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How did life as we know it begin? Does life have a purpose? Do we have a purpose? These seemingly basic questions continue to remain unanswered by both science and religion - until now.
While most other books written about the theory of evolution or creationism tend to advocate for one point-of-view while belittling their skeptics, Biosingularity breaks away from the herd by presenting a fresh new perspective on this age-old topic.
Biosingularity integrates the world of science with the realm of philosophy to re-evaluate generally accepted narratives on the origins and development of life on Earth. The result is an engaging intellectual adventure that is both introspective and informative, equipping you with the tools you need to find the answers you seek.
Biosingularity edition by Mason Vigil Religion Spirituality eBooks
I read four or five books a week, so generally don't take time to review them. But this book brings up lots of good issues for discussion, and merits a review.Vigil starts with a review of Darwin's hypothesis. He summarizes, "It was a plausible and reasonable conclusion to make at the time, perhaps more palatable than the idea that all manner of life on earth simply blinked into existence by pure chance."
When I first started reading this book, I thought I wouldn't like it. But I am committed to reading those I disagree with, hopefully with an open mind. What I found, to my delight, is that Vigil takes to task some popular arguments and icons of evolution that are flawed. The best informed scientists know about these flaws although they still hold to evolution. However, what these scientists know is generally talked about within their inner circle so as not to shake the faith of the general public in evolution.
First, Vigil challenges the scientific community to acknowledge these weaknesses. Later he proposes an alternative that I will mention later. He then defines several terms: theory, laws, facts, inferences, and tested hypothesis. He also discusses the interpretation of facts. I really appreciated this section, as arguments inevitably depend on definitions. Often, these are assumed or even conflated, rendering the argument incomplete or invalid or even deceptive.
The fossil record comes next. He notes that there are background assumptions regarding dating that are made but not stated, and these assumptions may not be true. Shared traits and similar genes are also discussed, and he uncovers and questions some of the assumptions here as well. He debunks embryonic similarities and embryonic recapitulation as valid evidence in some detail. Informed scientists know these are not valid in fact, but they are presented fraudulently as evidence in many popular discussions of evolution. He correctly identifies the concept of vestigial organs as anatomical ignorance--he could have gone farther by identifying the concept of junk DNA as genetic ignorance.
He also questions the adequacy of natural selection working on random mutations as adequate mechanisms to account for the evolution from single celled organisms to complex organisms. So do many thoughtful evolutionary scientists, although again that discussion seldom reaches the general audience. He contends that adaptation is not evolution, as it does adequately account for new species (unless one argues by definition that minor changes make new species as some do)--I agree, for what my agreement is worth. He also questions how this would work over long periods of time, as Earth's conditions likely change dramatically over the time that the adaptations must take place.
Vigil introduces the concept of pareidolia, which I was not aware of. Well, not completely: Mark Twain said something like, "People will believe just about anything if they must to keep their job." As a part of this he gives a discussion the Scientific Method. Again, the details are often in the definitions, and so definitions are helpful and necessary. As an illustration of pareidolia, he states, "When a person whose career and livelihood depend on a "scientific concept" being accepted as true, they have a strong motive to do whatever it takes to ensure continued acceptance of their claims." He also notes that "the human mind tends to find familiar patterns where none exist." So true, both in my own experience and in observing other's argumentation, particularly in the field of evolution.
He also takes to task the ascertain that shared genetic material must mean common ancestry.
Here is Vigils alternate hypothesis: Evolution does occur in the simplest organisms, but the mechanisms of evolution clearly cannot account for more complex life, from insects to mammals. There is simply no natural bridge from simple to complex life. Complex organisms, he suggests, are designed. He decries the knee jerk reaction that people have to the concept of design. He goes on to argue cogently that it is "utterly ludicrous to conclude (that these are) the result of a multi-million year genetic shuffle--it is far more plausible that such creatures were designed and engineered." He rightly states that these claims are "devoid of logic" and '"intellectually bankrupt" because they completely ignore the underlying functions and required engineering to make various organs work.
