CREATED OR CREATED OR EVOLVED?EVOLVED?

What aboutWhat aboutLife?Life?

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WHY JUST RIGHT ?

ALL LIFE IS FRAGILE !

IT NEEDS - water, food

temperature

energy source

protection

A START . . . . . but ended easily !

Why is Earth Suitable for life ?Why is Earth Suitable for life ?

Design or Accident?

LIFE’S GREAT VARIETYLIFE’S GREAT VARIETY

Vegetable - - - animal KINGDOMSVegetable - - - animal KINGDOMS Invertibrate - - vertibrate CLASSESInvertibrate - - vertibrate CLASSES Birds - - - - - - mammals FAMILIESBirds - - - - - - mammals FAMILIES Elephant - - - man SPECIESElephant - - - man SPECIES African - - - - European RACESAfrican - - - - European RACES Male - - - - - - female GENDERSMale - - - - - - female GENDERS YOU - - - - - ME INDIVIDUALSYOU - - - - - ME INDIVIDUALS

No two are exactly the same!No two are exactly the same!

Living Things have7 specific Characteristics

• Move• Breathe (respiration)• Feed - obtain and use energy.• Excrete (remove waste)• Grow & develop• Respond/adapt to environment -

(sensitivity)• Reproduce

Also - all Living Things are made up of cells which can replicate.

What is Life?What is Life?

““Property which distinguishes a living Property which distinguishes a living thing from dead / non-living matter”thing from dead / non-living matter”

““Animate existence”Animate existence” ““Period from birth to death” [OUD]Period from birth to death” [OUD] Something temporarily added to Something temporarily added to

physical matterphysical matter Spiritual quality – recognisableSpiritual quality – recognisable

- specially in humans- specially in humans

WHAT HAPPENS AT DEATH?WHAT HAPPENS AT DEATH?

Physical components remain the Physical components remain the same, but soon decomposesame, but soon decompose

7 characteristics no longer seen7 characteristics no longer seen change is dramatic – no responsechange is dramatic – no response Spiritual component vanishes –Spiritual component vanishes –

where?where?

Where / How did Life originate?Where / How did Life originate?

Law of Biogenesis - Law of Biogenesis -

It did NOT come from dead matterIt did NOT come from dead matter

(Big Bang (Big Bang total sterility!) total sterility!) Science has NO other clear answer!Science has NO other clear answer!

Several guesses!Several guesses! Someone must tell us!Someone must tell us!

How do life forms change?How do life forms change?

Do they evolve?Do they evolve?

Do they adapt?Do they adapt?

What is natural selection?What is natural selection?

How does it happen?How does it happen?

Changes in living thingsChanges in living things Produced by - Produced by -

- - adaptationadaptation to hostile conditions to hostile conditionsor “survival of the fittest”or “survival of the fittest”= = “natural selection”“natural selection”

This is This is MICROEVOLUTION MICROEVOLUTION - always - always WITHINWITHIN SPECIES SPECIES

Also selective breeding – directed! Also selective breeding – directed! Does not / cannot crossDoes not / cannot cross

the boundary of the speciesthe boundary of the species

Ancestral Ancestral sourcesource

Natural selection cannot cause one Natural selection cannot cause one kind (species) to become a new kind.kind (species) to become a new kind.Natural selection cannot cause one Natural selection cannot cause one

kind (species) to become a new kind.kind (species) to become a new kind.

Can only select from existing Can only select from existing information already in the genesinformation already in the genes

Cannot start off evolution when there Cannot start off evolution when there is nothing to select fromis nothing to select from

Can cause a loss of informationCan cause a loss of information Cannot plan ahead - has no foresight Cannot plan ahead - has no foresight

into the futureinto the future

Evolution’s History of Evolution’s History of LifeLife

Evolution’s History of Evolution’s History of LifeLifeOver billions of years all species evolved (upwards)Over billions of years all species evolved (upwards)

- from a common ancestor- from a common ancestor

more more new information new information needed

The Bible and the History The Bible and the History of Lifeof Life

The Bible and the History The Bible and the History of Lifeof Life

God made the beast of the earth after his God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creeps upon the earth after his thing that creeps upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good. kind: and God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:25Genesis 1:25

Opposite views of Evolution and Opposite views of Evolution and Creation on changes in living Creation on changes in living

creaturescreatures

Creationists – top Creationists – top downdown

KindsKinds

Species?Species?

Sub-species?Sub-species?

Genera?Genera?

Evolutionists – bottom Evolutionists – bottom upup

KindsKinds

Species?Species?

Sub-species?Sub-species?

Genera?Genera?

More More complexcomplex

SimpleSimple

ComplexComplex

LessLesssimplesimple

Requires the Requires the additionaddition of new of new complex genetic complex genetic

informationinformation

KindsKinds

Species?Species?

Sub-species?Sub-species?

Genera?Genera?

KindsKinds

Species?Species?

Sub-species?Sub-species?

Genera?Genera?

