* From the publication of Charles Darwin's THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES in 1859, which established the basis of modern evolutionary theory, creationists worked to oppose and undermine the science -- proclaiming that the species were instead obviously the work of an Unseen Agent that designed and built them. One of the creationist tactics to discredit evolution was to invoke the laws of thermodynamics, claiming evolution is in violation of them; following from that effort, creationists then invoked information theory in their attempts to deny evolution. This document provides a history and discussion of the creationist argument, focusing on the thermodynamic and information theory memes.
