Nuclear Physicist Embraces Biblical Creation

Nuclear scientist Dr Brandon van der Ventel shares his creationist faith with Dr Jonathan Sarfati.

An excerpt from this article follows:

In 2008, Brandon followed many in academia in believing that "somehow God must have used evolution". He now says, "In hindsight I see now the level of indoctrination that really goes on." But what changed him?

It was actually a CMI speaker at church, as he explained: "The presentation challenged me as a Christian in the most fundamental way, namely do I place the Bible as the complete authority over everything, including theories in science?" In particular, he noted that doubting the Bible in Genesis has often led to "a slippery slide to unbelief, where we can end up questioning the inerrancy and infallibility of the entire Bible."

Also, the whole purpose of Jesus coming to die for our sins was based on the real sin of the first man Adam, bringing death into the world (1 Corinthians 15:21-22, 45 and Romans 5:12-19). So he drew the following drastic logical conclusion:

"If the story of the fall of Man is 'mythology' then there is no need for a plan of salvation. This is ultimately an attack on the personage of our Lord Jesus Christ and His redeeming work on the cross. This is the fundamental reason why I oppose the theory of evolution."

Furthermore, he pointed out, "The Lord Jesus explicitly refers to Noah's flood (Luke 17:26-27) yet this global catastrophic event is denied by evolutionists and has no place in the theory. This raises the question: if the Lord's statement about Noah's Flood is false, then why should we believe His statement concerning eternal life (John 11:25-26)? This has direct relevance to our own salvation" (Romans 10:9).

After this CMI talk, he says, "The website of Creation Ministries International has been an invaluable source for me as I immersed myself into the creation-evolution controversy. As I studied the various articles on CMI's website I began to realise that there really is no scientific proof for the theory of evolution. Many other experts in the field of biology, chemistry, physics, geology, medicine and other disciplines have abandoned this false theory."

Furthermore, at a foundational level, "I realise now that we are involved in a battle of world views. Even though the Bible clearly teaches that God is revealed through Nature (Romans 1:20), opponents of Christ choose to interpret the evidence from an ungodly perspective (Romans 1:21) since ultimately they do not want to submit to God as the supreme authority. That is why they are searching for naturalistic causes of the origin of life. We, as Christians, have a great advantage since the Bible provides an eyewitness account of Creation and as scientists we can study God's creation from this perspective."

Nuclear Physics and the Young Age of the Earth - Dr. Jim Mason

What does nuclear physics have to do with the age of the earth? Well... everything... and nothing. How can that be? That sounds like unclear physics -- but it will be made "crystal" clear during this session.

Jim Mason has a B.Sc. in Engineering Physics from Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada and a Ph.D. in experimental Nuclear Physics from McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario Canada (under Dr M.W. (Martin) Johns, then Head of the Physics Department).

After a year on the faculty of the Physics Department at the University of Windsor, Ontario, Canada immediately following completion of his Ph.D. studies, he took a job with one of Canada's major defence electronics system integration companies where he worked for 37 years. The first 20 years he spent developing passive and active sonar systems for shipborne, airborne and fixed applications that are in use with the Canadian, Portuguese, Belgian, Swedish and US Navies. The subsequent 17 years he spent developing integrated, secure, digital voice and data ground mobile tactical communications systems that are used by the Canadian and British armies. During his career, Jim held positions in software engineering, system engineering, program management and line management, including VP Engineering and Chief Technology Officer responsible for research and development. He served for several years on the company's Executive Committee.

"I have become increasingly amazed at how comprehensive and yet internally consistent the Bible and Christianity are. I spent most of my working career as a System Engineer developing complex and sophisticated defence electronic systems. Consequently, I have come to think of the Bible and Christianity as the perfect system." - Dr. Jim Mason

MORE FREE CREATIONIST RESOURCES

Our Solar System, Evidence of Creation by Spike Psarris, Worked at NASA (Free Video from the Seattle Creation Conference)

The 10 Best Evidences From Science That Confirm A Young Earth (Free Online Articles From Answers In Genesis' Answers Magazine & Other Free Creationist MP3s, Videos, Books, etc.)

15 Questions for Evolutionists, The Naturalistic Origin of Life and Its Diversity by Don Batten (Free MP3)

Evolution Is A Myth by Pastor Brian Schwertley, Ken Ham (Answers in Genesis), et al. (Many Free MP3s, Articles, Books, etc.)

Creation's Marvelous Molecular Machines, Creation Magazine Live (Free Videos, MP3s, etc.)

How Does the Bible Teach 6,000 Years? The Bible's History Gives Us The Answer by L. Cosner (Free MP3)

Evolution Demolished By Astonishing DNA Complexity, Evidence for Biblical Creation (Creationism) by Alex Williams, Dr. Jonathan Sarfati, Dr. Jason Lisle, Dr. A.E. Wilder-Smith, Dr. John MacArthur, Mike Riddle & Others (Free Videos, MP3s, etc.)

IS THE BIBLE RELEVANT IN AN AGE OF SCIENCE? BY DR. JOHN HARTNETT (FREE VIDEO) & OTHER FREE CREATIONIST VIDEOS, MP3s & BOOKS

Has the 'God Particle' Been Found? by Dr. by Jim Mason (Free Online Article at Creation.com)

"Also, the Higgs boson, by providing an explanation for the masses of the elementary particles, provides the explanation for all the forces that hold the universe together. And Paul tells us in his letter to the Colossians that by Him [Christ, who is God] all things were created, both in the heavens and on earth and in Him all things hold together' (Col 1:16-17). It seems that the more science discovers, including this seeming confirmation of the existence of the Higgs boson, the more it confirms what Paul said in Romans: 'For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse.' (Rom 1:20)"

Nuclear Physicist Embraces Biblical Creation by Dr. by Jim Mason (Free Online Article at Creation.com)