SCIENTISTS RALLY AGAINST CREATIONIST
'SUPERSTITION' reported the UK INDEPENDENT Sunday, 1 June
2008
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/scientists-rally-against-creationist-superstition-837832.html
"The rise of creationism in Britain to the point where
four out of 10 Britons believe it to be the literal truth
- as well as the
idea being taught in state-approved schools - has spread alarm
throughout the scientific community. But this week sees the
start of
a concerted fight back, as an 18-month celebration of evolution
and its greatest proponent, Charles Darwin, gets under way,
marking
the 150th anniversary of the unveiling of his theory and the
200th anniversary of his birth. People all over Europe will
take part
in a mass experiment to discover evolutionary changes to a
species of snail; a major series of programmes is to be shown
by the BBC;
several books are to be published; and the Open University
plans a new course on the subject. Dr Bob Bloomfield, head
of special
projects at the museum and a key figure in the "Darwin200"
project, said he was concerned by the prevalence of creationist
ideas.
"The statistics in this country are quite frightening.
If you add up the percentages that either believe in creationism
or
intelligent design, it is approaching 40 per cent," he
said. "I don't think society can be complacent when ideas
which are unsound
are perpetrated. We are trying not to compromise people's
faith views, other than where they are absolutely inconsistent
with
science."
ED.COM. It's great to be told that our work is succeeding
and it even more emphasizes the importance of our DVD project
with AIG UK
(see item below). Get behind it now with your financial and
prayerful support. And also notice that the scientists are
setting out
to undermine the work of creationists alone. The evolutionist
is scared of none. Your support is vital.(Ref. sceptics, anti
creation)
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UK HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS HEAR John
Mackay being told; “you’re poisoning the minds
of these students – get out now!” as a very angry
Laboratory Assistant in one state high School assemble we
spoke at finished his tirade during question time with; “There
is No God, No Ghosts, and No Father Christmas!” At that
point his status as an unprejudiced evidence based questioner
came unstuck as his atheistic prejudice took the fore and
he lost both students and most of the staff. By way of compensation,
at least he got 2 out of 3 right, his outburst definitely
ensured students won’t forget that class and an extra
large group of students clustered around John Mackay to continue
question time, after the lesson finished.
UK HIGH
SCHOOL sends out warning letter to parents about
controversial creationist John Mackay’s visit to the
government school during October. We have been visiting this
High School for years without any problems both to talk in
class and to Lunchtime meetings. The end result of this warning
however, was to double the numbers of students attending a
voluntary lunchtime meeting compared to previous years. Some
80 mostly year 12 students, attended the Lecture organised
by the creationist Science Master of the school.
NEW UK
EDUCATION RULING OPENS DOORS as teachers are informed
they can discuss creation in the science classroom if students
are told it's not science. Now we and you can take the time
to remind students that in the western world, science is defined
as naturalistic explanations that leave God out – so
creation could never have scientific support on that basis,
doesn’t want it and doesn’t need it. Now let’s
have a discussion about true or false, and wait to see if
the relevant education authorities are brave enough to reveal
their true colours and don’t want students discussing
if something is true or false .
BUT “THE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY SAYS”
was a grade 12 students response to what John Mackay
taught on the evidence for creation during a class room lecture.
The students problem was that the Archbishop was the head
of the church of England and he’s not a 6 day creationist
and is an evolutionist, so how could anybody believe in creation?
Sad old world isn’t it? But as the Bible says there
is nothing new under the sun, Jesus was opposed by the religious
leaders in his day.
