Photosynthesis: An Evolutionary Dilemma

Description: Energy from the sun needs a mechanism to convert and direct energy to life processes but life processes are needed to be in place from the start to facilitate energy conversion to useful life energy. Photosynthesis is the extremely complex process that is critical to be fully functioning at the beginning before all other life could exist since all animal life depends on plants for all metabolic processes. This process is critical for plant metabolism itself! How could plants metabolize nutrients and carbon dioxide to develop without photosynthesis? No evolutionary answer for another un-answerable ‘Chicken and Egg’ problem. Did this process evolve concurrently with animal life over millions of years?.

Speaker: Ron Payne has a B.S. degree in Chemistry from the University of Washington and studied microbiology at Oregon State University. He received Christ 1969 in high school. He was actively engaged in the Navigator ministry at the University of Washington, Oregon State University and the Eastside Community Ministry. He and his wife homeschooled their four children through high school and has 6 grandchildren.

He was actively involved in the local Boy Scout Troop Leadership for about 12 years. He served as a volunteer firefighter and EMT at the Redmond Fire Department for about 8 years. He served as an intern for discipling and facilitator for Dave Ramsey Financial Peace University for a number of years in local eastside churches. He spent 35 years in the Aerospace Industry as a Senior Principle Materials and Process Engineer specializing in chemical processes, waste treatment, metallurgy, circuit board fabrication, metal finishing, adhesives, coatings, paints, cleaning, electronic assembly, procurement engineering and technical documentation.

He was a Board member for the Creation Association of Puget Sound (CAPS) and also for the Mount St. Helens Creation Center for more than 15 years. He has spoken and led workshops on various creation topics to homeschool, church groups and local creation forums. He specializes in creation tours to Mount St. Helens sponsored by the Mount St. Helens Creation Center and Dry Falls sponsored by the Apologetics Forum of Snohomish County, of which he is now a Board member (speaker and manages creation resources).

Meeting Documents:

• Flyer for posting in church foyers and on school boards
• Announcement Slide for showing in churches on Sunday before meeting

Recordings of the lecture:

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