As you probably know by now, I don’t
believe in evolution. Now, I’ve heard some people say, “I don’t just believe in
evolution, I know it as a fact. It is just science.” So let me be clear: I
don’t believe in the molecules-to-man evolution myth. So why don’t I believe
it? Do I think the science community has created a massive, insidious conspiracy against truth and God?
No. I believe the vast majority of modern scientists are very competent,
objective and unbiased in how they approach their work. In fact, the overwhelming
majority of science work done has nothing or little to do with the origins
controversy. For example, developing a new rocket, curing cancer, even studying
and observing fossils can be done without any opinion on how human life arose. When
people like Bill Nye (the Science Guy) claim that the creationist core of America is holding us
back in the scientific realm, I laugh (not really though). He says we need our
children to grow up believing in evolution (he calls it science) so we can grow
engineers and scientists to keep our edge in science and innovation.
Perhaps the Science Guy
never heard the global broadcast from the Moon in which the Apollo 11
astronauts read the Genesis creation account after they accomplished what no
other human being had ever done. Or maybe he never learned about Galeleo,
Kepler, Newton, or Faraday: their scientific contributions and creationist
beliefs. Their belief in a creator did not stop them from revolutionizing
science forever. I suggest instead that what is holding us back in science is
our lack of quality education for our young people—math and science (true
sciences like biology, chemistry, physics, etc) are both areas that take effort
and drive to excel in. Our young people (thankfully there are still plenty of
exceptions out there) in general seem more content to free-load than to
contribute, more content to pass than to excel, and more apt to cut corners
than to go the extra mile. There is reason for concern in regards to our nation’s
scientific and innovative health, but how one interprets the billions of dead
things found buried all over our globe has nothing to do with one’s ability to
conduct good science and to innovate.
I believe the Bible gives the best
explanation as to how the universe came into being. So how do I think today’s scientific
community with all their great minds has come to the wrong conclusion? Science
has handicapped itself in the search for truth by tying one hand behind its own
back. The scientific community has leant itself to searching out naturalistic
causes for what we see today. This makes complete sense! But this also means
that even the thought or consideration of a designer or God being responsible
for anything we see is completely dismissed as non-science and discarded. If
faced with a conundrum, science will always either come up with a very improbable
but perhaps plausible explanation or even say “we don’t know” rather than “maybe
God did it”. Science has given itself a very narrow field of view when it comes
to origins, only accepting naturalistic causes and forsaking anything that is
outside this realm. What is wrong with that? Well, I don’t really have a
problem with that, except that they claim to have come the correct answer and
refuse to consider anything other than their answer. Science tries to find
plausible natural causes, not the truth. A lot of the time a plausible natural
cause IS the truth. However, when science can’t explain the first life (life coming
from non-life defies the law of biogenesis ) or how matter was created out of nothing (defying the law of conservation of matter), science will never provide the truth.
However, as it stands today, if you believe anything other than the religiously
scientific community’s conclusion on the matter, you are dumb and probably also
believe that the world is flat (that is what they seem to say more often than
not, haha). I suggest that the science community’s answer for the origin of
life and the universe should come with the caveat “considering only
naturalistic causes we believe … may have happened”. I believe “Science” needs to be put
back in its place, seeing as it has in a way taken the place of God in
our society. Evolution is not just a theory today, it is also a worldview in
which there is no moral absolute and no God to live for, just yourself and
humanity. In contrast, past leading scientists used science to know God the
creator better. Johann Kepler viewed science as “thinking God’s thoughts after
Him”.
So why has molecules-to-man evolution
over billions of years become so widely accepted in the scientific community? I
tell you it is not for evidence that this is the theory of popular choice, but
for it being the most palatable (remember, science has to explain everything
without God). How else might someone explain the human brain or eye coming
together without a designer? The ONLY way to make a natural cause even somewhat
believable is if you break the development up into tiny, palatable bites to be
eaten over a very long period of time.
But there must be evidence for
evolution, right?
