The Missing Facts of Evolution: Big Bang to Humans - Dr. Charles Jackson

Dr. Charles Jackson joins Standing For Truth for a second discussion on creation vs. evolution. Watch as we refute evolution and confirm creation. Previous interview with Dr. Charles Jackson on Standing For Truth:    • Refuting the Critics with Dr. Charles...  

Big Bang Cosmology is a Fake (and I can prove it) - Dr. Charles Jackson

Dr. Charles Jackson reveals the current known problems with the Big Bang theory and why it is disingenuous to continue to teach it without talking about these issues.

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Dr. Charles Jackson - Creation Truth Foundation

Dr. Charles Jackson has four degrees in science and education (EdD Sci Ed, Univ of VA, 1994; MS Enviro Bio, George Mason Univ; MEd Sci Ed, GMU; BS Bio, GMU). From 1980 to 2002, he taught secondary school sciences 11 years, then college biology and chemistry 6 years, and then teacher education classes 6 yrs in VA, MD, VT and TN. In 2003, Dr. Jackson founded Points of Origins Ministries and began teaching, speaking, and debating in creation science education. His emphasis has been in making the case for the literal interpretation of the Scriptural accounts as being both scientifically and historically true, and indeed eminently superior in their accuracy, compared to secular sources referencing the same topics. As a former youth pastor and schoolteacher, the work of “Dr. J” has been primarily focused toward Christian youth. Keenly interested in the liberation of Bible-believing college students, from the delusion that their faith has been refuted by modern scientific understandings, Dr. J has crusaded against evolutionary dogma on college campuses across the mainland United States, and also in Venezuela and Peru. He has presented creation science instruction to kindergarteners, to church congregations and youth groups, to both secular and Christian high school and college faculties, to student assemblies from elementary through high school, and to Christian groups on many college campuses. He has also defeated many professors and grad students in debates on topics of the evolutionary dogma, all to the glory of God, and to the truth of His Word. The secret to the success of Dr. J’s ministry has not merely been the god-given gifts of academic and communication skills, but an ultimate dependence upon the Spirit of God, while debating the issues in the public forum. “If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God.” James 1:5 “He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good.” Proverbs 16:20 “For the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same hour what ye ought to say.” Luke 12:12

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Our Created Universe – Spike Psarris at RMCF

For their November 14, 2014 meeting, Rocky Mountain Creation Fellowship hosted noted author Spike Psarris, who has published articles on astronomy in Creation Magazine and CMI's Technical Journal. Spike was previously an engineer in the United States' military space program. He entered that program as an atheist and an evolutionist. He left it as a creationist and a Christian.

Spike now writes and speaks on Biblical creation, and is the author of the DVD series, "What you aren't being told about astronomy," available at http://www.creationastronomy.com.  The title of his presentation will be: "Our Created Universe," which will emphasize the fact that secular origins models cannot explain the cosmos. Science textbooks, programs, and other media tell us that we 'know' the Universe formed all by itself billions of years ago in a Big Bang event, with no Creator being involved. Despite these claims, the planets, stars, and galaxies we see contradict secular expectations. According to secular models, many of these objects shouldn't exist at all -- yet there they are. In this presentation, full of beautiful photographs from NASA and other sources, you'll discover that the Universe is consistent with Biblical creation. Rather than supporting secular models, the heavens declare the glory of God!

Big Bang Theory Exploded by Conservation of Angular Momentum - Dr. Kent Hovind

Kent Hovind talks about one of the many, many problems with the Big Bang Theory.

Defeating Atheism with Science - Spike Psarris

Spike Psarris
March 20, 2014
Apologetics Symposium
Cedar Park Church Bothell, WA 98011
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Description:

Many atheists claim that science disproves the Bible. Despite these claims, science is actually quite consistent with Scripture.

Christians often feel unequipped to defend their faith in this area -- but this need not be so. Instead, any Christian can defend his or her faith against any scientific claim from an atheist, even without knowing the details of that particular claim. Why? Because science itself disproves atheism.

Atheism, when taken to its logical conclusion, denies the fundamental assumptions and requirements of science. Therefore, if science is valid, then atheism must be false.

In this presentation, engineer and former atheist Spike Psarris will present on "Defeating Atheism with Science," showing why this is true. Join us as we discuss how Christians can defend their faith in all areas of science. After a brief discussion of specific evidence like fossils, radiometric dating, and intelligent design, we'll dig deeper and see how science itself disproves atheism. Understanding a few fundamental ideas about science are all that's necessary for any Christian to be well-equipped in this area.

About the Speaker:

Spike Psarris was previously an engineer in the United States' military space program. He entered that program as an atheist and an evolutionist. He left it as a creationist and a Christian. He now speaks on creation and Christian apologetics, equipping believers to defend their faith and glorify their Creator.Purchase Spike's DVDs.

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This seminar was recorded during the Apologetics Symposium at Cedar Park Church in Bothell WA. The NW Creation Network organizes this educational program each month, which features presentations by speakers, scientists, and authors who are dedicated to defending the Bible. These programs are broadcasted through Live Streaming on the internet and the recordings uploaded to our YouTube channel for later viewing. See upcoming schedule.

Astronomy, the Big Bang and Comets - Dr. Danny Faulkner with Mike Riddle

Astronomy and the Big Bang

In this session Mike interviews Dr. Danny Faulkner (Ph.D. Astronomy) from Answers in Genesis. Dr. Faulkner answers many questions that Christians need to understand about the Big Bang which includes: "Is the Big Bang compatible with the Bible?", "How scientific is the Big Bang?", "What are some of the major problems with the Big Bang?", and why we should start with the Bible, which has never changed, as our authority.

Training Christians to Teach & Defend Biblical Truth

Learn more about CTI at http://www.CreationTraining.org

Astronomy and Comets

In this video Danny Faulkner (Ph.D. Astronomy) answers the following questions. 

• What are comets?
• What makes up a comet?
• How do comets differ from meteors?
• How fast do comets travel?
• Why are comets good evidence for a young earth and solar system?

