Stone Makers

Stone Makers

From Creation Moments on Oneplace.com by Ian T. Taylor & Mark W. Cadwallader

May 4, 2026 · 2 min

About this episode

The episode discusses the remarkable abilities of creatures to create strong ceramic materials and draws parallels to the concept of grace in faith.

Modern sophisticated laboratories have produced many specialized materials with amazing qualities. Yet many creatures make ceramic materials that are stronger and tougher. If a crack starts in a piece of our ceramic, over time it grows. The same crack will not grow in ceramic made by the oyster.Human and animal bodies custom-form teeth for a variety of purposes. When science makes such materials it uses heat, chemicals and high pressure. One scientist noted that it would take experts in five or six scientific disciplines to figure out how living things form these materials.Scientists have been trying to learn how creatures that make stony materials do it. Most of what they have learned has left them astonished at the quality of the materials, even if they have learned little about the process. They believe that special cells in the body use proteins and other large molecules to form non-organic molecules into stony materials. It appears that many creatures can control the formation of crystals. For example, in the abalone shell, crystals and glue are stacked in brick and mortar fashion in such a way that they become stronger under pressure. At the same time the structure allows…

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Hosts: Ian T. Taylor, Mark W. Cadwallader

Topics covered

  • ceramics
  • biology
  • faith
  • creation
  • science
  • materials

Keywords

  • ceramic materials
  • oyster
  • crystals
  • creation
  • science
  • faith
  • forgiveness

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Ephesians 2:8-9

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