Bombadier Beetle
One of the most profound examples of this is the Bombardier Beetle. The Bombardier beetle is a small creature with an amazing self defense mechanism. This beetle has a storehouse of a series of chemicals that, when mixed together, create a volatile, explosive mix that it then propels out a a rear mounted cannon at an extremely high temperature to burn attackers and sometimes to take down food.
Now, the creationist who first wrote this up as proof of creation made some mistakes in his presentation and cast doubts on his conclusions. I am including a link to the evolutionist response to this scientist's claims so you can see the truth for yourself.
I am adding a
quote from the explanation of how the Bombardier Beetle could have
evolved based on the make up of other beetles.
Therefore, all the
pre-bombardier beetle had to do was direct some of that hydrogen
peroxide into its collection bladder, develop a little valve between
the collection bladder and vestibule chamber, and finally supply the
catalase and peroxidase in the vestibule. The hydrogen peroxide would
make the insect more poisonous to eat than it was before. A muscle
that pulled the duct between the two chambers open, and relaxed to
let it close, would help the beetle be more selective about its
poison discharges. Even if this valve structure was crude at first,
it would have survival value until the side of the duct attached to
the muscle could evolve into a little door. The enzymes would be
useful the moment they appeared. Even if the beetle's new firing
mechanism could not be aimed all that well or if the chemicals were
not being secreted in the best proportions at first, the mechanism
would still be useful from the start, and the beetle could refine it
in time.
That's it. That is all our little
beetle had to do. Of course, all of this has to take place with no
intelligent design. No actual decision to do it. It just Had to add a
few additional compartments , a doorway type valve, BLAH BLAH BLAH.
So, somehow, this creature develops
the chemicals that are in other beetles (which, by the way, we have
to get past a ridiculous scenario for these other beetles to
exist) and then develops chemicals that makes these chemicals
volatile and explosive. It then creates chambers where these can mix.
And, according to the author of this
paper, in the mid-evolutionary process, none of these chambers and
door would be "excess baggage" to haul around.
Now, I am certain that a couple of
teams of scientists trying to figure out a way to store and mix these
chemicals and expel them with such perfect precision would blow
themselves up before a group would finally get this right. And that
would be intentional, intelligent design. To think that something
could evolve to do this by a series of random mutations? COME ON
MAN!!!
I imagine, if someone did the math
that cannot be done because we do not have enough understanding to
hazard a guess, the "feasibility" of all this happening is
even more of a zero than the formation of life is.
This is the kind of "Coulda
happened" science that many have decided proves that GOD didn't
create anything.
The Monarch Butterfly
A short introduction to another
evolutionary impossibility. (Although I think that the very life
cycle of all moths and butterflies is an evolutionary impossibility)
The Monarch has a unique way of
attaching it's chrysalis to a leaf. At the very last fraction of a
second, it released it's grip with it's feet while simultaneously
shooting out a suction cup looking attachment that sticks to the
underside of a leaf.
Now, if you can imagine how many
times a trapeze artist fall before getting an act right, you can see
how ridiculous it is to believe this little trapeze act could have,
or would have evolved.
Please try to remember that there is
no trial and error possible in evolution. There is no passing on of
information when a mutation fails to work right. All of the Monarchs
that were halfway mutated to do this trick, died. That is a simple
view point I know. But you get the point.
There is no reason this creature
would have crawled under a leaf and done this without it being
programmed into it's DNA by a master designer.
Evolution?? IMPOSSIBLE!!! There is
no possible "coulda happened" for this one at all (though i
am sure there is an evolutionist who can make something up)
I just want to point out, for those
who do not connect continuing thoughts, that all of this "evolution"
would have to result from perfectly written, flawless information in
the genetic structure of these creatures that would constitute adding
another 100 plus pages of encyclopedia style text.