UK PRESS
MISSES PUBLIC SCHOOL PROGRAM this year as we have
been teaching creation to 7 different high school classes
during October, with several still to go. BUT they are starting
to notice recently one paper published “ Evolution sceptic
returns to Lancashire.” The meeting was packed and a
good number of non Christians came, so again thank you the
secular press. <http://www.lep.co.uk/news/Evolution-sceptic-returns-to-
Lancashire.3386691
COUNCIL
OF EUROPE CONDEMNS CREATIONISM, according to a Press
Release and Resolution 1580 (2007) of the Parliamentary Assembly
of the Council of Europe, 4 Oct 2007 and also reported in
Nature News and Nature vol 449, p649, 10 Oct 2007. The Council
of Europe is an intergovernmental assembly representing many
nations of Europe that does not make laws for Europeans nations,
but governments of member nations are encouraged to use its
recommendations when drafting legislation. The Council is
responsible for the European Convention on Human Rights and
their resolution includes this statement: “If we are
not careful, creationism could become a threat to human rights
which are a key concern of the Council of Europe.” The
Assembly goes on to defend the theory of evolution and includes
a resolution: “The Parliamentary Assembly therefore
urges the member states, and especially their education authorities:
... to promote the teaching of evolution as a fundamental
scientific theory in the school curriculum.” The scientific
evidence claimed for evolution by the Parliamentary Assembly
is: “Evolution is present everywhere, from medical overprescription
of antibiotics that encourages the emergence of resistant
bacteria to agricultural overuse of pesticides that causes
insect mutations on which pesticides no longer have any effect.”
It also claims “Advances in medical research with the
aim of effectively combating infectious diseases such as AIDS
are impossible if every principle of evolution is denied.
One cannot be fully aware of the risks involved in the significant
decline in biodiversity and climate change if the mechanisms
of evolution are not understood.”
Council of Europe Press Release: http://assembly.coe.int/ASP/Press/StopPressView.asp?ID=1965
Parliamentary Assembly
Resolution: http://assembly.coe.int/Main.asp?link=/Documents/AdoptedText/ta07/ERES1580.htm
ED. COM. Scientific studies of centuries old sealed soil samples
containing bacteria which have never been exposed to modern
antibiotics have shown that such bacteria already had resistance
genes before antibiotics were in use by humans. Antibiotic
and pesticide resistance are simply the result of the non-resistant
forms being eliminated. Such observations do not explain how
bacteria and insects could evolve from non-life and do not
even explain where the resistance genes came from. Combating
infectious diseases requires true scientific study of living
organisms in the tradition of the creationist Louis Pasteur,
who proved that spontaneous generation was a myth, proposed
the germ theory of disease, and was an implacable opponent
of evolution. Decline in biodiversity is the opposite of evolution,
and climate change may result in some species dying out, but
that is not evolution either. In fact none of the examples
by the C of E have anything to do with a theory that claims
hydrogen turned into people by natural processes over millions
of years. If the evidence offered in the Council of Europe
Resolution is the best there is for evolution, it is no wonder
the evolutionists need politicians to enforce their teachings,
rather than relying on genuine scientific study. (Ref. politics,
education, philosophy)
SEE www.evidenceweb.net
click SEARCH then DISEASE for more information.
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CAMBRIDGE UNI STUDY SHOWS Primary-aged children worry daily
about global warming, as well as other stress factors such
as school tests, according to an intimate portrait of primary
school life, 'Community Soundings', published today by Cambridge
University.
http://www.royalsocac.uk/news.asp?id=7201 Science in the News
- Friday 12 October 2007
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CAMBRIDGE
UNI STUDY SHOWS Primary-aged children worry daily about global
warming, as well as other stress factors such as school tests,
according to an intimate portrait of primary school life,
'Community Soundings', published today by Cambridge University.
http://www.royalsocac.uk/news.asp?id=7201 Science in the News
- Friday 12 October 2007
ED.COM Did you worry about the future of the planet when you
were this age? Our observation is that this is one more stress
factor that will divide the Family as the next generation
blame the last generation. Our recommended solution - Parents
teach your children Gods real history of the world –
particularly emphasising Genesis 8 : 22 where God tells Noah
what the weather will be like to the end of the world.
