Cambrian Explosion Disproves Evolution
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Introduction
One
of the most remarkable pieces of evidence disproving evolution
is the “Cambrian Explosion” Most textbooks never
mention it, and the ones that do relegate it to a short phrase
or paragraph as if it is some insignificant detail. This
phenomenon is so pronounced in the fossil record that Scientific
American called it “life’s big bang.” It is considered
one of the biggest challenges to evolutionary theory. Many
reputable and highly accomplished scientists at major accredited
universities worldwide say it is an insurmountable challenge. Moreover,
I believe it is proof that evolution is merely a widely held
myth of popular culture.
Cambrian
Explosion
“Cambrian explosion” refers
to the great quantity and diversity of life found in what is
called the Cambrian layer of the geologic column. The
Cambrian age in the geologic time scale is dated by
scientists as being about 530 million years old. What is
really interesting is not just what is found in this layer,
but what is found in the layers above it, and what is not
found in layers under it. The Cambrian layer has virtually
every phyla known to man.
Yes, all major body plans and enormous varieties of each all
coexist in this layer. No evolutionary sequence here, they
are all coexistent simultaneously.
Layers
Above and Below
Remarkably
the layers below the Cambrian
have practically nothing
with regard to fossilized
specimens. The few
creatures that are found
in pre-Cambrian strata are
all soft-bodied organisms
like worms. So essentially
you have nothing along the
lines of organic complexity
and diversity pre-Cambrian,
and then suddenly everything. But
wait, it gets even more interesting. To
compound this huge problem
the number of species fossilized
in the layers above the Cambrian
period gradually decrease
with each successive layer. Once
you reach the most recent
layers approximately 98%
of every thing that has ever
lived is extinct. Have
you ever heard that 98% of
everything that has ever
lived is extinct? This
is where that saying came
from—hard scientific fact. A
reasonable and honest person
must conclude from the evidence
that the fossil record is
diametrically opposite what
would be predicted by evolutionary
theory. It is noteworthy
that these conclusions are
derived from a geologic time
framework that is put forth
by scientists own interpretation
of geologic evidence. In
fact, the belief that the
strata represent different
geologic ages is just that,
a belief.
Nevertheless, it is a belief
held among scientists world-wide.
Darwin
Knew
Darwin
and his contemporaries
were aware
of this problem
with the
fossil record
some 150
years ago,
but they
believed
that the
fossil record
had been
insufficiently
sampled up
to that time. Their “belief” was
that paleontological
research
in the future
would more
adequately
sample the
fossil record
and show
it to be
more in line
with evolutionary
theory. They
were wrong! Exactly
the opposite
happened. After
a century
and half
of excavating
fossils from
the strata
we have found
the problem
to be worse,
not better. Contrary
to the tree
of life depicted
in the school
books, the
fossil record
depicts exactly
the opposite
story. The
tree of life
is an inverted
cone, and
not a tree
at all.
No
Correlation
Remember,
evolutionary theory states
that everything evolved
from a common ancestor
that climbed out of the
primordial soup. This
ancient ancestor gradually
evolved. Its
evolutionary progress branched
out into different paths
and these different paths
led to the creation of
increasingly complex and
divergent organic forms. The
paths continued to branch
out resulting in the great
diversity of life we have
today. Now,
if this is true, what would
you expect to see in the
fossil record? Of
course you would expect
to see simple organisms
in the lowest layers and
a gradual increase in diversity
and complexity of life
as you progress to more
recent layers in the geologic
time scale. But
what do we really find
in the fossil record? We
find the exact opposite. Not
something ambiguous like
everything found in each
layer. No,
you find the exact opposite
of what is predicted by
evolution. From
a correlation perspective
you do not find a factor
of 1, meaning perfect correlation,
or a 0, meaning no correlation,
you find a -1, meaning
perfectly uncorrelated
to the prediction. Now
I don’t
know about you, but I find
this compelling proof that
evolution did not happen. This
begs the question, how
much proof do evolutionary
scientists need anyway?
Belief
In Spite of Evidence
You
must be
saying
to yourself
at this
point, “How
could that
be? How
could they
speak about
this theory
with such
surety
with such
strong
evidence
to the
contrary?” The
answer
is simple. They
believe
the theory
in spite
of the
evidence. That
is why
many leading
creation
scientists
keep referring
to evolution
as a philosophy
of science
or even
a religion. This
belief
is so strong
in academic
circles
that scientists
are chided
if they
even question
evolution
publicly. Why
are they
ridiculed?
They
are ridiculed
because the
only alternative
to evolution
is creation.
Some
like to pretend
there are
a variety
of options
in explaining
origins.
This
is simply
not so. The
options often
presented
are merely
shades of
the two primary
options,
and scientists
know this.
