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Evolution, The Humanist Religion
The best statement which can be made concerning evolution is that the
only proof of change from the simple to complex, from the primitive
to the modern has been in the theory of evolution itself. As the
supposed age of the earth was pushed back into the archean mists
of time --a backhanded acknowledgement that the complexity of God's
creation is overwhelming--the estimated age of the earth (in
evolutionary terms) has doubled six times over since 1900. The sextupling
of years is not, as evolutionists would have us believe, merely the
result of a more reliable and increasingly accurate scientific method.
It is the result of a growing awareness that not all is well with
Darwins enigma.
Charles Darwin, in his Origin of Species, presented an ancient
argument against the Special Creation of each individual being.
Darwin argued that no species has been created, but that rather
through the process of natural selection all species trace their
ancestry back to several primary beings. Natural selection became
Darwin's god, a god of nature, choosing, preserving, and enhancing the
enetic variations, which were the result of adapting to and surviving
in the wild. Each organism was thought to pass on these acquired characteristics to succeeding
generations, thus preparing them for the struggle to survive in a hostile
environment. Eventually, it was believed, these newly acquired
characteristics would create a new (perhaps more vigorous) species.
It is unfortunate that Darwin was unaware of Gregor Mendel's
pioneering work with common garden peas. It was not until the 6th
edition of his book that Darwin hinted at evidence contrary to his view
of natural selection. Mendel's work provided verifiable proof that
species pass on characteristics (though they may become recessive) to its
offspring.
Darwin's ideas about natural selection presupposed that
through the blending of characteristics only those beneficial to
speciation would be preserved. It was presumed to be as simple as mixing
paint (as in mixing black and white to achieve grey) where the original
parent material is lost forever. Darwin believed that the blend would be
inherited and that through this process evolved the entire plant and
animal kingdoms.
Despite his beliefs Darwin knew that there existed no
concrete evidence for much of what he wrote, thus he hoped that future
generations would provide the evidence needed to bolster the stillborn
theory of evolution.