Evolution examined by the logic of philosophy
Species has no general definition – known in the biology world as the ‘species problem’
There is no general agreement on what a species is,
nor how any single definition can apply to all living things,
nor what the first species was,
nor what will be the next new species,
nor what humans will evolve to (the prediction problem)……
E.g., placing a type of Pacific salmon on the Endangered Species List took 10 years to resolve in court, because no one agreed on the definition of species…. That’s right, t………e……….n…y………e………a………r…….s.
This is a logical problem, indeed, since it’s not rational to measure species change if there’s no agreement on what a species is!
Until these inconsistencies are resolved, evolution must be ignored as a logical system to the truth.
**Evolution premises: **
The number of species increases with time since the first species began, except when catastrophes cause mass extinctions.
The last mass extinction was 65 million years ago - the Cretaceous–Tertiary extinction event.
Since then the number of species has been increasing.
Experimental tests:
The number of species is decreasing, since
- There are no new species observed (assuming there is a solution to the species problem)
- Existing species become endangered, then extinct.
E.g.,
“Those who do the science estimate that species extinctions are occurring within the range of 17,000 species per year – Edward Wilson’s mathematically-derived 1988 estimate – to Jared Diamond’s mind-boggling 1992 estimate of an annual loss of 150,000 species.” Ref:
educ.utas.edu.au
Why an estimate? The species problem again ……
If evolution theory predicts increasing numbers, and tests show decreasing numbers, then this is a(nother) contradiction
Evolution examined by the rules of evidence in science:
Recall that natural science require falsifiability, repeatability, and application of the scientific method.
Claim: Radiometric dating of layers surrounding fossils supports ages of millions of years.
Response: Lava from the eruption of Mt. St. Helens less than 30 years ago indicated ages up to 2.8 million years; that is, 2,800,000 years old.
static.icr.org/i/pdf/technical/Excess-Argon-New-Lava-Dome-at-Mount-St-Helens.pdf
The radiometric method of dating inorganic elements contradicts the historically known age by up to 2,799,970 years. This dating method is discredited as a tool to determine true sample ages.
Claim: The geological ages cover millions of years.
Response. There is no valid chronometer for events in pre-history – i.e., more than 5500 years old. This claim is untestable and violates the falsifiable rule for scientific evidence.
Claim: All species today are descended from the first species.
Response: This descendancy cannot be repeated for any of the species in the sequence from first to present species.
This claim violates the repeatability rule for scientific evidence.
Claim: This evolution of species continues at the present and into the future.
Response: No species changes are now being seen.
This claim violates the scientific method, which requires confirming evidence by experimentation, not speculation.
Saying that evolution is too slow to be seen will require that we wait for future confirmation. Meanwhile the need for testing is unsatisfied in the present.
We have used the rules of evidence in theology, philosophy and science itself to refute the claims of heliocentrism and evolution.
According to the original challenge, the crackpot awards are presented to Copernicus and Darwin.
The Lord is risen indeed – Alleluia!
