Tuesday, October 02, 2012
Updating History
I've recently read these excellent books on the history of science. Summary: since 1911, historians have been realizing that the "Dark Ages" is a myth - that the Church kept the flame of reason and learning alive, receiving and improving upon Classical knowledge, gradually leading to the scientific revolution. In other words, modern science is a gift from the Church. Some of these books explore why modern science did not arise in other cultures, despite their own heritage of geniuses and discovery. These books are a valuable corrective to the popular myth that we owe modernity to the Renaissance and the Enlightenment.
Labels: church, dark ages, history, science
Metamorphosis
This DVD/Blu-Ray is a marvelous look at the amazing transformation undergone by every caterpillar, wherein the caterpillar goes into a cocoon, virtually dissolves into an organic soup, then re-emerges as a creature designed for a completely different mode of life.
This is of course a formidable challenge to Darwinism, as it is difficult to explain how such a DNA program arose. The caterpillar that enters the cocoon "dies"; without a plan to emerge on the other side, the first caterpillar to adopt this strange lifestyle would not have survived to produce offspring. The other long-term planning involved, such as totally new features needed for flying, reproduction, drinking nectar, constructing its proboscis, etc. are also very hard to explain in Darwinian terms - in a scientific way, that is, not the usual handwaving.
The companion PDF also discusses the equally puzzling perfection of mimicry - so detailed that some species even have structures that imitate drops of poison.
This is of course a formidable challenge to Darwinism, as it is difficult to explain how such a DNA program arose. The caterpillar that enters the cocoon "dies"; without a plan to emerge on the other side, the first caterpillar to adopt this strange lifestyle would not have survived to produce offspring. The other long-term planning involved, such as totally new features needed for flying, reproduction, drinking nectar, constructing its proboscis, etc. are also very hard to explain in Darwinian terms - in a scientific way, that is, not the usual handwaving.
The companion PDF also discusses the equally puzzling perfection of mimicry - so detailed that some species even have structures that imitate drops of poison.
Labels: biology, darwinism, design, evolution, science
Tuesday, July 25, 2006
Want to see how science keeps falsifying evolutionistic predictions? Take a look at CreationSafaris for a running commentary of how scientists keep getting "surprised" by how young the solar system appears, how intricate is the molecular design of life, how genetic sequencing keeps throwing evolutionary trees into disarray, and so on. It's a hoot.
Labels: astronomy, design, evolution, science
