Creation 6

CREATION #6

cesses” that have never been observed or defined. The process of spontaneous generation has never been duplicated in a laboratory. No new species has ever been observed even though we can greatly accelerate rates of mutation, fruit flies are still fruit flies, bacteria is still bacteria (although they may be deformed). No new structure has ever been observed to form. 6.3.4. All require an enormous time frame. If you ask “why don’t we see evolution?” the answer given is “evolution takes place over billions of years and we have just never been at the right place at the right time”. 6.4. Defusing evolution. Geologists credit biologists with the evidence for evolution while biologists credit geologists with the firm evidence. 6.4.1. The fossil record. The main issue of the fossil record is the order of appearance of animals. The fossil record matches creation of Biblical “kinds” perfectly. The lack of “intermediate forms” or “missing links” was the basis of punctuated equilibrium. Common pictures of the evolution of the horse and man are scientific distortions. 6.4.1.1. A fossil is any record of previous life. Because of rapid decay on the surface fossils must be rapidly buried (volcanic ash, flood). There are numerous methods of fossilization; petrification (replacement of wood by silica), a mold, a cast, a preserved shell, a foot print, freezing. 6.4.2. Comparative anatomy (comparing different parts). Evolutionists claim that different organisms have similar parts because they had a common origin. One important question is which parts should be compared with which animal. It would be more sensible to look for a comparative DNA (it is all made out of the same chemicals). Comparison of DNA does not match any evolutionary scheme. Comparative anatomy fits the idea of a creator reusing a design that works well (fins on a fish, shark, whale). 6.4.3. Vestigial structures (use