Dr. Faulkner concludes by addressing the issue of star formation and why stars do not form by naturalistic processes.

Training Christians to Teach & Defend Biblical Truth

Learn more about CTI at http://www.CreationTraining.org

Danny R. Faulkner
Professor of Astronomy (United States)

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Dr. Danny R. Faulkner has a B.S. (Math), M.S. (Physics), M.A. and PhD (Astronomy, Indiana University). For over 25 years he was on the faculty of the University of South Carolina Lancaster, where he taught physics and astronomy. He was Chair of its Division of Math, Science, Nursing, and Public Health (2009–2012). Dr. Faulkner retired as a full professor and now holds the title of Distinguished Professor Emeritus. In January, 2013 he joined Answers in Genesis and its Creation Museum full time. He has published more than a hundred papers in various astronomy and astrophysics journals. So far, Dr. Faulkner has published one book, Universe by Design.

Education

• B.S., Bob Jones University, Greenville, SC, 1976
• M.S., Clemson University, Clemson, SC, 1979
• M.A., Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, 1983
• Ph.D., Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, 1989

Articles

• The Gospel Message—Written in the Stars?
• An Evaluation of The Star of Bethlehem DVD
• Have Cosmologists Discovered Evidence of Inflation?
• Blue Stars—Unexpected Brilliance
• Galaxies—Unexplained Spirals
• Chapter 30: Do Creationists Believe in “Weird” Physics like Relativity, Quantum Mechanics, and String Theory?
• Toward a Creationist Astronomy (Creation Research Society Quarterly)
• The Angular Size of the Moon and Other Planetary Satellites: An Argument For Design (Creation Research Society Quarterly)
• The Current State of Creation Astronomy (4^thInternational Conference on Creationism, 1998)

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Oh, My Stars! - Creation Today

Oh, My Stars! Season 3 Episode 18

Big Bang theorists suggest it is possible to see stars being born in the so-called ‘star forming regions’. In this episode, Eric and Paul deconstruct an article on star formation using the ‘fuzzy words analysis’ method. After removing what the author believes is taking place, there is little real science remaining. Watch how easy it is for you to uncover the faith-based statements masquerading as science in this week’s episode of Creation Today.

Download the PDF "Fuzzy Words" Guide from this episode here.

Featured Resources

• 
  The Astronomy Book
• 
  The Six Days of Genesis DVD Series
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  Creation Today Commentary: Evidence vs. Proof eBook

Cumulative Case for the Existence of God - Dr. Phil Fernandes

Seminar by Phil Fernandes Ph.D.
Seattle Creation Conference, August 2007

Description:

Dr. Fernandes presents evidence for God's existence by appealing to common aspects of human experience. He utilizes a cumulative case and argues that belief in God is more reasonable than atheism on each of these aspects of human experience.

About the Speaker:

 

Dr. Phil Fernandes is a Biblical apologist and lecturer. He has a Ph.D. in Philosophy of Religion degree from Greenwich University, and is the President of the Institute of Biblical Defense.

He has lectured and debated on numerous college campuses including: Princeton, University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill), and the University of Washington. He has debated some of America's leading atheist thinkers such as Dr. Michael Martin (Professor of Philosophy, Boston University), Dan Barker, Jeff Lowder, and Elliot Ratzman.

Files:

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This seminar was recorded during the Seattle Creation Conference, August 2007 at Calvary Chapel of Lake Stevens, WA.

It may be viewed free online or downloaded to your computer as either a video or audio. A DVD can be purchased at our webstore as an individual title or the entire conference may be obtained as a compilation of 10 disks.

The Seattle Creation Conference is a regular event organized by the Northwest Creation Network. For information about the upcoming conference visit the Seattle Creation Conference website, or contact the NWCN to have us organize the next creation conference at your Church.

The Big Bang Never Happened - Spike Psarris

Seminar by Spike Psarris
Seattle Creation Conference, September 2013
Woodin Valley Baptist Church, Bothell WA.

Description:

We're told that our Universe formed in a Big Bang event, about 14 billion years ago. Science programs, textbooks, and other media claim that there's lots of evidence for this. But is this true? In this presentation, we'll examine the Big Bang theory. We'll see that it not only lacks solid evidence, it also contradicts several important laws of science. Overall we'll see that the Big Bang is not a good scientific model. Instead, it has all the characteristics of a religious belief system for atheists -- one that is believed in spite of the evidence, because the alternative (Biblical Creation) implies accountability to a Creator.

About the Speaker:

Spike Psarris has a Bachelor's of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Massachusetts, and has done graduate work in Physics. For a number of years, he was an engineer in the U.S. military space program. He went into the U.S. military space program as an atheist and committed evolutionist, and came out of it as a young-earth creationist and Christian. (CreationAstronomy.com)

Files:

• Lower quality video 50 MB File
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This video was recorded during the Seattle Creation Conference, which is organized each year by the Northwest Creation Network

Hugh Ross vs Danny Faulkner - How Old Is The Universe?

John Ankerberg hosts Christian astronomers Danny Faulkner (young-earth creationism) and Hugh Ross (old-earth creationism) as each make their case for their respective models for the origin and design of the universe. A panel of top Christian astronomers then reviewed their video presentations.

Danny R. Faulkner
Professor of Astronomy
(United States)

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Dr. Danny R. Faulkner has a B.S. (Math), M.S. (Physics), M.A. and PhD (Astronomy, Indiana University). For over 25 years he was on the faculty of the University of South Carolina Lancaster, where he taught physics and astronomy. He was Chair of its Division of Math, Science, Nursing, and Public Health (2009–2012). Dr. Faulkner retired as a full professor and now holds the title of Distinguished Professor Emeritus. In January, 2013 he joined Answers in Genesis and its Creation Museum full time. He has published more than a hundred papers in various astronomy and astrophysics journals. So far, Dr. Faulkner has published one book, Universe by Design.

