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 More Differences between Bi-Pedal Primates and Humans
Air-date: 12-18-2001
Dr. Hugh Ross, Dr. Fazale Rana and Krista Bontrager
  • Discoveries Discussed:
    • Teeth anatomy of Homo erectus:
      • R. Cowen, "Human Evolution Put Brakes on Tooth Growth," Science News 160 (2001), 357.
      • Jacopo Moggi-Cecchi, "Questions of Growth," Nature 414 (2001), 595-6.
      • Christopher Dean et al. "Growth Processes in Teeth Distinguish Modern Humans from Homo erectus and Earlier Hominins," Nature 414 (2001), 628-631.
    • Homo erectus genetics and more problems for the multi-regional hypothesis for evolution:
      • Yuehai Ke et al., "African Origin of Modern Humans in East Africa: A Tale of 12,000 Y Chromosomes," Science 292 (2001), 1151-53.
      • Ann Gibbons, "Human Anthropology: Modern men Trace Ancestry to African Migrants," Science 292 (2001), 1051.
    • Supernova bursts 5-12 million years ago: Jesus Maiz-Apellaniz, "The Origin of the Local Bubble," The Astrophysical Journal 560 (October 10, 2001), L83-L86.
    • Ancient use of plaster technology: Michael Balter, "Did Plaster Hold Neolithic Society Together?" Science 294 (December 14, 2001), 2278-2281.
    • Origin of jewelry (body ornament) use: Steven L. Kuhn, et al., "Ornaments of the Earliest Upper Paleolithic: New Insights From the Levant," Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA 98 (2001), 7641-7646.
  • Call-In Questions:
    • Luke from Yakima, WA asked: What about the behavior similarities between humans and primates? Does that prove humans evolved from apes?
    • Cameron from Washington, D.C. Wanted to know: Will the universe end in a big crunch or expand forever? Recent article about the expanding universe mentioned by Dr. Ross: John Whitfield, "Cosmos to Freeze-Frame," Science Update: Nature (December 14, 2001).
    • Patrick from Central, MA asked: What do the "120 years" in Genesis 6:3 mean?
    • Jim from Redding, PA wanted to know: What is your opinion on the evolution series on the Discovery channel?
    • Scott from Hume Lake, CA asked: What is the latest calculation for the number of stars in the universe?
    • Todd from Dallas, TX wanted Hugh to explain the physics of the moon:
      • What is the evidence that the moon's movement away from the earth has not been constant?
  • E-Mail Questions:
    • Randy W. asked: Why did God create bi-pedal primates when He did?
    • Linda from Charlotte, NC wanted to know: Evolutionists point out that 95% of the ape genetic code is similar to humans. Does this prove that humans evolved from apes? Dr. Rana's article: "Humans and Chimps Differ," Connections vol. 3, no. 3 (2001), 1.
    • Mike asked: What do you think about the Shroud of Turin?

Planetary Orbits and Solar System Design
Air-date: 12-11-2001
Dr. Hugh Ross, Dr. Fazale Rana and Krista Bontrager
  • Discoveries Discussed
    • Update about Jupiter probe: "A low-temperature origin for the planetesimals that formed Jupiter," Nature 402 (1999), 269-270.
    • Fine-tuning of the movement of gas giants into their current orbits:
      • "Resonant Structure of the Outer Solar System in the Neighborhood of the Planets," Astronomical Journal 122 (July, 2001), 474-481.
    • New data about Europa (Jupiter's moon) and challenges for the naturalistic origin of life scenario:
      • E.P. Turtle and E. Pierezzo, "Thickness of a Europan Ice Shell From Impact Crater Simulations," Science 294 (2001), 1326-1328.
      • Richard A. Kerr, "Putting a Lid on Life on Europa," Science 294 (2001), 1258-1259.
    • Fine-tuning of circularity of Neptune's orbit:
      • Li-Chin Yeh and Ing-Guey Jiang, "Orbital Evolution of Scattered Planets," Astrophysical Journal 561 (November 1, 2001), 364-371.
    • Fine-tuning of the distance between terrestrial planets:
      • Takashi Iko and Kiyotaka Tanikawa, "Stability and Instability of the Terrestrial Protoplanet System and Their Possible Roles in the Final Stage of Planet Formation," Icarus 139 (June 1999), 336-349.
      • Renu Malhotra, Matthew Holman, and Takashi Ito, "Chaos and stability of the solar system," PNAS 98 (October 23, 2001), 12342-12343.
  • On-Air Calls
    • Lane from Dayton, OH wanted to know: Could there have been a 360 day year in ancient cultures?
    • Ken from Colorado Springs asked: How do evolutionists explain the existence of bacteria in the same form as existed billions of years ago?
    • Kenny from Milton, FL wanted some clarification about the nephesh in Genesis 1:20: Are the "sheres" soulish creatures?
  • E-mail Questions
    • Ken B. wanted to know: Do eclipses have a purpose?
    • Rob G. asked: With all the discoveries of new planets around sun-like stars, how long would it take for someone to travel to the nearest sun-like star where planets have been discovered around it?
    • Steve O. wanted a clarification about today's topic: Could you briefly describe the current model for the development of the solar system from its original nebulous state?
    • Rob G. wanted Fuz to comment on a recent news story: Do the recent claims that homo erectus never went through adolescence fit into an evolutionist or creationist view of Adam?

