I am currently reading a book called, “Truth Be Told, Exposing the Myth of Evolution”, and it is very good. It is written in Text book form and a teachers answer sheet was included with it. I bought it a seminar that was held at my local Church. I have been through the first couple of chapters, and it is very good. It is written, I would say, at the seventh or eighth grade level; which is perfect for explaining things to your potential teen child convert. I’ve decided that I will start reviewing it with Emily during her fall, holiday, and spring breaks, then finish it during the summer. Then, when she turns thirteen (she is now nine), we will go thru it like it is written in text book form, doing the chapter reviews and quizzes and such. It is an excellent book.
The first chapter list the challenges of Evolution and the basic laws of nature co-existing. For example, they cover the big bang theory. First it states clearly what the big bang theory is, then it talks of three basic irrefutable laws of nature. The first one being the law of cause and effect. Then it reviews the first two laws of thermal dynamics. The first law of Thermal Dynamics is that energy and matter are not created nor destroyed, they just change from one form to another. Secondly, the second law of Thermal Dynamics states that matter and energy are moving toward a less usable, more disorderly state called “entropy.” SO there are several things that the book talks about. One of which is where did the “cosmic egg” come from, meaning, if nature becomes more and more disorderly, then there is a conflict with nature with the big bang and cosmic egg theory. Was nature created, or was it always in existence. If it is always in existence, then there should be no order at all, much less the ever evolving earth with according to evolution should become ever more complicated, i.e. “Evolution is a fully natural process…by which all living things, past or present, have since developed, divergently and progressively.” (quoting George Gaylord Simpson, a well known evolutionist) So the questioned posed is how can thing become progressive, yet disordered. How can we become more complicated, while the rest of the Universe is become more disorderly. Well, they say that the evolutionist response is that the second law of Thermal Dynamics doesn’t apply to Earth, just to closed systems which do not receive any outside energy. Since the Sun is always bathing the Earth with energy, then it is not a closed system and the law does not apply. There are two problems with this, first it ignores the fact aht no one has ever seen a true “closed” system in nature, except perhaps the Universe itself. According to this book, every system that we study is in some way being acted upon by energy from other systems, and yet the second law still dominates every system that has been observed in the Universe. Secondly, When energy is added to a system, is normally causes the system to deteriorate more quickly if here is no way to use and control, the energy, For instance, suppose you have a shopping cart full of computer parts, and you leave them out in the Sun, exposed. Will that energy from the Sun create a new computer, or will it slowly make those parts unusable? Although the Sun beats down on earth everyday, there is still entropy increasing and things go from order to disorder. it is a pretty good argument. Then it goes to talk about intelligent design and things like that. As I continue to read, I’ll continue to mention it here on this blog.
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