Education

• B.S., Bob Jones University, Greenville, SC, 1976
• M.S., Clemson University, Clemson, SC, 1979
• M.A., Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, 1983
• Ph.D., Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, 1989

Articles

• The Gospel Message—Written in the Stars?
• An Evaluation of The Star of Bethlehem DVD
• Have Cosmologists Discovered Evidence of Inflation?
• Blue Stars—Unexpected Brilliance
• Galaxies—Unexplained Spirals
• Chapter 30: Do Creationists Believe in “Weird” Physics like Relativity, Quantum Mechanics, and String Theory?
• Toward a Creationist Astronomy (Creation Research Society Quarterly)
• The Angular Size of the Moon and Other Planetary Satellites: An Argument For Design (Creation Research Society Quarterly)
• The Current State of Creation Astronomy (4^thInternational Conference on Creationism, 1998)

Hugh Ross

Hugh Ross launched his career at age seven when he went to the library to find out why stars are hot. Physics and astronomy captured his curiosity and never let go. At age seventeen he became the youngest person ever to serve as director of observations for Vancouver's Royal Astronomical Society. With the help of a provincial scholarship and a National Research Council (NRC) of Canada fellowship, he completed his undergraduate degree in physics (University of British Columbia) and graduate degrees in astronomy (University of Toronto). The NRC also sent him to the United States for postdoctoral studies. At Caltech he researched quasi-stellar objects, or "quasars," some of the most distant and ancient objects in the universe.

Not all of Hugh's discoveries involved astrophysics. Prompted by curiosity, he studied the world’s religions and "holy books" and found only one book that proved scientifically and historically accurate: the Bible. Hugh started at religious "ground zero" and through scientific and historical reality-testing became convinced that the Bible is truly the Word of God! When he went on to describe for others his journey to faith in Jesus Christ, he was surprised to discover how many people believed or disbelieved without checking the evidence.

Hugh's unshakable confidence that God's revelations in Scripture and nature do not, will not, and cannot contradict became his unique message. Wholeheartedly encouraged by family and friends, communicating that message as broadly and clearly as possible became his mission. Thus, in 1986, he founded science-faith think tank Reasons to Believe (RTB). He and his colleagues at RTB keep tabs on the frontiers of research to share with scientists and nonscientists alike the thrilling news of what's being discovered and how it connects with biblical theology. In this realm, he has written many books, including: The Fingerprint of God, The Creator and the Cosmos, Beyond the Cosmos, A Matter of Days, Creation as Science, Why the Universe Is the Way It Is, and More Than a Theory.

Between writing books and articles, recording podcasts, and taking interviews, Hugh travels the world challenging students and faculty, churches and professional groups, to consider what they believe and why. He presents a persuasive case for Christianity without applying pressure. Because he treats people's questions and comments with respect, he is in great demand as a speaker and as a talk-radio and television guest.

Having grown up amid the splendor of Canada's mountains, wildlife, and waterways, Hugh loves the outdoors. Hiking, trail running, and photography are among his favorite recreational pursuits - in addition to stargazing. Hugh lives in Southern California with his wife, Kathy, and two sons.

Can a Biblical Creationist Make Sense of Astronomy | Creation Today with David Rives

Paul Taylor and Eric Hovind of Creation Today welcome guest David Rives of davidrivesministries.org as they discuss how distant starlight can reach the Earth in 6,000 years, the significance of “red shift” and whether or not we see stars forming today.

About David Rives:

In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth…

The Alpha and Omega left a pattern of His fingerprints across each corner of the universe, found even in the tiniest crevices of our planet. A pattern that David Rives has devoted his life to finding and sharing… often defying the conventions of modern science.

In a culture of those who make sweeping statements, point fingers, or avoid controversy altogether, David has made bold assertions and fortified them through empirical research from the Earth to the furthest corners of heaven.

With a unique combination of creation, Biblical astronomy and archaeology, David has built a solid case for our Creator and Savior, Jesus Christ–and the world is taking notice.

David is deeply involved with historical and archaeological research, and his work on Dead Sea Scrolls projects have been featured on the History Channel, not to mention his countless appearances on other media outlets around the world. After eleven trips to the Holy Land and extensive work with observatory class telescopes, a steady following has emerged, as many tune in faithfully for his weekly video commentary on WorldNetDaily.

A songwriter and recording artist as well, the addition of creativity to traditional scientific findings truly puts David in a league all his own. Around the world, he has shared his compelling message through documentaries, music, photography and lectures.

Without intimidation, David is committed to spreading the truth of the Ultimate Creator: “The Bible is true from beginning to end. If you compromise on the very first verse of the Bible, then what next? Will we still believe that Jesus Christ died for our sins and was raised again? Everything comes into question when you begin questioning the very foundation of scripture: In the beginning, God created.” –David Rives

Just as the heavens declare the glory of God, David Rives is proclaiming the manifest presence of God throughout the universe, throughout our world and most especially in the hearts of those who know Him.

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Over the past year, we at David Rives Ministries, have been working diligently on something very special. We are thrilled to announce that David is releasing his first book: “WONDERS WITHOUT NUMBER”

NOW AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER, the official release date of David’s book: “Wonders Without Number – Created with Purpose or Conceived from Chaos” is March 28th, 2013!

In this breathtaking book with over 160 photos, diagrams, and star charts, David builds a solid case for Jesus Christ, the Creator, while affirming the truths of the Biblical Record.

Featured Resources

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  The Heavens Declare the Glory of God DVD
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  The Astronomy Book
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  Taking Back Astronomy

The Distant Starlight Dilemma - Dr. Jim Mason | 2012 Creation Superconference

How are we able to see starlight from distant objects, lightyears away, if the earth is only 6000 years old?
Dr. Mason explains why light years are not a problem for a "recent" creation.

Dr Jim Mason

Biography

Jim has a B.Sc. in Engineering Physics from Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada and a Ph.D. in experimental Nuclear Physics from McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario Canada (under Dr M.W. (Martin) Johns, then Head of the Physics Department).