He does not claim to know who designed them, but suggests that it could be other intelligent beings who are not necessarily more intelligent than we are. But they must be more technologically advanced.
Well, too much information--read the book yourself. But here are my criticisms. First, to posit designers of the type that he does only ends in a unending regression of causes. Where did those designers come from, etc. If evolutionary processes cannot account for advanced life (which they cannot), then why not just bite the bullet and acknowledge that there is a first cause--an uncaused eternal intelligent designer?
Second, why embrace billions of years? Again, there are many good reasons to reject them, and much of the reason to accept them is to make evolution plausible. Let me just give seven reasons to reject long ages, without too much discussion:
1. There is very little sediment on the sea floor. In fact, at the current rate of erosion, the mountains of the earth should have long ago disappeared.
2. The bent rock layers we see throughout the world, folded by not fractured. This means they had to be bent when freshly laid, not with millions of years in between.
3. The soft tissue found in dinosaur bones means they could not be millions of years old.
4. The earth's magnetic field is rapidly decaying, so the earth could not be more than 20,000 years old.
5. There are enormous amounts of helium in radioactive rocks dated millions of years old, but all of it should have leaked out in less than 100,000 years.
6. Carbon 14 is found in fossils, diamonds and coal that are supposedly ancient, but all of the carbon 14 should have decayed within a few hundred thousand years.
7. Bacteria assumed to be over 250 million years old have intact DNA, which should have all disappeared within a small fraction of that time.
Why not also give up the billions of years. If Vigil were to also look at the assumptions of radiometric dating, he would see that those arguments for long ages are also suspect. And when we test rocks of known dates, such as recent volcanoes, radiometric dating does not prove to be accurate.
Of course for all of these data, evolutionists have a response. Clearly, nothing counts against evolution, so evolution turns out to be non falsifiable. So it then is also not able to be confirmed.
I really appreciated Vigil's book and recommend it for you to read as will. It is easily five stars.
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Biosingularity edition by Mason Vigil Religion Spirituality eBooks Reviews
This is a very interesting and well-written book that is not what you may expect. If you read the preview, you may roll your eyes and think it's just another one of those "Darwin is god, evolution is absolute truth" types of deals...but it's not. Biosingularity analyzes currently accepted evolutionary theory, pokes holes in a lot of it, and then builds a newer and better case for evolution without excluding or trashing the idea that life could have been created - or as the book states, "engineered". It's not a long book but it's incredibly informative. After reading this I have a new perspective on how life came to be. I'm looking forward to reading more from Mason Vigil and I highly recommend this to other readers out there.
I read four or five books a week, so generally don't take time to review them. But this book brings up lots of good issues for discussion, and merits a review.
Vigil starts with a review of Darwin's hypothesis. He summarizes, "It was a plausible and reasonable conclusion to make at the time, perhaps more palatable than the idea that all manner of life on earth simply blinked into existence by pure chance."
When I first started reading this book, I thought I wouldn't like it. But I am committed to reading those I disagree with, hopefully with an open mind. What I found, to my delight, is that Vigil takes to task some popular arguments and icons of evolution that are flawed. The best informed scientists know about these flaws although they still hold to evolution. However, what these scientists know is generally talked about within their inner circle so as not to shake the faith of the general public in evolution.
First, Vigil challenges the scientific community to acknowledge these weaknesses. Later he proposes an alternative that I will mention later. He then defines several terms theory, laws, facts, inferences, and tested hypothesis. He also discusses the interpretation of facts. I really appreciated this section, as arguments inevitably depend on definitions. Often, these are assumed or even conflated, rendering the argument incomplete or invalid or even deceptive.
