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“The evidence for evolution is overwhelming.”

Pick up any book written by the evolutionary scientists and you will see scores of quotes like this. But what exactly is this “overwhelming evidence”?

First, let us define our terms. The “Theory of Evolution” proposes that small changes in the genetic code of an organism sometimes resulted in a beneficial adaptation. This beneficial adaptation was then passed on to its offspring in a process known as “natural selection.”

An example will help make this clearer. If some type of prehistoric creature evolved the ability to fly, it could take advantage of food sources inaccessible to other animals, and could better evade predators. These new and improved flying animals would certainly succeed, and pass on the new and improved genes to their offspring. No one could possibly deny this, right? It is such a great story.

But it is just a story. A myth. Pure fantasy. Because when you scrutinize the actual steps and processes that would be necessary to make the first animal fly successfully, every single facet of biological and genetic science tells us that it is simply impossible!

Everything in biological systems works only because of proteins. That is what everything is made from. Cells manufacture proteins. The genes (lined up in strands of DNA) are the coding system that tells the cells how to make certain proteins; when to make them; where to send them and how they should work. But ask any scientist exactly how the gene for any protein evolved, and they will admit they do not know.

The second thing we need to do is define what “evidence” means. Evidence should entail use of the Scientific Method. The Scientific Method includes four basic steps: observation, hypothesis, experimentation / testing, conclusion.

Now, let us look at two of the main proofs offered for the “Theory of Evolution” in light of the Scientific Method.

The fossil record. There are two major problems with the fossil record as proof for “evolution.” First of all, the fossil record is woefully incomplete. For the vast majority of species, transitional forms are missing. Secondly, even if there were a complete fossil record for a particular line from one species to another, that would still be just an observation. If you were asked to prove that many species of plants and animals lived on earth over a period of time, then the fossil record would indeed be evidence. But “evolution” refers not to the existence of life forms, but rather how they change from one form to another. The fossil record says nothing about the steps and processes that would have been necessary to bring about those changes. Where is the experimentation and testing phase?

DNA. Scientists also like to point out that the DNA in more advanced life forms has a lot in common with the DNA in some primitive life forms. They claim that this proves that one life form evolved into another. But that too is simply an observation. How did the DNA form? What happens when mutations occur? Follow the actual steps in purely scientific terms, and the “theory” completely and utterly fails.

In fact, there is not one single shred of empirical scientific evidence that demonstrates how plant and animal species evolved. And yet the myth persists. In schools all over the country; in thousands of books, magazines and documentaries we constantly see explicit statements that evolution is the only explanation for life on our planet.

It is time for everyone to get the specific, detailed scientific facts and get the truth once and for all. The “Theory of Evolution” is nothing but a hoax.

Jonathan Conleigh is author of The Hoax Called Evolution, www.evolutionhoax.com.