Transcript Summary - Central Church of Christ, Georgetown, Kentucky

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Central Church of Christ
Georgetown, Kentucky
Special Theory of Evolution
There is a theory which states that many living
animals [and plants-DAE] can be observed over
the course of time to undergo changes so that
new species are formed. This can be called the
“Special Theory of Evolution” and can be
demonstrated in certain cases by experiment.
G.A. Kerkut, Implications of Evolution, 1960, p157
General Theory of Evolution
On the other hand there is a theory that all
the living forms in the world have arisen
from a single source which itself came from
an inorganic form. This can be called the
“General Theory of Evolution”…
G.A. Kerkut, Implications of Evolution, 1960, p157
Uniqueness of Mankind
[Despite Similarities]
Only species that can decide to
kill for fun
Only species known to be able to
reflect on their own death
The Promise of Paleontology
The history of life ceases to be
hypothesis and inference and
becomes direct knowledge when
fossils are available.
[G.G. Simpson and W.S. Beck, Life.
New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, 1965.]
Darwin’s Problems with the
Geologic Column
1. Absence of Life in the
Pre-Cambrian
2. Absence of Intermediate
Forms/Fossils
Niles Eldredge
Stephen J. Gould
ONLY THE TIPS OF THE TREES
“The extreme rarity of transitional forms
in the fossil record persists as the trade secret of
paleontology. The evolutionary trees that adorn
our textbooks have data only at the tips and
nodes of their branches; the rest is interference,
however reasonable, not the evidence of fossils.”
Stephen J. Gould, Evolution’s Erratic Pace,
Natural History, May, 1977, at 12, 14.
Bolton Davidheiser
Darwin’s Problems with the
Geologic Column
1. Absence of Life in the
Pre-Cambrian
2. Absence of Intermediate
Forms/Fossils
But What About
Archaeopteryx?
Faith is…
“. . . the substance of things hoped
for, the evidence of things not
seen.”
Hebrews 11:1
The Promise of Paleontology
The history of life ceases to be
hypothesis and inference and
becomes direct knowledge when
fossils are available.
[G.G. Simpson and W.S. Beck, Life.
New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, 1965.]
The Promise of Paleontology
The history of life ceases to be
hypothesis and inference and
becomes direct knowledge when
fossils are available.
[G.G. Simpson and W.S. Beck, Life.
New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, 1965.]