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Intelligent Design: Obvious and Yet Inadequate by Pastor Robert Hein (May-June, 2007)
Excerpt: "The prevailing philosophy of our scientific world today is naturalism. Naturalism teaches that all things in this universe evolved simply by random chance from non-life to life, and from simple to complex forms, over billions of years. Naturalism in the purest sense is atheism, for it denies the existence of God as our creator. Many scientists today, including those who hold to the theory of evolution, are finding naturalism to be wanting."
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If the title sounds familiar, there is a reason. It was the official theme of the debate in February between Ken Ham of Answers in Genesis and Bill Nye, the “Science Guy.” Ham did a credible job in defending Genesis but was limited in the time he had available to cover all the bases. So, I have become brave enough to try to accomplish the task of answering in more detail the question the debate theme poses.
Know Evolution –The Evolution Story is a Mixture of Reality and Fabrication. Human or Ape, No In-Between
Humans have always been humans. Apes have always been apes. How then do evolutionists claim to have bones of part human, part ape creatures? The evolution story is a mixture of reality and fabrication. Evolutionists’ claims for human evolution are an example of that truth. Evolutionists start with real bones, fossils, and artifacts. These remains are from humans and apes who lived and died in the past. That is the truth part. Then the fabrication begins.
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The evolution story is a mixture of reality and fabrication. Natural selection is a great example of this truth.
Reality: Natural selection produces new species of plants and animals. Fabrication: The claim that natural selection produces new kinds of plants and animals.
There are many species in most Biblical kinds. Every kind of plant and animal which exists today, or which has gone extinct, was created by God thousands of years ago during the six days of creation. No new kinds ever develop. New species develop all the time, but always within their own kind. Birds did not descend from dinosaurs, they descended from birds. People did not descend from apelike creatures, they descended from people.
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A Letter From Grandpa - A Common Sense Discussion of Creation vs. Evolution - Part 1 by John Woidke
Excerpt: "My Dear Grandchildren and Great-grandchildren, ... I would like to discuss this "theory" of evolution with you. It is important for your eternal well-being that you understand what "evolution" is because you will be confronted by it throughout your life.
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A Letter From Grandpa - A Common Sense Discussion of Creation vs. Evolution - Part 2 by John Woidke
Excerpt: "My Dear Grandchildren and Great-grandchildren, ... I would like to discuss this "theory" of evolution with you. It is important for your eternal well-being that you understand what "evolution" is because you will be confronted by it throughout your life.
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Star Trek As a young boy, one of my favorite television shows was Star Trek. I wasted away many hours in front of the television wondering in amazement at what the future could be like. One of the cornerstones of the stories of that science fiction series was the presence of alien species working together for the good of all under the banner of the United Federation of Planets. Through the grand technology of that time and the sharing of knowledge between alien cultures, humanity had almost eliminated violence, war, sickness, and even greed. However, as I grew older I started to realize that there was an irreconcilable difference between the philosophy of Star Trek and the reality that is laid out for us in God’s Word in terms of an evolving humanity and in the chances of finding life elsewhere in the universe.
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God asks 87 questions in Job chapters 38-41. Most of these questions are scientific in nature. Let’s paraphrase the first question as, "Did you watch me create the earth so that you know how I did it?"
God begins this Scripture by revealing that faith is “reality” and “proof.” Through faith we can be certain that God created the universe from nothing, that 8 people survived a planet-wide flood aboard Noah’s Ark, that Jesus died on the cross and rose on Easter Sunday, and that we will spend eternity in heaven with Jesus our Savior. We cannot see these things with our physical eyes, but we can see them clearly through the vision of faith.
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