John Morris | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1946 |
| Alma mater | Virginia Tech University of Oklahoma |
| Occupation | President of the Institute for Creation Research |
| Predecessor | Henry M. Morris |
John David Morris[1] (born 1946) is an American young earth creationist. He is the son of "the father of creation science", Henry M. Morris, and after his father's death became the president of the Institute for Creation Research (ICR). Morris is a creationist author and speaks at a variety of churches.[2] Many of his presentations discuss the fossil record and its relation to evolution.[3]
Biography
Morris has a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Virginia Tech (1969), an M.S., University of Oklahoma (1977), and a PhD, University of Oklahoma (1980) in Geological Engineering.[4] In 1984 he joined the Institute for Creation Research and in 1996 he became its president.[5]
Criticism
Critics have disputed Morris's claims. For instance, the following statement by Morris:
From the neck down, certain clues suggested to Johanson that Lucy walked a little more erect than today's chimps. This conclusion, based on his interpretation of the partial hip bone and a knee bone, has been hotly contested by many paleoanthropologists.[6]
... elicited the following response from Jim Foley in TalkOrigins Archive:
Almost everything in this quote is a distortion (Johanson's and Lucy's names are about the only exceptions). "Certain clues suggested" doesn't mention that the whole find screamed "bipedality" to every qualified scientist who looked at it. "A little more erect", when everyone believes that Lucy was fully erect. "The partial hip bone and a knee bone", when Lucy included almost a complete pelvis and leg (taking mirror imaging into account, and excluding the foot). "Has been hotly contested", when no reputable paleoanthropologist denies that Lucy was bipedal. The debates are about whether she was also arboreal, and about how similar the biomechanics of her locomotion was to that of humans. Given that we have most of Lucy's leg and pelvis, one has to wonder what sort of fossil evidence it would take to convince creationists of australopithecine bipedality.[7]
Books
- Noah's Ark and the Ararat Adventure. Master Books. 1988. ISBN 0-89051-166-7.
- What Really Happened to the Dinosaurs?. Master Books. 1990. ISBN 0-89051-159-4.
- The Young Earth. Master Books. 1994. ISBN 0-89051-174-8.
- The Modern Creation Trilogy: Scripture and Creation, Science and Creation, Society and Creation. Master Books. 1996. ISBN 0-89051-216-7.
- A Trip to the Ocean. Master Books. 2000. ISBN 0-89051-285-X.
- The Geology Book. Master Books. 2000. ISBN 0-89051-281-7.
- Signs of Design: Timesless Truths from Nature. Master Books. 2002. ISBN 0-89051-367-8.
See also
- Creation–evolution controversy
- Lucy (Australopithecus)
- Australopithecines
References
- ^ British Library (1983). The British Library general catalogue of printed books 1976 to 1982. London: K. G. Saur. p. 192. ISBN 3-598-30500-1.
- ^ "Intelligent Design:Strengths, Weaknesses,and the Differences" (PDF). Institute for Creation Research. 7 July 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 July 2007. Retrieved 11 December 2006. page 5
- ^ John Morris (2010). The Fossil Record: A Problem for Evolution (TV Broadcast). Waukesha, WI: VCY America.
- ^ "John D. Morris". Answers in Genesis. 2008. Retrieved 11 December 2006. page 5
- ^ "John D. Morris". icr.org. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- ^ Morris (1994) quoted in Creationist Arguments: Australopithecines, TalkOrigins Archive
- ^ Creationist Arguments: Australopithecines, Jim Foley, TalkOrigins Archive
External links
Critical of Morris
- Answers In Creation Old earth creationist reviews of the claims of John Morris