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How did the human brain (or any other kind of brain, for that matter) come to be?
Most people are so used to hearing that ALL the wonders of biology are the product of evolution, that they don’t stop to ponder the details. But, since we’re talking about brains, ponder we must:
Is ‘unguided evolution’ a reasonable, scientific explanation for the origin of the stunningly complex, inextricably integrated, and apparently over-engineered human brain?
Or is ‘design’, in fact, a more reasonable conclusion, based on the evidence?
Join psychiatrist, Dr Dianne Grocott, for a fascinating discussion of the grey matter that enables creationists and evolutionists alike to ponder anything at all.
⏳ CHAPTERS
00:00 Teaser
00:49 Introduction: Meet a psychiatrist who believes the brain is designed, not evolved
02:08 Five prerequisites for belief in brain evolution
05:54 Different ‘glasses’ (worldviews) through which we can view the brain
07:01 → Why did you change your ‘glasses’?
08:24 → Christianity makes sense of death as a God-ordained limitation to evil
09:22 Brain chemistry and structure
10:48 Connectivity in the brain
13:03 Brain plasticity and compensation
15:17 How do you help someone with reduced or impaired brain function?
16:26 We learn about brain function by studying brains that are NOT functioning correctly
17:10 Communication within the brain: Too complex and finely-tuned to have evolved!
22:22 ADHD: An example of dysregulation in the brain
25:47 → Dopamine and ADHD
29:12 → Where does dopamine come from?
31:28 The brain didn’t evolve!
32:06 Why does it matter which ‘glasses’ (worldview) we view the brain through?
33:49 The frontal lobe and the limbic system
36:53 → How could the human frontal lobe have evolved?
38:03 Why are people scared of the Designer?
39:33 Challenge: Which worldview ‘glasses’ will you choose?
✍️ LINKS AND SHOW NOTES
• The incredible human brain — https://creation.com/the-incredible-human-brain
• The brain—brainier than believed before – https://creation.com/brainier
• The complexity of a single brain neuron – https://creation.com/complex-neuron
• Evolution of the neuron – https://creation.com/evolution-of-the-neuron
• Men and women really are different (connectomes) — https://creation.com/men-and-women-really-are-different
• Our shrinking brains – https://creation.com/our-shrinking-brains
• Playing mind games with our brains – https://creation.com/playing-mind-games
• Mind by design – https://creation.com/line
• Loving God with all your mind: logic and creation — https://creation.com/logic
• Five Atheist miracles – https://creation.com/five-atheist-miracles
• The waiting time problem – https://creation.com/waiting-time-problem
📚 HELPFUL RESOURCES
• Biblical Biology 101 [video] – https://creation.com/s/35-8-630
• Brain, Genes and Behaviour [MP3 audio] – https://creation.com/s/35-1-035
• Guide to the Human Body [book] – https://creation.com/s/10-2-615
• Body By Design [book] – https://creation.com/s/10-1-170
• [COMING SOON!] Biblical Biology 101 [book] – https://creation.com/s/10-2-631
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