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1 | which came first the chicken or the egg | Gen 1:20 | Hank | 33337 | ||
Dear new user Aspiring: There is a world of difference between micro- and macro-evolution. In its simplest terms, micro-evolution involves minor adaptive changes within a species in response to environmental stimuli. Macro-evolution is enormously broader in scope, embracing quantum leaps from simple cells to complex organisms, not only crossing over boundaries of species but actually creating new species in the evolutionary process. An example of micro-evolution is race. God created one man and one woman, Adam and Eve. They were of one "race" and color, obviously. They could not have been all races and all colors that are extant in the world today. It is micro-evolution (adaptation) that accounts for the fact that we have people of African, Asian, and European ancestry in the world today, people of different skin tones and other physiognomic characteristics. These adaptive changes (mico-evolution) in no way present the slightest contradiction or interpretive challenge to the truth of Genesis; macro (Darwinian) evolution clearly does. It was mico-evolution, unless I am much mistaken, about which Curtnsally was speaking in his post about which you voiced question and concern. For more information about creationism and evolution from a conservative Christian perspective, you may enjoy visiting icr.com on the Web. --Hank | ||||||
2 | which came first the chicken or the egg | Gen 1:20 | Curtnsally | 33374 | ||
Hank Thanks for the support. The site, by the way is: www.icr.ORG For others out there, let me clarify my view of creation and evolution. Darwin in Origin of Species said: "If it could be demonstrated that any complex organ existed which could not possibly have been formed by numerous, successive, slight modifications, my theory would absolutely break down." I believe this is the best argument against the Darwinian "creation through evolution" that permeates our pop culture and correlative "pop science". People, including scientists, tend to establish their core beliefs and then use science to support them. The reality is that science is showing many organs which could not evolve into being. The eye is one most commonly considered... how could the eye begin to develop if an organism could not perceive light? And, if there was by some quirk a "spontaneous" development of an optic nerve, how would this lead to the evolutionary development of a lense? Can an organism detect the need for focus in the absense of focus? Would the lense not have to appear fully developed in order to be useful under natural selection? There are many more examples of "irreducibly complex systems" in biology. By Darwin's own measure, continuing scientific research is "breaking down" his theory of "creation by evolution". These troubling questions for the "creation through evolution" scientists are on the table, and the silence of research on this topic has been deafening. Further evidence in the fossil record shows evolution at the micro level "within species or groups" but is lacking evidence of evolution at the macro level ("pond scum to man"). Given the long history of fossils collected, there is no explanation of this short of creation at the species level. Finally, for Christians, we need to be vigilent about science, not hiding from it. God, who created all that is, is the author of all truth. Science and theology must match. When they don't, we should lead the charge to find out why, and not leave it to atheists who redefine science to support their a-theology. We have nothing to fear from science, and no reason to disavow obvious scientific truth. Our goal is to debunk faulty conclusions drawn from valid observations. Our witness to the world is to be the "Daniel" of our time... to explain truths of physical world in light of the truths of the spiritual world. Truth is truth, and God is the author of all truth. Amen! Thanks again Hank Curt |
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