As a student of geology, I found the Theory of Evolution facinating, never once questioning it even though I thought I believed in God. I thought that Evolution could coexist with Creation. I have come to learn that I believed a lie (Evolution Theory).
As I began to seek answers to my questions concerning God, I began to learn that the science of Evolution is not a science at all, but a theology (religion)! For it takes more faith to believe in Evolution than to believe in the Creator. As a scientist whose eyes have been opened by God to the Truth, I can now see how the Theory of Evolution is supported by faith, rather than by science.
I hope that this section of my website will cause those readers who are scientists to look at the evidence for Evolution from a scientific standpoint. I believe that what most honest scientists will see is that the Theory of Evolution is put together with a huge amount of faith, rather than scientific data. Evidence Disproving Evolution (page 2 of this section)
It is easier for me to believe (keep in mind that I am a licensed geologist) that God created the universe and our planet exactly the way we see it now. I do not see evidence in the geologic record that the earth is billions of years old. I do not see in the fossil record a progression of evolving life forms. It is easier for me to believe that God created the layers of sedimentary rock with all the fossils in place just as we see it. I can even believe that the dinosaurs never even existed, but that the bones were just put in the rock for men who would rather believe in Evolution theory than God. And, I also realize that what I believe requires faith, too. But, to explain our existence the way Evolutionists do is not scientific. In fact, a closer look at the scientific evidence will cause one who is truly interested in seeking the truth to question the Theory of Evolution even more.
In the words of George Will (Newsweek, Nov. 9), news from the cosmos "is staggeringly improbable and theologically suggestive." In the words of Pope John Paul II (Encyclical Faith and Reason), "It is the one and same God who establishes and guarantees the intelligibility and reasonableness of the natural order of things upon which scientists confidently depend and who reveals Himself as the Father of his Lord Jesus Christ."
Before 1962, Americans were unified by the concept that most people of different religious traditions and races worshipped their common creator, the God of the Bible. In 1962, the Supreme Court began its process of disentangling religious worship from public education, to the extent that today even a very general evocation of God is considered a divisively sectarian practice that needs to be removed from the public schools and square. The court's decisions have produced a tremendous change in our moral climate, by enhancing nihilistic naturalism as the ruling philosophy of the country.
Recent court dicta reflect the aftermath of the 18th century Enlightenment, wherein it was decided by the elite that God was not needed because man and science were capable of resolving all of life's problems. Aided by Darwinism's rejection of a creator, science and politics have embraced the religious dogma, naturalism; this postmodern dogma persistes in academia, the media and government.
What happened to science in the late 19th and early 20th centuries? Scientists committed the original sin - they believed what they wanted to believe, not what experiment and observations showed them. This sin has carried over into current environmental issues; some call it political correctness. Like Marxism, Darwinism is a nihilistic myth for ordering people not to think for themselves. Darwinism is dying; shortly it will be buried under the mantle of "intelligent design". Those who remain skeptical of the new paradigm should read "Mere Creation," edited by William A. Dembski, which documents the critiques of scientists of the Discovery Institute's Center for the Renewal of Science & Culture.
Phillip Johnson, Michael Behe and their colleagues provide ample criticism of the scientific and materialistic aspects of atheistic naturalism. A better understanding of the design the Creator has placed in the universe is providing a basis for a coherent theology of nature that makes sense, not only of God as creator, but also of God incarnating himself in Jesus Christ.
The astronomical theory of the Big Bang has forced the scientific community to face the understood implication - the necessity for an initiator. String and quantum theories have provided additional support of Christianity's foundational doctrines. Indeed, 20th century science has shown that the origin of matter, energy, space and time in a singular hot big bang establishes the source of the universe to be independent of the space-time dimensions; that source appears to be a creator who exhibits personality and transcendence.
The more scientists learn about the physics of the universe, the more they discern a creator who planned, initiated and sustains all things, inanimate and animate. Design of the universe for human life appears to be irrefutable! Many scientists have come to accept the premise that the fine-tuning of the universe, via its physical laws (anthropic principle), provides prima-facie evidence of theistic design.
The time has come to separate naturalistic philosophy from empirical science. That's very difficult with today's politically correct-funded science, when scientists want to use every means at their disposal to achieve personal goals. The science establishment needs to replace the bluster of the atheistic likes of the late Carl Sagan and today's Richard Dawkins with a science that sticks to its data and considers alternative explanations. The next generation of Americans should be taught the difference between real science (truth, based on reason and faith, as well as empirical data) and naturalistic philosophy (political correctness).
What a way to start the new century. After all, the millenium is already here! Jesus was really born about 6 B.C., but thanks to an error by Dionysius Exiguus, an early Christian monk, Christ's birth was placed about six years later, and subsequent calendars have carried the mistake.
Blessed Christmas and Happy 21st Century.
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