Table of Contents
Prologue
Acknowledgments
Introduction
MAN'S ORIGIN
J. MAN-AN ANIMAL OF THE HIGHEST INTELLIGENCE? 31
WHAT DOES EVOLUTION TEACH? 33
Life Arose from One Cell?-Continual Change Toward Complexity-Struggle for Existence Millions of Years Needed
CHRISTIAN EXPLANATIONS 35
The Biblical Teaching-Popular Efforts at Harmonizing Darwinism with Genesis 1-3
2. ARE THE MAIN POSTULATES OF DARWINISM SCIENTIFICALLY SOUND? 52
SIMILARITIES BETWEEN MAN, ANIMALS AND ALL LIVING CELLS 52
Double Phenomenon-Octopus Eye and Human
Eye-Marsupial-Mammalian Doubles-Common
Plan or Planner-The Meaning of Similarities
IS THE POSTULATE OF EVOLUTION UPWARD FROM SIMPLICITY TO COMPLEXITY BY CHANCE THEORETICALLY LIKELY OR POSSIBLE? THE QUESTION OF ENTROPY 55
The Three Laws of Thermodynamics-Elaboration of the Second Law-More Observations on the Second Law of Thermodynamics
3. THE PROBLEMS OF THE AGE OF MAN AND THE MISSING LINKS 110
BIBLICAL CHRONOLOGY 111
Data in Genesis-Genealogies-The Tower of Babel
GEOLOGICAL AGES 115
THE C14 DATING METHOD 116
Principles of the Method-Potential Errors of the Method
INDEX FOSSILS 127
The Oldest Formations Contain the Simplest
Forms of Life-Evolution Used to Prove the
Validity of Evolution-Practice Does Not Prove
Theory-Impossible to Disprove
THE PILTDOWN MAN 131
DR. S. B. LEAKEY 133
DINOSAUR AND MAN TRACKS IN A RIVERBED 135
HUMAN TRACKS IN THE CARBONIFEROUS AND CRETACEOUS
THE PROBLEM OF INTERMEDIATE STAGES
DATING METHODS AND AGE, THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO CREATION
The Nature of Matter
CREATION
4. PLANNED EVOLUTION
IMPROVEMENT OF A RACE OR STRAIN BY SELECTIVE BREEDING
Good Results from Animals-Man Could Be
Improved Biologically-Properties Must Be
Present on the Genes-The Capabilities of
Ionizing Radiation-Mutation Offers a Theoretical
Possibility
THE SYNTHETIC PRODUCTION OF LIFE AND THE DENIAL OF THE POSTULATE OF GOD
Confirmation of Darwinism?-Science Has Not
Explained Plan in the Universe-If Science
Produces Life, What Would This Prove?-
Laymen, Not Scientists, Are Deceived-Right
Conditions Do Not Happen by Chance-Scientific
Progress Coincides with the Bible
EVOLUTION WITH THE POSTULATE OF GOD
The Beliefs of Theistic Evolutionists-Natural
Selection as a Principle-Would God Use Such
Methods?-The Character of God-Christ
Revealed in God's Character-ls Perfection
Possible Today?-Christ Values Virtues in
Believers-Creation and Humans Reflect ChristGod
Does Not Use Chance-God Cannot Be
Bound by Time-God Is the Peacemaker-He Is
the God of Judgment-Stories of Chivalry in the
Bible-God's Character Is Balanced-Summary
SOME CONSEQUENCES OF DARWIN'S DOCTRINE IN THE WORLD OF POLITICS
Chivalry Replaced by War's Glorification-The
Effect on Hitler-The Effect on CommunismThe
Effect on the Western World-The Effect of
Darwinism on Darwin-The Reactions of Some
Modern Mathematicians and Physicists to
Darwinism and Neo-Darwinism
SOME MYTHOLOGY 223
MAN'S DESTINY
5. THE DESTINY OF MAN
DARWINISTIC NIHILISM AND THE INDIVIDUAL
What Happens Post Mortem?
No New Principles for the Super-Race
No Sanctity of the Individual-
The Biological World Opposes Nihilism
METABOLISM AND INDIVIDUALITY 2􀇾7
Personality and Ego as Related to Matter-Would
Not Life Follow Nature's Pattern􀍆-Lach of
Observation Does Not Prove Nonexistence
TAO 242
Certain Laws in the Cosmos-The Tao as Apf1lied
to Metamorphosis-The Tao in the Sf1iritual
World
THE STRUCTURE OF MAN 247
Man Is a Trinity-Analysis of the Death Process
THE METAMORPHOSIS OF THE BODY AT THE
RESURRECTION OF CHRIST
No Ascertainable Metamorphosis-Fundamental
Change in the Body-Does a Christian Believe Magic?
THE METAMORPHOSIS OF MAN
Begins at New Birth-Infects the Body-Infects
the Psyche-The Supramaterial Kingdom-
Physical Purity-The Importance of the Body-
Appropriateness for High Office-Man's Destiny
Epilogue 270
Appendix 274
I. Analysis of the Theistic Evolutionary Theories of Professor Rohrbach
II. Note on The Order of the Living-Evolutionary
Theory and Belief in God, by Dr. Rudolph Frey
III. Dinosaur and Human Tracks in the Cretaceous
(Paluxy River, Texas)
IV. Constancy of Species
V. Human Tracks in the Carboniferous
VI. Note on the Views of Claude Levi-Strauss
VII. Post Scriptum
Glossary
Index
Bibliography

Author	Arthur Ernest Wilder-Smith
Language	English
Category	Book
Date	1975
Media	Text, Picture
Pages	338
ID	34547

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