Evolutionism, as taught by Darwinism, has nothing - nothing - to say about how life originated. Has nothing to say about how the governing principles in the universe - gravity, thermodynamics, motion, fluid motion - how any of those originated. It's...it's got some gigantic missing pieces.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Stein asserts Darwinism lacks explanations for the origin of life and physical laws.
- In plain terms
- Darwinism cannot explain how life or physical principles like gravity began.
- What can you take from it?
- Scientific theories should account for origins to be complete.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What should a theory of evolution explain?
- Are there limits to what science can explain?
Another view
Darwinian theory targets evolution, not necessarily the origin of life or physics.
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