EvoGenesis Easy answers to evolution The ultimate answer to evolution and the crisis in creationism John Thomas 1 2 CONTENTS PART 1 EVOGENESIS- THE REAL ORIGIN OF SPECIES 1.1 The Genesis Alternative 1.2 An Overview Of EvoGenesis PART 2 WHERE DARWIN WENT WRONG 2.1 The Darwin Delusion 2.2 Evolution Fails Fossil Test 1 2.3 Evolution Fails Fossil Test 2 2.4 Jean Baptiste Lamarck 2.5 The Origin of Variation 2.6 A Brief History of Complexity 2.7 Complexity Within Complexity 2.8 Every Body Needs a Bauplan 2.9 Neo-Darwinism 2.10 Cuvier the Catastrophist 2.11 The Self-developing Genome 2.12 Another Look at Natural Selection 2.13 The Missing Link 2.14 Faith, Assumption and Dogma 2.15 Darwin's Personal Agenda 2.16 The Birth of Geology 2.17 Rocks & Fossils 2.18 Dinosaurs and Dragons 2.19 Radiometric Dating 2.20 The Curse of Evolution PART 3 A CLOSER LOOK AT THE GENESIS ACCOUNT OF CREATION 3.1 Questions & Answers 3.2 In the Beginning 3.3 Chaos! 3.4 Day One- A Special Light 3.5 Day Two - Waters above & Waters below 3.6 Day Three - The Dry Land, the Sea & Plants 3.7 Day Four - The Sun, the Moon & Stars 3.8 Day Five- Fish & Birds 3.9 Day Six - Cattle, Creeping Things and Beasts 3.10 Day Six - Man 3.11 Day Six- Everything was Good 3.12 Eden 3.13 The Flood of Noah - Some Questions 3.14 The Ark 3.15 The Deluge 3.16 The Aftermath Conclusions 3 4 PREFACE HISTORY REPEATING History, we are told, has a habit of repeating itself. The ancient Greek philosophers, for example, debated the ultimate nature of matter. Some thought it could be cut up into ever smaller pieces, ad infinitum. Others, such as Democritus, argued that you would finally arrive at a piece so small that it could not be cut up any further- that ultimate particle would be un-cuttable, or "a-tomic". It was then not until 1805 that John Dalton published his atomic theory, suggesting that elemental matter was indeed composed of apparently indivisible particles of elements such as carbon, hydrogen and oxygen, that bonded together in simple ratios to form compounds such as water, H20 or methane, CH4. Thus the atomic theory developed and it was discovered that there were 92 kinds of atoms which could be arranged and grouped into a "Periodic Table of Elements". Chemistry had arrived.All could be explained. Problem solved! Democritus was right! ... Until, that is, the discovery of something called radioactivity, and the fact that all atoms are in tum composed of protons, neutrons and electrons - which in tum can be subdivided .. And so the search for the ultimate particles still continues today. Those Higgs bosons must be out there somewhere! In a similar fashion, Darwin claimed that all organisms were the result of gradual evolution from some simple original life forms. Actually, he was just reviving another claim of the ancient Greek philosophers who also wanted to exclude God from their lives. But his theory was acclaimed by many- the more so with the discovery that just as all materials are composed of atoms, so all organisms contain DNA, and must therefore be related. Problem solved! Darwin was right! . .. But then, further research revealed inexplicable complexity within complexity! For example, in every cell, the genes are arranged in hierarchies several layers deep, with "slave" genes being controlled and switched on an off at the appropriate times by "master" genes. Wow! And then it was realized that although the genes could 1 manufacture proteins for tissue formation, they lacked the geometrical information to direct the growth of an embryo, or work together to shape an arm or a leg.And how could the incredible complexity of every detail of every organism on earth have possibly created itself by the accumulation of DNA copying errors anyway? Clearly, DNA was no longer the whole story- leading thoughtful evolutionist Rupert Sheldrake to revive another old idea, the notion that the geometry of all organisms is controlled by an invisible, intangible "morphic field", just as iron filings are moved into patterns by a magnetic field. And so, history begins repeating itself ... A NEW SYNTHESIS According to the classic historical pattern, understanding of complex issues swings like a pendulum from a traditional Thesis to an opposing Antithesis, then finally back to a middle ground of Synthesis. As knowledge grows that process may be repeated, over and over, refining knowledge in any field. So it is that in the past couple of centuries the world's dominant understanding of human and biological origins has swung from simplistic Young-earth creationism over to Darwinian evolution, with its increasingly complicated jargon. However, it has become clear that both beliefs are a mixture of truth and error - suggesting that the time has come for a new synthesis, for which we suggest the name "EvoGenesis". OUR MISSION The aim of this