 

 New Challenges for the Naturalistic Scenario for the Origin of Life
Air-date: 12-04-2001
Dr. Hugh Ross, Dr. Fazale Rana and Krista Bontrager
  • Discoveries Discussed
    • Will hydral thermal vents resolve the origin of life problem for evolutionists? Astrobiology 1 (2001), 133-142.
    • Could the first life forms have been delivered to earth by meteorites? Science 292 (April 6, 2001), 40.
    • Could pre-biotic elements for life have been delivered to earth by meteorites? New data about the Tagish Lake meteorite:
      • Takahiro Hiroi, et al, "The Tagish Lake Meteorite: A Possible Sample from a D-Type Asteroid," Science 293 (2001), 2234-2236.
      • Sandra Pizzarello, "The Organic Content of the Tagish Lake Meteorite," Science 293 (2001), 2236-2239.
  • On-Air Calls:
    • Lane from Dayton, OH asked: How does Reasons to Believe explain the origin of the races?
    • Cameron from Washington, D.C. wanted to know: Is there any documentation for the statistical improbability for evolution? For more information about this topic, Dr. Rana and Dr. Ross suggest the following books:
      1. Information Theory and Molecular Biology, Hubert Yockey [out-of-print]
      2. Mathematics of Evolution, Sir Fred Hoyle
      3. Mayonnaise and the Origin of Life: Thoughts of Minds and Molecules, Harold J. Morowitz [out-of-print]
      4. Origins: A Skeptic's Guide to the Creation of Life on Earth, Robert Shapiro [out-of-print]
    • Randy W. wrote in with a web site address for more information about the 1966 Wistar Conference.
    • Cameron also wanted to know where he could find documentation for Reasons To Believe's speciation model. Here are few places to begin:
      • For a summary of RTB's speciation model, please see: Hugh Ross, The Genesis Question, 2nd edition, pp. 51-53.
      • Dr. Ross's article about bird speciation: "Extinction Risks for Birds," Connections vol. 3, no. 2 (2001), 3.
      • Dr. Rana's article about marine animal body size and its relation to speciation and extinction, please see: FACTS for FAITH 5, Quarter 1 (2001): 12-13.
    • Ian from Santa Clarita, CA asked: How do you account for examples of "wacky" radiometric dates frequently used by young-earth creationists? Read an extended article about the reliability of radiometric dating by Dr. Roger Wiens on the Reasons To Believe web site.
  • E-mail Questions:
    • Matthew from Glendora, CA wrote in with a question about entropy: Does the heat from the sun decrease entropy and enable evolution to happen on earth?
    • Serge from Canada needed some clarification: Are you "creationists?" Do you believe that the earth is 6000 years old?
  • Additional Resources:
    • Read more about Reasons To Believe's testable creation model for the origin of life in Dr. Rana's article, "Origin-of-Life Predictions Face Off: Evolution vs. Biblical Creation," FACTS for FAITH 6 (Q 2 2001), 41-47.
    • Or, order an audio tape of Dr. Rana's message, "The Origin of Life," by calling our office at 800.482.7836 from Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Pacific Time. Ask for tape number A0160.