16 insights of young earth creation (YEC) scientist - John K. G. Kramer, PhD

June 19, 6:02 PMChristian Worldview ExaminerBill Belew

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The scientist, John Kramer, PhD in biochemistry, says about young earth creation -

"It was obvious to me that life could not form or be sustained in either a reducing or oxidizing atmosphere, never mind the unlikely association of inanimate molecules to form highly ordered structures containing information, fragile biological cells, and processes where several parts all need to be working together simultaneously."

"It would be easier to believe in a Creator who made it all, than in favorable conditions acting on inanimate matter over time."

"I came to the firm conclusion that evolution lacked evidence to make it credible."

"I became very disillusioned with evolutionists who managed to give good science followed by irrational conclusions that complex systems and processes just happened by some unexplained evolutionary mechanism plus time. No evidence. No logic. Just wishful dreaming."

"It also became evident to me that both (creation and evolution) views were strictly a matter of belief. To me the creation scenario appeared more logical than an explosion followed by self-propelled organization of matter which does not possess these properties."

"No one has ever demonstrated macroevolutionary changes on a molecular level, yet many people readily speculate evolutionary links between bacteria, plants, animals and man."

"The changes (mutations) observed on a molecular level, such as DNA, are predominantly disruptive, and always with loss of, not gain in, information and complexity."

Quoting Lee Spence, "'Whoever thinks macroevolution can be made by mutations that lose information is like the merchant who lost a little money on every sale but thought he could make it up on volume.'”

"...to view thermophilic and halophilic bacteria as earlier and simpler forms of life is totally misrepresenting their complexity."

" ...to give these complex lipid structures common names containing the prefix 'archae,' to denote their evolutionary hierarchy, does not provide scientific evidence. It states one’s belief, but adds no scientific knowledge."

"I have found that scientists do not maintain a strictly evolutionary approach in the biochemistry-nutrition area. I am delighted to see that scientists are becoming brave and pointing out the inconsistency of evolutionary thought."

"...authors (scientists) who clearly demonstrate the inconsistency of evolution, leave the reader in a vacuum."

"I believe the sum total of many facts would lead a person to reasonably conclude that the Genesis record may be the most plausible scenario."

"Numerous pieces of evidence fit a young earth. To mention a few: the historical records, the population growth, the helium content in this world, the missing neutrinos from the sun [please see recent findings on this topic], the oscillation period of the sun, the decline of the earth’s magnetic field, the limited number of supernovas, radioactive halos, the mitochondrial DNA pointing to one mother, and the increase in genetic diseases."

"Archeologists have no problem identifying man-made objects. Why then do we have problems identifying a Creator-made world?"

"He (God) established a blueprint for our life, six days of work and one day of rest (Exod. 20:8). It must have been painstaking for God to slow down to our pace, to six days. It would have been more His nature to create everything instantly."

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John Kramer, Ph. has a B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Biochemistry from the University of Manitoba and a Ph.D. in Biochemistry with a minor in Organic Chemistry from the University of Minnesota.

He is a former Hormel Fellow at the Hormel Institute, Austin, MN (1968-70) and an NRC Fellow (1970-71) at the University of Ottawa.

He is a member of Agriculture Canada in Ottawa as a Research Scientist (1970-present).

He received the Government of Canada Merit Award (1983), the CSP Canola Research Award (1984), and the Dutton Research Award (1999).

Dr. Kramer has published over 147 refereed papers, 40 miscellaneous papers, 55 abstracts, 2 books and 11 chapters.

The rest of the essay and references can be found here.

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