My Views On Evolution

The Theory of Evolution is simply that. A theory. It has been proven to be an incorrect theory and should be thrown out, but the schools continue to teach it because despite its errors, it is the only way atheists can explain the origin of life. To give up on evolution would mean accepting that a benevolent God created everything, and that's just too much for atheists to understand.

To be fair, I don't think evolution is as responsible for atrocities as many Christians believe it to be. However, it is a heresy and must be debunked to protect the minds of new Christians.

REASONS AGAINST EVOLUTION

First off, both carbon-dating and dating by sedimentary rock layers is unreliable. Sedimentation occurs very slowly today, but consider the glaciers - they moved boulders and scraped out valleys! Surely there could have been some dynamic disaster in the past which caused most of today's sedimentation. For fossilization to occur, sedimentation must occur rapidly. Fossils have been found that indicate a quick death (fish eating other fish, standing fossilized tree trunks, etc). Such fossils could not have been formed by the slow accumulation of debris attributed to an old earth.

Radiometric dating is likewise flawed, because one cannot determine how much radioactive Carbon-14 was in the creature to begin with, and radioactive decay rates may have been faster in ages past.

Consider the Earth's magnetic field. Dr. Thomas Barnes has said that the magnetic field of the earth 10000 years ago was as powerful as a magnetic star's. Since the Earth cannot conceivably have a magnetic field stronger than a stars (or even Jupiter's!), that puts an ultimate limit of 10000 years on the Earth's age.

The sun shrinks by ten miles in circumference per year as it burns fuel. So the sun must have been much larger at the dawn of time. Twenty million years ago, the surface of the sun would therefore touch the surface of the Earth. Since this would have destroyed the Earth, the sun and therefore the Earth must be much younger.

The oceans grow saltier each year, but the oceans aren't salty enough for a world that is supposedly billions of years old. By the ocean's salt concentration, the Earth could only be about 62 million years old.

Hemoglobin has been found intact in unfossilized dinosaur bones. The hemoglobin should have been destroyed by this time if the bones really were 65 million years old. The presence of hemoglobin necessitates an age of only a few thousand years.

Fossilized trees have been found penetrating several layers of coal. This indicates that the trees must have been buried - and the detritus changed to coal - so quickly that the termites couldn't attack the wood.

Finally, there isn't any real proof that one species can change into another on its own. Bacteria can pick up extra genes to alter their metabolism, but they still remain the same kind of bacteria.

It is for reasons like this that I no longer believe in evolution.

SIMPLIFIED CREATIONISM

I don't believe the Earth is as young as 6000 years. However, a 10000 year old Earth would have that ultra-powerful magnetic field, which could wipe out everything.

The Book of Genesis hints at a pre-Adamic Earth. Genesis 1:1 says that God created the heavens and the Earth in the beginning. But Genesis 1:2 says that the Earth was without form and void. God would never created something chaotic. The only explanation is that God had created the Earth and the heavens as perfect as could be until something (satan) turned all creation into chaos. God then had to re-make the Earth miraculously in six days - no difficult feat for a being with infinite knowledge and power.

Assuming that God didn't boost the power of the magnetic field back up, I would hazard a guess that the Earth is only about 8000 years old. However, God had to create light once more (Genesis 1:3) and had to re-ignite the stars (Genesis 1:14), so maybe God had refueled the stars and the Earth's magnetic field too, which could mean the Earth might be older than 10000 years old. I really can't tell how old the Earth is. All that the Bible says is important is that God created the universe, repaired it, and miraculously made life reappear on it within 6 days.

CONCLUSION

Every Christian should know the truth about evolution. It will really free you once you decide to believe in the reality of God's creation miracle. Not only will you have greater respect for life, but you will also have fewer doubts about God's Word and His power. The benefits to your faith are immeasurable.

Love you. God Bless.

Molatar Seth Pyrargent.
Dragon, Evangelist, Ranger.


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