After a year on the faculty of the Physics Department at the University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada immediately following completion of his Ph.D. studies, he took a job with one of Canada’s major defence electronics system integration companies where he worked for 37 years. The first 20 years he spent developing passive and active sonar systems for shipborne, airborne and fixed applications that are in use with the Canadian, Portuguese, Belgian, Swedish and US Navies. The subsequent 17 years he spent developing integrated, secure, digital voice and data ground mobile tactical communications systems that are used by the Canadian and British armies. During his career, Jim held positions in software engineering, system engineering, program management and line management, including VP Engineering and Chief Technology Officer responsible for research and development. He served for several years on the company’s Executive Committee.

Jim grew up attending church regularly in a mainline Protestant denomination, reaching high school graduation without ever hearing the message of salvation and left the church and the faith when he took Geology 101 in first year engineering. Although he and his family resumed church attendance (in another mainline Protestant denomination) because he and his wife thought it would be good for their two young girls, it wasn’t until almost his 40^th birthday that he heard the message of salvation when attending an evangelical church in response to the invitation of a friend and neighbour and subsequently accepted Christ.

However, Jim was initially what might be called a bi-polar Christian, believing in the salvation provided by Jesus but also believing in the evolutionary account of origins, the big bang, etc. It wasn’t until he attended a weekend seminar conducted by young-earth creation scientists where he saw that science and scripture were completely coherent. Since that time, largely as a result of information available from CMI, he has become increasingly amazed at how the truth of scripture is confirmed in every area of science and become increasingly concerned about how evolution is used as a means to avoid confronting the claims of Jesus.

Since retiring, he has felt called to use his scientific background to show others that the Bible is believable from first verse to last. Before joining CMI, he gave presentations on the creation-evolution issue to the College and Career groups at two local churches and facilitated a multi-week discussion group on the topic at the church he attends.

Dr Mason’s hobbies include skiing (downhill and cross-country), gardening/landscaping, renovations, and spending time with his two grandchildren. He and his wife Rosemary have three children and reside just outside Lakefield, Ontario near their two granddaughters.

Some Publications

• J.F. Mason, “Structure of Rubidium and Strontium nuclides of Mass 90 and 91”, Ph.D. Thesis, 1969.
• J.F. Mason and M.W. Johns, “Decay of ⁹⁰Kr and ⁹⁰Rb”, Canadian Journal of Physics 48(17), 1970.
• J.F. Mason and M.W. Johns, “Level Structures of ⁹⁰Rb and ⁹⁰Sr as populated in Beta Decay”, Canadian Journal of Physics 48(24), 1970
• J.F. Mason and M.W. Johns, “Lifetime of the First Excited State of ⁹¹Sr”. International Conference on Properties of Nuclear States (Montreal, 1969), contribution 2.43
• J.F. Mason, J.F. Boulter, W.V. Prestwich and M.W. Johns, “Beta Decay of ⁹⁰Kr and ⁹¹Kr”, International Conference on Properties of Nuclear States (Montreal, 1969), contribution 2.43

Summary

• BSc in Engineering Physics; PhD in Nuclear Physics
• 37-year engineering and management career in defence electronics developing ASW systems and land, tactical C4 systems
• Positions included Vice President, Engineering and Chief Technology Officer for one of Canada’s leading defence electronics system integration companies and member of the company’s Executive Committee

Articles

• Has the ‘God particle’ been found?
• Nuclear physicist embraces biblical creation

Starlight and Time Revisited - Dr. Russell Humphreys with Dr. John Baumgardner

Dr. Russell Humphreys, along with Dr. John Baumgardner, further develop the creation cosmology, first described in the "Starlight and Time" book and video, having a basis in scripture and Einstein's theory of relativity to explain how distant starlight could reach the earth from the depths of space during the six days of creation week.

John Baumgardner, Ph.D.

Biography

John Baumgardner was working on a Ph.D. in electrical engineering when he discovered the reality of Jesus in a dramatic way through a group Bible study of the Gospel of John. After a four-year tour of duty at the Air Force Weapons Laboratory, where he was engaged in gas dynamic laser research, he joined the staff of Campus Crusade for Christ. Observing the deliberate use of evolution to assault and destroy the faith of Christian college students, Dr Baumgardner began to develop and present classroom lectures and evening forums to expose evolution’s false claims.

Upon realizing that Noah’s Flood involved a planetary-scale tectonic catastrophe, he left Campus Crusade to begin a Ph.D. program in geophysics at UCLA in order to obtain the expertise and credentials to address the problem of the mechanism of the Genesis Flood at a professional scientific level. His Ph.D. thesis research involved the development of a 3-D spherical-shell finite-element model for the earth’s mantle, a program now known as TERRA.

Upon completing his Ph.D. in geophysics and space physics, he accepted a position as a staff scientist in the Theoretical Division at Los Alamos National Laboratory, where he continued his research in planetary mantle dynamics, including the potential for catastrophic mantle overturn. He presented his work describing this mechanism for the Genesis Flood, now known as ‘catastrophic plate tectonics,’ at six International Conferences on Creationism held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Dr Baumgardner’s technical work at Los Alamos included development of a new global ocean model for investigating climate change. He served as a member of the Radioisotopes and the Age of the Earth (RATE) team and led the RATE research effort on carbon-14. He retired from Los Alamos in 2004 and joined the Institute for Creation Research in 2005 where he helped develop a state-of-the-art computer program named Mendel’s Accountant for modeling of the processes of mutation and natural selection. In 2008 he joined Logos Research Associates, a collaborative network of Christian research scientists whose focus is origins and earth history issues from a Biblical perspective.

