HOLES IN EVOLUTION! (as described by my university Invertebrate Zoology textbook)
Featured as a back-of-page article in the CSABC Quarterly Letter of March 2011 by Richard Peachey During my studies at University of the Fraser Valley, Abbotsford, I enrolled in a two-semester upper-level course in “Invertebrate Biology” taught by Dr. Barbara Moon. Already an experienced biology instructor, Dr. Moon had recently
Why Christians Should Not Be Open to Darwin!
Featured as a back-of-page article in the CSABC Quarterly Letter of September 2010 by Richard Peachey Waldo Berg, in the March 2010 issue of the Mennonite Brethren (M. B.) Herald, urged that Christians should be open to accepting Darwinian evolution (“A Plea for Understanding: Is there a Christian view of
The Peppered Moth Story: Prime Example of Evolution?
With a special Appendix: University of Chicago evolutionist Jerry Coyne on his discovery of the many flaws in this “icon of evolution”! (following the conclusion of this article) by Richard Peachey IMPORTANT NOTE: The argumentation in the article below requires updating in light of new experimental work by lepidopterist Michael
Is Evolution Really So Central to Biology?
Featured as a back-of-page article in the CSABC Quarterly Letter of March 2010 by Richard Peachey A well-beloved mantra of the secular scientific establishment is: “Nothing in Biology Makes Sense Except in the Light of Evolution.” This was the title of a classic article by geneticist Theodosius Dobzhansky (1973 [Mar.]. The
Do Examples of “Microevolution” Provide Support for Macroevolution?
Featured as a back-of-page article in the CSABC Quarterly Letter of September 2005 Introduced by Richard Peachey Is it legitimate to extrapolate from instances of small-scale change (such as those found in peppered moths, Darwin’s finches, and antibiotic-resistant bacteria) to large-scale changes of the sort that would allow protists to
The “Science” of Paleoanthropology (Human Fossils) — Exposed!
Introduced by Richard Peachey In this article, an evolutionary paleoanthropologist describes the subjectivity and questionable science inherent in his own discipline! All quotations are from Roger Lewin. 1997. Bones of Contention. 2nd edition. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. Page number references from this book are given at the beginning of
Major Twentieth Century Theories of Evolution: The Neo-Darwinian Synthesis and Punctuated Equilibrium
by Richard Peachey The two modern theories differ over the tempo (timing) and mode (mechanism) of evolution. Natural selection is of primary importance for Neo-Darwinists, but not for those who hold to Punctuated Equilibrium. The two views also disagree on the relationship of macroevolution to microevolution. 1. The Neo-Darwinian Synthesis
Can Scientists Create “Life” in a Test Tube?
by Richard Peachey In what many consider to be a classical “origin of life” experiment, Stanley Miller synthesized some amino acids (building blocks of proteins) from a circulating mixture of gases hypothesized to represent Earth’s primordial atmosphere. Miller used an electrical spark to simulate a lightning-like energy source. Although this
Darwin’s Use of Lamarck’s “Laws”
by Richard Peachey The French scientist Jean-Baptiste de Lamarck (1744-1829) is noted for two “laws” which summarize his evolutionary thought: (1) The Law of Use and Disuse — The parts of an organism’s body that are used become more developed; parts that are not used become smaller and may disappear.
What is the Most Serious Problem for All Evolutionary “Origin of Life” Theories?
by George Wald, Harvard biologist and Nobel laureate (Scientific American, Aug 1954, pp. 44, 49-50) “In the vast majority of the processes in which we are interested the point of equilibrium lies far over toward the side of dissolution. That is to say, spontaneous dissolution is much more probable, and