More Hard--but Right--Questions

Just as it is improper to quote a source selectively--and thereby often distort what the author actually intended to communicate--it is wrong to use evidence selectively. There is a large difference between testing a theory against the evidence and using only that evidence that advances one's hypothesis. In this regard, the use of the fossil record by Darwinists has not been above board, as some honest Darwinists admit. It is right to ask for testing of assertions made by scientists. Of course, this goes both ways. The critic of Darwinism must himself adhere to the highest standards of reasoning and fairness to the data when debating the issues.

Further to this point, we must be careful as well to distinguish between intelligent and non-intelligent causes. Recall how Darwin himself cited examples of selective breeding as illustrative of natural selection and, speaking broadly, of evolution. Yet selective breeding is about as far from Darwin's concept of natural selection as one can get, for it is a purposeful, directed, and protected process. There is a mind behind selective breeding. According to the Darwinists, there must not be a mind behind evolution. Evolutionist Ted Berra has quite properly been called out for using the "evolution" of American sports cars as an illustration of the process that he purports goes on in nature, seemingly forgetful of all those engineers that designed those cars.