Kurt Wise

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'''Kurt Patrick Wise''' {{lived|1959}} is a [[young earth creationism|young earth creationist]] [[paleontology|paleontologist]] and one of the founders of modern [[baraminology]].  Ironically, he studied paleontology under the highly-respected scientist [[Stephen Jay Gould]].

==Creationist views==
{{quotebox|width=70%|Creation isn't a [[theory]].  The fact that [[God]] created the [[universe]] is not a theory, it's true.  However, some of the details are not specifically nailed down in [[Bible|Scripture]].  Some issues  such as creation, a [[global flood]], and a young age for the earth are determined by Scripture, so they are not theories.  My understanding from Scripture is that the universe is in the order of 6,000 years old.  Once that has been determined by Scripture, it is a starting point that we build theories upon. It is within those boundaries that we can construct new theories.<ref name="aig">"[https://answersingenesis.org/fossils/fossil-expert-says-think-weird/ Fossil Expert Says ... Think Weird! - Interview with Dr Kurt Wise]."  Answers in Genesis.  1995 December 1.</ref>}}

{{quotebox|width=70%|To accept the entire [[evolution]]ary model would mean one would have to reject Scripture.  And because I came to know [[Jesus Christ|Christ]] through Scripture I couldn't reject it.<ref name="aig"/>}}

{{quotebox|width=70%|I'm not trying to convince people of the truth of [young earth creationism].  It's not a decision of the mind but of the heart.<ref name="bp">Ken Walker.  "[http://www.bpnews.net/bpnews.asp?id=15405 Worldview shapes one's conclusions about creation, Kurt Wise writes]."  ''Baptist Press''.  2003 March 10.</ref>}}

{{quotebox|width=70%|God is not only the sole eyewitness of the past, but he is also the only fully reliable witness.<ref name="bp"/>}}

==Qualifications==
B.A. Geophysical Sciences, University of Chicago. M.A. Geology, Harvard University - 1984. Ph.D. Geology (Paleontology), Harvard University. Taught Paleontology and Biosystematics at the [[Institute for Creation Research Graduate School]].<ref name=ICR>http://web.archive.org/web/20021231113355/http://www.icr.org/creationscientists/wise.html</ref>

Wise started teaching at [[Bryan College]] as an Associate Professor of Science in 1989.<ref name="tmc">"[http://www.truett.edu/article-list/428-creation-research-center-established-at-tmc.html Creation Research Center Established at TMC]."  Truett-McConnell College.  2009.</ref> He was made Director of the college's Center for Origins Research<ref name=ICR /><ref>"[http://web.archive.org/web/20071222161853/http://www.sbts.edu/academics/Faculty/Theology/Kurt_Wise.aspx Kurt P. Wise.]"  Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.  2007.</ref> before succeeding [[William Dembski]] as the head of the Center for Theology and Science at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in 2006.<ref>Jeff Robinson.  "[http://www.sbts.edu/media/publications/magazine/2006Spring.pdf Trustees approve study centers at Southern Seminary]."  ''Southern Seminary Magazine''.  Spring 2006.</ref>  In 2009, he left to become director of Truett-McConnell College's then-newly-established Creation Research Center.<ref name="tmc"/>

== Published works ==
*''[http://www.amazon.com/Faith-Form-Time-Confirms-Creation/dp/0805424628 Faith, Form, and Time:  What the Bible Teaches and Science Confirms About Creation and the Age of the Universe]''.  B&H Books, 2002. 
*''[http://www.amazon.com/Something-Nothing-Understanding-Creation-Truthquest/dp/0805427791 Something from Nothing:  Understanding What You Believe About Creation and Why]''.  B&H Books, 2004.

==External links==
*[https://archive.is/O11Co Sadly, an Honest Creationist] by [[Richard Dawkins]]
*[http://www.truett.edu/academics/our-faculty.html Truett-McConnell's Faculty, including Kurt Wise]
*[http://home.austarnet.com.au/stear/a_word_to_the_wise.htm A Word to the Wise]

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