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The Concept of Homology

Artist, Russell (1969) The Concept of Homology. Creation Research Society Quarterly, 6 (1): 7.

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Abstract

The concept of homology, in the historical sense, was defined in The Origin of Species by Darwin as "recognition of fundamental plan in animals and plants is due to descent with modification." Inheritance of successive slight modifications from a common ancestor was very likely a reaction to the extreme view of the immutability of species held in Darwin’s times. This paper seeks to show that it is neither hopeless nor unscientific to attribute a common plan or a basic pattern of a Creator to the similarities shown by the forelimbs of vertebrates. A review of recent and widely adopted high school textbooks in biology shows that homology in the Darwinian sense is still being offered as "proof" of evolution. Recognition of the rapid inroad of evolutionary teaching into our educational system to the complete suppression of creationist viewpoints calls upon scientist and non-scientist alike to lead in a return of the data of the natural sciences within creation guidelines.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: Q Science (General) > QH Natural History. Biology > QH359 Biological Evolution > QH359.6 Homology
Depositing User: Admin
Date Deposited: 18 Mar 2025 21:39
Last Modified: 18 Mar 2025 21:39
URI: https://crsq.creationresearch.org/id/eprint/113

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