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.
“For a hypothesis to rise to the level of theory, it must predict the existence of new phenomena that are subsequently observed.”
Used to be that a hypothesis couldn’t rise to the level of theory unless it was testable and falsifiable.
Are those requirements part of your definition?
Are those requirements part of your definition?
See my FR home page for the full list of definitions. Let me know of any suggestions or corrections.
Ok. How about:
Thou shalt not slaughter infants and newborns wholesale, even if you think their parents deserve killing.
Slavery is bad. Period.
How you cut your hair is your business.
It's actually a pretty good idea to sow your fields with different types of grain if you want to maintain crop productivity.
Mules aren't evil, mule breeders aren't sinners, and for crying out loud, put down the damn stones.
“Only an idiot believes this nonsense”
Well that is pretty insulting. Considering that I have clearly stated that I would fall into that category.
I do understand the evidence supporting the theory of evolution, and it is overwhelming. This is why I believe in evolution, because the evidence supports it.
I also believe in God, and Jesus, and sin and everything you see as idiotic. I don’t believe in a literal translation of the Bible. When I read the Bible, I understand the message to be true, and Bible stories to be a way of explaining a complicated thing, so that even the most uneducated can understand it. Simple stories to illustrate simple truths (ie. the existence and power of God) If this isn’t for you, I won’t try to convince you otherwise.
Personally, I know that God exists, because he is always present in my life. I have been in some pretty bad places and had some tough times. God has never let me down. I have always gotten what I truly needed, although I didn’t always recognize it at the time.
Although, I am deeply religious, I have always seen the value in science and am amazed by the progress science creates in our lives. IMO science can only contradict religion, never God. (Religion is man’s very flawed attempt to understand God.)
(By the way, your understanding of original sin isn’t entirely correct. Original sin is washed away during baptism. Original sin is the root of all evil and sin in the world. Christians as well as others sin constantly, in almost everything they do. It is part of free will. This is why we need redemption.)
I have attempted to explain my beliefs as clearly as possible. You are entitled to your beliefs, and I hope that you will understand that I am entitled to mine. But, it never hurts to learn what others believe.
“To the creationists, it is beyond the scope of their imagination that God could possibly have allowed natural selection to take place. That a mechanism so powerful, so beautiful and yet so simple exists just might testify to the existence of God seems beyond them. Open your eyes, look at the world around you, look critically, study science and there you will see the works of God.”
What a great paragraph. You said so easily, what I have struggled to put into words for a long time. Thank you.
I looked at the exapnded definition on your page and I think it includes the basic principle I was looking for.
Why?
Did you hear about the junkyard filled with self-replicating cellular junk?
Don’t know. UCLA Don’t know.
And as a side note it is not my place to defend him, what I relating is that he is a scientist and believes in creation, like many others.
I disagree with your interpretation, but hey thats what makes the world go round. At least I think the world goes round.
Evidence for what?
What a complete whackjob. It’s not often you’ll see somebody straight out state their ignorance so boldly and in fact be proud of it. In one fell swoop, this guy’s given a half-decade’s worth of ammunition to the other side.
I'll side with Reagan, Christ and God.
Yes, but unfortunetly it is causing many today to deny science.
The confounding argument to evolutionists has to do with endangered species. Creationists would have you accept that man is just another evolved species and that 99.99% of all species that ever existed are now extinct because of the inability to either adapt to changes in their environment or inability to compete with other species. Therefore if a whale and a spotted owl cannot compete with humans - screw them, they are supposed to become extinct.
After perusing through many of your posts to other posters I have come to the (flawed, as I am sure you will see it) opinion, that your attitude is one of superiority.
If I do not believe what you are saying - I am (pick one) stupid, ignorant, mind numb robot, whatever of scientific fact and knowledge.
You dismiss scientists that support and can argue for creation over the theory of evolution. Your theology is flawed when trying to explain that the Old Testament is “just a story”, as some how preached by Jesus.
So since you do have flawed Theology, I have decided to dismiss you and your arguments on the theory of evolution.
Because our understanding of science and nature is ever changing. People don't want an ever changing understanding of God. They want to yell "Stop! This is God. We know everything we need to know about Him."
God, Christ then Reagan.
Your post is an excellent example of how the discussion of creationism/evolution has devolved. Instead of approaching this reasonably, scientifically, you mock God. And that is the crux of the entire issue — your rejection of creationism/ID (and embracing of evolution) is the result of your antipathy toward God, and not because of any factual/scientific reasons.
Thank you for illustrating my argument. I pray that you soon see the foolishness of hating your Creator, a Creator who has made a way for you to become reconciled with Him.
Non sequitur. I embrace both. God invented "all this," and so He conceived of "science" in the first place. It's a wonderful tool to explore His creation.
... some species may evolve over a decade if they have to
For example?
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