Education

• B.S., Texas Tech University, Lubbock, 1968
• M.S., Electrical Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, 1970
• M.S., Geophysics and Space Physics, University of California, Los Angeles, 1981
• Ph.D., Geophysics and Space Physics, University of California, Los Angeles, 1983

Interviews

• Probing the Earth’s Deep Places
  Creation magazine interview with Dr Baumgardner
• The Geophysics of God
  U.S. News and World Report, June 16, 1997
• An Interview with Dr John Baumgardner
  The Lookout, February 8, 1998

Starlight and Time - Dr. Russell Humphreys

Many people naturally think that since stars are billions of light-years away this is an obvious refutation to the young Earth creation view. Not so. Dr. Humphreys not only provides a biblically and scientifically sound theory he also provides some excellent evidence to support his theory. Learn how practical physics using Einstein's relativity explains how light could be seen on Earth during Creation week.

Also see Starlight & Time Revisited

D. Russell Humphreys, Ph.D.

Creationist physicist

Biography

Dr Humphreys was born on 2 February 1942 in Wyandotte, Michigan, U.S.A., and was raised in a scientifically aware but non–Christian household. Not surprisingly, Russell himself always had a love for science, and in 1959, he was one of the 40 winners of the Westinghouse National Science Talent Search.

He received a B.S. degree in physics at Duke University, 1959–1963. After this, he moved to Louisiana State University (LSU) to study postgraduate physics. In 1969, while doing his dissertation research for LSU in the mountains of Colorado, he committed his life to Christ. In 1972, he was awarded a Ph.D. in physics, on cosmic rays and ultrahigh energy nucleon–nucleon interactions, by which time he was a fully convinced creationist due to both the biblical and scientific evidence. For the next 6 years he worked in the High Voltage Laboratory of General Electric Company, designing and inventing equipment and researching high–voltage phenomena. While there, he received a U.S. patent and one of Industrial Research Magazine’s IR–100 awards.

Dr Humphreys has been married since 1963, and they have three children.

Research

Beginning in 1979 he worked for Sandia National Laboratories (New Mexico) in nuclear physics, geophysics, pulsed-power research, and theoretical atomic and nuclear physics. In 1985, he began working with Sandia’s ‘Particle Beam Fusion Project’, and was co-inventor of special laser-triggered ‘Rimfire’ high-voltage switches, now coming into wider use.

The last decade at Sandia saw greater emphasis on theoretical nuclear physics and radiation hydrodynamics in an effort to help produce the world’s first lab–scale thermonuclear fusion. Besides gaining two other U.S. patents, Dr Humphreys has been given two awards from Sandia, including an Award for Excellence for contributions to light ion–fusion target theory.
Overall, Dr Humphreys’ reseach has been very wide-ranging:

• Designed and theoretically analyzed thermonuclear fusion targets using radiation hydrodynamic codes.
• Designed key high-voltage parts of Sandia’s 100-Terawatt Particle Beam Fusion Accelerator II and conducted fusion power experiments on it. Same designs are in use today on Sandia’s Z machine.
• Research on low-temperature solids and studies on superconductors.
• Nuclear weapons projects, including stockpile engineering for W87 firing set.
• Helped design new inkjet printer component and shared patent on it.
• Developed high repetition-rate neutron tube driver and gamma-ray spectrometer for borehole logging applications. Patent on high-voltage power supply for it.
• Patents on wide-bandwidth electric field sensor and high-voltage neutron tube supply. Designed lightning current waveform recorder which won IR-100 Award.
• Studied electric fields and ion currents under ultrahigh voltage DC transmission lines.
• Theoretical studies of relativistic velocity dependence of nuclear forces.

Creationist work full-time

Dr Humphreys retired from Sandia in 2001 to work full-time for the Institute for Creation Research (ICR) where he was appointed an Associate Professor of Physics. In this time, he operated mainly from his home office in Albuquerque, NM, USA, while still continuing to write for Journal of Creation (formerly TJ) and assisting several other creationist organisations with questions and information concerning physics, astronomy and cosmology.

In August 2008 he resigned from ICR and now works as an independent researcher.
Dr Humphreys has been a longtime member of the Creation Research Society and is on its Board of Directors.

Education

• B.S., Duke University, Durham, NC, 1963
• Ph.D., Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, 1972

Honors/Awards/Associations

• Creation Science Fellowship of New Mexico, board member and past President
• Two of Industrial Research Magazine’s IR-100 awards
• Award for Excellence for contributions to light ion-fusion target theory
• Adjunct professor of the Institute for Creation Research in San Diego
• Board member of the Creation Research Society
• Member, American Geophysical Union

Publications

Web articles

• The Nature of peer review
• Origin of the elements—Bible vs the big bang
• Argon diffusion data support RATE’s 6,000-year helium age of the earth, Journal of Creation 25(2):74–77, 2011.
• Mercury’s crust is magnetized
• The Moon’s former magnetic field
• Helium evidence for a young world continues to confound critics
• The large hadron collider: will a black hole swallow us?
• Search continues for a non-creationist solution to the ‘Pioneer anomaly’
• Mercury’s magnetic message is not yet clear
• Magnetic message from Mercury
• Not too old to be Expelled
• Mercury’s Magnetic Field is Young!
• Evidence for a Young World, Creation 13(3):28–31, 1992.
• Explaining the Pioneer effect? Russell Humphreys replies, Journal of Creation (Journal of Creation) 22(1):55–56, April 2008.
• Pioneer anomaly: still unsolved? Russell Humphreys replies, Journal of Creation, 21(3):67–68, December 2007.
• Creationist cosmologies explain the anomalous acceleration of Pioneer spacecraft, Journal of Creation 21(2):61–70, August 2007
• D. Russell Humphreys replies and clarifies cosmology, Journal of Creation 16(3):76–78, 2002.
• Our galaxy is the centre of the universe, ‘quantized’ red shifts show, Journal of Creation 16(2):95–104, 2002.
• Russell Humphreys replies, (Reply to Worracker) Journal of Creation 15(2):47–48, 2001.
• Errors in Humphreys’ cosmological model: Humphreys replies, Journal of Creation 14(2):81, 2000. Among letters Archived at .
• Starlight and time: a response, (Reply to Connor and Page) Journal of Creation 14(2):73–76, 2000.
• ‘Starlight and Time’ (Reply to Hunter), Journal of Creation 13(1):61–62, 1999.
• Humphreys’ new vistas (Replies to Ross, Duff, and Conner), Journal of Creation 13(1):50–60, 1999. Among letters archived at .
• New vistas of spacetime rebut the critics, Journal of Creation 12(2):195–212, 1998. Archived at .
• Timothy tests theistic evolutionism, Journal of Creation 11(2):199–201, 1997. Archived at .
• C decay and galactic redshifts, Journal of Creation 6(1):74–79, 1992.
• God’s mighty expanse
• Anti-creationists: do they fear an overthrow of Darwin in the U.S.?
• New creation cosmology
• New time dilation helps creation cosmology
• God’s global warming worked just fine
• Explaining a misunderstanding about a YEC cosmology: Was the fourth day an ‘ordinary’ day?
• Why most scientists believe the world is old
• The ‘Pioneer anomaly’
• Where is Noah’s Ark?

