CSAA: Report on a Presentation in Canada
A report on a Zoom presentation
to a creation association in Alberta
Each week we acquaint our readers with original material generated by our staff that have been posted elsewhere. The Creation Science Association of Alberta gave this report after a remote presentation to their group by David Coppedge during the height of the Covid pandemic in 2020. The CEH Editor had previously spoken to CSAA in 2012 in person, but this time it had to be done via Zoom due to Covid lockdowns.
Creation Weekend 2020: Online and Inspirational
Creation Science Association of Alberta
December 14, 2020
For almost everyone, the year 2020 has certainly presented obstacles to our normal tasks and social gatherings. So it was that CSAA, like many Christian organizations, found that an on-line fall program offered the best hope of sharing our message. Blessed with someone on our team with expert computer skills, the appropriate programs were selected to make the event possible and professional. When David Coppedge of southern California agreed to be our speaker, we were so pleased! All the pieces of the organizational puzzle had fallen into place. One benefit of an on-line event, we discovered, was that people from as far away as Ontario and B.C., were able to enjoy the program.
David Coppedge’s theme for his presentation “Creation is Awe Inspiring” was Psalm 33:8. “Let all the earth fear the Lord, let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.” Our speaker began his presentation by suggesting that Christians see the wonders of creation around them but do not always reflect on their significance. When we give proper emphasis to the doctrine of creation, he said, we find that it provides a reason for worship, a foundation of doctrine, a source of wonder, a reason for hope in suffering, and insights into where the battle with secular thought carries us today. Among that list, David Coppedge chose to discuss how the wonder of creation turns our attention to God.
Keeping in mind that we are all interested in our own bodies, David Coppedge first called our attention to the marvelous capabilities of the human body. First of all, he showed us images of the World’s Highest Resolution Computer Display at University of California, San Diego. This machine processes 10 gigabits per second and displays 315 million pixels. Computer fans will know that this is impressive, the equivalent of 150 high definition computer screens. But we should be even more impressed that our eyes are vastly superior (and so small!) Each eye displays the equivalent of 576 million pixels (and we have two of them!) The wonders of the eye do not stop there, of course. David Coppedge also reviewed the remarkable details of the crystalline lens in each eye, and other features promoting perception….
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