Seminar by Mike Riddle Apologetics Symposium Cedar Park Church, Bothell WA January 4th, 2017 Science is the method through which theories are tested and re-tested. However, today evolution is guarded against such scrutiny and taught uncritically in our public schools. This pervasive defense of naturalism has led students to view Darwinism as the only accepted explanation for the diversity of life on Earth. This presentation will encourage critical thinking of scientific interpretations, and examine the bedrock evidence for the theory of evolution. Outline: The critical thinking method Three critical thinking questions A power question Words have meaning: fuzzy words and magic words Red-flag words Why the fossil record refutes evolutionism If evolution is true what should we observe? About the Speaker: Mike Riddle is an international speaker and educator on Christian education and apologetics with Creation Training Initiative (http://www.creationtraining.org/). He is also an adjunct speaker for Answers in Genesis. Mike holds a degree in mathematics and a graduate degree in education and has been involved in creation ministry for more than thirty years. Prior to getting involved in creation ministry, Mike was a captain in the U.S. Marines and a national champion in track and field. Mike’s experience in the education field includes: Teaching junior high and senior high school mathematics An instructor at the Northwest Graduate School of the Ministry and the Institute for Creation Research Graduate School. Managing U.S. Sprint’s world-wide technical training Managing Microsoft’s world-wide engineer training Development and delivery of courses on presentation skills and teaching methods Mike currently lectures and teaches world-wide on creation apologetics, Christian education, science and the Bible, and developing a biblical worldview. _________________________________________________________________ This seminar was recorded during our Apologetics Symposium at Cedar Park Church in Bothell Washington (http://www.cedarpark.org/). The NW Creation Network organizes numerous educational programs each year, which feature presentations by speakers, scientists, and authors who are dedicated to defending the Bible and the Christian worldview. These events are open to the public and free to attend. Northwest Creation Network http://nwcreation.net Apologetics Symposium - monthly program with live webcast http://www.nwcreation.net/symposium/ Seattle Creation Conference - annual event since 2004. http://conference.nwcreation.net/ Purchase educational resources at our Creation Science Store http://store.nwcreation.net/ Learn more about how science supports the Bible at our CreationWiki: Encyclopedia of Creation Science. http://creationwiki.org Like and follow us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/nwcreationnetwork