Evaluating Evolutionary Theories Around Life’s Origins

Dubbed the “trial of the century,” the March 1925 case of State of Tennessee v. John T. Scopes—commonly known as the Scopes Trial, took place some 101 years ago ── but as the Associated Press writes, “the fight isn’t over” ──

March 13, 2025

The Scopes monkey trial took place 100 years ago, but the fight isn’t over

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — They called it the “monkey trial.” It was supposed to be a publicity stunt.

A hundred years later, it is remembered as far more.

In March 1925, Tennessee became the first state in the country to ban the teaching of evolution in public school classrooms. Strong reactions rippled across the United States. The eventual upshot: a legal battle that became one of the most renowned in the nation’s history.

Historians say the trial started as a tourism gambit on behalf of the small town of Dayton, Tennessee — where the landmark case unfolded. The town’s leaders were eager for an economic boost and encouraged a local teacher to challenge the law. They wanted the debate over the controversial anti-evolution mandate to take place in their own backyard while the rest of the country eagerly followed along.

But amid the spectacle, the arguments and tensions raised during the eight-day trial persist. The rift over evolution and creationism — particularly in classrooms — has never fully been put to rest, and questions over how students should be taught about life’s origins still spark debate among educators, lawmakers, and the public. …

And in Texas, new state curriculum has sparked criticism due to its inclusion of biblical references, a lesson that asks students to repeat the phrase that starts the creation story in the Book of Genesis and an activity requesting that children remember the order in which the Bible says God created the universe.

(https://apnews.com/article/scopes-monkey-trial-tennessee-evolution-creationism-1db282339a6f5a6b6d4a8b52dfdf45f3).

Of course, it was utterly foolish and entirely unscientific for the U.S. Supreme Court to rule in favor of teaching the theory of evolution regarding mankind, as it does not explain the true origin of mankind nor of life itself.

God’s living word teaches us ──

“The fool has said in his heart, ‘There is no God.’ They are corrupt, They have done abominable works, There is none who does good.” – Psalm 14:1.

Notice some absolute foolishness that Scientific American put out several years back ──

July 5, 2021

Denial of Evolution Is a Form of White Supremacy

As museums reopen let’s introduce ourselves, and our children, to the original Black ancestors of all human beings

The global scientific community overwhelmingly accepts that all living humans are of African descent. Most scientific articles about our African origins focus on genetics. The part of the story that is not widely shared is about the creation of human culture. We are all descended genetically, and also culturally, from dark-skinned ancestors. Early humans from the African continent are the ones who first invented tools; the use of fire; language; and religion.

(https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/denial-of-evolution-is-a-form-of-white-supremacy/).

Well … truthfully, according to the LORD our God, human beings (Homo sapiens) were created in what is known as Mesopotamia. And the Africans did not “invent” religion.

From what God’s living word teaches, God gave instructions to the first human beings in the Book of Genesis. Yes … there were Neanderthals. Here is something by the renowned Professor Roy Schulz ──

Using the general guide provided by the Bible, it is possible to isolate many specific features of the society before the Flood. Consider, first of all, the “giant” of Genesis 6:4. Can they be identified in terms of archaeology and history?

The English word “giants” is used in various places in the Authorized or King James Version of the Bible. It is translated from two original Hebrew words – Rephaim and Nephilim. The Rephaim are mentioned only after the Flood; they were tall men, like [the] Anakim. The term Rephaim [the Moabites calling them Emim] is translated “giants” in Deuteronomy 2:11, 20, and other places; and they are mentioned directly in Genesis 14:5 and 15:20.

However, in the Scripture we are presently concerned with – Genesis 6:4, which is primarily concerned with pre-Flood times – the original is Nephilim. This word nephal means “a feller” – one who fells a tree – or, by extension, one who brings down another because of his unusual strength. The term implies a “tough” or a bully, an individual of great physical might. Nephilim, then, were shorter, very stocky, and had tremendous power! In other words, they were giants in strength but not in tallness of stature. The point of emphasis here is that the word Nephilim does not require tallness as part of its definition! Any men of unusual height who existed prior to the Flood were distinct from the Nephilim.

In the history of ancient Europe, archaeologists have defined three basic cultural zones – Lower, Middle, and Upper Paleolithic. Now, the Middle Paleolithic, which occurs well within the story of early human history, was the cultural zone of the famous Neanderthals. Now the Neanderthals were squat, stocky, powerful human beings! In short, the descriptions of the Nephilim and of the Neanderthals match perfectly! They are one and the same!

Schulz, R., EXPLORING ANCIENT HISTORY -- THE FIRST 2500 YEARS, Social Studies Department Imperial Schools at Pasadena, CA. 1967.

Now, God’s word tells us that the “inventor” of musical instruments was Jubal (Genesis 4:21), and he was likely dark-skinned.

God’s living word ── the Holy Bible ── is not a book of “White Supremacy”!

Biblical stories and accounts are factual (be sure to read our online PDF booklets “Does God Exist?” and “Many Convincing Proofs That Jesus Is Christ”). However, evolution as the origin of life is most certainly not! It actually goes against real science.

Is it scientifically logical to believe in the LORD God and that God created all things?

Yes.

Well … instead of believing that a divine Creator created all things, is it also logical to believe in “spontaneous generation” of life ── which is often pushed by well-known “evolutionists” claiming to be a theoretical astrophysicist, cosmologist, or simply a scientist?

No, it’s not.