Re-assortment Re-assortment of of existing existing informationinformation

What do currentWhat do current

laboratory studies tell uslaboratory studies tell us

about genetics and change?about genetics and change?

- in the cell?- in the cell?

Boeing 747Boeing 747

4.5 million 4.5 million non-flying partsnon-flying parts

Complexity of the CellComplexity of the CellComplexity of the CellComplexity of the Cell

BillionsBillions of of non-living partsnon-living parts

A Simple(?) A Simple(?) CellCell

A Simple(?) A Simple(?) CellCell

To produce 1 protein in a To produce 1 protein in a cell requires 75+ different cell requires 75+ different proteins and RNA proteins and RNA molecules. molecules.

An average protein of An average protein of about 500 AA is produced about 500 AA is produced in cells every 4 minutes - in cells every 4 minutes - provided they contain all provided they contain all 75 components in the 75 components in the right placeright place, at , at right right concentrationconcentration, in the , in the right right proportionsproportions at the at the right right timetime!!

D N D N AA

Results of laboratory experiments -Results of laboratory experiments -

Experiments to induce changes in rapidly Experiments to induce changes in rapidly reproducing organisms (e.g., microbes, small reproducing organisms (e.g., microbes, small insects) show that virtually all induced insects) show that virtually all induced changes are harmful.changes are harmful.

These changes are These changes are notnot the result of the result of addingadding new new information (required for evolution) into DNAinformation (required for evolution) into DNA

but of but of deletingdeleting (losing) or changing existing (losing) or changing existing information already in the DNA.information already in the DNA.

THE DNA OF EACH SPECIESTHE DNA OF EACH SPECIESIS DIFFERENTIS DIFFERENT

- gives different features & behaviour- gives different features & behaviour = recognisable characteristics= recognisable characteristics

CANNOT CHANGE DNA OF ONE KIND CANNOT CHANGE DNA OF ONE KIND INTO DNA OF ANOTHER KIND BY INTO DNA OF ANOTHER KIND BY MUTATIONSMUTATIONS- changes are - limited- changes are - limited

- usually harmful- usually harmful - repaired quickly in DNA- repaired quickly in DNA - easily “bred out”- easily “bred out”

Adaptation Adaptation √ √ Evolution xEvolution x

Rearrange, change or Rearrange, change or remove informationremove information- from existing huge - from existing huge store there from “the store there from “the beginning” in “kinds”beginning” in “kinds”- gives “subspecies” - gives “subspecies” suited to habitatsuited to habitat- eg – finches- eg – finches

- polar bears- polar bears- brown bears- brown bears

Provide information,Provide information,or add extra & new,or add extra & new,- to supplement what- to supplement what

is thereis there- doesn’t happen with- doesn’t happen with

no outside input!no outside input!- doesn’t match what- doesn’t match what

is there already!is there already!

Different Authority Different Authority Sources For BeliefSources For BeliefDifferent Authority Different Authority Sources For BeliefSources For Belief

EvolutionEvolution CreationCreation

1. 1. ManMan’s reasoning’s reasoning 1. 1. GodGod’s revelation’s revelation

2. Not there at the beginning2. Not there at the beginning 2. There at the beginning2. There at the beginning

3. Knowledge incomplete3. Knowledge incomplete 3. Source of all knowledge3. Source of all knowledge

4. Cannot lie (Titus 1:2)4. Cannot lie (Titus 1:2)4. Known to distort and 4. Known to distort and manipulate the truthmanipulate the truth

Evolution is NOT -Evolution is NOT -

Supported by the laws of scienceSupported by the laws of science Shown in the fossil record anywhereShown in the fossil record anywhere Demonstrated by experiments on Demonstrated by experiments on

living thingsliving things A fact!A fact! Probable! (or sensible!)Probable! (or sensible!) Believed by all scientists (and others)Believed by all scientists (and others)

Creation is NOT -Creation is NOT -

Contradicted by scienceContradicted by science Incompatible with common Incompatible with common

experienceexperience Difficult to understandDifficult to understand Wanted by most peopleWanted by most people

- because they do not want God- because they do not want God- Why ?- Why ?

Since the creation Since the creation of the world, God’s of the world, God’s invisible qualities - invisible qualities - His eternal power His eternal power and divine nature - and divine nature - have been clearly have been clearly seen, being seen, being understood from understood from what has been what has been made, so that they made, so that they are without excuse.are without excuse.

Romans 1: 20Romans 1: 20

What is What is YOUR life?YOUR life?

ImportantImportant SignificantSignificant PreciousPrecious Short -- WHY?Short -- WHY? ““The wages of sin is death …”The wages of sin is death …” ““but the gift of God is eternal life – but the gift of God is eternal life –

through Jesus Christ our Lord” through Jesus Christ our Lord” (Romans 6.23)(Romans 6.23)

“For God so loved the world

that He gave His only Son …

… … that whoever believes that whoever believes in Him should not perish in Him should not perish

but have everlasting but have everlasting life.”life.”

John 3.16John 3.16