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The Genesis Agendum Coventry, 13 March 2010
The Challenge of Darwin Dr Todd Wood
In his book On the Origin of Species Charles Darwin claims that a wide variety of biological data are "inexplicable" from a "creation" viewpoint. He encouraged a misconception that the only alternative to his evolutionary view was what is now called "creationism." But is it a case of one or the other? Many current theories are consistent with the Christian doctrine of creation and this presentation will focus on one specific model, called creation biology. Darwin himself provides a description of the biological data that would have to be explained by a rival theory: variation, natural evil, biogeography, and biological similarity. Two such evidences can be accepted as evidence of real species relationship within creation biology: variation and biogeography. The remaining two areas are more difficult. Darwin was deeply concerned with the issue of natural evil, a problem largely glossed over by contemporary natural theologians. Biological similarity included such issues as embryonic similarity, classification, morphology, and rudimentary organs Creation biology seeks to understand natural evil in terms of decay from a once-perfect state. It predicts two classes of similarity, one originating from common ancestry and the other as part of God's design plan. Thus the similarity between horses and donkeys might well result from common ancestry, but the similarity of horses and humans originate in God's design. Though creation biology has greatly matured since the time of Darwin, there is still much work to do to provide a viable alternative to evolution. ---------------------------------
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Dr Todd Wood is
Director of the Center for Origins A graduate of
Liberty University with a Batchelor's degree in Biology, he has a PhD Todd has published
30 peer-reviewed papers and three book chapters
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