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Design and Catastrophe

51 Scientists Explore Evidence in Nature

by L. James Gibson, Ronny Nalin, and Humberto M. Rasi

Design.

Catastrophe.

Two simple but very strong words.

In this unique book, 51 professional scientists, men and women of faith from a wide range of disciplines, provide short essays in their respective areas of expertise demonstrating some aspect of the design:catastrophe paradigm. Though written by experts, the essays are easily accessible to non-specialists, making this book extremely useful in the college and seminary classroom, and for the life-long learner.

Design and Catastrophe does not attempt to prove the veracity of the biblical account of origins and a global Flood as recorded in the book of Genesis. Rather, in these 51 essays, it richly samples the overwhelming evidence of design and catastrophe in the world around us. In so doing, it invites us to look to the Scriptures for an explanation that provides meaning and purpose for our lives and what we discover in nature.

About the Editors

L. James Gibson served as the director of the Geoscience Research Institute until he retired in 2020.

Ronny Nalin is the director of the Geoscience Research Institute and an adjunct professor in the geology program at Loma Linda University.

Humberto M. Rasi served as vice president for editorial development of Pacific Press Publishing Association and director of the Education Department of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists.

The Fine-Tuning of the Universe by Aleksei Popov
Where Does Matter Come From? by Alfredo Takashi Suzuki
The Periodic Table and Design by Nicholas Madhiri
The Heavens Declare God’s Glory by Mart de Groot
Wonderful Water by Rafael Schäffer
From Chemical Space to Creative Grace by John C. Walton
Intelligent Computational Agents Require a Designer by Germán H. Alférez

Of Life and Molecules

The Matter of Life by Danilo Boskovic
Origin of Life: By Design or Chemical Evolution? by Elena Titova
DNA’s Designer Alphabet by Sven Östring
DNA: A Magnificent Nanomolecule by Orlex B. Yllano
A Look at the Mirror: Chirality in Organic Molecules by Nelson C. Martins
Membrane Asymmetry Points to the Creator by Carrie A. C. Wolfe
Conserved throughout Creation by José A. Cardé-Serrano
Cholesterol: The Wonder of Biosynthesis by Glenn Phillips

A Green World

All Natural Chemistry: Not What You Think! by Ryan T. Hayes
The Signature of the Creator Revealed in Photosynthesis by Susan Thomas
A God of Law, Order, and Beauty by Mitch Menzmer

Filling the Waters and the Air

The Unseen Wonder of Coccolithophores by Emilia R. Belia
Foraging in the Ocean Twilight Zone by Christine Jackson
Squid: Uniquely Adapted to a Changing Environment by George D. Jackson
Design in the Water-Salt Physiology of Fishes by Noble Donkor
Interrelated Design in the Swiftlet by Michael Tarburton
Mathematics and Design in the Realm of Bees by Luciano González

Let the Earth Bring Forth

Phonotaxis: The Meaningful Songs of Crickets by Benjamin Navia
Design, Spiders, and “Integrated Wholes” by David R. Nelsen
Spider Silk: Design at All Levels by Rivelino Montenegro
Extreme Plasticity in the Skull Shape of Dogs by Rebecca J. Greer

In God’s Image

Our Spectacular Skeletons by Liliana Endo-Munoz
The Amazing Gift of Hearing by Lucinda Hill Spencer
The Human Eye: Designed for Vision by Jesson Martin
Why Chimpanzees Can’t Play Chopin by David G. Pennington
A Mind for Beauty by L. James Gibson

Interdependence and Cooperation

Designed for Maternal Bonding by Rowena R. Antemano
A Tale of Two Enzymes by George T. Javor
The Marvel of a Functioning Ecosystem by Warren A. Shipton
Cooperation, Empathy, and Altruism in Nature by Noemí Durán

Out of Eden

Epigenetic Inheritance: A Mechanism of Adaptation by Wellington dos Santos Silva
Designed Genetically to Survive Catastrophe by Delano S. Lewis
Adapting to Life after a Catastrophe by Tiago A. J. de Souza
Mass Extinctions in the Fossil Record by Roberto E. Biaggi

Vestiges of Catastrophe

Turbidity Currents: Moving Sediment Fast and Far by Ronny Nalin
Megabreccias: A Record of Catastrophes by Art Chadwick
The Colossal Nature of Past Volcanic Activity on Earth by Birgir V. Óskarsson
Worldwide Occurrence of Persistent Sedimentary Layers by Raúl Esperante
Widespread Deposits: Evidence Consistent with the Biblical Flood by M. Elaine Graham-Kennedy
Flat Gaps in the Rock Layers Challenge Long Geologic Ages by Ariel A. Roth
Principles for Interpreting the Sedimentological Record by Monte Fleming
Respecting God’s Word, God’s World, and People in God’s Image by Ben Clausen
Human Life Span after the Flood by John F. Ashton