We have come a long way together, billions of years, from the birth of the Universe to the origin of life.We have looked at light,gravity,dark matter and dark energy.We have examined the formation of the stars and the elements we are all made. We have accumulated evidence against atheistic scientific theory and towards Intelligent Design.
Next, we will examine, in detail ,the foundation of atheistic belief, EVOLUTION.
Evolution is defined as the change in the inherited traits of a population of organisms through successive generations. According to current scientific theory there are three mechanisms that push evolution forward.
NATURAL SELECTION: By chance, one organism has an advantage for survival over the rest of the population and so has a reproductive advantage over slower runners, thereby passing this advantage on to it's offspring. For Example: a rabbit that is a bit faster than other rabbits and has a better chance of not being eaten by a predator and so will have a chance to mate and pass that speed on to it's offspring.
There is artificial selection as when a farmer mates plants and animals to produce desirable traits the farmer wants.
Natural selection is consistent with Intelligent Design as once the process is established, it sustains itself as with the farmer.
GENETIC DRIFT: is the gradual change in a population due to random events.
For example:75% of a population has the A gene and 25% have the B gene.If the organisms with the B gene do not have offspring,the B gene is wiped out. If only 1/3 of A have offspring but all of B than the A and B gene would be equal in the population.
You can have endless combinations that will eventually lead to change in the population.This is very mathematical and is also consistent with Intelligent Design.
MUTATION: We have gone over this in the last couple of chapters but to summarize,Mutation is the main source of change. This to me is another SMOKING GUN and proof of Intelligent Design.
As we have covered, mutations are the result of mistakes in the DNA sequence. BUT , the odds for random mistakes to eventually lead to intelligence would be like winning the lottery every day.
The bible of atheistic evolution is Darwin's "Origin of Species" . We will examine the flaws in this theory. We will examine why, with at least 100 million fossils that are catalogued and identified in the world's museums, the fossil record does not support Darwin's premise.
reference #1
evolution.berkeley.edu
