Several Christian Arguments Against Evolution
According to the evolutionists, all life came about in a random, unguided process. Christian arguments against evolution are based on the fact that they believe implicitly that God created the universe. They do not believe that the universe could have created itself. This view is not without scientific support. Many scientists, both past and present, agree with the theory of intelligent design.
One of the scientific theories Christians use as an argument is that of thermodynamics. They refer to the second law of thermodynamics which states that complex systems become simpler and less orderly over time. This law contradicts the contention of evolutionists that progress occurs over time and systems go from being more simple to more complex and more ordered than disordered.
The randomness of the process that evolutionists espouse is a problem for Christians. There are scientists too who concede that intelligent design seems to be the most satisfactory way to explain the complexities of life in all its forms. Christians also argue that the idea of systems evolving bit by bit does not make sense. The reproductive system, for example, would need to be complete and fully functioning in order for reproduction to occur.
Evolutionists use fossil remains as the primary evidence that humans developed from primates. Christians argue that subjectivity influences the interpretation of the significance of various fossils and even the determination of how old they are. They argue that the chain from simple to more complex is not unbroken and gaps exist that cannot be adequately explained.
Genetic mutations are regarded by evolutionists as important for progress. For example, a giraffe with a longer neck can eat more leaves. A green crocodile would have more chance of survival than a white one which would probably starve to death. Christians, on the other hand, argue that mutations are not beneficial and have in fact resulted in many human diseases.
When looking at the extraordinary complexity of human DNA, Christians believe it is impossible that an infinitely, intelligent Creator was not involved in its construction. Many scientists agree that it is highly improbable for this to have occurred by chance. A number of them feel that the only satisfactory explanation is that some kind of intelligence was involved.
Developments in molecular biology have allowed for a comparison of the same cells in different species. These comparisons, according to molecular biologist, Dr.Michael Denton, did not reveal a trace at a molecular level of traditional evolutionary theories of the progression from fish to amphibian to reptile to mammal. This argument has been adopted by many Christians although evolutionists discount his views regarding them as flawed.
Christians believe that God created the universe because this is what they read in their Bibles. Evolutionists argue that because they have this predetermined belief, they bend the facts to reinforce it. However, they are not the only ones who believe this and a number of scientists, both past and present, have admitted that they too believe that design shows intelligence and seems to go beyond the probability of mere chance.
One of the scientific theories Christians use as an argument is that of thermodynamics. They refer to the second law of thermodynamics which states that complex systems become simpler and less orderly over time. This law contradicts the contention of evolutionists that progress occurs over time and systems go from being more simple to more complex and more ordered than disordered.
The randomness of the process that evolutionists espouse is a problem for Christians. There are scientists too who concede that intelligent design seems to be the most satisfactory way to explain the complexities of life in all its forms. Christians also argue that the idea of systems evolving bit by bit does not make sense. The reproductive system, for example, would need to be complete and fully functioning in order for reproduction to occur.
Evolutionists use fossil remains as the primary evidence that humans developed from primates. Christians argue that subjectivity influences the interpretation of the significance of various fossils and even the determination of how old they are. They argue that the chain from simple to more complex is not unbroken and gaps exist that cannot be adequately explained.
Genetic mutations are regarded by evolutionists as important for progress. For example, a giraffe with a longer neck can eat more leaves. A green crocodile would have more chance of survival than a white one which would probably starve to death. Christians, on the other hand, argue that mutations are not beneficial and have in fact resulted in many human diseases.
When looking at the extraordinary complexity of human DNA, Christians believe it is impossible that an infinitely, intelligent Creator was not involved in its construction. Many scientists agree that it is highly improbable for this to have occurred by chance. A number of them feel that the only satisfactory explanation is that some kind of intelligence was involved.
Developments in molecular biology have allowed for a comparison of the same cells in different species. These comparisons, according to molecular biologist, Dr.Michael Denton, did not reveal a trace at a molecular level of traditional evolutionary theories of the progression from fish to amphibian to reptile to mammal. This argument has been adopted by many Christians although evolutionists discount his views regarding them as flawed.
Christians believe that God created the universe because this is what they read in their Bibles. Evolutionists argue that because they have this predetermined belief, they bend the facts to reinforce it. However, they are not the only ones who believe this and a number of scientists, both past and present, have admitted that they too believe that design shows intelligence and seems to go beyond the probability of mere chance.
