Posted on 06/17/2007 6:54:37 PM PDT by Rodney King
Why I believe in Creation Posted: December 17, 2004 1:00 a.m. Eastern
I was stunned the other day when I asked evolution-believing listeners to my nationally syndicated radio show to call in and tell me why they believed.
"Just give me one reason why you accept the theory," I said. "Just give me the strongest argument. You don't have to give me mountains of evidence. Just tell me why I should accept it."
Not one evolutionist called in.
Meanwhile, the phone banks lit up with dozens of evolution skeptics.
Go figure. For more than 40 years, evolution has been taught as fact in government schools to generations of children, yet there is still widespread skepticism, if not cynicism, about the theory across the country.
But, because of political correctness and the fear of ostracism, most people are afraid to admit what they believe about our origins. That's why I wrote my last column – "I believe in Creation."
The reaction to it has been unprecedented. While I expected mostly negative fallout, most letters have been quite positive.
So, I decided to take this issue a step further. Since the evolutionists don't want to tell me why they believe in their theory, I figured I would explain why I believe in mine.
The primary reason I believe, of course, is because the Bible tells me so. That's good enough for me, because I haven't found the Bible to be wrong about anything else.
But what about the worldly evidence?
The evolutionists insist the dinosaurs lived millions and millions of years ago and became extinct long before man walked the planet.
I don't believe that for a minute. I don't believe there is a shred of scientific evidence to suggest it. I am 100 percent certain man and dinosaurs walked the earth at the same time. In fact, I'm not at all sure dinosaurs are even extinct!
Think of all the world's legends about dragons. Look at those images. What were those folks seeing? They were clearly seeing dinosaurs. You can see them etched in cave drawings. You can see them in ancient literature. You can see them described in the Bible. You can see them in virtually every culture in every corner of the world.
Did the human race have a collective common nightmare? Or did these people actually see dragons? I believe they saw dragons – what we now call dinosaurs.
Furthermore, many of the dinosaur fossils discovered in various parts of the world were found right along human footprints and remains. How did that happen?
And what about the not-so-unusual sightings of contemporary sea monsters? Some of them have actually been captured.
There are also countless contemporary sightings of what appear to be pterodactyls in Asia and Africa.
You know what I think? I think we've been sold a bill of goods about the dinosaurs. I don't believe they died off millions and millions of years ago. In fact, I'm not at all convinced they've died off completely.
Evolutionists have put the cart before the horse. They start out with a theory, then ignore all the facts that contradict the theory. Any observation that might call into question their assumptions is discounted, ridiculed and covered up. That's not science.
How could all the thousands of historical records of dragons and behemoths throughout mankind's time on earth be ignored? Let's admit it. At least some of these observations and records indicate dinosaurs were walking the earth fairly recently – if not still walking it today.
If I'm right about that – which I am – then the whole evolutionary house of cards comes tumbling down.
This is the evidence about which the evolutionists dare not speak.
And that is stated where? Revelation 22:18-19 says, "I warn everyone who hears the prophetic words in this book: if anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book, and if anyone takes away from the words in this prophetic book, God will take away his share in the tree of life and in the holy city described in this book."
I can see no scientific evidence that supports evolution. The reason being is that there isn't any.
What is really sad is that you believe it isn't.
Nope. How's that for being positive.
Well, it was classic when Sean Hannity hung up on you.
You have the wrong poster here.
I am not a young earth guy.
It's really hard to keep track sometimes, since we see on these threads (and on the national stage) people who are avowed young earth creationists, allying themselves with Michael Behe, who accepts an old earth and common descent.
It's really odd to see creationists arguing for intelligent design.
I'm perfectly willing to believe that a dinosaur is some form or another still exists, but, the existence of one would not validate the claim that T-Rex and Stegasuarus were around when Jesus was.
It would prove that a dinosaur lived today, and, would prove that "dinosaurs" lived at the same time as jesus. That would not prove that the "era of the dinosaurs" when the earth was filled with millions of the big guys didn't happen 100 million years ago,(or whatever the commonly accepted date is).
I am not a young earth guy.
Sorry.
The link you provided contains theories that date the Earth as much older than 6,000 years. That’s all I was asking, so I assume you don’t hold the strict creationist view that the Earth was constructed in 6 days 6,000 years ago.
So nothing in science can sway you from of your strict literalist view of the Bible.
You're certainly entitled to your belief. Since you admit that no amount of scientific evidence would make you revisit your interpretation of the Bible, I would no sooner try and talk you out of your belief than I would a Hindu who believes in reincarnation.
I was only directing my point to those who hold the literal view of Genesis as chronicling 6,000 year old Earth. I mistook you and Dreamsofpolycarp as advocates of this belief.
Since the GC was formed by a land upheaval that was carved back down by the Colorado river, I’m afraid the flood doesn’t apply.
Farah, if you’re reading this, PLEASE stfu if you want us to win in 2008. Or at least read an actual biology textbook instead of some wacko cryptozoology tract.
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