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Darwin on Trial Ch. 8: Prebiological Evolution

How did life actually originate?  Where did the “stuff” come from on which natural selection could begin its work?  Prebiological evolution is the subject of chapter 8.  Evolution is the study of how life changes after it already exists and … Continue reading

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Darwin on Trial Ch. 7: The Molecular Evidence

Johnson next considers in chapter 7 the molecular evidence for evolution.  Classification among species has traditionally been accomplished through observation of various visible characteristics.  Biochemists have discovered the viability of classifying species at the molecular level by their degree of … Continue reading

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Darwin on Trial Ch. 6: The Vertebrate Sequence

The vertebrate sequence is the subject Johnson deals with in chapter 6 of his book.  Regarding the vertebrate sequence, evolutionists make the following general claims: amphibians developed from a common fish-like ancestor; reptiles developed from an amphibian ancestor; birds and … Continue reading

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Darwin on Trial Ch. 5: The Fact of Evolution

Chapter 5 takes the reader deeper into the mindset of the evolutionist where the theory of evolution is a concrete fact and thus evidence presented to the contrary is no evidence at all since a fact cannot be disproved.  As … Continue reading

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Darwin on Trial Ch. 4: The Fossil Record

In chapter 4, Johnson provides further details for the problem of the fossil record and the various ways in which evolutionists have attempted to explain away the problem.  Johnson, along with all other opponents of evolutionary theory, continue to ask … Continue reading

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