Secular science publications and awards

• Recently measured helium diffusion rate for zircon suggests inconsistency with U-Pb age for Awards Fenton Hill granodiorite (lead author is Humphreys), Eos, Transactions of the American and Geophysical Union 84(46), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract V32C-1047 (December 2003). Poster at .
• The enigma of the ubiquity of ¹⁴C in organic samples older than 100 ka (lead author is J. R. Baumgardner), Eos, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union 84(46), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract V32C-1045 (December 2003). Poster at .
• U.S. Patent No. 6,350,015 (26 Feb 2002) Magnetic drive systems and methods for a micromachined fluid ejector.
• Sandia National Laboratories Award for Excellence 1995.
• Comparison of experimental results and calculated detector responses for PBFA II thermal source experiments, Review of Scientific Instruments 63(10), October 1992.
• Sandia National Laboratories Award for Excellence in developing and executing new and innovative light ion target theory, 1990.
• Inertial confinement fusion with light ion beams, 13th Internat. Conf. on Plasma Physics and Controlled Nuclear Fusion Research, Washington, D.C. 1–6, October 1990.
• Reducing aspect ratios in inertial confinement fusion targets, JOWOG 37 Conference, Albuquerque, NM, January 1990. (Contents classified).
• U.S. Patent No. 4,808,368 (28 Feb. 1989) ‘High voltage supply for neutron tubes in well-logging applications.’
• Sandia National Laboratories Exceptional Contribution Award, for Rimfire laser-triggered gas-insulated switch, 1988.
• Progress toward a superconducting opening switch, Proceedings of the Sixth IEEE Pulsed Power Conference, Arlington, Virginia, 1987, pp. 279–282.
• Scaling relations for the Rimfire multi-stage gas switch, Proceedings of the Sixth IEEE Pulsed Power Conference, Arlington, VA, 29 June – 1 August 1987.
• Industrial Research Magazine IR-100 award to PBFA-II project, 1986.
• Rimfire: a six megavolt laser-triggered gas-filled switch for PBFA-II, Proceedings of the Fifth IEEE Pulsed Power Conference, Arlington, Virginia, 10–12 June 1985, pp. 262–269.
• PBFA II, a 100 TW pulsed power driver for the inertial confinement fusion program, Proceedings of the Fifth IEEE Pulsed Power Conference, Arlington, Virginia, 10–12 June 1985.
• Uranium logging with prompt fission neutrons, International Journal of Applied Radiation and Isotopes, 34:261–268, 1983.
• Scientific creationism, Physics Today 35:84–86, June 1982.
• Uranium logging with prompt fission neutrons, IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, NS–28 (1981) 1691–1695.
• Pulsed neutron gamma ray logging for minerals associated with uranium, 6th Conf. on Small Accelerators in Research and Industry, Denton, TX, November 3–5, 1980. Sandia National Laboratories document no. SAND80-1531.
• Industrial Research Magazine IR-100 award for lightning waveform recorder (to D. R. Humphreys and two others), 1978.
• U.S. Patent No. 4,054,835 (18 Oct. 1977) ‘Rapid-response electric field sensor.’
• Wide-range multi-channel analog switch, Nuclear Instruments and Methods 121:505–508, 1974.
• The 1/γ velocity dependence of nucleon-nucleus optical potentials, Nuclear Physics A182 (1972) 580.
• Studies of hadron interactions at energies around 10 TeV using an ionization spectrometer–emulsion chamber combination, Proc. 11th Int. Conf. on Cosmic Rays, Budapest 1969, in Acta Physica Acad. Sci. Hungaricae 29 (1970) 497–503.
• Wide-range multi-input pulse height recording system, Review of Scientific Instruments 38 (1967) 1123–1127.

Creationist publications

Dr Humphreys is the author of Starlight and Time, in which he proposes a model that the universe may only be thousands of years old even though light from distant stars appears to have taken billions of years to reach Earth (available also as a DVD). He is also author of Evidence for a Young World (available as a booklet). Dr Humphreys has written many articles and papers on creation issues:

• The Creation of Cosmic Magnetic Fields, Proc. Sixth International Conference on Creationism (ICC), 3–7 August 2008, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pp. 213–230. Proceedings, PowerPoints, and DVDs available from .
• Creation cosmologies solve spacecraft mystery, Acts & Facts 16(10):10–12, October 2007. HTML version archived at .
• A tale of two hourglasses, ICR Impact No. 402, December 2006. Archived at .
• Helium pressures Henke, True Origins Internet article, 5 January 2006. Archived at .
• Young helium diffusion age supports accelerated nuclear decay, in Radioisotopes and the Age of the Earth, Vol II: Results, Vardiman, Snelling, and Chaffin, editors, Institute for Creation Research/Creation Research Society, El Cajon, CA, chapter 7, pp.25–100, 2005.
• Evidence for a young world, ICR Impact No. 384, June 2005. Archived at .
• What the ASA doesn’t want its readers to know, Creation Matters 13(2):1–2, March/April 2008.
• Helium evidence for a young world remains crystal-clear, True Origins Internet article, 27 April 2005. Archived at .
• Isochrons made easier, Creation Matters 9(6):1–2, November/December 2004. Archived at .
• ¹⁴C — The creationists’ friend, Creation Matters 9(6):5,2, November/December 2004. At .
• Mercury’s messenger, Creation Matters 9(4):1,9, July/August 2004. Archived at .
• Helium diffusion age of 6,000 years supports accelerated nuclear decay (lead author is Humphreys), Creation Research Society Quarterly (CRSQ) 41(1):1–16, June 2004. Archived at CRSQ

/articles/41/41_1/Helium.htm>.

