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Icons of EvolutionIcons of EvolutionFables in Textbooks and MuseumsFables in Textbooks and Museums
Icons of Evolution are evidences that are
commonly offered for evolution in textbooks
and natural history museums.
Icons of Evolution are evidences that are
commonly offered for evolution in textbooks
and natural history museums.
They should actually be called MYTHS OF
EVOLUTION, because they provide zero
scientific evidence for Darwinian evolution. In
fact, they refute evolution!
They should actually be called MYTHS OF
EVOLUTION, because they provide zero
scientific evidence for Darwinian evolution. In
fact, they refute evolution!
“Evolution does not warrant being called a
theory or a hypothesis.”
“Evolution does not warrant being called a
theory or a hypothesis.”
This is why we evolution cannot rightly be called
a “theory.”
This is why we evolution cannot rightly be called
a “theory.”
David Stone, Ph.D. physics
David Stone, Ph.D. physics
“A theory arises when a hypothesis has stood up to repeated tests under
a wide variety of conditions and cannot be broken. Evolution
warrants neither term. Evolution qualifies as a philosophical, even a religious idea, void of scientific support, and
intended to replace biblical truth with
stories.”
“A theory arises when a hypothesis has stood up to repeated tests under
a wide variety of conditions and cannot be broken. Evolution
warrants neither term. Evolution qualifies as a philosophical, even a religious idea, void of scientific support, and
intended to replace biblical truth with
stories.” David Stone, Ph.D. physics
David Stone, Ph.D. physics
“For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after
their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching
ears; and they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto
FABLES” 2 Timothy 4:3-4
“For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after
their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching
ears; and they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto
FABLES” 2 Timothy 4:3-4
Billions of Years
The idea that the universe is billions of years old is probably
the major evolutionary icon that is used to
contradict the Bible.
The idea that the universe is billions of years old is probably
the major evolutionary icon that is used to
contradict the Bible.
Before Darwin published “On the
Origin of Species” in 1859, doubt in the Bible
was being spread by Charles Lyell’s “uniformitarian
geology” and its claim that the earth is
millions of years old.
Before Darwin published “On the
Origin of Species” in 1859, doubt in the Bible
was being spread by Charles Lyell’s “uniformitarian
geology” and its claim that the earth is
millions of years old.
“The revolution from young earth to old
earth was the snowball starting the whole
avalanche that eventually changed
mankind’s entire worldview” (Ian Taylor).
“The revolution from young earth to old
earth was the snowball starting the whole
avalanche that eventually changed
mankind’s entire worldview” (Ian Taylor).
Lyell was as much a Bible hater as he was a geologist. His objective
was to destroy the authority of the Genesis
record.
Lyell was as much a Bible hater as he was a geologist. His objective
was to destroy the authority of the Genesis
record.
Lyell hoped to use his theory to drive men “out of the Mosaic
record” (Life, Letters, and Journals).
Lyell hoped to use his theory to drive men “out of the Mosaic
record” (Life, Letters, and Journals).
“It was the imperative need for great
antiquity that deposed catastrophism, rather
than any new scientific discoveries; it was a
new way of looking at things, not a new piece of knowledge” (Richard Milton, Shattering the Myths of Darwinism).
“It was the imperative need for great
antiquity that deposed catastrophism, rather
than any new scientific discoveries; it was a
new way of looking at things, not a new piece of knowledge” (Richard Milton, Shattering the Myths of Darwinism).
Radiometric dating was invented in the early 20th century and was
alleged to provide “absolute” results.
Radiometric dating was invented in the early 20th century and was
alleged to provide “absolute” results.
“It is based on the fact that radioactive isotopes decay to form isotopes of different elements. The starting isotope is called the parent and
the ending is called the daughter. The time it
takes for one half of the parent atoms to decay
to the daughter atoms is called the half-life” (Roger Patterson).
“It is based on the fact that radioactive isotopes decay to form isotopes of different elements. The starting isotope is called the parent and
the ending is called the daughter. The time it
takes for one half of the parent atoms to decay
to the daughter atoms is called the half-life” (Roger Patterson).
“If certain things are known, it is possible to calculate the amount
of time since the parent isotope began
to decay” (Roger Patterson).
