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the tribune stouffville ont thursday march 17 1949 is human progress inevitable stubborn facts that evolutionists will find it hard to explain away by a christian physician published in lieu of sunday school lesson for next sunday it may be a pleasant theory that in everv way and every day man is getting better and better but it isnt so he is a being of three parts spirit mind and body and recent statistics show that in all three realms he is going downhill last week the author of this article who is a canadian christ ian doctor and is a member of the american scientific affiliation showed that even the earth itself is deteriorating now he gives facts and figures that would fie hopeless ly depressing if we were not fore warned bv the word of god and ed their mental and physical faculties up until the end of life- adam lived to the age of 930 gen 55 and jared to the age of 952 gen 520 methuselah lived longer than any of the others and was 989 years old when he died gen 527 there is no doubt that the patriarchs were physically able to do all that men can do today but they were also able to continue active for years after modern man has worn out what powers of endurance a man must have had to live for nearly 1000 years what wonderful digestion and nutrition they must have had in those days think of a nervous system that could function for nearly a millen nium the patriarchs must have been made of better stuff than men today to last so long without break ing down even moses who lived 2500 years after the age of the patriarchs was 120 years old when he died yet his eye was not dim nor his natural force abated dent 37 dr hugh mack- moke nylon grief fulfilment of hi gracious prom ises for the future according to the theory of evolu tion man has gradually evolved from some elementary form of life during a period of millions of years xo one can tell of course how or why the alleged process ever began in the first place or how or why it has continued without interruption over such a long period of time or for what purpose it has been accomplished if indeed there has been any purpose at all the doctrine of evolution implies the concept of inevitable progress there must have been tremendous changes of a beneficial nature in the past for man to have advanced from a onecalled organism to his present stature it could hardly have happened by chance and if man has progressed thus far with out any supernatural intervention or direction then there must have been some inherent principle or natural law in life itself which rendered inevitable the progress that has taken place not only so but man today as the highest form of life should still be advancin upward and onward it was the idea of inevitable progress that led such men as nietzsche to the con cept of the superman julian hux ley seeks to evade this obvious con clusion however by stating that it seems probable that lifes major trends have run their course others also appear to be taking refuge in the idea that evolu tion has now run its course but it is difficult to explain why evolution should suddenly have stopped just when man had dis covered that it was taking place now when we come to study of man we find that there is little evidence of any further upward and onward progress taking place but rather there is some definite evidence that mankind is actually deteriorating physically mentally and spiritually at the present time let us review the situation briefly stans physical decline man is deteriorating physically it is unquestionably true that men and women in wellfed countries such as the usa and canada are taller and better than those who lived in europe a few hundred years ago this is no doubt due to improved nutrition and the scientific use of vitamins and the like in our diet modern medical science has also removed the scourge of plagues and epidemics to a large extent and the range of disease that are amenable to treat ment increase year by year so that more people than ever are now living to middle age there is also no doubt but that with the proper utilization of our present store of knowledge further progress could still be made in building up a race of healthy welldeveloped people but all these advances have added little to the basic needs of mankind when we come to com pare modern man with his ances tors we must find another yard stick and longevity is the best criterion of mans physique all other things being equal the machine that lasts the longest is the best and the one who can keep going for the longest period of time without breaking down is obviously superior man has always desired to live long and in the spacious days of an earlier age there must have been much for which to live furthermore the length of survival is surely one of the highest values in the field of biology during the patriarchal age that is to say 5000 to g000 years ago men lived to great ages and retain- could not look forward to the sure intosh stated that actually there is ample secular evidence to show that there once existed on this earth of ours a race of men of magnificent physique splendidly muscled with a brain capacity exceeding that of modern man and having all the signs of extreme longevity in the days of david however that is 100 bc the span of life had declined to threescore years and ten psa 9010 and in the 3000 years of human history since then there lias teen no increase in the longevity of man not only were patriarchs able to carry on but their procreative abilities were prolonged long after the span of reproductive activity today methu selah was 187 years old when he begat lamech gen 525- and jared begat enoch at the age of 1g2 gen 5 18 mans mental decline mentally too man is deteriorat ing not advancing while it is true that there has been a tremendous increase in knowledge in recent years this has largely been the result of the application of the experimental method in science during the past century or more as a result of which technological methods and knowledge have pyramided to almost unbelievable heights it is true also that there are geniuses today like einstein who are able to apply and syste matize the accumulated store of facts but when we come to the general population the average man the story is very different after all the common man is the modern man in great britain prof godfrey thomson of the university of edinburgh has shown that the average decline in intelligence of the general population amounts to 2 or 3 points 2 or 3 in the intelligence quotient with each generation this is probably due to the differential birth rate the parents of higher intelligence rating having fewer children than those with low ratings as a result of which the average intelligence steadily declines repeated wars have no doubt contributed also to the deoline in intelligence since the ablest and best are always selected for combat duty in time of war while the mentally ill and defective are left at home to sur vive sir cyril burt of university college london is more conserva tive and ventures an estimated decline in intelligence of 15 iq points per generation he does not think that it would be lower th 1 point or higher than 2 but he admits that there is evidence of a decline and he states that it will be seen that if the rate assumed continues then in a little over 50 years the number of pupils of scholarship ability would be approximately halved and the number of feebleminded almost doubled these results to