EVOLUTION AND SPECIAL CREATION

Class Notes

Robert J. Dunzweller


Copyright © 2005 by Ruth Dunzweiler.


CONTENTS.

I. BASIC DEFINITIONS

    A. Definition of Evolution 1   001  002

    B. Definition of Evolutionism 3  
003

    C. Definition of Special Creation 4  
004

    D. Definition of Creationism 5  
005  006

II. THE PRESUPPOSITIONS OF EVOLUTIONISM 7 
007  008  009  010  011  012

III. EVIDENCES ADDUCED FOR EVOLUTION 12

    A. The Evidence from Classification (Taxonomy) 12

       1. Origin of the Taxonomic Nomenclature 12 
012

       2. Categories of the Taxonomic Nomenclature 13 
013  014   014a  015  016

       3. Synopsis of the Classification of Organisms 16 
016  017  018  019  020  021  022  023

       4. Taxonomy and Structural Similarity 23 
023  024  025  026  026a
       5. Taxonomy as an Evidence for Evolution 27  027  028  029  030

       6. Taxonomy and Special Creation 30 
030  031  032  033  034  035  036  037  038  039  040  041

    B. The Evidence from Recapitulation 41

       1. The Argument Stated 41
041

       2. The Evidence Adduced to Support the Evolutionist Interpretation 42 
042  043  044  045  046  047   047a  048

       3. A Creationist Interpretation of the Data 48 
048  049  050  051  052

    C. The Evidence from Blood Precipitation (Serology)

        1. The Argument Stated 52 
052

        2. The Evidence Adduced to Support the Evolutionist Interpretation 53  053  054  055  056

        3. A Creationist Interpretation of the Data 56 56a 56b  056  056a    056b 
    D. The Evidence from Geographical Distribution (Biogeography) 57
      
        1. The Argument Stated 57  057  058

        2. The Evidence Adduced to Support the Evolutionist Interpretation 58  058  059  060  061   061a   062  063  064  065  066  067

        3. A Creationist Interpretation of the Data 67 067  068   068a   069  070  071  072  073  074  075   075a   076   076a  077

    E. The Evidence from Paleontology (Fossils)
      
        1. The Argument Stated 77  077

        2. The Interpretation of Fossils 78  078  079  080

       3. The Geologic Time Scale 80 
080  081  082  083  084  085  086   086a   086b  087  088

       4. Chronology of Geologic Time 88 
088  089  090  091  092

       5. The Fossil Evidence for Human Evolution  92 
092  093  094  095  096  097  098  099  100  101

       6. Evaluation of the Fossils, in general 101

       7. Evaluation of the Geologic Time Scale 101

       8. Evaluation of the Chronology of Geologic Time  101 
101  102  103  104  105  106  107  108  109  110  111  112  113

       9. Evaluation of the Evidence for Human Evolution 113

          a. Scientific Considerations 113 
113  114  115  116  117  118  119  120  121  122

          b. Scriptural Considerations 122
122  123  124  125  126  127  128  129  130   130a   130b   130c  131  132  133  134  135  136  137   137a  138

    F. Paleontology and the Bible: A Creationist Synthesis

       1. Definition of the term "Creation" 138

       2. An Outline Survey of the Creative Events of Genesis 1-2 138 
138  139  140  141  142  143  144  145  146

       3. The Chronological Meaning of the term "day" in Genesis 1-2 146 
146  147  148  149
   
    4. The Chronological Relationship of the Creation Events of Genesis 1-2 to the Geological and Paleontological Records 149 
149   149a

       5. A Proposed Synthesis of the Record of the Rocks and the Record of Scripture 150 
150   150a   150b  151  152