The Cambrian Explosion—a Big Problem!

Five Fossil Mysteries Evolution Can’t Explain

by Ken Ham on August 7, 2023

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This week we’re going to look at five fossil mysteries that evolution can’t explain. The first one: the Cambrian explosion.

So, here’s the problem for evolutionists: in some of the lowest rock layers, the Cambrian layers, life just seemingly “explodes” onto the scene—fully formed—with no ancestors in the rocks below them. So, where’d all this life come from?

Well, that’s a huge problem for evolution since life is supposed to evolve slowly and gradually. But in a biblical worldview, all those creatures came from the kinds God created. And why are they fossils? Well, they were buried during the global flood!

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