Paleontology (Fossils)

What do the fossils really say? Nothing. Dead things don't talk. However we as scientists try to talk for them based on our interpretation of the evidence. We will look at what was reported, what was actually found, the role of the artist in the fossil reconstructions, out-of-order fossils, soft tissue in fossils. All said, the fossils speak volumes against evolution and volumes for creation.

The Whale Evolution talk will focus on the proposed timeline of whale evolution, the changes that have been made over the last few decades, and what the bones really show. Special whale adaptations will be used to show the complexity of these special water dwelling mammals and the improbability that they evolved from land mammals, but were instead created on the 5th day of creation.

Fragments of several proteins have been extracted from different dinosaur fossils. Evolutionists have proposed various mechanisms to explain how these proteins could survive for millions of years in a buried fossil. However, protein degradation studies contradict the claims that certain conditions could preserve proteins for millions of years. Instead, these proteins are evidence that the dinosaur fossils are only a few thousand years of age.

While most people might be able to name one or two, few are aware of the sheer number of embarrassing deceptions used to prop up evolutionary theory. This talk highlights multiple examples that have misled generations. Some, like the famous Piltdown Man fraud, took many decades to uncover while leading evolutionists kept singing its praises to an increasingly indoctrinated public.

Today, Bible-believers are a great minority among practicing scientists and are subject to much persecution. Yet, modern science was developed on principles directly derived from Christian theology. Despite that history, science today operates without even token admission of its roots. How does this affect current scientific practices? Can we trust the conclusions of all those men and women in white lab coats? Can science operate in a moral and ontological vacuum? We will examine three examples of how the turn from belief in God has affected modern thought: geomorphology (the shape of the earth's surface), fossilization (the process of preserving the remains of living organisms), and genetics (specifically as it relates to the genetic history of mankind). In each of these subject areas, we will examine the evolutionary scenarios put forth to date and weigh them against solid biblical exposition. In the end, we will see that the evolutionary conclusions for each of these subjects is derived more from starting assumptions than it is from reality. Science belongs under the umbrella of Christianity.

Do You Have a Date with Carbon-14 opens with preliminary points about the relationships among Scripture, science and evolution. After a look at the basics of atomic structure, the formation and decay processes of Carbon-14 are presented. The fascinating finding of C-14 in diamonds and coal are discussed along with the very important implications for the age of the earth. Then the effect of the decay of C-14 in the human body is discussed in relation to the genetic burden of mutations and further implications for the human race. This presentations ends with a brief discussion of spiritual decay and renewal.

Would you like the Neck or the Wing? In this program you get both. Russ McGlenn will be comparing the anatomy of the 40-foot-long neck of the Apatosaurus to the 7-foot-long neck of the giraffe. Russ will compare the wings and blood circulatory system of the pterodactyl to that of a bat. He will show similar structures and how they function in the biggest pterodactyl which had a 40-foot wingspan. You can see a full-size replica of this one at the Saint Paul science museum hanging from the ceiling. So, you get a choice of a 40-foot neck or a 20-foot wing. Or stay and be served both.

You hear of "cavemen", "hunter-gatherer", the "bronze and iron ages", etc. but how accurate are these terms and where do these really fit into a historically accurate timeline? We will look at who cavemen were and why they were. We will spend the first 10 minutes looking at how you can know what I am saying is accurate. You may find this helpful for you to evaluate the accuracy of information from the media. Then we will sort out some of the mixture of myth and truth surrounding cavemen. This will be based around a bigger picture of a timeline based on the oldest written records (including the Bible), archaeology, genetics, geology, and the Hebrew language. The timeline being used is probably accurate within about 150 years and generally within 50 years or less. Don Slinger has a B.S. in Wildlife Management from the University of Minnesota and is a graduate of Police Staff and Command from Northwestern University. During his 33 years in natural resource law enforcement he fine-tuned his investigation skills which now help him sort for accurate information. He also served a number of years on the Twin Cities Creation Science Association board of directors. Twin Cities Creation Science Association website: https://tccsa.tc/

Every discipline has skills and knowledge that is held back and only known by those fully trained in that discipline. Evolution is filled with problems which are suppressed and ignored even though they are known by experts in the field. This talk looks at the "trade secrets" from various scientific fields which show that cosmic, chemical, and biological evolution could not possibly be true.

To date, the Dinosaur Soft Tissue Research Institute (dstri.org) has published 7 papers in peer-reviewed publications on the characteristics of dinosaur soft tissue (dST). Most people are unaware of the presence and the very high preservation of dST still present in dinosaur bones buried just below the surface all throughout the Hell Creek Formation. Folks are shocked when they learn that dinosaur bones are still bone and not rock, and that the soft tissue within them is the norm and not the exception. In this presentation, the Dinosaur Soft Tissue Research Institute will review our published findings (Cambridge University Press) from the Journal, Microscopy Today. We will review our world-first findings of soft sheets of fibrillar bone, veins, vessels, cells and even nerves (full of lipids) in dinosaurs including Nanotyrannus, a fierce raptor-like dinosaur that some refer to as a juvenile T. rex. We will show that most of the bones we collect are full of blood clots revealing disseminated intravascular coagulation and hypercoagulopathy (yes, Google these).