Karl Wieland talks with human anatomy specialist Dr. David Kaufmann.
David Kaufman earned his Ph. D. in Anatomy (after his MSc in Physical Education) from the University of Iowa. He is the author and co-author of several textbooks and textbooks on anatomy and sports / physical education. He has also published dozens of scientific articles in peer-reviewed scientific journals.
Prior to retiring in 1999, he was professor of physical education at Florida State University in Gainesville, where he taught human anatomy, kinesiology, sports physiology, and biomechanics.
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As soon as we began our communication to write this article, I noticed several times the brilliant sense of humor of Dr. David Kaufman - and in this he was strikingly different from the sullen professor who taught anatomy during my student years. For example, in his letters there were always jokes that at least caused a smile, and most often - loud laughter.
When I asked Dr. Kaufman if he had any photographs that could illustrate this article, he sent us an ironic proposal for the title of the article "Dr. Kaufman with his two biggest fans." (Moreover, by the word fan, he meant fans). (In English, the word fan has two meanings - "fan" and "fan" - translator's note)
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However, David Kaufman takes the importance of the question of creation / evolution very seriously, because, in his words, "it is connected with the most important questions of life, to which each person must answer, for example, with the question" where did I come from? " David says evolutionists answer this question this way: "I was born because mindless molecules by chance came together." The biblical creation, he notes, implies a specific purpose - to love Christ and serve him and other people.
David says evolution also gives a false answer to another critical question - namely, what happens after death. "The believer can expect to continue the spiritual life in heaven with Christ," he says, "while the theory of evolution tells us that there is no life after death and the soul, and we just turn into dust."
Over the 28 years that Dr. Kaufman has been teaching anatomy to medical students, he is frequently asked questions about certain structures and body parts. In answering these questions, he always tried to point out the existence of a divine plan. However, his words were only "the voice of one crying in the wilderness." Most of the other professors either held the beliefs about evolution from molecule to man, or remained indifferent to this issue.
“I just can't imagine how a specialist in human anatomy can even believe that the human body was formed as a result of the fact that mindless molecules were arranged in a certain order over an unusually long period of time” - Dr. David Kaufman.
He says: "It just doesn't fit in my head - how a specialist in human anatomy can even believe that the human body was formed as a result of the fact that mindless molecules were arranged in a certain order over an unusually long period of time."
Perfect mechanism
He calls the human body "an ideal machine." “Humans have invented a huge number of very complex mechanisms,” he says, “but the human body is simply superior to them. It adapts to stress, multiplies and maintains efficiency. It is, to a certain extent, capable of healing. Some cells are capable of regeneration; wounds and fractures heal naturally, and the immune system can often fight off infections. If you use this mechanism, it develops, if not, it loses its functions. When we use a car, it gradually wears out and finally becomes defective. On the other hand, physical exercise helps a person to function better at work or in sports. I'm not even talking about the incredible ability of the human body to process data, analyze, synthesize, think,ingenuity and creativity."
He sums it up like this:
Dr. Kaufman says that by educating students and teaching them how to think, he also tried to use his academic disciplines "to help at least some students find true answers for their lives." Most of the students knew he was a Bible-trusted professor. Sometimes they came to his office to discuss their academic or personal problems. “On rare occasions,” he says, “I have quite diplomatically and carefully quoted Scripture during my lectures.”
Dr. Kaufman is in awe of the complexity of the design seen in the human body. He denies the "revisionist" scientific definition that belief in a supreme Creator is unscientific.
This professor of anatomy very often explained to his students that the term "science" in the Western world has two distinct definitions.
Dr. Kaufman noted that the so-called "scientific brotherhood" in his country, the United States, "is trying to educate all scientists in this approach - the dominant philosophy of materialism. But this is a completely subjective, narrow definition of science, which is based on personal beliefs that have nothing to do with existing evidence.
Moreover, he says, “You really need to have blind faith to believe that molecules, without outside help, created humans. And if we deny even the smallest probability of the existence of a Creator God, any evolutionary idea becomes the only possible explanation, despite the lack of evidence in its favor."
I was delighted to hear the point of view of this scientist who advocates the truth of biblical creation, and also pleased to realize that an increasing number of modern scientists share his point of view and refuse to accept the irrational assumption that all nature, and the "ideal mechanism" including created by themselves.