QUESTION OF THE WEEK: Why do we find such diversity of flowers in the fossil record?

 

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In this issue . . . Q&A: Why do we find such diversity of flowers in the fossil record? Get Equipped: God's Design for Life News to Know Quick Look After Eden Answers . . . with Ken Ham radio program Answers Conversation podcast Video: Go into All the World, Part 2 Blog Highlights Pray for AiG Q: Why do we find such diversity of flowers in the fossil record? A: Darwin considered the floral biodiversity in the fossil record to be an "abominable mystery" as he could not understand how such variety could appear all at once through evolutionary processes. Assuming all flowering plants came from a common ancestor, evolutionists since Darwin's time have puzzled over how so many sorts of flowers could evolve so quickly. This bouquet in amber does nothing to solve the evolutionary mystery, for these "primitive" flowers are not primitive at all. They are just as complex as modern flowers and seem to reproduce the same way. The "abominable mystery" is actually only a mystery for those who are controlled by evolutionary presuppositions. Evidence of floral diversity deep in the fossil record is no surprise when the fossil record is viewed not as a timeline of evolving life-forms but the order of catastrophic burial of many organisms, largely associated with the global Flood less than 4,500 years ago. The billions of dead things preserved in the fossil record were for the most part buried as various habitats were overwhelmed by the often-violent rising Floodwaters. Read the whole article to see how flowers deep in the fossil record are just as advanced as flowers today. Get Equipped God's Design for Life: The World of Plants Reveal to your child how God specially designed the plants around us. See God's hand as you study seeds, leaves, and flowers and explore meat-eating plants, fungi, algae, and more. 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: Did Ardi Head Up Human Evolution Before Lucy?: Ardi's diminutive skull is said to have evolved some human features a million years before Lucy. Extinct Carnivore Ancestor of Lions and Tigers and Bears? (Oh My!): Teeth and tarsals build an arboreal Belgian beast said to be the ancestor of cats, canines, and bears. After Eden Answers . . . with Ken Ham radio program Do Christians Have Blind Faith? Big, Bad, and Blessed Part 3: Open Wide—How Snakes Swallow Prey Part 2: The Incredible Design of Snakes Part 1: Introduction A Church . . . for Atheists? 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 Dr. Jim Hamilton, associate professor of biblical theology at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (Louisville, KY) to answer the question, "How Does Genesis Establish the World of Biblical Theology?"	This Week . . . Examples of Critical Thinking: Biblical Application (Jan 17) Free Live Streaming of Bill Nye/Ken Ham Debate (Jan 16) Did Ardi Head Up Human Evolution Before Lucy? (Jan 16) S.A.D. Days (Jan 16) Our Impressive Immune System: More Than a Defense (Jan 15) What about the Similarity Between Human and Chimp DNA? (Jan 14) Extinct Carnivore Ancestor of Lions and Tigers and Bears? (Oh My!) (Jan 13) Chronology Wars (Jan 12) Fossil Flowers in Amber Don't Solve Darwin's "Abominable Mystery" (Jan 11) Video On Demand Go into All the World, Part 2 Watch Video Blog Highlights Ken Ham: The Consequences of Compromise Ken Ham: A Long Way from Jordan to Kentucky and the Creation Museum Ken Ham: "So They Are Without Excuse"—the Design(er) Conference Pray for AiG Pray for preparations for the upcoming debate between Bill Nye and Ken Ham. Pray also that many would see the truth of God's Word. Resources The New Answers Book 4 Rescuing Our Kids from the Lie DVD Global Warming DVD Connect with Us Answers in Genesis Ark Encounter Creation Museum Answers in Genesis Ark Encounter Creation Museum Answers in Genesis Ark Encounter Creation Museum See all networks Free app for iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad
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