Evolution or Creation
How did we get here?
There are only two possibilities. Either God exists, or He doesn’t.
Either God created the universe, or He didn’t.
If a person doesn’t believe in a god, then he must believe that the universe came into existence through natural, undirected, processes. The only natural process that is being considered today is the Big Bang and the theory of evolution. But is this theory even scientific?
Science is based on observation and experimentation.
Was anyone there to witness or observe the Big Bang? Of course not. Is anyone able to reproduce the Big Bang in the Lab, so that we can experiment with it? No.
Therefore, it is not a scientific theory ... but a faith-based theory.
From a naturalistic perspective, is it logical for all matter and energy to have popped into existence from nothing? Are there any known scientific laws explaining how matter and energy can pop into existence from nothing? No.
Rather, all things which have a beginning have a cause. This is called the Law of Causation. A rock could not make itself, because it was not there to make itself. Likewise, the universe could not make itself, because it was not there to make itself. If the universe had a beginning, it must have a cause. It is foolish and illogical to believe otherwise.
In other words: The creation needs a creator.
Not only this, but all the universe, from the largest galaxies to the smallest cells, are incredibly complex and have the appearance of design.
No one would assume that a spearpoint, wristwatch, or computer could come into existence without a designer. None of these are anywhere near as complex as a galaxy or cell.
Furthermore, where is the evidence that life sprang into existence from non-living chemicals in this mysterious “Primordial Soup”?
This theory goes against the Law of Biogenesis, which states that life comes from life. All around us we witness rabbits giving birth to rabbits, oak trees producing acorns, bacteria spreading bacteria, and so forth. No one has ever witnessed non-life “giving birth” to life.
Additionally, we now know that life is irreducibly complex, just like an airplane. Airplanes fly very well, but if you take away any of the main parts to an airplane, it will not fly.
Irreducible complexity is an argument which says that some biological systems with multiple interacting parts, would cease to function, if one of the parts was removed. Thereby not allowing the process of natural selection to evolve an organism.
Just as if you would take away any of the biochemical parts of a cell, it will not function properly or possibly at all.
Irreducible complexity makes evolution impossible, because at the cellular level, there are thousands of biochemical machines that need to exist, simultaneously, for life to exist.
Secularists teach that small changes over vast amounts of time account for all the many species we see today. They teach that all life came about through undirected, natural processes, and they provide Darwin's finches as evidence of this. They teach that these Finches are examples of evolution because their beaks are different sizes and shapes. But this is not an example of evolution, it is only an example of natural selection. These finches did not stop being finches. They did not turn into a new kind of animal.
This is just an example of variation within a kind, and we have known for thousands of years that this variation exists.
Look at the many different types of chickens, or dog breeds, or horse breeds. These are all examples of artificial selection, because man bred them to retain these characteristics. The original kind, whatever it was, back at Eden, had all the genetic variation to produce all these many breeds.
In fact, there is no evidence whatsoever of evolution taking place anywhere. The Peppered Moth is still a moth. The stickleback fish is still a fish. Darwin's finches are still birds. Where is the evidence of one kind of animal evolving into another kind of animal? There is none.
But humans and chimpanzees share 96% the same DNA.
That's proof that humans and chimpanzees once shared a common ancestor. Isn't it?
Well, it isn’t as simple as that. First off, we would expect there to be strong similarity between the two because both have arms, both have hands, both have fingers and fingernails, both have legs, both have a head, both have two eyes, both have two ears, both have a nose, both have blood, both have hearts, both have lungs, both take in oxygen, both have hair, both have skin, both give birth, both provide milk to their young.
You see, DNA are the building blocks of life. You could say that DNA is the paint that God used on His canvas of creation. And since it was the same artist, creating both apes and humans, and using the same medium, there would naturally be strong similarities between them.
To put this in perspective, humans also share 85% the same DNA with a mouse, 61% with a fruit fly, and 41% with a banana. This is because God used the same medium when creating life.
Secondly, there is an enormous amount of difference in that 4% variation between humans and chimps. In fact there are about 35 million DNA bases that are different between the two, which ultimately provide us with very different creatures. So this little DNA statistic, in fact, does not mean much.
