Evolutionists Making their own Laws

As any well-schooled child knows, there are rankings in science. Someone makes observations and makes a few predictions for a hypothesis. This can graduate to a theory if it is well-substantiated with facts and testing. A law is something that summarizes observations and is unchanging under certain conditions.

Charles Darwin had speculations or a hypothesis of evolution at best, but not a theory — and definitely not a law. Some owlhoots took a notion to fabricate a new law to explain how life as they see it has increasing complexity.

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This fundamentally-flawed thinking involves evolutionary presuppositions. Also, it has deep time assumptions. Add to this the thought that some laws take up where others fail, such as Newtonian rules getting replaced by quantum mechanics or relativity. No, those two things only apply in special circumstances, but there is no "replacement" going on. These scientists think evolution breaks the second law of thermodynamics.

The author of the article linked below seems to agree with the simple-to-complex life forms concept of evolutionists, but does affirm that complex life can only come from a higher intelligence. A big problem with the Intelligent Design movement is that it accepts Deism, theistic evolution, agnosticism, and more (there are also a few Christians involved in ID). I put it to you that God created life forms for specific roles. He also created the principles that scientists call laws of nature. Despite apparently only hinting at God the Creator, this article presents some things to consider — especially the irrationality and hubris of Darwin's disciples.

The history of life on Earth shows a trend towards greater complexity, functionality, and diversity, in stark contrast to the general trend of nature. What are evolutionists to do when their theory runs afoul of the laws of nature? Why, propose a bold new law of nature! Trouble lies in store, however, for their brave venture.

Science writer Philip Ball summarizes a new research idea in his article for Quanta Magazine, “Why Everything in the Universe Turns More Complex.”

The article is found at "Theory of Increasing Complexity Fails the Test of Science."