The fossil record comes next. He notes that there are background assumptions regarding dating that are made but not stated, and these assumptions may not be true. Shared traits and similar genes are also discussed, and he uncovers and questions some of the assumptions here as well. He debunks embryonic similarities and embryonic recapitulation as valid evidence in some detail. Informed scientists know these are not valid in fact, but they are presented fraudulently as evidence in many popular discussions of evolution. He correctly identifies the concept of vestigial organs as anatomical ignorance--he could have gone farther by identifying the concept of junk DNA as genetic ignorance.
He also questions the adequacy of natural selection working on random mutations as adequate mechanisms to account for the evolution from single celled organisms to complex organisms. So do many thoughtful evolutionary scientists, although again that discussion seldom reaches the general audience. He contends that adaptation is not evolution, as it does adequately account for new species (unless one argues by definition that minor changes make new species as some do)--I agree, for what my agreement is worth. He also questions how this would work over long periods of time, as Earth's conditions likely change dramatically over the time that the adaptations must take place.
Vigil introduces the concept of pareidolia, which I was not aware of. Well, not completely Mark Twain said something like, "People will believe just about anything if they must to keep their job." As a part of this he gives a discussion the Scientific Method. Again, the details are often in the definitions, and so definitions are helpful and necessary. As an illustration of pareidolia, he states, "When a person whose career and livelihood depend on a "scientific concept" being accepted as true, they have a strong motive to do whatever it takes to ensure continued acceptance of their claims." He also notes that "the human mind tends to find familiar patterns where none exist." So true, both in my own experience and in observing other's argumentation, particularly in the field of evolution.
He also takes to task the ascertain that shared genetic material must mean common ancestry.
Here is Vigils alternate hypothesis Evolution does occur in the simplest organisms, but the mechanisms of evolution clearly cannot account for more complex life, from insects to mammals. There is simply no natural bridge from simple to complex life. Complex organisms, he suggests, are designed. He decries the knee jerk reaction that people have to the concept of design. He goes on to argue cogently that it is "utterly ludicrous to conclude (that these are) the result of a multi-million year genetic shuffle--it is far more plausible that such creatures were designed and engineered." He rightly states that these claims are "devoid of logic" and '"intellectually bankrupt" because they completely ignore the underlying functions and required engineering to make various organs work.
He does not claim to know who designed them, but suggests that it could be other intelligent beings who are not necessarily more intelligent than we are. But they must be more technologically advanced.
Well, too much information--read the book yourself. But here are my criticisms. First, to posit designers of the type that he does only ends in a unending regression of causes. Where did those designers come from, etc. If evolutionary processes cannot account for advanced life (which they cannot), then why not just bite the bullet and acknowledge that there is a first cause--an uncaused eternal intelligent designer?
Second, why embrace billions of years? Again, there are many good reasons to reject them, and much of the reason to accept them is to make evolution plausible. Let me just give seven reasons to reject long ages, without too much discussion
1. There is very little sediment on the sea floor. In fact, at the current rate of erosion, the mountains of the earth should have long ago disappeared.
2. The bent rock layers we see throughout the world, folded by not fractured. This means they had to be bent when freshly laid, not with millions of years in between.
3. The soft tissue found in dinosaur bones means they could not be millions of years old.
4. The earth's magnetic field is rapidly decaying, so the earth could not be more than 20,000 years old.
5. There are enormous amounts of helium in radioactive rocks dated millions of years old, but all of it should have leaked out in less than 100,000 years.
6. Carbon 14 is found in fossils, diamonds and coal that are supposedly ancient, but all of the carbon 14 should have decayed within a few hundred thousand years.
7. Bacteria assumed to be over 250 million years old have intact DNA, which should have all disappeared within a small fraction of that time.
Why not also give up the billions of years. If Vigil were to also look at the assumptions of radiometric dating, he would see that those arguments for long ages are also suspect. And when we test rocks of known dates, such as recent volcanoes, radiometric dating does not prove to be accurate.
Of course for all of these data, evolutionists have a response. Clearly, nothing counts against evolution, so evolution turns out to be non falsifiable. So it then is also not able to be confirmed.
I really appreciated Vigil's book and recommend it for you to read as will. It is easily five stars.
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