Page 60 - Genesis: Book of Beginnings and Science Behind it

Let’s look at the basic tenets of evolution and see why it requires a vast amount of time. Then we will
look at some observable evidence indicating that the earth is actually very young, no more than 10,000
years old.

What do evolutionists believe?

The word evolution (sometimes called Darwinism) has a variety of definitions, from
simply “change” to “the natural process by which all life derived from a single
ancestor,” and is referred to alternately as “hypothesis,” “theory,” “law,” and “fact.”
Because of its imprecise nature, the term is often used ambiguously to imply that the
processes we can observe in the present (e.g., natural selection) “prove” that the
processes we cannot observe in the past must have happened as well (e.g., the change of dinosaurs into
birds). In fact, the term evolution can also be used to denote the philosophy of naturalism, which
depends upon unobserved events in the past (including in astronomy, chemistry, and geology).

In scientific terms, evolution generally means the change in genetic material between generations,
which is also referred to as “descent with modification.” These changes are attributed to mutations,
gene flow, drift, and natural selection, which are examples of observational science and can be shown to
occur. However, the other aspect of evolution is the belief that all animals descended from one original
ancestor. Evolutionists sometimes claim this “fact” is established in the fossil record, homology (similar
structures), and genetic evidence. However, any evidence involving historical science (one-time events
that cannot be retested) is subject to interpretational bias on the part of the scientist.

Mutations and genetic drift are often cited as the source of heritable traits from one generation to the
next. While mutations do cause changes in the genome and genetic drift changes the frequency of
those traits, neither process can change one kind of animal into another. More often, mutations have
either no noticeable impact or cause degeneration. 99.9% of all mutations result in the degradation of
systemic functions. xxxvi

When evolutionary scientists claim that evolution is a fact, they are relying upon a fallacy known as “bait
and switch” (define a term one way but use it in a completely different way later). Often, the claim is
that since one can observe natural selection, then descent from a common ancestor must also be true.
However, this presupposes that the current processes we observe could cause the origin of completely
novel structures (e.g., giving rise to lungs or complex brains). Such a claim is contrary to information
theory and the laws of nature.

The basic tenets of evolution are these:

1. Life spontaneously came into being by rote change. There is NO GOD who directed this process.

2. All life forms came from a common ancestor, and therefore all life forms are related.

3. Changes within the genetic information have occurred over time by way of mutations or genetic drift,
and these changes are passed to the progeny (offspring).

4. Through natural selection, a change that gives a creature a differential advantage over its
competitors for food and survival will be advanced. That change will make that creature more fitted for

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