Geoscience Reports 28:8 (Fall 1999).
Dr. Walter L. Bradley received both his B.S. degree in
Engineering Science (1965) and his Ph.D. in Materials Science (1968) from the
University of Texas (Austin). He spent 8 years as a professor at the Colorado
School of Mines, then served for 4 years as head of the department of mechanical
engineering at Texas A&M University. Dr. Bradley is now employed by Campus
Crusade for Christ. He has received over US$3,000,000 in research grants and
contracts resulting in the publication of more than 80 technical articles.
Dr. Bradley's work in polymer science gives him a background
suitable to address origin of life questions. He co-authored The Mystery of
Life's Origin which presents a severe challenge to the accepted interpretation
of chemical evolution, and concludes that:
"The undirected flow of energy through a primordial atmosphere and ocean is at present a woefully inadequate explanation for the incredible complexity associated with even simple living systems, and is probably wrong." (p. 186)
In the spring of 1987 while on business at Cornell
University, Professor Bradley agreed to give a Campus Crusade for Christ
presentation, entitled "Scientific Evidence for the Existence of God."
He says, "As I gave my presentation with eagerness that evening, I knew God
was doing something special in and through my life." Over 500 students and
faculty attended, and a lively discussion lasted past midnight. Since then,
similar lectures have received an overwhelmingly positive response at most of
the major US universities.
Dr. Bradley presents three lines of evidence for the
existence of God: (1) The universal physical constants and the initial
conditions of the universe are exactly what is needed to support life of any
type on this planet. These coincidences are an evidence that the universe was
designed for life. (2) The universe had a beginning, and a beginning demands a
first cause — an Originator. (3) The implausibility of life originating
naturalistically is phenomenal.
Andrew Ellington, an atheist and Indiana University
abiogenesis (origin of life) researcher, gave an electronic-mail critique of
Bradley's April 1995 presentation at IU. Ellington was concerned that those
making a proof for Jesus from intelligent design today must be prepared for the
disproof as well, and that they are setting themselves up for another
embarrassment to the Christian church similar to what happened in the Galileo
affair. However, Ellington had a nice discussion with Bradley after the
presentation and gave him "a big thumbs up." He felt that Bradley was
"quite civil" and "very honest for a Creationist." After
their discussion, Ellington himself made a long electronic-mail posting
summarizing the various problem areas in abiogenesis research.
Dr. Bradley says that over the last 8 years he has discovered
many additional areas in which evidences for the existence of God can be found.
He is persuaded that "God's fingerprints are ubiquitous in His
creation" (Romans 1:19-20) and that almost anyone who works in a field of
science could develop a presentation of this type in their area of expertise.
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