Deutsch English Français Italiano Português Lietuviškai Nederlands      Русский 84 - 95  Humans and culture Menu  |  back One impressive argument against the theory of evolution is man himself. Is this what an accidental product of an endlessly long developmental process would look like (see cover)? It is not only the outer geometry of the body structure, but also the human spirit, human language, the human eye, human hands, etc. – everything so perfectly and uniquely formed that an accidental and random development cannot explain it. Then of course there is also the amazing human faculty that enables us to be creative, to create new things. Another question needs to be asked as well. If the human spirit is really a product of material processes, how can it be that man can conceive things that go beyond his material existence and become conscious of him? Philosopher René Descartes defined himself in terms of the ability to think. “I think, therefore I am,” was his conclusion. Can the human psyche be explained as a material phenomenon? Can extrasensory and spiritual experiences be explained in purely naturalistic terms? Human historical traditions, geology and archaeological discoveries include evidence that contradicts the notion of an extremely old Earth. Based on the scenario of a worldwide flood, the development of the geological formations can be readily explained with the model of a young Earth and a brief history of mankind. 84 Reports of the flood 85 The age of humanity 86 Neanderthals and australomorphs 87 The human and chimpanzee genomes 88 Upright gait 89 The human eye 90 The inverse retina 91 The degeneration of human language 92 Human consciousness 93 Human creativity 94 Conscience and ethics 95 Love, joy, suffering and sorrow 84 Reports of the flood   Flood reports from ancient cultures in all five continents show that at least one gigantic deluge must actually have taken place in the past. 85 The age of humanity   The remains left to us by our ancestors (especially stone tools) provide evidence for several thousand years of human history at most. 86 Neanderthals and australomorphs   No undisputed trace has yet been found of the hypothetical common ancestor of apes and humans. 87 The human and chimpanzee genomes   At least 75 million “correct” mutations would have been necessary to make a modern human and a chimpanzee from a common ancestor – a highly improbable scenario. 88 Upright gait   The upright gait of humans requires simultaneous and coordinated changes of several characteristics in the skeleton and muscles, which clearly contradicts the notion of chance, unguided development. 89 The human eye   The human eye is an irreducibly complex system that Darwin himself mentioned as possible evidence against his theory. 90 The inverse retina   New research confirms that the arrangement of the light-sensitive cells in the human eye represents an optimized design, refuting earlier claims to the contrary. 91 The degeneration of human language   Investigations of ancient languages have revealed that they were complex at first and grew simpler over time, which contradicts the notion of an upwards evolutionary development of human beings. 92 Human consciousness   Investigations of so-called near-death experiences strongly suggest that human consciousness exists independently of the body. 93 Human creativity   The human capacity for technical and artistic creativity constitutes clear evidence that the human spirit could not possibly have emerged from matter. 94 Conscience and ethics   Conscience and ethics are hardly things that would have evolved in an unpitying fight for survival that has been going on for millions of years. 95 Love, joy, suffering and sorrow   It is impossible to reconcile the existence of the phenomenon of love with the ideas underlying the theory of evolution. back   Comment this Site! Name* Email* Message*