“If certain things are known, it is possible to calculate the amount
of time since the parent isotope began
to decay” (Roger Patterson).
1. Every evolutionary dating method is built
upon evolutionary assumptions.
1. Every evolutionary dating method is built
upon evolutionary assumptions.
* That the initial conditions of the
sample are known accurately
* That the initial conditions of the
sample are known accurately
Assumptions as listed by Don DeYoung, Ph.D.
in physics
Assumptions as listed by Don DeYoung, Ph.D.
in physics
* That we can tell infallibly whether or
not the rock has exchanged atoms with
the surroundings during its history
* That we can tell infallibly whether or
not the rock has exchanged atoms with
the surroundings during its history
* That the nuclear decay rate or half-life of the parent isotope
has remained constant since the rock was
formed
* That the nuclear decay rate or half-life of the parent isotope
has remained constant since the rock was
formed
The following example shows how that the radiometric dating
system relies on two basic and unprovable
assumptions:
The following example shows how that the radiometric dating
system relies on two basic and unprovable
assumptions:
The Burning Candle example from “The
World that Perished” by John Whitcomb
The Burning Candle example from “The
World that Perished” by John Whitcomb
(1) THE ASSUMPTION OF STARTING POINT OR
ORIGINAL CONDITION
(2) THE ASSUMPTION OF A UNIFORM RATE OF
CHANGE FROM THAT STARTING POINT TO THE
PRESENT
(1) THE ASSUMPTION OF STARTING POINT OR
ORIGINAL CONDITION
(2) THE ASSUMPTION OF A UNIFORM RATE OF
CHANGE FROM THAT STARTING POINT TO THE
PRESENT
Consider a burning candle in an
abandoned house. It is now burning at the rate of one inch an
hour.
Question: How long has it been burning and, thus, how long ago was the house
abandoned?
Consider a burning candle in an
abandoned house. It is now burning at the rate of one inch an
hour.
Question: How long has it been burning and, thus, how long ago was the house
abandoned?
Answer: No one can know until it can be shown how high the
candle was when it was last lit and how fast it was burning originally.
Answer: No one can know until it can be shown how high the
candle was when it was last lit and how fast it was burning originally.
Question: How old is the earth?
Answer: No one can know unless it can be shown what it was like when it began and how rapidly it has changed
since then.
Question: How old is the earth?
Answer: No one can know unless it can be shown what it was like when it began and how rapidly it has changed
since then.
The following example shows how that the radiometric dating relies on basic and
unprovable assumptions.
The following example shows how that the radiometric dating relies on basic and
unprovable assumptions.
The Hourglass Example from “The New Answers Book”
The Hourglass Example from “The New Answers Book”
If we walk into a room and observe an
hourglass with sand flowing from top to bottom, we could
calculate how long ago the hourglass was
turned over.
If we walk into a room and observe an
hourglass with sand flowing from top to bottom, we could
calculate how long ago the hourglass was
turned over.
We would need to estimate how fast the
sand is falling and then measure the amount of
sand at the bottom.
We would need to estimate how fast the
sand is falling and then measure the amount of
sand at the bottom.
We could still be wrong, though,
because this formula is based on certain assumptions that
might be incorrect.
We could still be wrong, though,
because this formula is based on certain assumptions that
might be incorrect.
It assumes
* there was no sand at the bottom when the hourglass was first
turned over.
* No sand has been added or taken out
* the sand has been falling at the same rate
It assumes
* there was no sand at the bottom when the hourglass was first
turned over.
* No sand has been added or taken out
* the sand has been falling at the same rate
Likewise, the evolutionist assumes that he knows
the conditions that existed at the formation of rocks he is testing. He assumes a uniformitarian process since then, and other things – things he
cannot know but that are necessary for accurate
dating results.
Likewise, the evolutionist assumes that he knows
the conditions that existed at the formation of rocks he is testing. He assumes a uniformitarian process since then, and other things – things he
cannot know but that are necessary for accurate
dating results.
This project was conducted by a team
of eight Ph.D. scientists between 1997 and
2005.
This project was conducted by a team
of eight Ph.D. scientists between 1997 and
2005.
The RATE project (Radioisotopies and
the Age of The Earth)
The RATE project (Radioisotopies and
the Age of The Earth)
The project is summarized in the
book “Thousands Not Billions.”