New RATE data support a young world, ICR Impact No. 366, December 2003. Archived at .

Helium diffusion rates support accelerated nuclear decay (lead author is Humphreys), Proc. Fifth ICC, 4–9 August 2003, Geneva College, Beaver Falls Pennsylvania, pp. 175–208. Archived at .

Radioisotopes and the age of the earth, (lead author is L. Vardiman), Proc. Fifth ICC, 4–9 August 2003, Geneva College, Beaver Falls Pennsylvania, pp. 337–348. Archived at .

Measurable ¹⁴C in fossilized organic materials: confirming the young earth creation-flood model, (lead author is J. R. Baumgardner), Proc. Fifth ICC, 4–9 August 2003, Geneva College, Beaver Falls Pennsylvania, pp. 127–142. Archived at .

Gray clouds in the heavens, CRSQ 39(4):278, March 2003.

Carbon 14 is the creationist’s friend, Creation Science Fellowship Newsletter 14(1), Insert, pp. 1–4, (January 2003), CSF of New Mexico, P.O. Box 6212, Albuquerque, NM 87107.

Nuclear decay: evidence for a young world, ICR Impact No. 352, October 2002. Archived at .

Gray clouds, CRSQ 39(2):137, September 2002.

The battle for a cosmic center, ICR Impact No. 350, August 2002. Archived at .

The Earth’s magnetic field is still losing energy, CRSQ 39(1):3–13, June 2002. Archived at CRSQ

/articles/39/39_1/GeoMag.htm>.

The Earth’s magnetic field: closing a loophole in the case for its youth, Creation Matters 7(2):1–4, March/April

2002. Archived at .

Seven years of Starlight and Time, ICR Impact No. 338, August 2001. Archived at .

Accelerated nuclear decay: a viable hypothesis? in Radioisotopes and the Age of the Earth, Vol. I, Vardiman, Snelling, and Chaffin, editors, Institute for Creation Research/Creation Research Society, El Cajon, CA, chapter 7, pp. 333–379 (2000). Book Archived at (free 2.8 MB PDF file).

Evidence for a young world, Creation Matters 4(4):1–4, July/August 1999. Archived at .

Mars Global Surveyor confirms creation, Creation Matters 4(3):8, May/June 1999. Archived at .

Catastrophic flood on Mars? Creation Matters 2(5), September/October 1997. Archived at .

Creation wins some more in New Mexico, Creation Matters 2(3), May/June 1997. At .

It’s just a matter of time, CRSQ 34:32–34, March 1997.

Can evolutionists now explain the earth’s magnetic field?’ CRSQ 33:184–185, Dec. 1996.

Was Mars ‘infected’ by life from Earth? Creation Matters 1(5), September/October 1997. Archived at .

How we can see a young universe: a reply to Conner and Page, Bible-Science News 33(7):12–19, September 1995.

There you go again, Dr. Ross! Bible-Science News 33(6):6–7, August 1995.

No good reasons to oppose relativity, Bible-Science News 33(5):9, July 1995.

Seeing distant stars in a young universe: a new creationist cosmology, Bible-Science News 33(4):14–17, May 1995.

An open letter to Hugh Ross, Bible-Science News 33(4):21–22, May 1995.

God created relativity, Bible-Science News 33(3):10–11, April 1995.

Starlight and Time, Master Books, Green Forest, Arkansas, 1994.

Towards a young-earth relativistic cosmology, Proc. Third ICC, 29 July – 4 August, 1994, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pp. 267–286.

Award, 1994 International Conference on Creationism. (For cosmology paper above.)

A Biblical basis for creationist cosmology, Proc. Third ICC, 29 July – 4 August 1994, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pp. 255–266.

The Earth’s Magnetic Field is Young, ICR Impact No. 242, August 1993. Archived at .

Bumps in the Big Bang, ICR Impact No. 233, November 1992. Archived at .

Physical mechanism for reversals of the Earth’s magnetic field during the Flood, Proc. Second ICC, 29 July – 4 August 1990, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Vol. II, pp. 129–142.

The sea’s missing salt: a dilemma for evolutionists, (co-authored with Steven A. Austin), Proc. Second ICC, 29 July – 4 August 1990, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Vol. II, pp. 17–33.

2nd Prize, Best Technical Paper award, 1990 ICC. (Shared with Steven A. Austin).

3rd Prize, Best Technical Paper award, 1990 ICC. (For "Reversals" paper.)

Good news from Neptune: The Voyager 2 magnetic measurements, CRSQ 26:15–17, June 1990.

New evidence for rapid reversals of the Earth’s magnetic field, CRSQ 26:132–133, March 1990.

Beyond Neptune: Voyager II supports creation, ICR Impact 203, May 1990. Archived at .

Reply to Bowden, CRSQ 26:33, June 1989.

Inadequate defense of c-decay hypothesis, CRSQ 26:30–32, June 1989.

The mystery of the earth’s magnetic field, ICR Impact No. 188, Feb. 1989. Archived at .

Has the Earth’s magnetic field ever flipped?" CRSQ 25:130–137, Dec. 1988.

Has the speed of light decayed recently?" CRSQ 25:40–45, June 1988.

Creation’s tiny mystery (book review), Ministry 60:28–29, July 1987.

