Frank Lewis Marsh (b. 18 October 1899, Aledo, Illinois - 1992) was an American biologist, educator and creationist author. In 1963 he was one of the ten founding members of the Creation Research Society along with more well-known creationists such as Henry M. Morris and Duane Gish. October 18 is the 291st day of the year (292nd in Leap years). ... 1899 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Aledo is the name of two places in the United States. ... State nickname: Land of Lincoln, The Prairie State Other U.S. States Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Governor Rod Blagojevich (D) Official languages English Area 149,998 km² (25th)  - Land 143,968 km²  - Water 6,030 km² (4. ... 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Creationism is generally the belief that the universe was created by a deity, or alternatively by one or more powerful and intelligent beings. ... 1963 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Creation Research Society is a young Earth creationist organisation, originally founded in 1963 by Henry M. Morris and nine other like-minded individuals. ... Henry M. Morris Dr Henry Madison Morris (born 1918) is an American young earth creationist and hydraulic engineer, considered the father of the creation science movement. ... Duane Gish Dr Duane Tolbert Gish (born February 17, 1921) is an American young earth creationist and biochemist who is best known as vice-president of the Institute for Creation Research. ...

Marsh first trained as a nurse at Hinsdale Sanitarium and Hospital. Later, whilst teaching at a Adventist school (Hinsdale Academy) in the Chicago area Marsh studied advanced biology at the University of Chicago and in 1935 obtained an M.S. in zoology from Northwestern University. In 1940 he completed a PhD in botany at the University of Nebraska, becoming the first Advenist to earn a doctoral degree in biology. The Seventh-day Adventist Church, or SDA for short, is an evangelical Christian denomination that grew out of the prophetic Millerite movement in the United States during the middle part of the 19th century. ... Chicago (officially named the City of Chicago) is the third largest city in the United States (after New York City and Los Angeles), with an official population of 2,896,016, as of the 2000 census. ... The University of Chicago is a private co-educational university located in Chicago, Illinois. ... The Arch, the main entrance to Northwesterns Evanston campus Northwestern University is a private university which has its main campus in Evanston, Illinois, on a 240-acre (970,000 m²) campus along the shore of Lake Michigan. ... University of Nebraska seal The University of Nebraska is the main public higher education outlet of the State of Nebraska in the United States. ...

In his book Fundamental Biology (self-published, 1941) Marsh describes himself as a "fundamentalist scientst". He argues that modern human races are degenerate forms of first created man and warns that the living world is the scene of a cosmic struggle between the Creator and Satan. Marsh claims that Satan is a "master geneticist" and speculates that almagamation and hybridization are his ways of destroying the original harmony and perfection among living things. Marsh views the black skin of Negroes as one the "abnormalities" engineered in this diabolical way. (Lustig et al, 2004, p. 92) The Creator God is the divine being that created the omniverse, according to various traditions and faiths. ... Gustave Dores depiction of Satan from John Miltons Paradise Lost Satan (שָׂטָן Standard Hebrew Satan, Latin Sátanas, Tiberian Hebrew Śāṭān; Aramaic שִׂטְנָא Śiṭnâ: both words mean Adversary; accuser) is an angel, demon, or minor god in many religions. ... Negro means black in both Spanish and Portuguese languages, being derived from the Latin word niger of the same meaning. ...

In Fundamental Biology Marsh coins the term baramin for the Genesis "kind", although in Evolution, Creation and Science (1944) Marsh asserts that mankind is the only sure example of a baramin. In the same work Marsh claims that both creation and evolution are testable and falsifiable; that special creation requires less faith to believe in than organic evolution and that a global flood produced most or all of the geological record. In creation biology, Baraminology is the effort to classify created kinds. ... Look up Creation in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Creation is the following: Generally, creation is the act or result of bringing something into existence by recombining structures of matter. ... Charles Darwin, father of the theory of evolution by natural selection. ... Flood geology, creation geology and diluvial geology are terms used by creationists to describe the study of geologic phenomena with reference to the purported events of the Great Flood as reported in Genesis. ...

