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In this regard,
some view evolution more as religion than as science, because
of its strong reliance upon faith in things unseen.
But in their
zeal to systematize their Darwinian god, factual science itself
became subordinate to the flexible whimsies of evolutionists' new
maker. For example, anything —and everything can
be ascribed to evolution. And when faced with the inconvenience
of refuting evidence, evolutionists' elastic god can be remolded
to fit any shape expedience dictates (as we shall see).
- Evolution's
Absurd Leap of Faith From Theory to Fact
- Darwin's Theory
won sweeping support within the science community and the media.
There persisted, however, the troublesome matter of proving
their new god. How well would evolution's unknown machinations
fare under scrutiny of the fossil record, and well-understood and
proven laws of nature, such as thermodynamics?
Earth and
the Laws of Nature Tell a Different Story
The top-most
layer of the earth's crust is a mile-deep graveyard containing
billions of fossils. Darwin claimed that abundant evidence supporting
his theory, i.e., missing links, common ancestors, would be found
in this stratum.
But in over
150 years since Darwin's theory was published, no evidence of
any kind has ever been found to support it. In fact, evidence contained
in the fossil record directly contradicts Darwin's claims of
species' transmutation.
- Artists'
Renderings —as Facts of Science
- Undaunted by
the contrary physical evidence, paleontologists have exhibited
an inexhaustible capacity over the years for imagination.
In 1912, Arthur
Woodward announced to the world that he had found the missing
link between ape and man. Piltdown Man, as he called it,
consisted of a jaw bone and a piece of skull which he estimated
to be over 500,000 years old.
However, in 1953,
when the new fluoride dating process was applied to the bones,
scientists were shocked to learn that the jaw bone was
less than 50 years old. Only then did they notice that
the bones and teeth had been treated with salts and filed to
make them appear old and primitive.
In other words,
Piltdown Man was a scientific fraud.
Scientific
Method in Reverse?
In the
past 150 years, paleontologists and archaeologists have unearthed
literally millions of fossil remains. However, despite initial
reports of findings of missing links, scientists later dismissed
these reports as false.
Most notable
of these reported discoveries were:
- Heidelberg
Man - Reconstructed from a modern human jaw bone.
- Nebraska
Man - Scientifically reconstructed from the tooth of a pig.
- Piltdown
Man - Scientifically reconstructed from the jawbone of a modern
ape. Teeth filed and treated with salts to make them appear old.
- Peking Man
- Supposedly 500,000 years old, but the evidence somehow vanished.
- Neanderthal
Man - Scientifically reconstructed from the arthritic skeleton
of a modern man.
- New Guinea
Man - Later found to date way back to 1970.
- Cro-Magnon
Man - Reconstructed from a fossil identical in every way - to
modern man.
In over 150
years since the introduction of Darwin's book, no missing links
have ever been found, living or dead.
In fact, evolution
scientists have been confounded by evidence in the fossil record
which directly contradicts their theory. The fossil record provides
clear evidence of the sudden occurrence of species and their
long history virtually unchanged - until extinction.
Life from
Non-Living Matter?
Another
key tenet of Darwinism proposes the spontaneous generation of
life, from inorganic matter (pre-biotic soup). Unfortunately,
all attempts by experimenters to prove this hypothesis have also
failed.
Apparently, non-living
matter simply cannot produce living matter —a fact that
the Dr. Louis Pasteur proved scientifically.
Yet, despite
the lack of any scientific underpinning, or even the slightest
hint of how evolution is supposed to actually work, the
theory persists as orthodox doctrine in science textbooks
all over the world.
How can this
be?
With the argument
of Darwinism all but shattered by the fossil record, Darwinist
scientists had to come up with an alternate theory - one that
better fit the physical evidence.
- Directed
Panspermia (The X-Files)
- Still reeling
from the knockout blow dealt by the fossil record, evolutionist scientists
went back to the drawing board. Their substitute creator had
to be revamped to deal with the practical realities of
the fossil record.
Francis Crick,
the 1981, Nobel Prize winner for co-discovery of DNA —came
up with a solution. Crick introduced the hypothesis known as,
Directed Panspermia.
The theory states
that aliens on dying planets elsewhere rocketed microorganisms
to earth, spawning the various life forms we have today.
When introduced,
this theory sparked much speculation and even hysteria among
the less-scientific public. Aliens and UFOs began popping everywhere
and soon became the rage of tabloid magazines. (Some even
claim to have been abducted by aliens).
However, in light
of the incredible distances between solar systems and other practical
realities, this theory was discarded.
Though abandoned
by scientists, the fanciful fiction did not escape unnoticed
by Hollywood screenwriters and producers. Hollywood sci-fi flicks
and popular TV shows such as the X Files, capitalized upon the
drama of advanced alien races keeping watchful eyes upon their
primitive earth progeny.
Nor was the public
offended any by Crick's discarded Little Green Men (LGM) theory,
as Agents Mulder and Scully proved in the TV ratings.
But LGM was only
fiction; scientists needed a more durable god.
Punctuated
Equilibrium
Darwin's
theory of evolution was then completely overhauled to better
conform to the physical evidence contained within the fossil
record.
With no explanation
as to how evolution supposedly works, scientists now claim
that evolution functions just like supernatural creation - (i.e.,
without the Supernatural Creator).
Their neo-Darwinist
theory, called punctuated equilibrium, in effect claims
that evolution creates species in spurts and that those
species endure for long periods without noticeable change —amazingly
like creation.
But how
—no one knows. That's the miracle of evolution. "We
know it happens, because it happened", as
scientists are fond of saying.
From fraudulent
ape-man fossils, to little green men, to an empty black box creation
system - which no one gets to peer into ...it might seem that
scientists will accept any alternative —to Supernatural
creation.
Can Scientists
be Trusted?
Many
people view scientists as fearless and objective investigators
of natural phenomena. Many regard their credibility as superior
to religion (which is not a difficult comparison).
However, scientists
may be far from the benign and objective custodians of truth
that their white lab coats might suggest. |
s naturalism made atheists out of scientists,
they needed a surrogate creator to anchor their all-natural ideology.
In their newly exalted role in society scientists now had the necessary
intellectual clout and political freedom to craft their own
brand of creation.