The magnetic field of Uranus, CRSQ 23:115, Dec. 1986.

Reversals of the Earth’s magnetic field during the Genesis flood, Proc. First ICC, 4–9 August 1986, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Vol. II, pp.113–126.

Best Technical Paper award, 1986 ICC. (Shared with Steven A. Austin and John D. Morris).

¿Son contemporaneos los hombres y los dinosaurios?, el Centinela, Año 89(2)11–13, Feb. 1985. Pacific Press Publishing Association, 1350 North Kings Road, Nampa, ID 83563.

The creation of planetary magnetic fields, CRSQ 21:140–149, Dec. 1984. Archived at CRSQ

/articles/21/21_3/21_3.html>.

The creation of the Earth’s magnetic field, CRSQ 20:89–94, Sept. 1983.

Dinosaurs lived with men, Moody Monthly 83:44–46, May 1983.

Is the Earth’s core water? Part one: the Biblical evidence, CRSQ 15:141–147, Dec. 1978.

Using the Second Law more effectively, CRSQ 14:209–210, March 1978.

Interview

• Creation In The Physics Lab … An Interview With Physicist Dr Russell Humphreys

Why Do We Need a Big Picture of the Old Testament? - Creation Today with Jay Seegert

Why Do We Need a Big Picture of the Old Testament?

Paul and Eric welcome back guest Jay Seegert to discuss the importance of connecting the historical “stories” of the Old Testament to Christ’s death on the cross, as well as problems with the Big Bang Theory.

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Bye-Bye, Big Bang | Creation Magazine Live

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One of the pillars of the Big Bang theory is that the light we see from objects far away has a higher redshift than closer objects. However, quasars with a very high redshift have been discovered in and near galaxies that have a low redshift. Richard Fangrad and Calvin Smith explain what this means for the Big Bang.

 

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• What is redshift?
• High-redshift quasars produce more big bang surprises
• Astronomy and Astrophysics Q&A page
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Creation Astronomy - Chris Ashcraft

Part 1

by Chris Ashcraft M.S., M.Ed., MTMS.

This 2-part seminar by Chris Ashcraft was recorded at a meeting of the Creation Association of Puget Sound on June 9th &11th 2006. 

 

Description:
This presentation was designed to provide a general overview of creation astronomy / cosmology, and highlights important players and resources for future study.

The first half of the seminar takes a look at the purpose of the celestial bodies, and provides the Biblical foundation and physical proof for a young universe. The second half analyzes Big Bang cosmology and presents evidence which argues against this ideology, and shows how the data instead supports a creation cosmology. It is asserted that the Big Bang is inconsistent with the Biblical creation, and the Earth occupies a special place at the center of the cosmos.

Topics Include:

• Design and Purpose
  Cosmos – When, Why, & How?
  Anthropic Principle
• Evidence of young age
  Recession of the moon
  Comets
  Age of the sun
  Supernova remnants
• Creation Cosmology vs. Big Bang
  Origin of Stars
  Origin of Planets
  Origin of Galaxies
  Redshift and Cosmology
  Resolving Distant Starlight
• Concluding Comments

Part 2

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The Six Days of Genesis: A Review of Astronomy and Creatures - Creation Today

The Six Days of Genesis: A Review of Astronomy and Creatures

Note: I re-uploaded this video 12/3/12 because the previous one showed < 3 minutes of the 28 minute video.

God created the entire universe in which our planet, solar system and galaxy are located. Join Paul and Eric as they discuss this enormous part of God’s creation and how we can understand it scientifically, as well as the significance of animal classification.

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Universe by Design - Dr. Danny Faulkner - Creation Super Conference 2011

Universe by Design—Big Bang or Big God? (Part 1)

For more than 40 years the big bang theory has been the dominant model of the origin of the universe. Can this theory be reconciled with the Bible? How well does it fit the observational data? Does the big bang qualify as a scientific theory?

Presented by Dr Danny R. Faulkner
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Universe by Design—Part 2 Comets and the Age of the Solar System

Comets are astonishing objects, and our understanding of comets has changed tremendously over the years. We know that individual comets have lifetimes far less than billions of years, so their existence suggests that the solar system is much younger than generally thought. We will examine some of the responses that evolutionary scientists have for this problem.

Presented by Dr Danny R. Faulkner
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Danny R. Faulkner

Professor of Astronomy (United States)

Dr Danny R. Faulkner has a B.S. (Math), M.S. (Physics), M.A. and Ph.D. (Astronomy, Indiana University). He is Full Professor of Astronomy/Physics and Chair, Division of Math, Science, Nursing & Public Health at the University of South Carolina — Lancaster, where he teaches physics and astronomy. He has published about two dozen papers in various astronomy and astrophysics journals. See his university homepage for more details.

Update 2012: Dr Faulkner is now working with the Creation Museum in Kentucky.

Education

• B.S., Bob Jones University, Greenville, SC, 1976
• M.S., Clemson University, Clemson, SC, 1979
• M.A., Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, 1983
• Ph.D., Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, 1989
  

Interview

• See Dr Faulkner’s Interview in Creation magazine
  

Articles

• Journal of Creation (formerly Creation Ex Nihilo Technical Journal)
  • Comets and the Age of the Solar System
  • More problems for the ‘Oort comet cloud’?
  • The young faint sun paradox and the age of the solar system
  • The dubious apologetics of Hugh Ross
  • Geocentric gobbledegook, review of The Earth is not Moving by Marshall Hall
  • Geocentrism and Creation, largely a review of Geocentricity by Gerardus Bouw
    
• Others
  • Toward a Creationist Astronomy (Creation Research Society Quarterly)
  • The Angular Size of the Moon and Other Planetary Satellites: An Argument For Design (Creation Research Society Quarterly)
  • The Current State of Creation Astronomy (4^thInternational Conference on Creationism, 1998)
  • Have cosmologists discovered evidence of inflation?
  • Book: Universe by Design
    

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