QUESTION OF THE WEEK: Is coffee God’s gift or evolution at work?

 

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In this issue . . . Q&A: Is coffee God's gift or evolution at work? Get Equipped: Made in Heaven News to Know Quick Look After Eden Answers with Ken Ham radio program Answers Conversation podcast Video: How Old Does the Earth Look? Blog Highlights Pray for AiG Q: Is coffee God's gift or evolution at work? A: Plants that produce caffeine offer a memory-enhancing buzz with a little caffeine in their nectar to pollinating bees, which then return again and again. Scientists also suspect caffeine might be a natural pesticide, supposing that the high concentration of caffeine in some caffeine-producing plants' leaves might give a bitter jolt to leaf-chomping insects. Some suspect that rotting caffeine-rich leaves are also a deterrent to the germination of competing plants. Evolutionists thus cite multiple reasons that natural selection would have favored the prosperity of caffeine-producing botanicals each time the series of enzymes needed for it evolved. It is indeed a very cool fact, but it isn't molecules-to-man evolution, or even chemicals-to-caffeine evolution. Natural selection could not have produced the information to build the enzymes to synthesize caffeine. The presence of caffeine in many different kinds of plants suggests instead that God designed many kinds of plants with the ability to make caffeine. After all, caffeine may offer many benefits to those plants—positively reinforcing the cooperation of pollinators, discouraging excessive munching by insects, and controlling the growth of competitive plants nearby. This is just a good design, not an example of evolution. Read the entire article for a deeper look into the amazing God-given production of caffeine. Get Equipped Made in Heaven Learn how heavenly designs are inspiring new technologies in our lives. Engineers and inventors have long examined God's creation to understand and copy complex, proven mechanics of design in the science known as biomimicry. We are surrounded by scientific advancements that have become everyday items, simply because man is copying from God's incredible creation, without acknowledging the creator. News to Know Quick Look Today's question was also a News to Know item. In case you missed it, this week we also featured the following News to Know items: Mouse Memory Enhanced By Humanized "Language Gene": With mice and men, practice makes perfect, but a mouse with a man's FOXp2 gene achieves perfection faster. Muscles Appear Deep in the Fossil Record: Animals were flexing their muscles even "before" the Cambrian Explosion. After Eden Answers with Ken Ham radio program The Foundational Verse of the Bible Taking on Bill Nye—The Debate Continues Natural Selection Is Not Evolution Ice Cores—Proof of Long Ages? The Reality of Climate Change Photo of the Week To download this image for use as wallpaper on your device, right-click on the link below for the desired resolution and select "Save Link/Target As..." Mobile Full (4:3) Wide (16:9) Answers Conversation podcast This week Steve Ham talks with Brian Edwards to answer the question, "Why Should Christians Tour the British Museum?"	This Week . . . Book Review: Inside the Nye Ham Debate (September 26) Mouse Memory Enhanced By Humanized "Language Gene" (September 25) A Missing Neutrino—Dark Radiation (September 24) Muscles Appear Deep in the Fossil Record (September 23) Ark Encounter—A Great Evangelistic Outreach (September 22) Allosaurus: A Creationist's Best Friend (September 21) Caffeine: Convergently Evolved or Creatively Provided (September 20) Video On Demand How Old Does the Earth Look? Blog Highlights Ken Ham: Confound the Critics: Answers for Attacks on Biblical Truths Creation Museum: Lucy Exhibit Bill Gillespie: We Trust God's Word Because We Know the Author Ark Encounter: Has the Ark Been Found Ken Ham: Duggars' Visit to the Museum Gaining Interest Pray for AiG Please pray the planning and successful completion of the upcoming Día Latino at the Creation Museum on October 11. Job Opportunities Resources Creation and the Last Days Galapagos Islands: A Different View A Biblical and Historical Look At Halloween Connect with Us Ken Ham Answers in Genesis Ark Encounter Creation Museum Ken Ham Answers in Genesis Ark Encounter Creation Museum Answers in Genesis Ark Encounter Creation Museum Free app for iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad See all networks

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