#20 - Can Christians Believe In
Can You Have "FAITH" In Evolution?
DARWIN & EVOLUTION
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"MACRO" EVOLUTION
The Modern "RELIGION" Called
FIRST...
Attempting discussion of this matter, without that distinction, is entirely BOGUS! and tends toward confusion since the stand-alone term "evolution" is vague at best.
Employing the word "evolution" as a stand-alone term is generally considered an exercise in purposeful obfuscation meant to bewilder or stupefy any religionist opposition, obscuring people's understanding, leaving them baffled, without concrete descriptive terminology. Duping them into appearing pathetically clueless, as bozos & buffoons, absent a firm grip on the concept of what is actually a blatant misnomer.
"Evolution" as a stand-alone descriptive term is thoroughly undescriptive.
A lack of distinction between "MICRO" and "MACRO" evolution is the main stumbling-block in discussion of the issue.
"MICRO" evolution is an applied science.
"MICRO" evolution explains how existing species, including a few lucky or opportunistic mutants, adapt, evolve and even prosper through natural selection, and is supported both by observation and in the fossil record. "MICRO" evolution occurs within species, producing varied or different forms of that same species.
The teaching of applied "MICRO" evolution should not be problematic for even zealous religionists, would that it were clearly differentiated from theoretical and unproven "MACRO" evolution.
But, here, the various religionists hold the high ground due to the inconvenient, troublesome, awkward fact that today's field of astro-physics, as currently taught throughout academia, fully conforms to the exact order of the first ten (10) creation events delineated in the Bible's Book of Genesis. Oddly enough, they are in splendidly remarkable agreement.
And despite the fact that today's astro-physicists developed their considered opinions on the origin of the universe (and formation of the earth) sans scriptura, the Bible's Book of Genesis predates modern astro-physics texts by not a few millennia.
"MACRO" evolution is unproven speculation.
Whereas "MACRO" evolution was (and is) a theoretical attempt to explain the origin (creation) of species through natural selection, and is not supported in the fossil record. Among the fossils, no observations have ever been made concerning any species evolving into a completely new, different or unique species. Anyone who claims there is verifiable scientific evidence for "MACRO" evolution is a propagandist, to put it politely.
The term "Natural Selection" is a misnomer when used in reference to the origin (creation) of species. Nature can only select from life-forms which exist, nature cannot select (from nothing) a non-existent life-form ("life form" = The characteristic morphology of a mature, existing organism). A species genome already contains the extant genetic variations available for nature to select from, rather like an artists palette of basic colors offers myriad choices, mixtures and combinations - millions of hues, tints and shades - while not offering any possibility of entirely new basic colors.
Species must first exist in order to be "Naturally Selected" - otherwise you are simply talking about the same unexplainable "Magic" attributed to super-natural creation by the God of Abraham. So, if someone is willing to believe-in nature accomplishing pure magic in creating new and unique species from out of nothing, that believer in "Miracles" should also be able to accept similar magic accomplished by a creator-God who truly rules.
There are no "Laws Of Nature" or "Natural Laws" - There are only "God's Laws".
The concept of "MACRO" evolution as the origin (creation) of species is a violation of the second law of thermodynamics, the law of entropy. The idea that random functionality can create intricate complex order has never been observed anywhere in the entire universe, much less on earth.
The current academic expression of theoretical "MACRO" evolution holds forth that the earliest, most primitive life-forms in our far distant past somehow "evolved" from amino and nucleic acids which developed from chemicals leeched out of Pre-Cambrian rock by rains of unknown constituents and uncertain composition, facilitating development of the first replicating molecules leading to self-replicating organisms.
Does this indicate that today's scientific position on theoretical "MACRO" evolution instructs...
Or should we, instead, faithfully believe what the Bible says about Adam being cobbled-together from 200 pounds of clay?
However, extant fossil evidence DOES show a, later, Cambrian-era explosion in the number of species. Fossil evidence DOES show a rapid appearance of phylum-level differences in a sudden period of time (a few million years), instead of a long history of gradual divergence from a common ancestor (billions and billions of years). Darwin’s conception of a fictional "Tree Of Life" is not supported by fossil records. The compact time-frame of the Cambrian explosion has uprooted Darwin’s conceptual tree. An overwhelming collection of Cambrian-era fossil records shows this rapid appearance of phylum-level differences in a very short period of time to be true and provable.
Steadfast belief... "MACRO" evolution is a "Religion" eagerly conducted by grade-school teachers and college instructors earnestly following the doctrines of "MACRO" evolution theology and discipled by their clergy, the High Priests of Darwinism in white lab-coats.
Due to a complete lack of factual, provable, demonstrable, scientific or archaeological evidence for "MACRO" evolution, any belief in "MACRO" evolution as the origin (creation) of species is purely a Faith-Based (religious-like) issue to the same extent as belief in Christ Jesus as the Saviour (Messiah) is a Faith-Based issue.
There actually is far more proof for Christ Jesus than for "MACRO" evolution. For this very reason, Charles Robert Darwin proposed "MACRO" evolution as a theory, rather like unto a wistful notion.
There IS! evidence for evolution... fantasies do EVOLVE! into facts.
Lacking experimental evidence to support his theory Darwin resorted to speculative arguments while, today, the argumentation used by evolutionists is limited to personal convictions (faith, belief) and simple possibilities (conjecture, speculation, fantasy, delusion), and are all presented AS IF they were valid arguments in favor of the theory, AS IF they were proofs supporting the theory.
