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Tiny Time Bombs

April 16, 2026
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The discovery of tiny pollen grains in rock shows just how inflated the billions of years claimed by evolutionists really are. This discovery, by a creation scientist, has turned those pollen grains into tiny time bombs that continue to damage the theory of evolution.


In 1964, Dr. Clifford Burdick devised a new, better way to collect pollen samples, and he used this method to gather samples in the Grand Canyon. These pollen samples, when viewed under the microscope, allow scientists to identify what kinds of trees they came from. The Hakatai Shale, dated by evolutionists at 600 million years old, was among the layers Dr. Burdick examined for pollen. According to evolutionary dating, this layer would not have contained pollen from conifer trees. Conifers supposedly hadn’t yet evolved. When conifer pollen was discovered in the samples, evolutionists quickly claimed that they were modern pollen grains that had contaminated the sample.


The problem with the evolutionists’ explanation is that pollen is resistant to staining. Yet this pollen was stained with red from the shale itself. It must have been there a long time. The experiment was repeated in 1970. Not only were grains of conifer pollen again found, but pollen from oak trees and evidence of other flowering plants were found as well.


The discovery of these pollen grains offers scientific evidence that evolution’s time scale and story of history is wrong. The evidence does support the accuracy of the Bible that tells us that all life began during the first week of the earth’s history some few thousand years ago.


Colossians 1:16

“For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:”


Prayer: I thank You, Lord, for those scientists who work to honor You. Bless them and keep them under your protection as they work in a field that is generally hostile to your Truth. Amen.


Ref: Wieland, C., Fossil pollen in Grand Canyon overturns plant evolution, Creation. Image: Grand Canyon Supergroup Bass and Hakatai Transition, Grand Canyon National Park, PD, Wikimedia Commons + Conifer branch.

Guest (Male): Are grains of pollen really time bombs? Coming up next on today's Creation Moment. And now, here's our Creation Moments host, Ian Taylor.

Ian T. Taylor: The discovery of tiny grains of pollen in rock has shown just how inflated the millions and billions of years claimed by the evolutionists really are. This discovery by a scientist who believes in creation has turned those grains of pollen into tiny time bombs that continue to damage the theory of evolution.

In 1964, Dr. Clifford Burdick devised a new and better way to collect pollen samples. These pollen samples allow scientists to identify what kinds of trees they came from. The Hakatai Shale, which is dated by evolutionists at 600 million years old, was among the layers he examined for pollen.

According to the evolutionary dating, this layer would not have contained pollen from the conifer trees. Conifer trees supposedly hadn't yet evolved. When conifer pollen was found in the samples, however, evolutionists quickly claimed that they were modern pollen grains that had contaminated the sample.

The discovery of these pollen grains offers scientific evidence that evolution's time scale and the story of history is wrong. The evidence does support the accuracy of the Bible that tells us that all living life began during the first week of Earth's history, some few thousand years ago.

Guest (Male): For a free copy of Ian Taylor's book, 25 Short Answers to Big Questions About Creation, visit us at creationmoments.com or call us toll-free at 1-800-42-BIBLE. That's 1-800-422-4253. And be sure to join us next time for another Creation Moment, proclaiming evidence of God's truth.

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