmosphere, evidence supports oxidizing atmosphere. If oxygen is present, molecules oxidize, if no oxygen, no ozone layer UV from sun breaks molecules down. SIMPLE ORGANIC MOLECULES - Effects of dilution must be overcome. Same energy needed for bonds also destroys them. Incompatibility - molecular reactions with each other. Problems with the Evolutionary Origin of Life Details - Part I

NJ B ible S cience.org 16 LARGE MACRO-MOLECULES (proteins, DNA, RNA, etc.) - Chemical interactions. Polymerization is not energetically favored. How do you get correct sequence of amino acids to form proteins? How are only L-amino (left amino acids) selected for life? BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS - No spontaneous self-assembly. You need DNA to make proteins but you need proteins (to make a the cell structure) to make DNA. LIVING CELL - No “simple” cells are found. “Statistical proteins”? Smallest genetic mistake causes devastating effects. Problems with the Evolutionary Origin of Life Details - Part II

NJ B ible S cience.org 17 Cambrian Explosion Example Trilobites

NJ B ible S cience.org 18 Theoretical Evolution of Man

NJ B ible S cience.org 19 Can the moths become blue ?

NJ B ible S cience.org 20 Fruit Fly Mutations

NJ B ible S cience.org 21 Gaps in the Fossil Record Fish to amphibianBat

NJ B ible S cience.org 22 Fossil Record (con’t) PlesiosaurSeal

NJ B ible S cience.org 23 How Much is Science ?

NJ B ible S cience.org 24 Parallel Structure Enigma Thomas Eisner and Daniel Aneshansley Bombardier Beetle

NJ B ible S cience.org 25 Why Believe in Evolution ? People Don’t Commit Intellectual Suicide Simon says; → Oxygen weighs 16 amu → F = ma → Genes are stored in DNA → People evolved…

NJ B ible S cience.org 26 Why do Christians Care ?

NJ B ible S cience.org 27 Conclusions - Good Things The theory of evolution has severe problems – No explanation for the origin of life – No support in fossil record – No explanation for parallel structure development You can believe in an intelligent designer - no conflict with empirical science You can place confidence in Genesis If God created a very complex world which is tarnished by the fall, God can create another world that is perfect (heaven) just as easy. If God built it, he can fix it.