Predictions (guesses) originating within the field of Comparative Anatomy have produced a major tenet of "MACRO" evolution theology, the doctrine of a mythical Fossil Sequence, the Tetrapod-to-Reptile-to-Mammal sequence. Which predicted fantasy sequence does NOT! exist in nature and is NOT! derived from evidence found in the fossil record (no such evidence exists) but is imagined (predicted) to have occurred simply because it MUST! have occurred.
In the REAL! world, such logic is termed DELUSIONAL and is dismissed as "Wishful Thinking".
Whereas in the rarefied atmosphere of scientific endeavor, and in the "Ivory Towers" of academia, delusional wishful thinking has gained enough traction to have EVOLVED! into facts (truths) with no stigma of buffoonery, foolishness or idiocy attached.
Staunch faith, belief and trust in predictions, guesses, fantasies and delusions is the
foundation of the scientific and academic position supporting acceptance of unproven, unprovable, theoretical "MACRO" evolution.
The current scientific logic is that since change HAS! taken place during the history of the earth, that very change HAS! to be as a result of (and proof of) "MACRO" evolution - with this highly flawed circular reasoning (modern Darwinian theology) allowing for no other possible explanation or competing theory - coldly dismissing an all-powerful God as super-natural creator. To scientists and academians, The God Of Abraham does not even qualify to be a comic book Super-Hero, at least not THEIR! Super-Hero.
Nonexistent...
in the fossil record are any transitional forms, the so-called "Missing Links", which Darwin had hoped would "turn up" or be "dug-up" over time. In his "Origin" magnum opus, Darwin frequently admits that the "imperfect" and "incomplete" fossil record (of his day) did not support the "Origin" concept of (today's) theoretical "MACRO" evolution in the slightest degree.
Darwin never claimed that "MACRO" evolution as the origin (creation) of species was true, he only hoped that the geological record would, eventually, establish his speculation as verifiable fact.
Although Darwin expressed great faith that future advances in the fledgeling science of archaeology would "uncover" the "Missing Links" (transitional forms) required to validate his theory, Darwin's own considered opinion was that "MACRO" evolution as the origin of species was pure fiction since it could not be either demonstrated or proven at that time. (ca. mid-1800s)
Nothing has changed in that model since Darwin's day. "MACRO" evolution remains unproven in the fossil record, and remains a mere faith-based theory, as "Religious" conjecture somewhat below the level of a solid hypothesis.
"MACRO" evolution is accepted by some, despite a lack of facts, purely as a matter of "Faith". It is not accepted by many others because it is highly improbable in light of established facts.
Everyone is entitled to their own opinions,
Should one ambitiously endeavor to attain a "Well-Rounded" education, it would behoove one to read, at least, the Introduction to Darwin's "Origin", along with Chapter 6 - "Difficulties On Theory", and to peruse the various chapter summaries found throughout the entire tome. Many mysteries and much confusion about the word "Evolution", as a spurious descriptive term, could be dispelled and put to rest by having everyone who concerns them self with the "Evolution" debate expose their minds to, and become informed by, Darwin's own concerns.
"MACRO" evolution's inexplicable popularity cannot be successfully understood without consideration of an anti-God factor being in play. It is not possible that such a flawed, unproven theory, today's "MACRO" evolution, could dominate current scientific opinion (as theology) and prevail throughout academia (as doctrine) without allowing for the presence of significant Satanic influence behind the scene.
It is purely "Religious" belief to hold that "MACRO" evolution is responsible for the creation of any species. It requires a significantly profound level of tremendously intense faith (admirable faith!) to cherish the "belief" that "MACRO" evolution had, or has, any part in the origin (creation) of species through natural (Godless) selection.
This author does NOT possess enough "Faith" to believe in "MACRO" evolution for the creation of any species.
As expressed today, "MACRO" evolution (aka: Darwinism) is inherently an atheistic, naturalistic philosophy.
The teaching of "MACRO" evolution as fact, as the origin of species, is indoctrination in a "Religion".
For it is the "Religion" of evolution which truly expresses "Scientific" Creationism.
And that "Religious" indoctrination is based on "BLIND" faith!
Because evolution is belief (faith) in the impossible!
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DARWIN ON TRIAL
Presenting an anti "MACRO" evolution position,
not a Scientific Creationism position.
EVOLUTION
The "Origin Of Species",
imagined or speculated to be the result of evolution.
(aka: "MACRO" Evolution)
.... you must distinguish between "MICRO" evolution and "MACRO" evolution.
And, along with the entire universe, nature obeys God's Laws.
.... we are evolved from ROCKS?
Or, maybe, Adam was cobbled-together from dirt which eroded from those same Pre-Cambrian rocks?
in theoretical "MACRO" evolution, as if it were actual fact, is eerily similar to how
the "BIG BANG" theory expresses the rock-ribbed "beliefs" of most scientists today; i.e...
"First, there was nothing. Then, it exploded."
Are you quite certain you can faithfully believe-in THAT too?
Belief (faith, trust) in "MACRO" evolution is pure metaphysics (the teleological doctrine of causation), a "Religion!"
Self-delusion was, once, solely the purview of children and fools.
but NOT their own facts.
Darwin, C. R. 1859.
"On The Origin Of Species By Means Of Natural Selection,
Or The Preservation Of Favoured Races In The Struggle For Life."
London: John Murray. 1st edition, 1st issue.
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