book, then, is to separate fact from fallacy in the teachings of both evolution and young-earth creationism-and then combine their truths to form a scripturally and scientifically accurate new Synthesis, as a basis for further study. We invite readers to join us in this mission, to help us refine that new synthesis - EvoGenesis - to develop a Christian consensus, a simple literal yet scientifically credible interpretation of the Genesis account of creation. Please contact us at www.EvoGenesis.co.uk or www.GapTheorv.net 2 3 INTRODUCTION FACT AND FICTION In this devastating expose of the shocking facts that destroy the fiction of evolution that has hoodwinked the intellectual elite of the western world for over a century, Random House author John Thomas shows that Charles Darwin's theory is, on close inspection, found to be a complete tissue of half-truths, unwarranted assumption, deliberately vague verbosity and wishful thinking. It is in fact little more than an atheistic faith whereby "all things are possible" for the true believer - as with the deluded Darwin himself. PREPOSTEROUS NONSENSE No wonder it is reported that biologists and mathematicians brave enough to risk their careers by querying the revered dogma, now see it for the preposterous nonsense it is -- totally unfit to explain the incredible "complexity within complexity" of the "simplest" living organism. Let alone sex, male and female forms, instinct, mind or emotion, etc. So, on yer bike, Dr Dawkins, you have been rumbled! And step aside you cowering coprolites, for the game is up, and the word is out, on the streets - Evolution is bunk and should now be quietly layed to rest with Darwin and the Dodo. THE CRISIS IN CREATIONISM The report is must reading for any Christian person looking for a simple but technically accurate explanation of the pros and cons of the evolution/creation debate - and why it is, despite the glaring errors of evolution, that creationists frequently find themselves regarded by the media, school boards, law courts, and the scientific community as superstitious peasants. Sadly, although creationism is in crisis, it is also in stubborn denial of the facts - once again bringing the Bible into scientific disrepute, as in the days of Galileo. THE LITERAL TRUTH OF GENESIS By revisiting and updating the oddly neglected old-earth, gap-theory teachings of Thomas Chalmers and Rev. William Buckland, Oxford University's very first professor of geology, our author discovers new insights that confirm the scientific accuracy of the Genesis account of creation. 4 AN OLD EARTH Although young-earth creationists vehemently reject the possibility of an old earth, using specious scriptural arguments, equally devout but professionally qualified believers, such as the members of the Affiliation of Christian Geologists and the Society of Ordained Scientists know better, but do little to publicize their position at the present time. Hopefully, the time for change has come. 5 PARTl EVOGENESIS (THE REAL ORIGIN OF SPECIES) 1.1 The Genesis Alternative 1.2 An Overview Of EvoGenesis 6 1.1 THE GENESIS ALTERNATIVE Although Charles Darwin's seductive theory of the origin of species by means of evolution has beguiled the intellectual elite of the western world for over a century, many people, even Nobel scientists, still cannot conceive that the incredible complexity and elegant design now revealed by the electron microscope in the simplest living organism, or even a single cell, could possibly have originated from the accumulation of random DNA copying errors when some primitive common ancestor somehow learned to reproduce. Let alone discover sex, with independent male and female forms, or mind, instinct and emotion, or even assemble the DNA itself from individual, inert atoms. In fact, many readers may be surprised to learn that, despite the massive media hype, and evolution's pervasive influence in every university science course and biology textbook, Darwin's theory still continues to fail two simple scientific tests he set for it himself, and still lacks a credible mechanism, as honest insiders will admit. A truly astonishing state of affairs. Despite irresponsible claims by the BBC that "evolution is a fact", it remains at best, a half truth -- for although the limit-ed variation now called "micro-evolution" that shaped Darwin's thinking is a fact of life, as exploited by plant and cattle breeders for thousands of years to produce new varieties, its limitless extrapolation to try to account for the creation of totally new organisms by the myth of "macro­ evolution" is still unjustified by the findings of geology and the fossil record, as we shall see. Evolution is in fact a gargantuan fraud, perpetrated by a desperate and disillusioned man, as every Christian person should understand and help expose.