In order for evolution to take place, there needs to be an increase in genetic information. A fish will never grow legs unless it has the genes to grow legs. Frogs will never be able to grow wings unless they have the genes to grow wings. Evolutionists teach that mutations are the mechanism by which nature increases the genetic information, allowing the species to advance up the evolutionary chart.
They might as well give credit to Tink's pixy dust.
Since mutations do not produce new genetic information... it simply distorts, copies, or deletes the information, usually with very negative results, such as deformities and short life spans.
Animals like these, simply do not do well in the wild and are easily eaten by predators.
This may seem like common sense, but information cannot increase within an organism, while it loses that information, even a little at a time, no matter how many millions of mutations arise, or millions of years imagined.
Contrary to the belief of evolutionists, time does not make all things possible.
Even if it were possible to increase the organism's genetic information, have these scientists not thought about what happens to these animals in the interim, before their new parts are fully formed?
What good does a floppy half-evolved wing-arm do for a dinosaur? It can’t fly, it can’t run as fast (due to more air-resistance). In nature, it would be a liability. This animal would get picked off by predators, likely before it had a chance to pass on its new found genes.
Not to mention, that there isn’t any evidence of this in nature or the fossil record. Birds are always going to be birds, dinosaurs are always going to be dinosaurs, no matter how much these biased, and agenda driven scientists push the artists to depict them as such. The truth is that they are simply trying to link dinosaurs to modern birds for their theory of evolution, with no evidence, only hopes and dreams.
Speaking of the fossil record. Where are the transitional forms that Darwin was sure paleontologists would one day find? Where are all those missing links?
To date, all we have, after 200 years of fossil hunting, are a handful of highly debatable specimens. This hardly constitutes as evidence. In fact, it is a major problem for their theory. Consistently, what we find in the fossil record is stasis.
Fish are still fish, jellyfish are still jellyfish, octopi are still octopi, seahorses are still seahorses.
Crabs are still crabs, frogs are still frogs, turtles are still turtles, snakes are still snakes.
Birds are still birds, dragonflies are still dragonflies, grasshoppers are still grasshoppers, bats are still bats.
Crocodiles are still crocodiles, scorpions are still scorpions, elk are still elk, kangaroos are still kangaroos.
Bears are still bears, wolves are still wolves, lions are still lions, rhinos are still rhinos, and on and on we could go. All these fossils look just like their modern counterparts.
Shouldn’t they look drastically different after millions of years? Where is the evolution?
Yes, we do find many strange animals that we don’t see alive today, but it isn’t because they changed into other animals...
it's because they went extinct!
Suffice it to say, there are enormous problems with the theory of evolution, many more than were even presented, but let us continue.
If the universe did not come into existence through natural means, then it must have come about through supernatural means... God.
Wait a minute!
Wait a minute!
Let me throw it back at you!!
Who created God!?!
This is a reasonable question to ask, when asked of polytheists, whose gods are not all powerful or omniscient. The Judeo-Christian God, however, created ‘time’ itself and is therefore outside of ‘time’. He is eternal. He is uncreated. And since He had no beginning, He does not need a cause.
In the words of Aristotle, He would be the “Unmoved Mover” or “Prime Mover”. Although difficult to understand, there is nothing illogical about this, and it is perfectly consistent with Scripture, for it is Scripture that gives God the name “I am who I am”, as if to say that He is the ever-present-eternal-one.
In fact, there are no scientific reasons for why a person should not believe in God or the supernatural, only philosophical ones.
People understand all too well, that if a creator God existed, He would own his creation and all people would be accountable to that God, whether they wanted to be accountable to Him or not.
You see, people love their sins. They are in rebellion against God. They hate God. So, they try to convince themselves and others, that He doesn’t exist. They try desperately to ignore His Word and the idea that there is a Final Judgment. This is why they cling to evolution as they do, because they do not want to acknowledge God or change their sinful lifestyles.
In fact, God Himself could come down to earth from heaven, fulfill dozens of ancient prophesies, perform hundreds of supernatural miracles, heal people of their infirmities, forgive people their sins, and there would be many who would still deny Him, hate Him, and kill Him.
Thankfully, that is exactly what did happen, and thankfully, He rose from the grave, promising salvation to all people who put their faith in Him as their savior.
Once a person comes to the realization that a supernatural god exists, the foundation has been laid to present them with the Word of God, so that faith can enter their heart, and they can see the truth of Jesus in His Word.
