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 27 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