If evolution were true, the fossil
record should be chalked full of intermediate species and missing links. Actually,
if evolution were true, we should see a continuum of species from least to most
complex, with such small, subtle differences between “species” that one couldn’t
even categorize them except by time of existence. Rather, what we have seen is
evolutionists and paleontologists failing to find any suitable “missing links”
and instead either faking finds, or using very incomplete fossils to inspire an
artist’s rendition of what the creature could have looked like, etc. The severe
problem of not finding intermediate fossils in the record has not caused the
evolutionists to lose faith! Instead they suppose that the changes from one
kind to another were so rapid that the fossil record had no time to capture the
intermediates. The proof of this concept is that there is no proof! Instead of
deducting that since there is no evidence for evolution, it didn’t happen, they
come up with a new theory that doesn’t need the evidence. Because remember, evolution
is a known fact and if you don’t believe it, you are an idiot and probably don’t
believe in gravity either (I will admit, that is a dangerous unbelief). And
if you work for a school or scientific organization with any dignity, you can
expect to be fired, shunned and never hired into another similar organization
again (watch Expelled if you don’t
believe me).
Evolution is cute and all, some
random mutation that so-happens to give the creature an advantage over the
others, thus preserving and transmitting this new improvement to future
generations. But how practical is this? In order for humans to be what we are
today, rather than still being simple pond scum, natural selection needs to be
a stronger force than mutation is a negative force. Birth defects (bad mutations)
in the heart, brain, respiratory system, immune system, reproductive system,
etc, must be less substantial than mutations that create a better heart, brain,
respiratory system, immune system, reproductive system, etc. So since evolution
is fact and all, why do people get genetic screenings for their kids? Is it to
check out and see all the cool new gizmos and gadgets their kids will bring to
the human race? No! Reality check: if given the choice between having a kid
with 1000 mutations (a genetic copy error) or 0 mutations, parents would always
choose 0. People don’t really believe in evolution. Evolutionary scientists
tell people evolution happened and people are too trusting (or lazy) to think
for themselves with any sort of rational thought. Dr. John Sanford, a geneticist,
professor at Cornell University, and creationist explains human evolution as
down, not up (Start this short video at the 1:30 mark). These genetic copy errors, or mutations are polluting
our race at a great rate and this is bringing about more genetic problems for each
new generation. Makes sense, right? If you keep copying information over and
over, random copying errors add up to detract from the original message, not
improve it.
So then, what is the evidence for
the earth being billions of years old? Doesn’t radiometric dating prove that
the rocks on planet Earth are millions and billions of years old? Radiometric
dating is extremely limited when it comes to dating new rocks. Instances of
rocks with known recent ages (recently formed in observed volcanic eruptions)
have been assigned ages in the hundreds of millions of years using radiometric
dating methods. Radiometric dating will NEVER show a rock to be 6,000 years
old. Watch the following 10 min video for more details and how radiometric
dating works.
I am sure I will write more about this topic as well as Carbon-14 dating in the
future.
I am not suggesting that evolution
is a giant conspiracy created to destroy religion. Although sometimes it does
seem that way, I believe that the vast majority of evolutionists are operating
out of pure intentions and are just trying to be successful in their fields.
Today’s science community should learn from past history and not be so quick to
dismiss anyone who dissents from the majority opinion as being wrong or deceitful.
Science has been wrong in the past, why should we think that it won’t happen
again? What about you? Have you objectively looked at the “data” available to
you from all sides and made an informed decision? Have you, like science,
disregarded any possibility of God being the answer? Or perhaps you have been
raised as a Christian and have tried to avoid anything to do with dinosaurs,
evolution or the origins debate for fear that it would weaken your faith. If
the Bible is true, we should only be reassured when we investigate God’s
creation, past and present. I have researched many different topics and issues
in the origins debate and I must testify that I am continually blown away at
how accurate and complete the Bible is when it comes to our planet’s history. The
only explanation for this is that the Bible truly is God’s word, given to us
that we might know our creator personally and live our lives in grateful
appreciation for what He has done for us.
I plan to write plenty more on this
issue, highlighting certain issues or topics as I come across them. If you have
any questions or recommendations for future topics, let me know! In the near
future I plan to write about why we can trust the Bible as accurate (discussing
supposed contradictions and other commonly leveled accusations), and also why Christians should not accept
molecules-to-man evolution.
Thanks for reading!