The project is summarized in the
book “Thousands Not Billions.”
The RATE project (Radioisotopies and
the Age of The Earth)
The RATE project (Radioisotopies and
the Age of The Earth)
“The results of the carbon-14 dating
demonstrated serious problems for long geologic ages.”
“The results of the carbon-14 dating
demonstrated serious problems for long geologic ages.”
“Samples were taken from ten different coal layers, that, according
to evolutionists, represent different time periods in the geologic column.”
“Samples were taken from ten different coal layers, that, according
to evolutionists, represent different time periods in the geologic column.”
“The coal samples, which date to hundreds
of millions of years based on standard
evolution time estimates, all contained measurable amounts of C14. Since the half-life of C14 is 5,730 years,
there should be no detectable C14 left after about 100,000 years.”
“The coal samples, which date to hundreds
of millions of years based on standard
evolution time estimates, all contained measurable amounts of C14. Since the half-life of C14 is 5,730 years,
there should be no detectable C14 left after about 100,000 years.”
2. Evolutionary dating methods
give widely different results.
2. Evolutionary dating methods
give widely different results.
This is known as THE ANOMALY FACTOR.
Scientists have tried to eliminate it, but they
have been unsuccessful.
This is known as THE ANOMALY FACTOR.
Scientists have tried to eliminate it, but they
have been unsuccessful.
Rock paintings in the South African bush in 1991 were dated by Oxford University’s
radiocarbon accelerator at 1,200
years old, but they had actually been painted by an art class only a
few years earlier.
Rock paintings in the South African bush in 1991 were dated by Oxford University’s
radiocarbon accelerator at 1,200
years old, but they had actually been painted by an art class only a
few years earlier.
Volcanic rocks in Hawaii were dated at 160 million to 3 billion years old, when they were actually formed from an eruption in
1801.
Volcanic rocks in Hawaii were dated at 160 million to 3 billion years old, when they were actually formed from an eruption in
1801.
Rocks at the Mount Ngauruhoe volcano in
New Zealand were dated at 270,000 to 3.5 million years, but
they were actually formed between 1949
and 1976.
Rocks at the Mount Ngauruhoe volcano in
New Zealand were dated at 270,000 to 3.5 million years, but
they were actually formed between 1949
and 1976.
Louis Leakey’s Zinjanthropus skull was
dated at 1.75 million years by the
potassium-argon method and at 10,000 years by the carbon 14
method.
Louis Leakey’s Zinjanthropus skull was
dated at 1.75 million years by the
potassium-argon method and at 10,000 years by the carbon 14
method.
A layer of volcanic ash at Lake Turkana,
Kenya, was dated by three different teams, with results varying
from 500,000 to 17.5 million years.
A layer of volcanic ash at Lake Turkana,
Kenya, was dated by three different teams, with results varying
from 500,000 to 17.5 million years.
Dr. Steve Austin, a member of the RATE project, had samples
tested from the alleged oldest and youngest strata of the Grand
Canyon.
Dr. Steve Austin, a member of the RATE project, had samples
tested from the alleged oldest and youngest strata of the Grand
Canyon.
He used the isochron dating method, which
is supposed to be infallible.
He used the isochron dating method, which
is supposed to be infallible.
The oldest rocks were dated at 1.07 billion
years while the youngest were dated at 1.34 billion. Thus, the infallible isochron dating method says that the youngest
strata is 270 million years OLDER than the
oldest strata.
The oldest rocks were dated at 1.07 billion
years while the youngest were dated at 1.34 billion. Thus, the infallible isochron dating method says that the youngest
strata is 270 million years OLDER than the
oldest strata.
In another RATE study, rocks from the
Beartooth Mountains in Wyoming ranged from 1.5 to 2.6 billion years.
In another RATE study, rocks from the
Beartooth Mountains in Wyoming ranged from 1.5 to 2.6 billion years.
Dating methods that are this wildly variable
and contradictory surely lack any element of real
scientific authority.
Dating methods that are this wildly variable
and contradictory surely lack any element of real
scientific authority.
3. Evolutionists are highly selective in choosing dates.
3. Evolutionists are highly selective in choosing dates.
Typically they select dates they prefer while
ignoring those they find unacceptable.
dating methods for a young earth are
ignored.
