The creation-evolution controversy (implications, methodology and survey of evidence) : toward a rational solution / by R.L. Wysong.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: East Lansing, Mich. : Inquiry Press, c1976.Description: vi, 455 p. : ill. 26 cmSubject(s): LOC classification:
  • QH325 .C74 1976
Contents:
1. The controversy's importance : Origins and world-view ; The evolutionary position's effect ; The creation position's effect ; Extraterrestrial life vs. a Creator ; The need for a rational approach -- 2. Can laymen question? : Are credentials necessary ; Argument from expert testimony ; Argument from popularity ; Popularity in reverse ; Propaganda ; Necessity of criticism ; Suppression of heretics. 3. Methodology : Two positions ; The unknown third position ; Reality and faith ; Origin questions have answers ; Superficial impressions ; Scientific method ; Evolution is philosophy ; Creation is an antithesis ; The method ; The gnoof-xert controversy -- 4. Definitions : Evolution ; Creation ; Fixity vs. evolution ; Significance of change ; Theistic evolution ; Focusing on origins ; The two mechanisms ; Final admonitions. 5. Origin of proteins : Enantiomers ; Possible vs. impossible ; Powers of ten ; Coin probabilities ; Probability of L-proteins ; Sequenced proteins ; Probability of sequenced proteins ; Total protein probability ; From probabilities to where? -- 6. Origin and modification of DNA : Evolutionary assertion ; Forming the letters ; Special DNA characteristics ; DNA and intelligence ; A jello lesson ; Computers, DNA and time ; Two positions ; A built-in evolution preventative ; Energy and information science ; DNA probabilities ; DNA-protein totals ; Could-should vs. can-does. 7. Biochemical bias and chemical Neo-Darwinism : Acceptance of the counter ; Biochemical bias ; Biochemical Neo-Darwinism -- 8. Reductionism : Is life reducible? ; Is homo humus? -- 9. Time : Time and probability ; Time -- an enemy of bio-poiesis? ; The nature of time. 10. Youth or antiquity? : Biases ; Dating assumptions ; Half-life assumption ; Dating errors ; "Appearance" of age ; Methods showing youth ; Conclusion -- 11. Biogenesis : Spontaneous generation disproved ; Biogenesis vs. evolution ; Biogenesis a principle? ; Biogenesis vs. Creator ; Creator transcends created -- 12. Is life definable? : Gap, or no gap? ; Virus life cycle ; Life: DNA plus -- 13. Law of mass action : From the water or "sky"? ; Polemics on polymer origins ; Arguments summarized. 14. Primitive environment : Oxygen ; Ultraviolet light ; Protein growth dead-ended ; Nitrogen concentrations ; Phosphorus concentrations ; Hull's testimony ; The evolutionary counter -- 15. Biopoiesis experiments : Miller-Urey duplication ; Fox duplication ; Other duplication problems ; "Spontaneous" televisions ; The seashore experiment ; Dissections and recombinations ; The creationistic counter -- 16. Thermodynamics : First law of thermodynamics ; Second law defined ; Evolution and the second law ; Could both be universal? ; Open to what? ; Thermodynamic debating ; Origin of the universe ; A double-cross for naturalists ; Does thermodynamics point to the supernatural? 17. Fixity vs. transformations : Lamarckiem ; Mutation theory ; Mutations harmful ; Fruitage of mutations ; Rarity of mutations ; Increases mutation rate and time ; Hypocrisy? ; Natural selection ; Fixity? ; Testimonials to no transitions ; Fixity through time ; Proposed transitional forms ; The eye ; Super cow -- 18. Neo-Darwinism : Neo-Darwinism examples ; Variation or transmutation ; Applied genetics ; Neo-Darwinism: a negative force? ; Survival of the unfit ; Our choice -- 19. Neo-Darwinian predictions : Predictions (1-13) ; Adding it up. 20. Geologic evidence : A cozy circle ; Dating strata ; Fossilization ; Pre-Cambrian void ; Flood evidence ; Conclusion -- 21. Arguments from similarity : Contradictions ; Man-animal gap ; Vestigial organs ; Embryology -- 22. Rendering a decision : Extrapolations ; Evolutionary summation ; Creationistic summation ; Predictive value ; Making the tally ; Truth on origins.
