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Lane P. Lester and Raymond G. Bohlin. 1984. Zondervan Publishing House / Probe Ministries, 207 pages.
This study is a careful evaluation of Neo-Darwinism and its challenger, punctuated equilibrium, as models for the evolution of life on earth. Neo-Darwinists hold that organisms are able to respond to only minor fluctuations in their environments, and that evolution is a gradual process. The absence of evidence for gradualism in the fossil record inspired the punctuated equilibrium view which seeks to explain the history of life as it seems to be recorded by the fossils. In this view, evolution is believed to occur at an erratic pace, with selection acting on the species as well as the individual. The primary weakness of this position is the absence of credible biologic mechanisms. The evidence in favor of limited change leads to "Another Alternative," which is the title of the book's last chapter. Creation is shown to provide the best fit with both the fossil record and known biologic processes.
This study is a careful evaluation of Neo-Darwinism and its challenger, punctuated equilibrium, as models for the evolution of life on earth. Neo-Darwinists hold that organisms are able to respond to only minor fluctuations in their environments, and that evolution is a gradual process. The absence of evidence for gradualism in the fossil record inspired the punctuated equilibrium view which seeks to explain the history of life as it seems to be recorded by the fossils. In this view, evolution is believed to occur at an erratic pace, with selection acting on the species as well as the individual. The primary weakness of this position is the absence of credible biologic mechanisms. The evidence in favor of limited change leads to "Another Alternative," which is the title of the book's last chapter. Creation is shown to provide the best fit with both the fossil record and known biologic processes.