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON Researcher Anson Mackay, of the
Environmental Change Research Centre, has constructed the
most accurate high-resolution temperature record of Siberia
(Lake Baikal ) over the past 800,000 years. It clearly demonstrates
the region has often been considerably warmer than at present.
The most recent data shows Siberia first began warming around
250 years ago – well before the industrial revolution,
and its resulting greenhouse gas emissions could have been
a factor. Mackay concludes, "[Changes] started as early
as c. 1750 AD, with a shift from taxa that bloom during autumn
overturn to assemblages that exhibit net growth in spring
(after ice break-up) ...Warming in the Lake Baikal region
commenced before rapid increases in greenhouse gases, and
at least initially, is therefore a response to other forcing
factors such as insolation changes." http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=9191
October 8, 2007 10:52 AM
ED.COM.
this is yet another in a now long line of historical studies
which do not support the contentions that modern mans industrial
emissions are the key cause of global warming. Given that
the scientific historian is merely a prophet in reverse –
then time should prove him right in retrospect also! Sadly
it will probably be long after he is bankrupt from GW taxation.
GREEENLAND
ICE CAP MELT IS A PLUS as “the vast lakes and melting
ice cap provide enormous potential for electricity free from
fossil fuel and the Greenland government is negotiating with
Alcoa, an aluminium company, to build the world's second largest
smelter, reported Paul Brown in Greenland via THE GUARDIAN
Thursday October 4 2007.
ED.COM.
There is profit in even the worst opportunities to the man
who can see beyond the gloom. So the Eskimo will not have
ice to hunt on to find seal to use their fat for his oil lamps
and for food – farming is much healthier - and electric
light much better for you and more environmentally friendly
– you don’t have to kill seals to have it. God
gave man dominion over the His created earth (Genesis 1 :26
) and we must use it – not to preserve our favoured
lifestyles that become irrelevant due to changing circumstances,
but to benefit all man and this free green electricity is
a good way to go.
NINE INCONVENIENT
UNTRUTHS, rules High Court judge about Al Gore’s film,
according to reports in Times Online 11 Oct 2007. British
High Court judge Sir Michael Burton identified nine incorrect
claims in Al Gore’s film on global warming; “An
inconvenient truth” in his judgement on a challenge
brought by a school governor over whether the film should
be shown in British schools. The School governor described
Gore's film as "a political shock-you-mentary".
The Judge
said that the film should be allowed to be shown, but it should
be accompanied by guidance notes that balance Gore’s
“one sided” views. The false claims listed in
the judgement are: Sea levels could rise by 20ft (6m) in the
near future; Pacific atolls have been evacuated; the drying
out of Lake Chad, the decrease in snow on Mt Kilimanjaro and
Hurricane Katrina and coral bleaching are the result of man-made
global warming; the Gulf Stream would stop flowing; changes
in carbon dioxide levels and global temperatures were an exact
fit for the past 65,000 years; and polar bears are drowning
due to lack of ice in the Arctic. More detail on Judges ruling
below.
Times
Online articles: http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/law/corporate_law/article2633838.ece
www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/science/article2632660.ece
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7037671.stm
ED. COM. It is interesting that most of the media reports
centred on the fact that the High Court allowed the film to
be shown in schools, not on the scientific errors or on the
new guideline recommended by the judge. If creationists made
a film with that many false claims, there would (quite rightly)
be howls of outrage, but Al Gore gets an Oscar and a Nobel
Prize. There is no doubt that climate change is real, but
it has been real for thousands of years, and will continue
until the end of the world, just a God told Noah: "As
long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest, cold and
heat, summer and winter, day and night will never cease.".
Political scare tactics are not going to change this. (Ref.
politics, education, law)
SEE www.evidenceweb.net
click SEARCH then CLIMATE for more information.
SCHOOLS
NEAR YOU need you to sponsor A DVD of “CLIMATE CHANGE
AND CREATION” Contact info@creationresearch.net why
not one to all the schools in the UK?
