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““A Brief Overview”A Brief Overview”ByBy

Bud Hollowell, Ph.D.Bud Hollowell, Ph.D.


The Argument in The Argument in SyllogismsSyllogisms

Premise 1 - God created Premise 1 - God created humanity.humanity.

Premise 2 - Humanity did not Premise 2 - Humanity did not evolve.evolve.

Conclusion 3 - Therefore, Conclusion 3 - Therefore, there will be no evidence there will be no evidence of human evolution.of human evolution.

Premise 1 - All life forms Premise 1 - All life forms on earth go through the on earth go through the process of evolution.process of evolution.

Premise 2 - Humanity is a Premise 2 - Humanity is a life form on earth.life form on earth.

Conclusion 3 - Therefore, Conclusion 3 - Therefore, there will be evidence of there will be evidence of human evolution.human evolution.

Western Religion Science


Life Cycle of StarsLife Cycle of Stars


Death of a Star Death of a Star


Age of the Earth – 5 Age of the Earth – 5 billionbillion


All life comes from the All life comes from the same sources…same sources…


Material Material found found deepest is deepest is oldestoldest

Material Material found is found is same age same age as other as other material in material in same layersame layer


Scientific Dating Scientific Dating of Fossilsof Fossils

Carbon dating is proven accurate Carbon dating is proven accurate back to 50,000 yearsback to 50,000 years

Uranium isotope dating is proven Uranium isotope dating is proven accurate back to 500,000 years accurate back to 500,000 years

Potassium to argon dating is Potassium to argon dating is proven accurate back to 5 billion proven accurate back to 5 billion yearsyears


Do the same laws of Do the same laws of evolution apply to evolution apply to human beings?human beings?


In a new book, documentary, and promotional Web site, paleontologist Jorn Hurum, who led the team that analyzed the 47-million-year-old fossil seen above, suggests Ida is a critical missing-link species in primate evolution. The fossil, he says, bridges the evolutionary split between higher primates such as monkeys, apes, and humans and their more distant relatives such as lemurs. "This is the first link to all humans," Hurum, of the Natural History Museum in Oslo, Norway, said in a statement. Ida represents "the closest thing we can get to a direct ancestor."


Geological Time & Geological Time & Human DevelopmentHuman Development


Homo SapienHomo Sapien

100-200,000 years old


Mitochondrial DNA DatingMitochondrial DNA Dating

Modern humans originated in AfricaModern humans originated in Africa

There was one founding populationThere was one founding population

It began 170,000 years agoIt began 170,000 years ago

They migrated to other parts of the They migrated to other parts of the world to replace other hominidsworld to replace other hominids


Homo HabilisHomo Habilis

1.9 million years old


Australopithecine Australopithecine AfarenisAfarenis

3.2 million years old


ArdipithicusArdipithicus

4.4 million years ago


Science Limits Itself to:Science Limits Itself to: The physical evidenceThe physical evidence

Possible theories that explain the Possible theories that explain the patterns of physical evidencepatterns of physical evidence

New improved theories as more New improved theories as more physical evidence is foundphysical evidence is found

No theories that cannot be supported No theories that cannot be supported by physical evidenceby physical evidence


Five Principles of Five Principles of EvolutionEvolution

Variation has a genetic origin due to Variation has a genetic origin due to mutation and recombinationmutation and recombination

Natural selection and gene flow causes Natural selection and gene flow causes changes in gene frequency in populationschanges in gene frequency in populations

Adaptation is genetically based and leads Adaptation is genetically based and leads to changes in population over timeto changes in population over time

Species formation evolves through Species formation evolves through reproductive isolationreproductive isolation

Genetic changes through natural selection Genetic changes through natural selection lead to new specieslead to new species


For Example…For Example…

Today, why are strains of flu becoming so hard to fight off each year?


Children downstream of polluted rivers lose 5 points in IQ Children downstream of polluted rivers lose 5 points in IQ scores when they reach adulthood. How will this affect scores when they reach adulthood. How will this affect the gene pool of humanity in ten generations?the gene pool of humanity in ten generations?

And in the future…


Conclusions From ScienceConclusions From Science

Humanity has evolved from earlier life Humanity has evolved from earlier life forms.forms.

Those life forms have been identified by Those life forms have been identified by fossil records.fossil records.

Humanity as we know it began its Humanity as we know it began its evolutionary path about 170,000 years evolutionary path about 170,000 years ago in Africa.ago in Africa.


However…However…

An Argument from Theology An Argument from Theology or Philosophy Could Be…or Philosophy Could Be…Premise 1Premise 1 – God is the essence of complete – God is the essence of complete consciousness.consciousness.Premise 2Premise 2 - The process of evolution points - The process of evolution points to the design and creation of increasingly to the design and creation of increasingly higher levels of consciousness over time.higher levels of consciousness over time.Conclusion 3Conclusion 3 - Therefore, God is the - Therefore, God is the Intelligent Design guiding evolution Intelligent Design guiding evolution towards complete consciousness. towards complete consciousness.

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