EVOLUTION--USEFUL or USELESS?

There are tow basic models which scientists may use when they study the

origin of life.

One is that all the basic life forms which a be observed

in the world around us and in the fossil record were created

supernaturally and instantaneously. The other is that over millions of

years, atoms came together by accident to form complex organisms. Much

has been written about the validity of these two origins models, but

I wold like to focus on the practical aspects of these alternate views.

Since these two hypotheses are usually exclusive, only one can be true,

and the one that is true will have practical implications.

By way of illustration, at one time in human history some, thought the

world to be flat, whereas others thought it to be round. THe travel

imp;implication of a round earth would obviously mean that by continuing

basically in a westerly direction (or any direction), one could

eventually return to his starting point. the results of the same kind of

travel on a flat earth would have significantly different and negative

consequences.

This is what scientists usually fined regarding various hypotheses. The

ones that are true provide a foundational perspective which will be very

valuable in answering the questions identified by science.

Now let us look in a practical way at the tow models of the origin of

life as possible tools for problem solving in science r3search. As we

examine the concept of evolution form this practical viewpoint, it is

very difficult to find a way in which this line of thought has ever

helped in solving a scientific problem or made a single positive

contribution to society. This concept's uselessness in these areas is

directly linked to its random nature, as pointed out by biomolecular

chemist Dr. Michael Denton.

"...chance is at the root of the whole edifice of evolution. Its

an entirely blind process..no end in sight. Pure trail and

error as a problem-solving device is useless in every field of

human endeavor"(1).

If you wanted to build a addition onto your

house that would match the style of your house and meet the

needs of your family, how much progress would you make toward

your goal by throwing balls of cement or pieces of wood at the

side of your home? This activity, however random, would still

not be "pure trial and error." You have assumed intellectually, some of

the proper materials to be used and the proper direction to throw them.

To come neater to pure trial and error, you should be blindfolded and

spun around before throwing, and have variety of materials intermixed,

such as rocks, onions, and chicken feathers.

This is how the evolutionary model suggests that the first living cell

came to be. Evolutionists believe that random materials came to together

b7 pure chance and formed a living cell, which is thousands of times ore

complex than a room addition. It is no wonder that a scenario based on

such impossible probabilities would be found useless in dealing with

the concerns of the real world of science.