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What do evolutions 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 and 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 is capable of changing one kind of animal into another. More often, mutations
have either no noticeable impact or cause degeneration. 99.9% of all mutations result in degradation of
systemic functions.

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 this:

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 the process of natural selection, a change that gives a creature a differential advantage over
it competitors for food and survival will be advanced. That change will make that creature more fitted
for survival (survival of the fittest). Over billions of years, millions of changes are multiplied to produce
all life forms today.

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