TABLE OF CONTENTS Section IV - Problems with Cosmic Evolution Section I - Why the Topic of Origins Matters A. Purpose of this guidebook B. What is creation? What is evolution? C. Two models for origin - evolution and creation D. Why is evolution so widely accepted? Section II - Problems with Chemical Evolution A. Could chemicals come alive? B. Problems with origin of life experiments Section III - Problems with Biological Evolution A. The Classifying of Life a.

The Linnaeus system of classification b. Do evolutionary trees prove evolutionary relationship? c. Do similar (homologous) structures show evolutionary relationship? d. Have dinosaurs turned into birds? e. Is there 98% similarity between human and chimpanzee DNA? B. Does the Fossil Record Prove Evolution? a. Have fossils formed over millions of years? b. Does the Cambrian explosion support creation or evolution? c.

Does the sequence of fossils in the rock layers prove evolution? d. Does Pangaea (tectonic plate movement) prove the evolutionary timeframe? e. Living fossils f. Has the Grand Canyon formed over millions of years? g. Was dinosaur extinction caused by a meteorite impact? C. Problems with the Mechanisms of Evolution a. Natural Selection i. Darwin' s finches ii.

Dog variation iii. Peppered moths iv. Drug resistant bacteria b. Beneficial Mutations i. Sickle-cell anemia ii. Blind cave creatures iii. Lenski' s bacteria c. Common Evolution " Proofs" i.

Vestigial Organs ii. Junk DNA iii. Embryo similarity iv. Fossil Evolution a. Horses b. Whales d. Human Evolution A. Can Nothing Turn into Everything? B.

Can the Big Bang Explosion Create Order? C. Can the Universe Explosively Expand? D. Can Gas Condense to Become a Star? Section V - Age of Creation Issues A. How Dating Methods Work B. Radiocarbon Dating C. Radiometric Dating D. Recent Creation Evidence Section VI - Conclusion - Why it Matters? A. Educational and Scientific Issues B.

Biblical Issues.