Evolution claims that all life descended from a single common ancestor. This means bacteria eventually became fish, fish became amphibians, amphibians became reptiles, and reptiles became mammals and birds.
The Evolutionary Claim
Random mutations + natural selection = new complex features, organs, and body plans over millions of years.
In other words: Mutations CREATE new genetic information that builds complexity.
The Problem
Mutations are COPYING ERRORS in DNA. They:
Delete genetic information
Corrupt genetic information
Duplicate existing information (but don't create new)
Rearrange existing information
NEVER has a mutation been observed to create NEW, FUNCTIONAL genetic information that didn't exist before!
"And Elohim created... every living creature that moves... after their kind." - Genesis 1:21
DNA is a massive instruction set—mutations are copying errors in that code
1What Are Mutations?
DNA: The Instruction Manual
DNA is like a massive instruction book written in a 4-letter alphabet (A, T, G, C). Human DNA contains about 3 BILLION letters of precise code.
Original DNA: A-T-G-C-C-T-A-G-G-A-T-C
Mutation 1 (deletion): A-T-G-_-C-T-A-G-G-A-T-C (letter lost)
Mutation 2 (substitution): A-T-G-A-C-T-A-G-G-A-T-C (C→A)
Mutation 3 (insertion): A-T-G-C-C-C-T-A-G-G-A-T-C (extra C)
Types of Mutations
Mutation Type
What Happens
Creates New Info?
Deletion
DNA letters removed
NO - loses information
Substitution
One letter replaced by another
NO - changes existing info
Insertion
Extra letters added
NO - usually duplicates
Duplication
Section copied
NO - copies don't create new
Inversion
Section reversed
NO - just rearranges
The Typo Analogy
Imagine a book with instructions for building a car.
If you randomly change, delete, or duplicate letters:
Will it eventually become instructions for an airplane?
Or will it just become gibberish?
Typos don't write new chapters. Mutations don't create new organs.
Common mutation types: deletion, substitution, insertion, duplication
Think About It
1. What is a mutation?
2. Why can't deletions or duplications create NEW information?
2Mutations Are Almost Always Harmful
What Happens When DNA Gets Corrupted?
Effects of Mutations
Studies show that mutations are:
~70% Neutral: No noticeable effect (often in "junk" DNA areas)
~29% Harmful: Cause disease, death, or disability
~1% Possibly beneficial: But see below!
Even the "beneficial" mutations involve LOSS or damage to information, not gain of new information.
Diseases Caused by Mutations
Sickle Cell Anemia - One letter changed in hemoglobin gene
Cystic Fibrosis - Deletion in CFTR gene
Huntington's Disease - Extra repeats in HTT gene
Cancer - Mutations in cell-growth control genes
Down Syndrome - Extra chromosome (duplication)
These are what mutations ACTUALLY produce - not new organs or abilities!
"Mutations are rare, random, and overwhelmingly harmful." - Dr. Lee Spetner, Not By Chance
Think About It
1. What percentage of mutations are harmful?
2. Name two diseases caused by mutations:
3Examining "Beneficial" Mutations
The Evolutionist's Best Examples
Example 1: Antibiotic Resistance
Claim: Bacteria evolve resistance to antibiotics - proof of evolution in action!
The Reality
Antibiotic resistance usually occurs through:
Loss of function: Bacteria LOSE the ability to absorb the antibiotic
Already existing: Resistant bacteria already existed; antibiotics just kill the non-resistant ones
Gene transfer: Bacteria share resistance genes that already existed
No new information is created! The bacteria become more specialized (less complex), not more evolved.
Antibiotic resistance: selection of existing resistant bacteria, not creation of new information
These require THOUSANDS of NEW genes that didn't exist in fish!
The Mathematics Problem
Each cell division has about 1 mutation per 100 million base pairs
Most mutations are neutral or harmful
Getting multiple specific mutations to work together is astronomically improbable
Natural selection can only select from what already exists
The mathematical probability of getting even ONE new functional gene by chance is essentially zero!
"The probability of life originating from accident is comparable to the probability of the Unabridged Dictionary resulting from an explosion in a printing factory." - Edwin Conklin, Princeton biologist
The Library Analogy
Imagine a library with books on car repair.
Evolution claims that by randomly changing, deleting, and duplicating letters, the library will eventually contain books on:
Airplane engineering
Rocket science
Computer programming
Brain surgery
This is what evolution requires - random errors creating entire new "instruction manuals" for complex organs.
Has this ever been observed? NO!
"In the beginning was the Word... All things were made by Him; and without Him was not any thing made that was made." - John 1:1,3
Think About It
1. What new features would need to evolve for a fish to become a human?
2. Why is the library analogy relevant?
5Natural Selection Can't Create
What Natural Selection Actually Does
The Claim
Natural selection is the "creative" force of evolution - it selects beneficial mutations and builds complexity over time.
The Reality
Natural selection can only:
SELECT from existing variations
REMOVE organisms less fit for current environment
PRESERVE features that already exist
Natural selection CANNOT:
Create new genetic information
Build new organs or body plans
Add complexity where none existed
The Selection Analogy
If you have a basket of red and blue balls:
You can SELECT only blue balls
You can REMOVE all red balls
But selection cannot CREATE green balls!
Selection works on what exists - it doesn't create what doesn't exist.
The Real Source of Variety
The variation we see in living things comes from:
Created genetic diversity: Yahuah built variety into the original kinds
Genetic recombination: Shuffling of existing genes (no new info)
Mutations: Which LOSE or corrupt information
Over time, organisms LOSE genetic diversity, they don't gain it!
"And Elohim made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creeps upon the earth after his kind." - Genesis 1:25
Think About It
1. What can natural selection do? What can it NOT do?
2. Where does genetic variety actually come from?
6Summary: Mutations Destroy, They Don't Create
What We Learned
Evolution Claims
Reality
Mutations create new information
Mutations lose, corrupt, or rearrange information
Beneficial mutations build complexity
"Beneficial" mutations work by LOSING functions
Natural selection creates
Natural selection only selects from what exists
Given enough time, anything can evolve
More time = more degradation, not improvement
The Bottom Line
Mutations are COPYING ERRORS
Copying errors don't write new information
No mutation has ever been observed creating new functional genetic information
The genetic evidence points to DESIGN, not random chance
Life is degrading from an original created perfection, not improving
"So Elohim created man in His own image, in the image of Elohim created He him; male and female created He them." - Genesis 1:27
Final Assessment
1. Why can't mutations create new genetic information?
2. Give an example of a "beneficial" mutation and explain why it's actually a LOSS:
3. What does the evidence about mutations tell us about origins?
Family Commitment
Key Answers
Summary
Mutations are copying errors in DNA
They delete, corrupt, duplicate, or rearrange - never create new info
~70% neutral, ~29% harmful, ~1% "beneficial" (but through loss)
Antibiotic resistance = loss of absorption ability
Sickle cell = damaged hemoglobin (loss of function)
Lactose tolerance = broken off-switch (loss of control)
Natural selection can only select, not create
Information requires an intelligent source - the Creator
