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Lets look at some of the arguments against evolution:

Argument 1:There is no evidence for evolution There is no evidence that evolution has occurred because no transitional forms exist in fossils i.e. scientists cannot prove with fossils that fish evolved into amphibians or that amphibians evolved into reptiles, or that reptiles evolved into birds and mammals. Because of this a surprising number of contemporary scientists support the Creation theory.

Response: Fossils show a pattern of change over the ages. Just like a police show on TV you don't have to fnd every footprint of the criminal from the crime to his lair to be able to figure out who did it and how.

A far as the number of scientists supporting creationism, very few scientists support it.Argument 2: History is too shortCreationists argue that if the world is as old as evolution claims it is there would be

  • billions more stone age skeletons than have been found
  • many more historical records like cave paintings than have been found
  • a lot more sodium chloride in the sea
  • a lot more sea-floor sediment

Response: The argument is that the Earth is only a few thousand years old. All the evidence from astronomy, archeology, geology and physics goes against this. There are even ruins of civilizations that precede the supposed creation event.Argument 3: An Example of Unexplained Development: The Compound Eye The eye that enables organisms to see is so complex that no proven theories for its evolutionary development have yet been put forth. The Compound Eye "has all of the hallmarks of intelligent design and defies attempts to explain it through natural mechanisms".

Response: Almost any organ could have been chosen. Science has identified a history of eye development from light sensitive spots on clams to the present eye. The process of evolution is that individuals with small improvements survive to pass on the improved traits. It's not chance.Argument 4: The Biblical Accounting is Just an Allegory The Bible uses allegory to explain the creation of the earth. It is a story, so employs figures of speech and other literary devices to tell the story of how God created man e.g. Genesis "days" could also be read as "ages".

Response: This reverses all the other arguments. The Earth could be old, the changes could have been painfully slow.Argument 5: Evolution has no Purpose (There is no "Why?") For what purpose is all of this? Evolutionists have never offered a satisfactory explanation.

Response: The point everyone can agree with about evolution - there is no purpose except survival of the species. There is no goal of perfection. Apparently Creationists are only happy if there is a reason and everything fills its part in "The Plan"

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