Typically they select dates they prefer while
ignoring those they find unacceptable.
dating methods for a young earth are
ignored.
“Science has proposed many methods of
geochronometry ... but of these, only one --that of the radioactive decay of
uranium and similar elements--yields an age
for the earth of billions of years. This is the one method that has been
enthusiastically promoted, while all other
methods have been neglected.”
“Science has proposed many methods of
geochronometry ... but of these, only one --that of the radioactive decay of
uranium and similar elements--yields an age
for the earth of billions of years. This is the one method that has been
enthusiastically promoted, while all other
methods have been neglected.”
“There are powerful professional pressures
on scientists to conform to a
consensus. ... the published dating
figures always conform to preconceived dates and never contradict
those dates.”
“There are powerful professional pressures
on scientists to conform to a
consensus. ... the published dating
figures always conform to preconceived dates and never contradict
those dates.”
“In general, dates in the ‘correct ball park’
are assumed to be correct and are
published, but those in disagreement with
other data are seldom published nor are discrepancies fully
explained” (Dr. Richard Mauger, Contributions
to Geology, 1977).
“In general, dates in the ‘correct ball park’
are assumed to be correct and are
published, but those in disagreement with
other data are seldom published nor are discrepancies fully
explained” (Dr. Richard Mauger, Contributions
to Geology, 1977).
“If a C14 date supports our theories, we put it in the main text. If it
does not entirely contradict them, we put it in a foot-note.
And if it is completely ‘out of date,’ we just drop it” (I. U. Olsson, cited from Andrew Snelling, Earth’s
Catastrophic Past).
“If a C14 date supports our theories, we put it in the main text. If it
does not entirely contradict them, we put it in a foot-note.
And if it is completely ‘out of date,’ we just drop it” (I. U. Olsson, cited from Andrew Snelling, Earth’s
Catastrophic Past).
“If all the rejected dates were retrieved
from the waste basket and added to the
published dates, the combined results
would show that the dates produced are the scatter that one would expect BY CHANCE
ALONE.”
“If all the rejected dates were retrieved
from the waste basket and added to the
published dates, the combined results
would show that the dates produced are the scatter that one would expect BY CHANCE
ALONE.”
Ian taylor, engineer
“None of this is mentioned in popular
magazines and textbooks, and the
impression is left in the reader’s mind that
‘absolute’ chronology has been established by the radiocarbon
method.”
Ian taylor, engineer
“None of this is mentioned in popular
magazines and textbooks, and the
impression is left in the reader’s mind that
‘absolute’ chronology has been established by the radiocarbon
method.”
4. Most dating methods point to a
young earth.
4. Most dating methods point to a
young earth.
Walt Brown, Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from MIT, lists 22 dating methods that point to a
young earth.
Walt Brown, Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from MIT, lists 22 dating methods that point to a
young earth.
Andrew Snelling, Ph.D. in geology, lists several
dating methods that point to a young earth.
Andrew Snelling, Ph.D. in geology, lists several
dating methods that point to a young earth.
There is also a good discussion on dating
methods in Ian Taylor’s “In the Minds of Men.”
There is also a good discussion on dating
methods in Ian Taylor’s “In the Minds of Men.”
The following questions are by Mark Cadwallader, a chemical engineer:
Why do the oldest trees happen to be just a few thousand years old?
Why is there so little helium in the atmosphere if such a quickly diffusing gas is escaping from rocks at high
rates?
Why are there radioactive halos preserved in granite rocks from elements with half-lives of only several
minutes?
Why do polystrate fossils pierce through so many different layers of supposed “geologic time”
The following questions are by Mark Cadwallader, a chemical engineer:
Why do the oldest trees happen to be just a few thousand years old?
Why is there so little helium in the atmosphere if such a quickly diffusing gas is escaping from rocks at high
rates?
Why are there radioactive halos preserved in granite rocks from elements with half-lives of only several
minutes?
Why do polystrate fossils pierce through so many different layers of supposed “geologic time”
Why are Carbon-14 dating measurements continually finding mere thousands of years for fossilized trees?
Why is C-14 being found in some diamonds and coal in which all the radioactive carbon should be long gone
because they are supposed to be millions of years old?
Why are many gas and oil reservoirs under such high pressures, so that they become “gushers” and flow of their own accord, when rock porosity, permeability,
and cracks are all around to relieve pressure over the supposed millions of years?
