I want to quote from a book by Richard Leakey, Making of Mankind. As you may know, Richard Leakey has been one of the major promoters of the evolutionary assumption through the years, and particularly in the relationship of apelike creatures evolving into man. From the introduction of Richard Leakey’s book he makes this statement:
I express concern about the growing support for
creationism because it has serious and far-reaching
implications. If society legislates against the teaching of
scientific truth on one issue, where will this process stop?
A few people still hold to the belief that the earth is flat.
Should they too, have equal time in schools? The great
achievements of modern science are gravely threatened by
this insane development. (Leakey 2)
Richard Leakey is saying that if you question the evolutionary worldview and you belong
to that creationist camp, you are insane. But I think that it can be demonstrated that the
assumptions of evolution are without evidence. There is no evidence to support:
• The idea that non-life can become life
• The idea that a single cell organism can become a multi-cellular creature
• The idea that a multi-cellular creature without a backbone can become a multicellular
creature with a backbone
• The idea that fish can become amphibians, or that amphibians can become
reptiles, or reptiles can become birds or mammals
So to challenge these things, does that categorize someone as insane? I do not think so. I
think that many people have simply accepted what they have been taught and they have
not checked it out for themselves.
