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According to Dr. Groothuis, what are the weaknesses of Darwinism?
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Darwinism which is naturalism or materialism cannot prove the moral question. It also comes with presuppositions of its own that need to be proven through methodology. I quote from the Dr’s book “methodological naturalism betrays science itself”(pg 279 Christian Apologetic s). The peppered moth of England, Finch beaks going the other way in the Galapagos. The problem with Darwinism is time and science. As time advances and so does scientific discovery the theoretical is proven and disproved.
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The major weakness of Darwinism is that there is no tree of life in which Darwin postulates that everything that exists comes from a common ancestor. The fossil record doesn’t support this and on the contrary contradicts this theory. There is a period in biology called the Cambrian explosion where at a specific time in the biological record a mass amount of complex organisms came into being.
Another weakness is that Darwinism offers no theory on how evolution could increase genetic information needed for development.
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Some people claim that Darwin destroyed the idea of design of biology. Dr. Groothuis however looks at a different model for understanding living things through biological intelligent design. He claims biology actually reveals the design of life and that Darwinism does not defeat the evidence of this design of nature. There is an intelligence behind biology even though it is complex and has certain functions; this idea is not defeated by Darwinism which sees it as narrow anti-intellectual fundamentalism. The Bible teaches that God created the world. and there was no common ancestor as Darwin stated. Therefore evolution is false.
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Dr. Groothuis points out a number of flaws in Darwinism, such as:<div>
</div><div>The lack of evidence for macroevolution is a challenge for Darwinism, as it struggles to present enough proof for significant evolutionary changes, particularly when it comes to the transition between species or major biological advancements.</div><div>
</div><div>The fossil record presents a challenge as it frequently lacks distinct intermediate forms between species, which raises doubts about the gradual and uninterrupted evolution suggested by Darwinian theory.</div><div>
</div><div>The challenges faced by Darwinian explanations in accounting for the emergence of complexity in living organisms, especially at the molecular level, stem from the intricate nature of these organisms.</div><div>
</div><div>Darwinism does not sufficiently address the origin of life, as it primarily focuses on the mechanisms of evolutionary change once life is already present instead of explaining how life initially arose from non-living substances.</div><div>
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Darwin’s theory is limited when it comes to the origin of DNA.