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Includes Bibiliograph (pages 433-443) and Index

1. The controversy's importance : Origins and world-view ; The evolutionary position's effect ; The creation position's effect ; Extraterrestrial life vs. a Creator ; The need for a rational approach --
2. Can laymen question? : Are credentials necessary ; Argument from expert testimony ; Argument from popularity ; Popularity in reverse ; Propaganda ; Necessity of criticism ; Suppression of heretics. 3. Methodology : Two positions ; The unknown third position ; Reality and faith ; Origin questions have answers ; Superficial impressions ; Scientific method ; Evolution is philosophy ; Creation is an antithesis ; The method ; The gnoof-xert controversy --
4. Definitions : Evolution ; Creation ; Fixity vs. evolution ; Significance of change ; Theistic evolution ; Focusing on origins ; The two mechanisms ; Final admonitions. 5. Origin of proteins : Enantiomers ; Possible vs. impossible ; Powers of ten ; Coin probabilities ; Probability of L-proteins ; Sequenced proteins ; Probability of sequenced proteins ; Total protein probability ; From probabilities to where? --
6. Origin and modification of DNA : Evolutionary assertion ; Forming the letters ; Special DNA characteristics ; DNA and intelligence ; A jello lesson ; Computers, DNA and time ; Two positions ; A built-in evolution preventative ; Energy and information science ; DNA probabilities ; DNA-protein totals ; Could-should vs. can-does. 7. Biochemical bias and chemical Neo-Darwinism : Acceptance of the counter ; Biochemical bias ; Biochemical Neo-Darwinism --
8. Reductionism : Is life reducible? ; Is homo humus? --
9. Time : Time and probability ; Time --
an enemy of bio-poiesis? ; The nature of time. 10. Youth or antiquity? : Biases ; Dating assumptions ; Half-life assumption ; Dating errors ; "Appearance" of age ; Methods showing youth ; Conclusion --
11. Biogenesis : Spontaneous generation disproved ; Biogenesis vs. evolution ; Biogenesis a principle? ; Biogenesis vs. Creator ; Creator transcends created --
12. Is life definable? : Gap, or no gap? ; Virus life cycle ; Life: DNA plus --
13. Law of mass action : From the water or "sky"? ; Polemics on polymer origins ; Arguments summarized. 14. Primitive environment : Oxygen ; Ultraviolet light ; Protein growth dead-ended ; Nitrogen concentrations ; Phosphorus concentrations ; Hull's testimony ; The evolutionary counter --
15. Biopoiesis experiments : Miller-Urey duplication ; Fox duplication ; Other duplication problems ; "Spontaneous" televisions ; The seashore experiment ; Dissections and recombinations ; The creationistic counter --
16. Thermodynamics : First law of thermodynamics ; Second law defined ; Evolution and the second law ; Could both be universal? ; Open to what? ; Thermodynamic debating ; Origin of the universe ; A double-cross for naturalists ; Does thermodynamics point to the supernatural? 17. Fixity vs. transformations : Lamarckiem ; Mutation theory ; Mutations harmful ; Fruitage of mutations ; Rarity of mutations ; Increases mutation rate and time ; Hypocrisy? ; Natural selection ; Fixity? ; Testimonials to no transitions ; Fixity through time ; Proposed transitional forms ; The eye ; Super cow --
18. Neo-Darwinism : Neo-Darwinism examples ; Variation or transmutation ; Applied genetics ; Neo-Darwinism: a negative force? ; Survival of the unfit ; Our choice --
19. Neo-Darwinian predictions : Predictions (1-13) ; Adding it up. 20. Geologic evidence : A cozy circle ; Dating strata ; Fossilization ; Pre-Cambrian void ; Flood evidence ; Conclusion --
21. Arguments from similarity : Contradictions ; Man-animal gap ; Vestigial organs ; Embryology --
22. Rendering a decision : Extrapolations ; Evolutionary summation ; Creationistic summation ; Predictive value ; Making the tally ; Truth on origins.