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The NAS's Errors in the Chapter on Creationism and
The Evidence for Evolution

first living organism, or first animal species, gradually and con-
tinually diversifies to create the various levels of the taxonomic
order. The animal fossil record more resembles such a cone
turned upside down, with the phyla present at the start and
thereafter decreasing. 5
As Johnson makes clear, far from emerging gradually, all

the phyla emerged suddenly, with some becoming extinct in
later periods.
It is therefore possible to understand why the NAS authors
failed to mention the Cambrian explosion, described by Roger
Lewin as "the most important evolutionary event during the
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entire history of the Metazoa" —neither the NAS authors nor
any other evolutionist dares say anything about the Cambrian
explosion. Therefore, they choose to ignore the phenomenon,
as well as all the other evidence that undermines the theory of
evolution.

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