Critical Thinking Skills That Disarm Evolutionists – Mike Riddle

Description: Evolution is a “theory” that attempts to explain the origin of the cosmos without a creator. Unfortunately, this view is guarded against scrutiny and taught uncritically in our public schools as though it were an absolute fact. Such treatment has led students to view Darwinism as the only accepted explanation for the diversity of life on Earth. This presentation encourages critical thinking about naturalism, examines the “evidence” for the theory of evolution, and in particular describes the evidence that we would expect to  find if evolutionism were true.

• The critical thinking method
• Three critical thinking questions
• A power question
• Words have meaning: fuzzy words and magic words
• Red-flag words
• Why the fossil record refutes evolutionism
• If evolution is true what should we observe?

Questions that will be answered by Mike include:

• What is observed evidence for evolution that does not require faith?
• How much original material in key fossils is actually found vs is fabricated?
• Does the fossil record refute evolutionism?
• What are the arguments that demonstrate the fossil record does not support evolution?
• If evolutionism is true, what evidence would we observe?
• What question can we use to challenge the pictures of fossils in textbooks?

Learn how to confront the teachings of evolution with questioning techniques. See how and why new discoveries are confounding so many evolutionists and scientists around the world.

Speaker: Mike Riddle – President of CTI & Education Specialist
Mike is an international speaker and educator on Christian education and apologetics. Mike is also an adjunct speaker for Answers in Genesis. He holds a degree in mathematics and a graduate degree in education and has been involved in creation ministry for more than thirty-five years. Prior to getting involved in creation ministry, Mike was a Captain in the U.S. Marines and a national champion in track and field. Mike’s experience in the education field includes:

• Teaching junior high and senior high school mathematics.
• An instructor at the Northwest Graduate School of the Ministry and the Institute for Creation Research Graduate School.
• Managing U.S. Sprint’s world-wide technical training.
• Managing Microsoft’s world-wide engineer training.
• Development and delivery of courses on presentation skills and teaching methods.
• Mike currently lectures and teaches world-wide on creation apologetics, Christian education, science and the Bible, and developing a biblical worldview.

He resides in Boise, ID with his wife Lesley.

Some of Mike’s Video Clips:

• Building Critical Thinking Questions – https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=29&v=rBb_qDetiFs
• More video clips – http://www.creationtraining.org/media/videos/

Lecture recordings at:

• Video recording of lecture on YouTube here.
• Audio recording of lecture can be found here.
• Audio recording of Q&A after lecture can be found here.

Meeting Documents:

• Flyer
• Bulletin Insert
• Announcement Slide

Mike Riddle , Founder and President of Creation Training Initiative (CTI), speaks at the following venues within the Greater Seattle area during the weekend of May 18-21, 2017. Events #2, #3, #4, and #5 have been confirmed. Mike is still available for event #1. This list will be updated as new speaking engagements are confirmed.

1. Thursday, May 18, 7:00 PM, Talk on Evolution, the Bible and the Problem of Evil, or another topic of the church”s choosing, at To Be Decided (TBD).
2. Friday, May 19, 9:00 AM, Mike will give talks and/or do a Q&A session for students at a local Christian School.
3. Friday, May 19, 7:00 PM, Talk on Critical Thinking Skills That Disarm Evolutionists at the Apologetics Forum meeting.
4. Saturday, May 20, 8:30 AM – 5:30 PM. Mike Riddle will be part of the team teaching the Christian Educators Conference (CEC) at Grace Academy. Please register online or call Randy Sinn, one of the four certified instructors for the class, at 360-435-4715 to reserve your place in the class.
5. Sunday morning, May 21 9:00 AM at Snohomish Emmanuel Baptist Church. During the Sunday School hour Mike brings a talk on How Big Is God? During the worship service Mike brings a message on One Nation Under God, What Is The Gospel?

Note: Talk topics may change based on the choice of the venue. Other seminars and sermons available by Mike Riddle can be found on his CreationTraining.org website. If you have an interest in having Mike Riddle speak at your venue, or know of someone who might have an interest, please call Heinz at 425-501-5075 or email him at heinz@osta.com.