Design Science Association
Education and adventure in the field of Creation Science.
What is the Design Science Association?
Design Science Association is a Portland, Oregon based outreach offering opportunities for education and adventure in the field of Creation Science. Highlights include:
- Monthly Meetings featuring prominent Creation Science Speakers.
- Book Store offering the latest and best Creation Science resources at discount prices.
- Field Trips exploring the handiwork of our Creator, Jesus Christ, as well as the evidence for the global flood of Noah’s day.
MONTHLY MEETING: January 17, 2026
Living to 900: Cultural and Scientific Corroboration of One of the Bible’s Most Amazing Claims
Dr. Jake Hebert
The Bible plainly affirms that people in both the pre-Flood and immediate post-Flood worlds routinely attained
ages of hundreds of years. Other ancient historians have corroborated the Bible’s claim in this regard. Moreover, unless this longevity was supernatural, it seems that animals also would have experienced much greater longevity, because it is difficult to conceive of a natural cause for greater longevity (fewer harmful mutations, abundant food, different atmospheric composition, etc.) that would not also have affected the animal kingdom. Growth bands in fossil oysters show direct evidence of greater longevity than in their living descendants. Moreover, longevity studies in living animals have shown that giantism and delayed maturation are often associated with greater longevity, and there is abundant evidence for both in the fossils.
Dr. Jake Hebert earned a bachelor’s degree in physics from Lamar University in 1995, a master’s degree in physics in 1999 from Texas A&M University, and a Ph.D. in physics in 2011 from the University of Texas at Dallas, where he did cutting-edge research on the connection between cosmic rays, solar activity, and weather and climate. He has taught at both the high school and university levels. He joined ICR in 2011 as Research Associate, changed to Research Scientist in 2021, and is currently researching the post-Flood Ice Age, the dating methods used to assign ages to the seafloor sediments and deep ice cores, and cosmology, among other research endeavors. He is the author of The Ice Age and Climate Change: A Creation Perspective, The Ice Age and the Flood: Does Science Really Show Millions of Years? and The Climate Change Conflict: Keeping Cool over Global Warming. He is also a contributor to Guide to Creation Basics, Creation Basics & Beyond, and Guide to the Universe.
We meet the usually on the third Saturday of each month but occasionally on the
second Saturday from
9:00 am to 11:30 am at:
Greater Portland Bible Church
2374 SW Vermont Street
Portland, OR 97219
In addition to speaking at DSA, Dr. Hebert will also speak at the following:
Saturday evening Jan. 17, 6:00pm - Mount St. Helens Creation Center, 147 Front Ave NW, Castle Rock, WA
Dinosaurs and the Christian
Sunday morning Jan. 18, 11:30am - Grace Bible Fellowship, 12420 NE Siskiyou St, Portland, OR
Understanding Biblical Creation: Why You Should Believe in a Literal Genesis
Sunday evening Jan. 18, 6:00pm - Word of Grace Bible Church, 1317 NW 12th Ave, Battle Ground, WA
Science ... or Science Fiction?
For upcoming months' meetings, see our Meetings page.
Creation Encounter Field Trips
Design Science Association hosts field trips through Creation Encounter. Our purpose is to provide quality creation field study, tours, road guides, and other information glorifying God as Creator. We also conduct special field trips for local pastor groups, and offer "tailor-made" creation programs for various organizations. Our mission is to help believers defend the reliability of the Bible and to support the church in fulfilling its Great Commission.
Livestream
The meeting will stream live every third Saturday of the month at 9am Pacific. Click below to watch it LIVE. Did you miss the Livestream? Don’t worry. It’s in our video archive on our YouTube channel.