Mini-Conference on The Wonder of Design in Nature – Dr. Andy McIntosh

Calendar
When:
September 29, 2018 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
2018-09-29T09:00:00-07:00
2018-09-29T12:00:00-07:00
Where:
Atonement Free Lutheran Church
6905 172nd St NE
Arlington, WA 98223
USA
Cost:
Free
Contact:
Dr. Heinz Lycklama
4255015075
Email
Event website
Apologetics Forum of Snohomish County Local

The Wonder of Design in Nature

Description: In this Mini Conference on Saturday morning from 9:00 AM until 12 noon, Dr Andy McIntosh brings two seminars on The Wonder of Design in Nature. He presents powerful evidence for design that you won’t want to miss! There will be an extended time for Q&A after the second seminar.

First seminar on The Wonder of Insect Flight at 9:00 AM. The wonder of insect flight is shown in the great variety of wings and the way that they are used in flight. Butterflies may seem driven by wind or gentle breeze but in fact are excellent fliers, with some covering immense distances in migration. Starting life as caterpillars, metamorphosis defies an evolutionary explanation for their supposed development from some worm like creature. Dragonflies are the kings of insect flight with their great speed and the ability to control each wing independently, Damselflies have brilliant hovering skills and both these flying insects start off in the water breathing entirely differently to their later life in the air. We examine a number of insects and look at beetles with their brilliant folding wings – examples of naturally occurring origami! We end with the amazing dung beetle which even has the ability to navigate by the stars – such is the wonder of what God has made in the insect kingdom!

Video recording of The Wonder of Insect Flight on October 8, 2018.

Second Seminar on The Wonder of Hearing at 10:30 AM. The talk addresses the intricacy in the design of the mammalian ear, and in particular the human ear. There is minute and detailed engineering involved in the movement in air of acoustic waves which then transmit vibrations through to the mechanical movement of three tiny bones in the ear, then to movement in liquid, then movement of a special membrane splitting the sound into its component parts by frequency, then movement of very tiny hairs, and finally through electro-chemical bonds generating electrical signals to go to the brain. This has caused even Dawkins to write of the three inner bones in “the mammalian ear, where they constitute an exquisitely delicate bridge, to transport sound from the eardrum to the inner ear.” [Dawkins, R. The greatest show on earth – the evidence for evolution, Black Swan, 2009, p.293]. Rather than give glory to God who has clearly stated (Prov 20:12) “The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the LORD hath made even both of them,” evolutionists insist that these three tiny bones gradually changed their location as they moved from the jaw bones of reptiles. The logic of this is beyond comprehension when one understands the near perfect acoustic transmission involved in this system. Prof McIntosh brings to bear his acoustic engineering background to show that the frequency analyzer we all have in our ears is not only an example of brilliant engineering design, but is also a tribute to the beauty of what the Lord has made in sound sensory mechanisms, and the ability to appreciate voice and music. “I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; marvelous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well” Ps 139:14 “…that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them. For the invisible things of Him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse.” Rom 1:19,20.

Speaker: Professor Andy McIntosh DSc, FIMA, CMath, FEI, CEng, FInstP, MIGEM, FRAeS is retired from full time work at the University of Leeds, and is now a visiting research professor in Thermodynamics and Combustion Theory. He has lectured and researched in these fields for over 30 years and has a DSc from the University of Wales and a PhD from Cranfield University. A Fellow of the Institute of Physics, the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications, and the Royal Aeronautical Society, he now lectures in many countries on the subject of origins, showing that the science is entirely consistent with the Bible, and contrary to the dogmatic assertions of secular humanists,  that the science does does not fit well with evolutionary thinking. His lectures on design cover many areas including the marvels of the design of the human body, the bombardier beetle (which work was awarded the 2010 Times Higher Educational award for the Outstanding Contribution to Innovation and Technology), the exquisite design of birds, bats and the flying insects, and information and thermodynamics. Andy is also an associate speaker with Answers in Genesis.

Some Background on Dr. McIntosh:

Meeting Documents:

Dr. Andy McIntosh, a Creation Speaker from the UK, will  be on a speaking tour of the Pacific NW from September 26 to October 15. He will be available to speak in the Greater Seattle area from Sep. 26 to 30 .

  • Dr. McIntosh’s complete schedule can be found here.

If you have an interest in having Dr. McIntosh speak at your church or another venue, or know of someone who might have an interest, please call Heinz at 425-501-5075 or email him at heinz@osta.com. Dr. McIntosh’s website provides an overview of his bio, his professional experience, and a list of some of the talks he gives in various venues.

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