The Proper Argument
In the ongoing battle between atheists and theists there needs to be a clarification of terms. The atheists have cleverly redefined the words used in the discussion to favor their own ideology. The battle should not be between Creation and Evolution. The battle Should be between Atheism and Theism, Naturalism and Creation, and Evolution versus Devolution.
Atheism and Theism are the two basis on which the premises are founded. The two premises are that all things are natural in origin, or all things are created. The process by which all things have emerged is either evolution or devolution.
Let’s stack the evidences where they belong. I’d be willing to bet that in a proper examination of the facts, we would find that creatures who adapt through speciation do not increase in either capability, or in capacity. Rather, as biological organisms become more and more specialized to their environment, they become less capable, and have less capacity to further adapt.
For an example, let’s look at the Wolf. Scientists who study DNA argue that the wolf is the first dog of all dogs. The wolf ranges from the arctic tundra to the near tropical temperate zones. This hearty creature has a long life span, high intelligence, and an amazing capacity to survive. By comparison we can look at the Mexican Hairless. This poor creature has been bred into such specialization that one day in the harsh conditions of the arctic tundra would certainly end it’s term on earth.
The question is, is it possible for the Xoloitzcuintili to go from hairless, back to a more “wolf-like” state on it’s own? Would it be possible, under the conditions of Darwinian Evolution, to take such a specialized creature, place them back in the wild, and over a series of generations let them breed themselves back into a state where they could occupy the far reaches that wolves do?
Creationists would say that once the dog looses the genetic ability to grow hair (an essential for cold weather survival) that ability is lost forever. Evolution, on the other hand, must find some recessive trait available within DNA without crossing the breed with another breed which has hair, or must come up with some random mutation of DNA which allows the Mexican Hairless to spontaneously sprout hair within a very short period of time. This sort of transformation must happen very rapidly if the animal is to survive past one winter in the higher reaches of the temperate zone.
I wonder, which side would win?
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