re: Interest in Evolution

Steve Clark (ssclark@facstaff.wisc.edu)
Wed, 10 Jul 1996 09:59:53 -0500

>To Stephen Jones,
>
>Can you please explain to us laymen out here what is meant by this quote you
>posted. I think my problem lies in the definition of radiation. Just
>hoping you can further expand upon this. Thanks.
>
>"In progressive creationism there may be much horizontal radiation.
>The amount is to be determined by the geological record and
>biological experimentation. But there is no vertical radiation.
>Vertical radiation is only by fiat creation. A root-species may give
>rise to several species by horizontal radiation, through the process
>of the unraveling of gene potentialities or recombination.
>Horizontal radiation could account for much which now passes as
>evidence for the theory of evolution. The gaps in the geological
>record are gaps because vertical progress takes place only by
>creation." (Ramm B. "The Christian View of Science and Scripture",
>Paternoster: London, 1955, p191)

Hi Darrin,

This is an unbelievably arcane way of saying that progressive creationism
holds to micro evolution but not to macro evolution. Horizontal radiation
can be equated with micro evolution, while verticle radiation means macro
evolution.

Why say in a few concise words what you can say in less accessible
professionalized jargon?

Cheers,

Steve
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