Table of Contents
Preface vii
1 A Perspective on Science and Belief 1
2 Arguments on the Origin of Life 15
3 Evolution and Creation: What Do They Promise? 29
4 Biological Mechanisms in Nature 39
Natural Selection or the food chain of the ecosystem? 42
Mutation: A Mysterious Key, or Random Bullets Not Missing the Target? 53
The Cell and Genetics 53
Experiments and Observations 65
Macro Mutations 68
Can Struggle Explain Everything By Itself? 71
Adaptation, or Genetic Insurance of Survival? 74
Natural Selection and Adaptation from the Perspective of Creation 81
Fugitives from the Gene Pool 86
Static and Dynamic Species: The Secret of Adaptation 97
5 Evidence for the Theory of Evolution, or Preconceived Opinions? 101
What Do Paleontology and Geology Say? 103
Dating according to scenario 105
Carbon-14 Dating: A Method with Limited Validity 119
Mass Extinction - Discontinous Creation 127
The Validity of Geological Evidence 139
Intermediate Forms 148
From Fish to Amphibians 152
From the Land to the Sea / From the Sea to the Land 154
Transition from Invertebrates to Vertebrates 158
From Reptiles to Birds 159
From Reptiles to Mammals 163
The Horse Story 167
Climbing Up the Stairs or Taking the Elevator? 170
Link with Marxism 179
Is Similarity in Appearance Sufficient? 182
What Do Molecular Biology and Genetics Say? 194
Embryology 206
Vestigial Organs? 212
Homology or a Common Plan in Creation 218
6 From the Beginning of the Universe to the Chosen Earth 223
Explosion: Bull's Eye 237
The Chosen Planet 239
7 From an Inorganic to an Organic World: Dice Turning Up Double Six Each Time 241
From Inanimate to Animate246
8 Probability Calculations 269
9 Toward a Model of Creation 287
If There Is A Work of Art, Then There Is An Artist 293
In Between Religion and Science 302
The Future of Darwinism 306
Closing Remarks 321
Notes 325
Bibliography 335
Index 343
