ICR's ACTS & FACTS for Feb 2005

ICR's ACTS & FACTS for Feb 2005

Lead article -- "Well Known geophysicist Joins ICR Faculty."

Dr John Baumgardner, converted to Creationism after attending an ICR
creation seminar led by Gish and Morris, recognizing the clear evidence
in the geological record proving the global flood, entered graduate
school (UCLA) to study geophysics, receiving a Ph.D in 1983. He worked at
Los Almos, developed the TERRA computer program to study planet
interiors, has published widely in secular journals. As a member of the
RATE group, he has shown that radio isotope data supports the YEC
position. His work was reported in a June 1997 US NEWS AND WORLD REPORT
article. He joined ICR on 1/1/2005.

Glenn -- do you know this individual?

page 2. More blurbs on RATE, and mention of three new books by ICR --
UNIVERSE BY DESIGN by Danny Faukner (astronomer), FROZEN IN TIME, by
Michael Oard, and an update of Marvin Lubenow's BONES OF CONTENTION.

page 3. Account of the successful tour (England) of Andrew Snelling and
Phillip Johnson.

page 4. ICR's graduate school summer schedule. ICR received continuing
accreditation from TRACS (5 more years).

page 5. Article arguing design vs macroevolution using the butterfly
example.

Impact #380 insert: Article on how stem cell research greases the
"slippery slope" to godlessness.

Back to Genesis insert: Review of Dembski's THE DESIGN REVOLUTION. Fairly
critical of the ID philosophical approach. In the article, the author,
Henry Morris, states "Craetionism can, indeed, be adequately justified
just by scientific evidence and reasoning." But, he says, there are two
fallacies with ID> (1) It is ineffective. (2) It is not really new.

Morris again points to the ICR literature on the Bombardier beetle" as
both a valid argument and one akin to ID.

Final article: Does the gall bladder have a necessary function? by
Henry's son, John D. Morris. The old "vestigial organs" argument. Nothing
new.

What really bothers me is that this crap goes out "in the name of, and
for the glory of, the Lord." Frequent appeals saying "for those of us who
have a high view of scripture," claiming the moral high ground
dishonestly.

Sigh.

JB

www.burgy.50megs.com/morse.htm

A review of LIGHTNING MAN, the accursed life of Samuel F. B. Morse
Received on Fri Feb 11 15:31:53 2005