UCG Portland Mini Study
In these mini-studies on evolution we have only briefly discussed some of the mounds of evidence against the theory of evolution.
Many excellent books have been published in recent years detailing scientific findings and conclusions that compellingly demonstrate the impossibility of evolution as an explanation for the existence of life on earth. It is helpful to remember that evolution cannot offer an explanation for the origin of our magnificent universe; evolution seeks to explain only how life might have begun in a universe that already existed.
If you would like to dig more deeply into the case against evolution, we recommend the following books, many written by people with backgrounds in the physical sciences:
- Darwin's Black Box: The Biochemical Challenge to Evolution, Michael Behe,
associate professor of biochemistry, Lehigh University, Pennsylvania, 1996.
Demonstrates that the minute building blocks of life-cells and their myriad
components-are far too complex for their codependent parts and processes to have
evolved without an outside, intelligent design at work.
- Mere Creation: Science, Faith & Intelligent Design, edited by William Dembski,
1998. A collection of academic writings from the fields of physics,
astrophysics, biology, anthropology, biology, mechanical engineering and
mathematics that challenge Darwinism and offer evidence supporting intelligent
design in the universe.
- Evolution: A Theory in Crisis, Michael Denton, senior research fellow,
University of Otago, New Zealand, 1996. Examines features of the natural world
that
mutation and natural selection cannot explain and shows the impossibility of
transitional forms required for Darwinist evolution to have taken place.
- Creation and Evolution: Rethinking the Evidence From Science and the Bible, Alan Hayward, 1985. Written by a British physicist, an insightful book on the pros and cons of the evolution vs. science controversy.
- The Neck of the Giraffe: Where Darwin Went Wrong, Francis Hitching, 1982.
Points out many of the problems in the traditional view of evolution.
- Darwin on Trial, Phillip Johnson, professor of law, University of California,
Berkeley, 1993. Examines scientific detail that argues convincingly against the
theory of evolution.
- Reason in the Balance: The Case Against Naturalism in Science, Law &
Education, Phillip Johnson, 1995. Discusses the cultural implications of belief
in evolution; that is, that the philosophy behind Darwinian evolution has become
in effect the dominant established religion in many societies.
- Defeating Darwinism by Opening Minds, Phillip Johnson, 1997. Written
specifically for older students and their parents and teachers to prepare them
for the anti-religion bias inherent in most advanced education.
- Objections Sustained: Subversive Essays on Evolution, Law & Culture, Phillip
Johnson, 1998. Compilation of essays ranging from evolution and culture to law
and religion.
- Bones of Contention: A Creationist Assessment of the Human Fossils, Marvin Lubenow, 1992. Documents the serious problems with the supposed links
between man and apes.
- What Is Creation Science?, Henry Morris and Gary Parker, 1987. Two creation
scientists provide a critical examination of the major arguments used to support
evolution.
- Shattering the Myths of Darwinism, Richard Milton, 1997. Mr. Milton, a science
journalist and non-creationist, reveals the circular reasoning Darwinists must
rely on for their arguments while discussing data widely acknowledged in
scientific circles.
- Tornado in a Junkyard: The Relentless Myth of Darwinism, James Perloff, 1999.
A self-professed former atheist offers an easy-to-read view of evidence
contradicting Darwinism, including many quotations from evolutionists and
creationists. (The title is taken from a British astronomer's assessment that
the likelihood of higher life forms emerging through random mutation is
comparable to saying a tornado sweeping through a junkyard could build a Boeing
747 airliner.)
- Not by Chance: Shattering the Modern Theory of Evolution, Lee Spetner, Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1998. Dr. Spetner shows that one of the fundamental premises of neo-Darwinism-that random mutation created the kinds of variations that allowed macroevolution to take place-is fatally flawed and could never have happened as Darwinists claim.
Although the publishers of this mini-study do not agree with every conclusion
presented in these books, we think they present a persuasive and compelling case
that the theory of evolution is fundamentally and fatally flawed.
Read more about evidence against the theory of evolution in our publication:
Creation or Evolution: Does It Really Matter What You Believe?
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