my mind form a far more serious consequ ence than the lowering of the gen eral average by about 5 iq points dr raymond cattell who is a leonard darwin research fellow states that speaking in round terms a decline of average iq for town and country of about three points per generation is indicated or one point per decade if this were to continue for three hundred years half the population would be mentally defective since the changes which mark the rises and declines of history are certainly not as drastic as to require whole sale mental deficiency the present rate of change must be one of the most galloping plunges to bank- her nylons dropping off like nothing is reason for annoyed look on fate of mrs betty willis in san francisco calif similar to hosiery grief reported in other parts of the us mrs willis ami a friend were walking ac ross san franciscos golden gate bridge just minding their own business when suddenly they felt a stinging sensation on their legs they found them selves rapidly becoming hose- less a strange eonditiou of at mosphere in one theory ruptcy that has ever occurred all these surveys have been carried out in great britain and as far as is known similar investi gations have not yet been under taken in north america or else where it would only be reason able to assume however that we are in no way superior intellect ually to our english cousins if and when such surverys are carried out in this country or in other lands it is believed that the results will closely parallel those in the united kingdom for the same reasons that have been given above the growing cry for security the growing cry for security which is heard everywhere today is a sign of immaturity when we were children we were content with security but when maturity is reached the normal individual demands his independence of course we all want security but when adults are willing to sur render the priceless gift of freedom for security such an attitude implies a regression to an imma ture state of mind this immaturity which charac terizes the present generation is reflected in many ways it is strikingly demonstrated in the ridiculous idea that everybody must be amused not only the children but the young people the middleaged the old people even the convicts in our prisons every body must be amused nowadays this adolescent attitude of mind may be observed also in the casual outlook on life which is prevalent everywhere no wonder such ideas as socialism and communism are gaining ground tnese concepts are based on a most superficial understanding of the problems involved the trouble is that there are so few today who have the mature judgment or spiritual in sight to evaluate the evidence or appreciate the implications of modern trends only the bible- taught believer can fully under stand the significance of passing events as a result of these influences the number of persons who can or who are willing to accept responsi bility diminishes steadily and this fact affords further evidence of widespread intellectual and moral deterioration it is not uncommon in factories and businesses today for men to refuse promotion and in the church the small number of those who can be depended upon to assume responsibility has reach ed an alarming point this neglect of duty has led to a complete breakdown of human government in many countries democracy is being replaced by the most primi tive form of despotic rulership in many lands with the consequent subjugation and enslavement of the masses if men will not assume responsibility a leader will always rise who will promise them any thing and this adolescent attitude of mind which is so prevalent throughout the world today is an ideal psychological environment in which a dictatorship might arise there are many potential hitlers and stalins in every country who are just waiting for the opportun ity to take over norman cousins in his book modern man is obsolete states that the beginning of the atomic age has brought less hope than fear it is a primitive fear the fear of the unknown the fear of forces man can neither channel nor com prehend it is the fear of irra tional death it is thus that man stumbles fitfully into a new era of atomic energy for which he is as ill equipped to accept its potential blessings as he is to control its present dangers god has said i also will choose their delusions and will bring their fears upon them isa 664 we are witness- ing this today for wars and rumours of wars matt 24 6 have undermined the stability of society the days in which we live are characterized by confusion of thought and suiitility no wonder man is unable any longer to plan ahead no wonder he has lost his sense of foresight for mens hearts are failing them for fear and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth luke 2120 mans spiritual decline when we come to the spiritual realm there is obvious evidence of widespread declension atheistic russia now controls about one- fourth of the worlds population in the remaining free countries the church of rome saturated with idolatry superstition and carnal ity is rising rapidly to a position of political domination and spirtual supremacy on the other hand the movement toward union on the part of the protestant churches is but an outward and visible sign of deep seated defeatism a sign of senility as an english layman points out the days in which we live are charged with the spirit of lawless ness in every field of culture in where tioned art literature music in science theology education and govern ment there is the spirit of restless ness and a rebellion against the established law and order every- authority is being ques- and government of the people for the people and by the people is becoming incre3singly iiifficuli a delinquent generation of parents is producing a genera tion of delinquent children it is the mystery of iniquity lawless ness 2 thess 2 7 which is work ing everywhere to prepare the way for the antichrist the man ofj sin the lawless one 2 thess j 23 1 in the ecclesiastical field this has led to the great apostasy which characterizes the outward and visible church today conclusion we have seen then that man is deteriorating physically mentally and spiritually as raymond cattell has stated the present situation must be one of the most galloping plunges into bank ruptcy that the world has ever known but this is not the teach ing of evolution all the great forces of evil in the world today have utilized the theory of evolu tion as the basis of their attacks on the christian faith commun ism and fascism militarism and atheism have applied the doctrine in the propagation of their satan ically inspired programs arthur x field has pointed out that thib assumed evolutionary change la associated with the idea of pro gress and inevitable onward and upward movement the net result of the propagation of evolutionary- ideas is first and foremost to lower the public resistance to change the propagation of evolu tion is thus of the highest advant age to those who for their own reasons which are not necessarily those publicly proclaimed by them wish to effect revolutionary over throw of existing institutions their battle is half won if they can succeed in propagating the idea that everything is in a state of inevitable and automatically bene ficial evolution in these days of declension and in the midst of a crooked and per verse generation it is well to remember that the resources of 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