Conclusion
If
evolution
did
not
take
place,
if
the
natural
forces
at
work
today
did
not
create
the
diversity
of
life
we
see
on
our
little
blue
world,
then
something
supernatural
must
be
responsible. True
science
seeks
to
understand,
no
matter
what
the
philosophical
or
metaphysical
ramifications
may
be. That
is
why
evolution
is
not
science,
but
rather
a
philosophy,
for
it
seeks
to
explain
things
within
only
one
possible
framework,
whether
or
not
this
framework
is
true. The
facts
are
that
the
scientists'
own
interpretation
of
the
fossil
record
clearly
demonstrates
that
every
species
appeared
at
once
suddenly
and
then
gradually
died
off
with
the
passage
of
time. The
significance
of
this
great
body
of
evidence
against
evolutionary
theory
in
the
fossil
record
cannot
be
stressed
enough.
It
is
utterly
devastating
to
evolutionary
theory
completely
by
itself. But
in
the
final
analysis,
it
is
but
one
of
a
plethora
of
scientific
facts
that
refute
the
19th century
fable
that
is
evolution.
In
closing
I
would
like
to
share
with
you
some
of
my
favorite
quotes
on
the
subject
by
leading
evolutionary
scientists,
and
even
Darwin
himself. By
their
own
words
they
admit
this
very
important
piece
of
the
evolutionary
puzzle
does
not
fit,
and
never
will. Enjoy.
“There
is
another
and
allied
difficulty,
which
is
much
more
serious.
I
allude
to
the
manner
in
which
species
belonging
to
several
of
the
main
divisions
of
the
animal
kingdom
suddenly
appear
in
the
lowest
known
fossiliferous
rocks.” (Darwin, The
Origin
of
Species,
p.
348),
“The
abrupt
manner
in
which
whole
groups
of
species
suddenly
appear
in
certain
formations,
has
been
urged
by
several
palaeontologists—for
instance,
by
Agassiz,
Pictet,
and
Sedgwick—as
a
fatal
objection
to
the
belief
in
the
transmutation
of
species.
If
numerous
species,
belonging
to
the
same
genera
or
families,
have
really
started
into
life
at
once,
the
fact
would
be
fatal
to
the
theory
of
evolution
through
natural
selection.” (Ibid.,
p.
344),
“To
the
question
why
we
do
not
find
rich
fossiliferous
deposits
belonging
to
these
assumed
earliest
periods
prior
to
the
Cambrian
system,
I
can
give
no
satisfactory
answer.” (Ibid.,
p.
350),
“The
case
at
present
must
remain
inexplicable,
and
may
be
truly
urged
as
a
valid
argument
against
the
views
here
entertained.” (Ibid.,
p.
351),
“The
most
famous
such
burst,
the
Cambrian
explosion,
marks
the
inception
of
modern
multicellular
life.
Within
just
a
few
million
years,
nearly
every
major
kind
of
animal
anatomy
appears
in
the
fossil
record
for
the
first
time
...
The
Precambrian
record
is
now
sufficiently
good
that
the
old
rationale
about
undiscovered
sequences
of
smoothly
transitional
forms
will
no
longer
wash.” (Stephen
Jay
Gould, “An
Asteroid
to
Die
For,” Discover,
October
1989,
p.
65),
“And
we
find
many
of
them
[Cambrian
fossils]
already
in
an
advanced
state
of
evolution,
the
very
first
time
they
appear.
It
is
as
though
they
were
just
planted
there,
without
any
evolutionary
history.
Needless
to
say,
this
appearance
of
sudden
planting
has
delighted
creationists.” (Richard
Dawkins, The
Blind
Watchmaker London:
W.W.
Norton & Company,
1987,
p.
229),
“One
of
the
major
unsolved
problems
of
geology
and
evolution
is
the
occurrence
of
diversified,
multicellular
marine
invertebrates
in
Lower
Cambrian
rocks
on
all
the
continents
and
their
absence
in
rocks
of
greater
age.” (I.
Axelrod, “Early
Cambrian
Marine
Fauna,” Science,
Vol.
128,
4
July
1958,
p.
7),
“Evolutionary
biology’s
deepest
paradox
concerns
this
strange
discontinuity.
Why
haven’t
new
animal
body
plans
continued
to
crawl
out
of
the
evolutionary
cauldron
during
the
past
hundreds
of
millions
of
years?
Why
are
the
ancient
body
plans
so
stable?” (Jeffrey
S.
Levinton, “The
Big
Bang
of
Animal
Evolution,” Scientific
American,
Vol.
267,
November
1992,
p.
84),
“Granted
an
evolutionary
origin
of
the
main
groups
of
animals,
and
not
an
act
of
special
creation,
the
absence
of
any
record
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