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Summary Central Church of Christ Georgetown, Kentucky Special Theory of Evolution There is a theory which states that many living animals [and plants-DAE] can be observed over the course of time to undergo changes so that new species are formed. This can be called the “Special Theory of Evolution” and can be demonstrated in certain cases by experiment. G.A. Kerkut, Implications of Evolution, 1960, p157 General Theory of Evolution On the other hand there is a theory that all the living forms in the world have arisen from a single source which itself came from an inorganic form. This can be called the “General Theory of Evolution”… G.A. Kerkut, Implications of Evolution, 1960, p157 Uniqueness of Mankind [Despite Similarities] Only species that can decide to kill for fun Only species known to be able to reflect on their own death The Promise of Paleontology The history of life ceases to be hypothesis and inference and becomes direct knowledge when fossils are available. [G.G. Simpson and W.S. Beck, Life. New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, 1965.] Darwin’s Problems with the Geologic Column 1. Absence of Life in the Pre-Cambrian 2. Absence of Intermediate Forms/Fossils Niles Eldredge Stephen J. Gould ONLY THE TIPS OF THE TREES “The extreme rarity of transitional forms in the fossil record persists as the trade secret of paleontology. The evolutionary trees that adorn our textbooks have data only at the tips and nodes of their branches; the rest is interference, however reasonable, not the evidence of fossils.” Stephen J. Gould, Evolution’s Erratic Pace, Natural History, May, 1977, at 12, 14. Bolton Davidheiser Darwin’s Problems with the Geologic Column 1. Absence of Life in the Pre-Cambrian 2. Absence of Intermediate Forms/Fossils But What About Archaeopteryx? Faith is… “. . . the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” Hebrews 11:1 The Promise of Paleontology The history of life ceases to be hypothesis and inference and becomes direct knowledge when fossils are available. [G.G. Simpson and W.S. Beck, Life. New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, 1965.] The Promise of Paleontology The history of life ceases to be hypothesis and inference and becomes direct knowledge when fossils are available. [G.G. Simpson and W.S. Beck, Life. New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, 1965.]
