Education has always been a critical focus of the mission of the Institute for Creation Research. In fact, ICR was originally established as the research division of Christian Heritage College (now San Diego Christian College) when Drs.

Evolutionists have frequently criticized creationism as unscientific because of its basic commitment to the doctrine of creation ex nihilo…that is, "creation out of nothing." The idea that God simply called the universe into existence by His own power, without using any preexisting materials, is rejected out of hand by evolutionists, since this would involve supernatural action, which

If Balaam lived among today’s evangelicals, he would be considered a great man. His public sayings would be widely known, and his "ministry" would have great impact (Numbers 22:6).

A current research emphasis of the ICR life sciences team is the "tree of life," a standard icon of the evolutionary paradigm.¹ Evolutionists commonly try to buttress their claim of a universal tree of life by pointing to the genetic similarity between chimpanzees and humans.

Evolutionists make several major claims in this regard:

How the Intelligent Design Movement Treats the Bible as Irrelevant