No 19

(Fossils)

Fossils tell us a great deal of information about what and who roamed the earth thousands, not millions of years ago. The dictionary definition of a fossil is “a preserved trace of an ancient animal or plant”; 95% of all fossils are those of marine animals, mostly shell fish. The remaining 5% includes all the plants, the animals/dinosaurs and the humans. Special conditions are necessary to produce fossils : a) the plant or animal must be buried alive very rapidly; b) There must be enormous pressure in order to preserve its shape; c) This must be done in the absence of water because water will simply dissolve the plant or animal. Fossils are found everywhere; you may have seen some yourself, I have. Now, the great thing about fossils is that they strengthen the theory of Divine Creationism. Why? Simply because there is something very important missing in the fossil record – an animal or plant in the process of evolving into another animal or plant. In other words there are no intermediate forms found in the fossil record. Evolutionists believe that dinosaurs evolved into birds; they also believe that cows come from whales, etc, etc. There is not a shred of evidence in the fossil record to support this. As I said, fossils strengthen the case for creation because the millions of animals and plants that have been found appear fully-formed in the fossil record; no intermediates, not even one!! Science must face another fact – there is a profusion of “living fossils” being found everywhere. Living fossils are animals or plants that were believed extinct, but have surfaced in modern times. Praise the Lord for fossils. “O LORD, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.” Psalm 104:24.