After
the UK Judges ruling that Al Gore's global warming movie had
9 major errors - interest in our Climate Change program has
only increased. As one Uni student who is training to be a
teacher said he heard us speak at his University on the Biblical
history of climate and predict this several years ago. As
a result his confidence in the Bible as the real history of
God's created earth has really increased. The biggest heresy
in the global warming hard sell, is that the Creator God is
left totally out of the picture which is why it is promoted
mostly by evolutionists. Make sure your friends get to see
this great DVD on Climate Change and Creation. It is now available
from all offices and from www.creationresearch.net click WEBSHOP.
CREMATORIUMS should be forced to close in an effort to reduce
global warming – it is being rumoured in the UK.
ED.COM.
We doubt if this will catch on as cremation is usually touted
by the same people who promote both evolution and global warming
as it is in essence a pagan rite, and we are sure such a link
of an enormous source of heat and CO2 will be ignored for
convenience.
TAIN SCOTLAND
records one of the coldest summers just gone past –
as one green house tomato grower lamented to John Mackay in
October, over his flavourless crop. With temperature rarely
up to 20 Celsius and so much rain, crops were low yield and
tasteless. The cause – well we did hear the BBC commentator
warn last year(with some scepticism in his voice)that the
UK would get colder due to global warming resulting in shifting
ocean currents – but I am sure even he didn’t
expect it this fast. But since it was also snowing in the
Australia Summer last Christmas and frost killed the potatoes
in far north tropical Queensland in July, perhaps it has nothing
to do with any global warming scenarios at all?
GORE SCORES NOBEL as press reports “The 2007 Nobel Peace
Prize has been awarded to environmental campaigner Al Gore
and the UN panel on climate change, the IPCC. Details: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news
ED.COM.
The question that should be asked is “what does a movie
on the weather have to do with peace? Forgive our untrusting
suggestion “that a global problem need a global solution
which needs a global government”, but poluticians have
tried for years to pull this off and we suspect they see this
as their next best opportunity. Sort of detracts from wanting
to win a Nobel prize too - doesn’t it? When you can
get one for making so many mistakes.
SUMMARY OF GORES ERRORS adapted from
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2007/oct/11/climatechange?gusrc=rss&
1·
Gore: a study showed polar bears were being found that had
drowned "swimming long distances to find the ice".
Judge:
"The only scientific study that either side before me
can find is one which indicates that four polar bears have
recently been found drowned because of a storm"
2·
Gore : two graphs, one plotting a rise in C02 and the other
the rise in temperature over a period of 650,000 years, showed
"an exact fit".
Judge:
although scientists agreed there was a connection, "the
two graphs do not establish what Mr Gore asserts"
3·
Gore: the drying up of Lake Chad was used as an example of
global warming.
Judge:
"It is apparently considered to be more likely to result
from ... population increase, over-grazing and regional climate
variability"
4·
Gore: the disappearance of snow on Mt Kilimanjaro was expressly
attributable to human-induced climate change.
Judge:
the consensus was that that could not be established
5. Gore:
a sea-level rise of up to 20 feet would be caused by melting
of ice in either West Antarctica or Greenland "in the
near future".
Judge:
this was "distinctly alarmist" and it was common
ground that if Greenland's ice melted it would release this
amount of water - "but only after, and over, millennia".
6.Gore:
Low lying inhabited Pacific atolls "are being inundated
because of anthropogenic global warming"
Judge:
there is no evidence of any evacuation occurring
7 Gore: global warming is "shutting down the ocean conveyor"
- the process by which the gulf stream is carried over the
north Atlantic to western Europe.
Judge:
according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change,
it was "very unlikely" that the conveyor would shut
down in the future, though it might slow down
8·Gore:
ascribed Hurricane Katrina to global warming,
Judge:
there was "insufficient evidence to show that"
9·
Gore: coral reefs all over the world were bleaching because
of global warming and other factors.
Judge:
separating the impacts of stresses due to climate change from
other stresses, such as over-fishing, and pollution, was difficult
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