Even the English naturalist, geologist, and biologist, Charles Darwin, began to question his life’s work ──

His ideas were quickly grasped by many of the people of his day, particularly those who had intellectually discarded the concept of creation as unscientific.

Through the years most of his followers lost interest in his theory because there was no proof for it. During that time Darwin himself said: ‘I am in a hopeless muddle concerning the origin of things. Our ignorance of the derivation of things is very profound. I must be content to remain agnostic.”

However, as he lay dying, he embraced the concept of creation. He also reflected on his life work, saying: ‘I was a young man with uninformed ideas. I threw out queries, suggestions, wondering all the time over everything; to my astonishment, the ideas took like wildfire. People made a religion out of them.’

(Kieth, B., Scopes II the Great Debate, Shreveport, LA., Huntington House, 1984, pg. 47).

Former Louisiana senator Bill Keith, in that book, “documents the harmful results of children being indoctrinated in evolution when they enter schools after having been taught creation in the home. He also explains to parents and others what can be done to solve this dilemma.”

Let us consider, again, the living words of the Eternal One ──

“Blessed are those who do His commandments, that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter through the gates into the city. 15) But outside are dogs and sorcerers and sexually immoral and murderers and idolaters, and whoever loves and practices a lie.” – Revelation 22:14-15.

Now, would not professing a belief in something that you know is impossible, i.e., spontaneous generation of life, be loving and practicing a lie?

In truth, the theory of evolution does indeed function as a religion that many cling to. Therefore, like other religions, most people do not even bother to prove to themselves why they are even on planet Earth, why their life is, and what their ultimate potential holds.

The Apostle Paul, under divine inspiration, warns about false claims of science ──

“O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called: 21) which some professing have erred concerning the faith. Grace be with thee. A-men ´.” – 1 Timothy 6:20-21, KJV.

Great contradictions of what is known as “science” exist to this day.

Sadly, Allison Hopper, the author of the Scientific American article, did not write a scientific article─but it was published anyhow. She outright denied the account of Adam and Eve in God’s word. While everyone is entitled to their own opinion, they are not entitled to their own facts. She went on to write, “At the heart of white evangelical creationism is the mythology of an unbroken white lineage that stretches back to a light-skinned Adam and Eve. In literal interpretations of the Christian Bible, white skin was created in God's image.” That statement is racist.

Racism is a serious issue and is wrong, and her belittling of the issue of racism to falsely tie it with God’s living word ── well … she should be ostracized.

God’s living word is scientifically accurate when it covers matters of science.

If one does have any contradictions between God’s word and what is considered “science,” let us remember what the LORD God has said ──

“ … Indeed, let God be true but every man a liar. …” – Romans 3:4.

God’s word is reliable. But not all theoretical astrophysicists, cosmologists, or scientists are. Nor are all theologians. Let's believe and rely on the LORD God’s logic.

Also, the Apostle Paul has warned us, brethren ──

“Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution. 13) But evil [people] and impostors will grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived. 14) But you must continue in the things which you have learned and been assured of, knowing from whom you have learned them.” – 2 Timothy 3:12-14.

As we get nearer the end of this present evil age, we are witnessing many more being deceived and deceiving others. We are also witnessing an ever-greater volume of anti-biblical and anti-God statements, including what is known as “shadow-banning.”

It is not “White Supremacy” to believe and accept the Holy Bible as the living truth of our Creator.

As far as the origin of life, die-hard evolutionists claim that multiple amino acids perfectly lined up and somehow “became” alive and then evolved to all life that we currently have on planet Earth. The following is a portion of our free no-obligation PDF booklet, “Does God Exist?” ──

Where did LIFE come from?

Did life originate from what the likes of Carl Sagan had argued? “That the early atmosphere of the Earth was hydrogen-rich, and that the origin of life occurred before the hydrogen was lost, and that such gases sparked, creating life. That life began in the ocean with temperatures that began to fall and the amino-acids, and the proteins and the nucleotides – and how these different chemicals and the different aspects of this old earth – which condensed out of interstellar gas and dust some 4.5 billion years ago – and how they came together to form the earliest stages of life – a kind of organic soup!?”

Well, LIFE ONLY COMES FROM LIFE!

The late great French microbiologist Louis Pasteur in 1862, tested the validity of a widely held belief in spontaneous generation. For centuries, the general population and naturalists alike believed that a variety of organisms could arise spontaneously. Sound familiar? “The universe can and will create itself from nothing.” Pasteur’s experiments showed that microbes CANNOT arise from nonliving materials. Now, some argue that eons ago, conditions on Earth and in the atmosphere were vastly different from those they were in Pasteur’s lifetime. Pasteur proved that microorganisms come from the multiplication of parent microorganisms of their own kind. Advocates of this spontaneous generation doctrine continue to argue that some form of the doctrine is true – in the sense that if life did not always exist on Earth, it must have been spontaneously generated at some point. And, without even realizing it – turning 360° back to a CREATOR! …

Now, there’s a plethora of debate and speculation about life arising in many places throughout the universe. But what do established scientific observations and experiments tell us? We NEVER see evidence of anything remotely looking like some “kind of organic soup”!? Nor any life arising spontaneously! What do we see? We only see living things reproducing “according to its kind” – Genesis 1:20-27. The LORD God – THE LIVING CREATORS – who is LIFE, who has imparted life to all that have it.

A person cannot rationally deny the existence of our God – unless he can successfully demonstrate that life can come from non-life.

Evolution isn’t based on science, but instead on a mind that utterly rejects God and the facts of the origin of life. □