Torch, Fall/Winter 2009

Fall–Winter 2009 | TORCH 7 appearing was present in Darwin’s day, but again he assumed fossil ancestors would be found in deeper strata. He didn’t think all currently living groups would be found in the Cambrian. Instead of the problem going away, it became worse. Darwin recognized these sudden appearances would be fatal to his theory, a fact many scientists have overlooked. The Undeniability of Truth Darwin’s theory of natural selection does a very good job of explaining how we might get varieties of certain types of animals. For example, a dog “kind” probably got off Noah’s ark and then diversified into the many types of dogs we see today. This kind of “evolution” is very acceptable within modern creationism. Darwin’s idea of natural selection works well in explaining these kinds of changes within groups. But he took his theory too far. He argued that all life forms came from a few common ancestors and that the fossil record would eventually support his grand theory. After 150 years of further discovery, it’s time to recognize that what Darwin himself said would “falsify” his theory has indeed falsified it. The fossil record emphatically does not support the idea that life arose from a few common ancestors. Instead, it supports the idea that life arose from many and varied created groups as described in the first chapter of Genesis. Dr. John Whitmore earned a B.S. from Kent State University in 1985, an M.S. from the Institute of Creation Research in 1991, and a Ph.D. from Loma Linda University in 2003. As associate professor of geology, he has taught at Cedarville since 1991 and is responsible for developing the University’s new geology program. He is also heavily involved in creation research. PHOTO BY SCOTT HUCK; BRECKENI / ISTOCKPHOTO T Figure 2: These trilobites can be found near Cedarville, Ohio. They were marine arthropods, now extinct.