Showing posts with label A Necessary Being is by definition a mode. Show all posts
Showing posts with label A Necessary Being is by definition a mode. Show all posts

Friday, August 21, 2020

Natural selection, yes; evolution, no, Part Two

One shortcoming is that natural selection cannot plan ahead-an advantage one day may become a hindrance as the environment changes.  This can ultimately lead us to the extinction of a population despite its current success in the environment.  Natural selection favors specialization into distinct niches; when the environment changes, the specialization becomes a disadvantage.  It seems impossible that this process of undirected elimination could lead to an increase in variety and complexity.

Adaptations are usually presented in a way that makes that seem like a natural extension of natural selection.  There is limited evidence to suggest that natural selection can lead to new adaptations, but ample evidence shows that adaptations can lead to natural selection.  An adaptation must appear before natural selection can act on it.  Evolution cannot explain the appearance of these traits, but the Creator provided the variety needed in the original created kinds.

Science Link: https://creation.com/15-questions-for-evolutionists

GIF Link: https://giphy.com/gifs/science-QyVejAu007WdbnOfUU




Friday, January 6, 2017

The negative principle of modality

A Necessary Being is by definition a mode (kind) of being that cannot be. That is, by its very mode (modality), it must be. It cannot come to be or cease to be. But to be caused means to come to be.
Hence, a Necessary Being cannot be caused. For what comes to be is not necessary.
But a Necessary Being cannot be contingent(i.e., non-necessary) in its being which would be a contradiction (no. 3).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZC8EfViQ0M&list=PL3gdeV4Rk9Ef6jhlYL-Pp1UwzvnL_kbqw&index=8