I am working on a middle school heredity unit. I am surprised to see Natural Selection is now part of evolutionary theory. As I remember, Natural selection expresses genes already in DNA. Evolutionary Theory states that organisms can change greatly over time. Why are they linked so closely together? Every teaching resource I find denies a difference. I need resources that acknowledge God, or at least don't exclude him. I wont teach a theory as fact, and the current resources I am finding use "Science" to make evolutionary theory fact, and make fun of Creationist theory. Thank you for your help Frens.
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Fittest for a particular environment. As the environment changes, so does the criteria for fitness.
It bothers me that we have slid towards evolutionary thinking, because it excludes God. As a Christian, I had studied this going to college, and was able to adequately defend my faith with resources found on the net. The net has been cleaned of most resources, which makes it hard to have an alternate view to the official narrative. After I was awakened, I realized that there is a full court press to control the Godless narrative.
Good point; however, the spin makes God's wonders reproducible by man or accident.
If you've not heard of him, Kent Hovind is a Christian scientist and has a bunch of videos on youtube. He probably covers it. Good luck!
Checking him out next. Thank you for your help.
https://www.darwinsdemise.com
Great resource! Not what I was searching for, but I am including this into a "further research" for students.
Evolution, as it is commonly understood today, depends upon four factors. Evolutionists (people who have confidence in the theory of evolution) explain them in this way:
Spontaneous generation. This means that life arose from inanimate (dead) material. In a pond or other moist environment (referred to as the pre-biotic soup), a perfect combination of carbon-based molecules happened to be present at the same instant. Denying all scientific logic, a DNA code, nucleus, cell wall, and energy-generating apparatus — the minimum requirements for a living cell — were all somehow present, each having randomly come together on its own. This first cell reproduced itself and the first life was off to a start.
Random mutation. Minor changes in the DNA code are thought to occur spontaneously within a creature. Most of these are attributed to “accidents” that happen when the creature’s genetic code is copied at the time of reproduction. Outside radiation and chemicals are also thought to play a role.
The result of these random mutations is a new creature, slightly different from the first. Most importantly, it will either be better or less well prepared to live in its environment. Most mutations are harmful to a creature. So, a high number would be necessary to increase the chances of a positive mutation taking place.
Any random mutation that results in a “weaker” creature, evolutionists reason, would cause the early elimination of that plant or animal. By contrast, any random mutation which increased the strength or fertility of a plant or animal would give it an advantage in the struggle for existence.
The accumulation of many small but favorable mutations over time is evolution’s explanation for converting a microscopic bacterial cell into a human being. Yet even over many millions of years, as explained later, such a process would never have enough time to occur.
Thank you again.
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