Are Things Getting Better or Are They
Running Down?
by John
D. Morris, Ph.D. *
One of the very strongest
arguments against evolution has always been the tendency for every system,
living or dead, individual or societal, moral or mundane, to wear out,
deteriorate, or die. As is common to all experience, nothing, absolutely
nothing, gets better on its own.
This ubiquitous tendency
for decay has been recognized as one of the basic laws of nature. First
codified in science, and dubbed the second law of thermodynamics, it has now
been recognized in every system of thought, including genetics. This tendency
has received the name "time's arrow," always pointing downhill.
However, notice that
evolution proposes a directly opposite tendency. Subatomic particles evolve
into galaxies; molecules evolve into men, although spontaneous increase in order
has never been observed.
Now a well-indoctrinated
evolutionist would cry "foul" at this point, for there are many
examples of living systems developing into higher levels of order (like a seed
into a plant), and evolution is about life. Such an evolutionist insists that
the tendency for decay be offset by incoming energy from the sun, and nutrients
from the soil. In addition, of course, no creationist would deny such growth.
But evolutionists need to
realize that growth does not equate to evolution! A seed grows to maturity
precisely because it already has presented the marvelous ability to take the
sun's energy and convert it into useful forms. We call this process
photosynthesis, although we don't fully understand it. Furthermore, the plant
has the intricate DNA information code, which directs the growth along
pre-ordained paths.
In order for the
evolutionist's arguments to work, they must somehow account for theorigin of
photosynthetic ability and the DNA code, not to mention the myriads of other
abilities and parts of the plant (or animal or cell). The plant appears to have
been designed to do what it does right from the start. How could random changes
in non-living chemicals produce any precursor of these entities, and how could
random mutations in any (simple) living system produce the unfathomable
complexity we now observe, when every random change we see points to
disintegration, not improvement. Even wild hopes like "chaos theory,"
or "dissipative structures," merely produce (at best) interesting arrays
of presently existing forms, not new and more capable structures, or abilities.
Unfortunately, evolutionary
illogic doesn't stop with biology, for "ideas have consequences."
Justices see our Constitution as "evolving to fit the needs of a maturing
society." Social engineers view man as an animal, complete with animal
habits and tendencies. Politicians sanction promiscuity and homosexuality as
animal behavior and as a beneficial mutation. I just read an article justifying
President Clinton's adulterous lifestyle by noting that the dominant male in
animal groups possesses all the females. The evolutionary drive to succeed is
supposed to be the same one, which drives one to unbridled sexual activity.
This is therefore to be accepted as good(!)
The time has come for
thinking people to throw off an illogic, which dominates our deteriorating
culture. We have in place both the ability to do useful work and the minds to
direct our efforts. Time is short. The death of a once great culture looms.
* Dr.
John Morris is President of the Institute for Creation Research.
Cite this
article: Morris, J. 1994. Are Things Getting Better or Are They Running Down? Acts
& Facts. 23 (10).
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