Why are Carbon-14 dating measurements continually finding mere thousands of years for fossilized trees?
Why is C-14 being found in some diamonds and coal in which all the radioactive carbon should be long gone
because they are supposed to be millions of years old?
Why are many gas and oil reservoirs under such high pressures, so that they become “gushers” and flow of their own accord, when rock porosity, permeability,
and cracks are all around to relieve pressure over the supposed millions of years?
Why is the earth’s magnetic field decaying so rapidly, extrapolating backwards to levels that would be destabilizing within approximately 10,000 years?
Why do we see so many comets in our solar system, since the comet tails are evidence of their volatile
material boiling away as they pass by the sun? They should all have been consumed by now if the solar
system is billions of years old.
Why haven’t the continents eroded nearly flat?
Why haven’t the oceans accumulated sediment thousands of feet deep if the earth is really billions of
years old?
Why is the earth’s magnetic field decaying so rapidly, extrapolating backwards to levels that would be destabilizing within approximately 10,000 years?
Why do we see so many comets in our solar system, since the comet tails are evidence of their volatile
material boiling away as they pass by the sun? They should all have been consumed by now if the solar
system is billions of years old.
Why haven’t the continents eroded nearly flat?
Why haven’t the oceans accumulated sediment thousands of feet deep if the earth is really billions of
years old?
“The observations cited in the questions above
are all affirmative evidence for a young
earth. Evolutionists will always come up with
stories to try to explain away the simple, direct
implication of these observations. It’s up to you to discern between stories and evidence.”
“The observations cited in the questions above
are all affirmative evidence for a young
earth. Evolutionists will always come up with
stories to try to explain away the simple, direct
implication of these observations. It’s up to you to discern between stories and evidence.”
David Stone, Ph.D. physics
David Stone, Ph.D. physics
5. Biomaterials in “ancient”
fossils.
5. Biomaterials in “ancient”
fossils.
What explains the existence of
biomaterials and soft tissue in fossils that
are allegedly millions of years old?
What explains the existence of
biomaterials and soft tissue in fossils that
are allegedly millions of years old?
“Researchers have uncovered biological
molecules like proteins, DNA, and pigments from fossils that are
supposedly millions of years old. Laboratory studies indicate that they will only survive
thousands, not millions, of years” (Brian
Thomas, Acts & Facts, 2009).
“Researchers have uncovered biological
molecules like proteins, DNA, and pigments from fossils that are
supposedly millions of years old. Laboratory studies indicate that they will only survive
thousands, not millions, of years” (Brian
Thomas, Acts & Facts, 2009).
A mosasaur fossil at the Dinosaur Institute in Los
Angeles, supposedly millions of years old, has
retina pigment, dried blood residue, and
preservation of skin structures from all parts
of the body” (Acts & Facts, 2010).
A mosasaur fossil at the Dinosaur Institute in Los
Angeles, supposedly millions of years old, has
retina pigment, dried blood residue, and
preservation of skin structures from all parts
of the body” (Acts & Facts, 2010).
In 2005, Mary Schweitzer and colleagues published
a paper in Science magazine describing the presence of soft tissue in the fossilized femur of a
T. rex unearthed in Montana (Impact, June
2006).
In 2005, Mary Schweitzer and colleagues published
a paper in Science magazine describing the presence of soft tissue in the fossilized femur of a
T. rex unearthed in Montana (Impact, June
2006).
In 2009, researchers reconstituted dried ink
from a “150 million-year-old” fossil squid’s ink sac
and used it to draw a picture of the squid (Archaeology Daily
News, Aug. 18, 2009).
In 2009, researchers reconstituted dried ink
from a “150 million-year-old” fossil squid’s ink sac
and used it to draw a picture of the squid (Archaeology Daily
News, Aug. 18, 2009).
In July 2008, BBC News reported on fossil feathers that have
retained their pigment colors. Professor Mike Benton asks, “How do you square that with the well-known fact that the majority of organic molecules
decay in thousands of years?”
In July 2008, BBC News reported on fossil feathers that have
retained their pigment colors. Professor Mike Benton asks, “How do you square that with the well-known fact that the majority of organic molecules
decay in thousands of years?”
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