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All, If you didn't know it already, it is interesting to note that ALL of the speakers are listed as faculty of the Institute for Creation Research... ICR .... hardly an unbiased group of "researchers": . http://www.icr.org/index.php?module=discover&action=index&page=discover_faculty Interesting note on the history and accreditation of the ICR: http://www.icr.org/index.php?module=discover&action=index&page=discover_history "The first graduate courses were taught in the summer of 1981, and all degree programs were then examined by the Office of Private Postsecondary Education of the State of California and received the State's "Approved" rating in June 1981. In 1989, the Office of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction attempted to withdraw this rating and close the school because of its creationist perspective in science. Legal actions taken by ICR, however, prevented this, so that full "Approval" was reconfirmed early in 1992. In 1995 the Council for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education confirmed that ICR/GS met the exemption requirement as defined in California Education Code 94303(B)(2). The exemption from the approval process is presently a result of ICR/GS's national accreditation under TRACS. ICR/GS is accredited under TRACS through the Federal Department of Education's approval of TRACS as an accrediting agency. The state exemption is good through June of 2007. The federal accreditation is good through 2005." More info about TRACS here: http://www.tracs.org/ Mike Everhart Adjunct Curator of Paleontology Sternberg Museum of Natural History Fort Hays State University, Hays, KS www.oceansofkansas.com ================================== Michael Kishel wrote: > This is interesting. The Institute for creation studies. Their website > is http://www.icr.org/. They have a list of "peer reviewed" research > studies that they have done. There is a lot of geological stuff on > there. It looks like they are also offering graduate degrees in > "science." I would like to hear some commentary from you geology folks > on here about these assertions. My area is biomechanics so there are a > few of these assertions that are beyond my scope. > > November RATE conference. > > A sell-out crowd of around 2,300 people gathered at Shadow Mountain > Community Church in San Diego on Saturday, November 5, 2005, to hear > about the groundbreaking discoveries from the RATE research team > (Radioisotopes and the Age of The Earth). The conference featured four > of the eight RATE scientists (all of whom were present) who presented > some of their most noteworthy findings, including Project Manager Dr. > Larry Vardiman, who summarized the incredible results and implications > from this monumental eight-year project. > > Dr. Henry Morris, Founder and President Emeritus of ICR, opened up the > conference in prayer, followed by ICR's President Dr. John Morris, who > offered a few words of praise and encouragement about this historic > breakthrough in creation science. Dr. John recognized the RATE project > as the most significant and successful research project in ICR's > 36-year history, and expressed his thanks to God for bringing this > enormous victory! > > Dr. Russell Humphreys, Professor of Physics, was the first scientist > to present his discoveries, sharing highlights from his research on > helium diffusion that indicate that the age of the earth is only about > 6,000 years, and explaining that the helium in radioactive crystals > supports this contention. > > Dr. Andrew Snelling, Professor of Geology, followed Dr. Humphreys, > revealing his close study of radiohalos. His research showed that > polonium radiohalos had to have formed rapidly under catastrophic > conditions and that their formation is strong evidence for accelerated > decay in different periods during earth's history. > > Perhaps one of the most amazing and surprising discoveries was > presented by Dr. John Baumgardner, Professor of Geophysics, as he > reported that large amounts of carbon-14 found in coal and diamonds > supports a young earth and the Biblical account of Noah's Flood. > Carbon-14 is a short-lived isotope used for dating organic materials > like fossils and has a half-life of only 5,730 years, so finding C-14 > in diamonds (as much as one hundred times the detection threshold) is > very compelling evidence for a young earth. > > Dr. Larry Vardiman, Professor of Atmospheric Science, recapped the > results of the RATE research project with the following summary points > and implications. > > *Main summary points:* > > 1. A large amount of radioactive decay has occurred. > 2. Conventional radioisotope dates differ radically. > 3. Nuclear processes were accelerated during certain periods of > earth's history. > 4. Helium diffusion and carbon-14 in diamonds is strong evidence > for a young earth. > > *Implications:* > > 1. Creation and the Flood are genuine historic events. > 2. The Bible is scientifically reliable—the Scriptures mean exactly > what they say! > > The conference culminated with the long awaited premiere showing of > ICR's new "docudrama," entitled /Thousands . . . Not Billions/, a > two-year video project (just recently completed) which combines drama, > scientists summary reports, animations, and illustrations to tell the > remarkable story of the RATE research project. The conference ended > with a lively question and answer session, and a time of book signing. > > The San Diego conference set the stage for future RATE conferences > across the country in 2006 and beyond. Plans are already in place for > conferences in the Fort Lauderdale, Philadelphia, and Houston areas > with others to follow. ICR would like to encourage pastors and > Christian leaders to collaborate with us to bring this faith-building > message to as many churches as possible. For more information on > hosting a conference in your area, please contact ICR's Director of > Event Planning, Dave Evans, at 619/448-0900, ext. 6021. > > *Michael J. Kishel *
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