FLYING IN THE FACE OF THE EVIDENCE
“For the first time, engineers have created a model that flies just like a real butterfly,” reported New Scientist online (21st May 2010). “Powered only by an elastic band, it flits up and down and flaps its wings languidly – just like the swallowtail butterfly (right) it was modelled on. The band powers a mechanical crank that drives the wing motion.” The scientists who designed the model say that the object “is simply to study the flight mechanisms of butterflies in more detail.” They also discovered that by mimicking the veins on the wings of the real butterfly, the model had extra lift. COMMENT: The fact that scientists used their intelligence to design this successful model butterfly proves that the real thing must have been the result of intelligent design! And we can confidently predict that scientists will never design a butterfly that is alive, and lays eggs that will produce more of its kind. The idea that thousands or millions of years of undirected, accidental mutations could produce a real flying butterfly is clearly nonsensical.

KEEPING THEIR HAIR ON
New Scientist online (19th May 2010) reported the discovery of “the oldest sample of mammalian hair ever found” It was encased in amber, said to be “100-million-years-old.” Hair imprints have been found in fossils that are older, but this it the oldest example of actual hair. “The scales on the hair – which provide its protective waterproof cover – are identical to those found on the hairs of mammals walking the Earth today.” Romain Vullo of the University of Rennes I in France, who discovered the hair, said that this may mean that the structure of mammalian hair has remained unchanged for much of our evolution. He commented, "Perhaps mammalian hair does its job so well that it does not need to evolve." COMMENT: Evolutionists believe that mammalian hair evolved from reptilian scales, but there is no evidence for this. The best explanation is that mammals were created with hair in the beginning, and they still have it because evolution has never happened anyway!

WELL ARMOURED
A gastropod mollusk, Crysomallon squamiferum, found two and a half miles below the Indian Ocean, “has an unusual shell structure superbly suited for protecting it against penetration attack,” reported Science Daily (20th January 2010). “Specifically, it has a highly calcified inner layer, a thick organic middle layer. But, it's the extraordinary outer layer fused with granular iron sulfide that excites researchers.” Special tests revealed that the shells are "advantageous for penetration resistance, energy dissipation, mitigation of fracture and crack arrest, reduction of back deflections, and resistance to bending and tensile loads." Researchers hope to mimic this design for cars, trucks and military applications. COMMENT:Scientists are continually discovering that nature’s (God’s) designs are superior. This is yet another example of one of “God’s firsts.”

SCIENTISTS PUZZLED ABOUT RELIGION
“Why religion emerged among early humans remains a source of contention among scholars.” according to World Science (8th February 2010). “Many scientists believe religion is ultimately based in the brain, but that still leaves unclear how and why these behaviours originated and how they may have been shaped during evolution. Some archaeologists think religion came about partly as a strategy by some people to grab power, simply by claiming some sort of secret knowledge.” However, other scientists suggest that religion evolved to “solve the problem of co-operation among genetically unrelated individuals,” or “as a by-product of pre-existing cognitive capac­ties.” COMMENT: We suggest a better explanation: God created human beings with a capacity no other creature possesses — the ability to have a relationship with Himself. Religion was revealed, not evolved, and is based not in our brain but our spirit. Even though sin has separated us from God, humans are still incurably religious. Jesus Christ came to restore that broken relationship. “There is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave Himself as a ransom for all men.” (1 Timothy 2: 5-6).