A Brief Note on Evolution

Hello friends,
Some of you may have heard of Paleontologist (fossil expert) and Biologist Stephen Jay Gould. He spent his life as an instructor at both Harvard and the American Museum of Natural History. He is among the best known and widely read scientists of the late 20th century.
Here are some of his quotes:

The extreme rarity of transitional forms in the fossil record persists as the trade secret of paleontology. The evolutionary trees that adorn our textbooks have data only at the tips and nodes of their branches … in any local area, a species does not arise gradually by the gradual transformation of its ancestors; it appears all at once and fully formed.
~Stephen Jay Gould 'Evolution's erratic pace'. Natural History, vol. LXXXVI95), May 1977

"All paleontologists know that the fossil record contains precious little in the way of intermediate forms; transitions between the major groups are characteristically abrupt."
~Stephen Jay Gould'The return of hopeful monsters'. Natural History, vol. LXXXVI(6), June-July 1977, p. 24.

Why do so many highly educated people cling to evolutionary theory in spite of such a lack of fossil evidence?
I am not going to spend my time answering that question. Instead, I want to discuss something else. We Christians, I fear, tend to believe that evolution creates a unique challenge for ministry and evangelism. We think that, because of the widespread belief of evolution, people are more prone than ever before to reject the gospel truth.
Let me say, as a former evolutionist zealot, that this is not at all true. There is nothing unique about this generation. Satan has always been hard at work and people have always had sinful and unbelieving hearts. As Ecclesiastes tells us "there is nothing new under the sun."
Nevertheless, the widespread lies about evolution make me angry. Sadly, many Christians have not known how to approach these lies, and for this reason I have thought it helpful to share with you the above quotes. They may be worth memorizing.
I hope this has been helpful.
In Him,
Charlie