Species Were Designed To Change – Dr. Rob Carter

Species Were Designed to Change

God’s Created Kinds

Description: We look at a new way to think about species and how God designed them to change. The thought that God created all species as we see them today comes to us from Greek philosophy, not scripture. Yet, Darwin argued that the Bible was wrong because species do indeed change. How does one answer this? First, we have to understand that there is a clear example in the Bible of a species changing rapidly (Jacob’s flocks). Second, we need to understand that species were designed to change because God used brilliant engineering and genetic problem-solving algorithms when He created them. God did not limit himself to static species but instead allowed for potential change in a multitude of ways. This includes the creation of hidden alleles, closely-linked gene variants that can only be unlinked during recombination, natural selection, epigenetic inheritance, and by setting up genomes to mutate in predictable ways in the original genetic blueprints of His created kinds. In fact, ‘change over time’ is a central tenet of modern creationist thinking.

Speaker: Dr Carter was converted to Christ at an early age, but did not know what to do with the theory of evolution. He always knew what he wanted to believe, but had no way to express what he was thinking and no evidence to support his views. In his freshman year of college, he was exposed to the information for creation for the first time and soon after adopted it as his modus operandi. He says he felt a tremendous joy when he realized his science and his religion were no longer at odds. This joy (and, he says, Creation magazine and the Journal of Creation) enabled him to get through the in-depth evolutionary training of his undergraduate and graduate programs with his faith intact.

He obtained a BS in Applied Biology from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1992. He then spent four years teaching high school biology, chemistry, physics and electronics before going to the University of Miami to obtain his PhD in Marine Biology. He successfully completed this program in 2003 with a dissertation on “Cnidarian Fluorescent Proteins.” While in Miami, he studied the genetics of pigmentation in corals and other invertebrates, designed and built an aquaculture facility for Caribbean corals, performed well over 500 SCUBA dives, many of them at night, and licensed a spin-off product of his research (a patented fluorescent protein) to a biotech company.

He is a senior scientist and speaker for CMI-USA in Atlanta, Georgia, where he is currently researching human genetics and other issues related to biblical creation.

Recordings of some of Dr. Carter’s presentations:

Videos Clips:

• Dr. Carter on The Alternative: Creation’s Competitive Edge.
• More clips: http://creation.com/creation-videos?page=10.

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
• Poster for Carter’s Schedule, October 26-30
• Announcement Slider

Dr. Rob Carter, research scientist, author and speaker at Creation Ministries International (CMI), speaks at the following venues in the Greater Seattle area during the weekend of  October 26-30, 2022:

1. Wednesday, October 26, 8:00 am. Talk on The ‘Braided Baramin’ Concept at Biology Class at Evangel Classic School in Marysville, WA.
2. Wednesday, October 26, 6:30 pm. Talk on The Non-Mythical Adam and Eve at Calvary Chapel Lake Stevens in Lake Stevens, WA.
3. Thursday, October 27, 7:00 pm. Talk on What Darwin Didn’t Know at Cornerstone Bible Church in Lake Stevens, WA.
4. Friday morning, October 28 at 8:00 AM, Talk on Biblical Worldview of Science at Grace Academy School in Marysville, WA.
5. Friday, October 28, 7:00 pm. Talk on Species Were Designed To Change at the Apologetics Forum meeting at Atonement Free Lutheran Church in Arlington, WA.
6. Saturday morning, October 29, 9:00 AM to noon. Mini-Conference on “Engineering Principles” at Emmanuel Baptist Church of Snohomish in Snohomish, WA with two seminars, followed by an extended time of Q&A with Dr. Carter. The first seminar will be on Genetic Engineering and the second one on Amazing Engineering in Ancient Egypt.
7. Saturday evening, October 29, 6:00-8:30 PM, Youth Night Out with a talk on Biblical Worldview As It Relates To Science at Atonement Free Lutheran Church in Arlington, WA.
8. Sunday morning, October 30, 9:00 AM, Sunday School with a message on The Science of ‘Race’ vs. The Biblical World View of Humanity; 10:00 AM, Worship service with a message on The Alternative: Creation’s Competitive Edge at Emmanuel Baptist Church of Snohomish in Snohomish, WA.
9. Sunday evening, October 30, 6:00 pm. Talk on Genetic Engineering at Summit Park Bible Church in Anacortes, WA.

Further details on the CMI website [select WA in “Filter by Region” box].

If you have an interest in having Rob 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. Carter’s talks can be found here.