In Evolution or Special Creation? (1947) Marsh affirms the scientific accuracy of the Bible and concludes, "surely the time is ripe for a return to the fundamentals of true science, the science of creationism". From the publication of this work onward Marsh avoided mentioning Ellen G. White, co-founder of Seventh-day Adventism, as he believed such references would repel non-Adventist readers (Lustig et all, 2004, p. 93). Creation science is a part of the creationist movement that claims to offer scientific evidence compatible with creation according to Genesis. ... Ellen Gould White (née Harmon) (November 26, 1827 – July 16, 1915) was co-founder of Seventh-day Adventism. ...

Marsh rejects uniformitarianism and refutes calculations of an ancient age for the earth in Studies in Creationism (c. 1950), and also claims that disease results from the deterioration in nature caused by Satan since the Fall. This health theme is developed further in Life, Man and Time (c. 1957), in which Marsh claims that the reduced lifespan of humans is a consequence of the carnivorous diet adopted since the Flood. Antediluvian conditions are said to have provided a healthy balanced diet. Marsh objects to a statement by Dobzhansky that he (Marsh) is virtually the only scientist who rejects evolution. Within scientific philosophy, uniformitarianism is the principle in which one assumes that the same processes that shaped the Universe occurred then as they do now, unless there is good evidence otherwise. ... Young Earth creationism is the belief that the Earth and life on Earth were created by a direct action of God a relatively short time ago. ... A disease is any abnormal condition of the body or mind that causes discomfort, dysfunction, or distress to the person affected or those in contact with the person. ... Gustave Dores depiction of Satan from John Miltons Paradise Lost Satan (שָׂטָן Standard Hebrew Satan, Latin Sátanas, Tiberian Hebrew Śāṭān; Aramaic שִׂטְנָא Śiṭnâ: both words mean Adversary; accuser) is an angel, demon, or minor god in many religions. ... According to the Bible, the only survivors from the antediluvian period were Noah and his family. ... Theodosius Grigorevich Dobzhansky (Russian — Феодосий Григорьевич Добржанский; sometimes anglicized to Theodore Dobzhansky; January 25, 1900 - December 18, 1975) was a noted geneticist and evolutionary biologist. ...

In his book Variation and Fixity in Nature (1976) Marsh insists that all of the evidence for evolution is only evidence for microevolution. He also develops the theory that baramins are defined by ability to hybidize and claims that the most basic and well-demonstrated of biological principles is that of limitation of variation. Marsh concludes finally that "The Bible knows nothing about organic evolution. It regards the origin of man by special creation as a historical fact... In view of the subjectivity of the evidence upon which a decision on the matter of origins must be made, creationism and evolutionism should be respected as alternate viewpoints". Microevolution is the occurrence of small-scale changes in gene frequencies in a population over a few generations, also known as change at or below the species level. ...

Marsh died in 1992. His papers are kept at Andrews University, from which Marsh gained a B.A. in 1927 and a B.S in 1929 at what was then Emmanuel Missionary College. Categories: Possible copyright violations ...

See also

• Baraminology
• Creation biology
• Creation-evolution controversy
• Creation science
• Flood geology
• Pre-Adamite
• Young Earth creationism

In creation biology, Baraminology is the effort to classify created kinds. ... Creation biology is a pseudoscience that attempts the study biology from a young earth creationist perspective. ... The creation-evolution controversy (also termed the creation vs. ... Creation science is a part of the creationist movement that claims to offer scientific evidence compatible with creation according to Genesis. ... Flood geology, creation geology and diluvial geology are terms used by creationists to describe the study of geologic phenomena with reference to the purported events of the Great Flood as reported in Genesis. ... The idea that humans existed before Adam, which is known as the Pre-Adamite hypothesis or Preadamism, has a long history, probably having its origins in early pagan responses to Jewish and Christian claims regarding the origins of the human race. ... Young Earth creationism is the belief that the Earth and life on Earth were created by a direct action of God a relatively short time ago. ...

References

• Lustig, Abigail, Richards, Robert J. and Ruse, Michael (Eds.). (2004). Darwinian Heresies. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0521815169
• McIver, Tom (1988). Anti-Evolution: A Reader's Guide to Writings Before and After Darwin. Baltimore, MD: The Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 0801845203
• Numbers, Ronald L. (Ed.) (1994). The Early Writings of Harold W. Clark and Frank Lewis Marsh (Creationism in Twentieth-Century America, Vol 8). Garland Publishing. ISBN 081531809X

External links

• About the Baraminology Study Group: Historical Context of Views
• Baraminology
• Frank Lewis Marsh Papers]
• Flesh for The Creationists' Bones