OUR YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR SCHOOLS

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OUR YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR SCHOOLS

• Part 2 - Evolution

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Evolution

• Change over time
• Special theory - change over time within kinds
• General theory change over time between kinds

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Where To Teach Theories of Origins

• Theories of origins better studied in philosophy
  classroom
• Theory of evolution does not meet the criteria of
  the scientific method
• It is derived from the philosophy of Naturalism

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• But it does seem to be increasingly clear that
  evolution is not a science. Evidence continues to
  accumulate that it is rather an anti-Christian,
  anti-theistic way of thought, a system rather
  than a science, a philosophy instead of a
  history
• (Henry Morris, The Twilight of Evolution, p. 14)

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Kinds of Evolutionary Theory

• Atheistic eternity of matter
• Agnostic first cause is unknown and unknowable
• Theistic God started and used evolutionary
  process (biological and geological)

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Biblical Teaching About Origins

• Creation of heaven and earth in six days (Genesis
  1-2)
• Instantaneous creation when God spoke God
  saidand it was so (Psa. 336-9)

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Biblical Teaching About Origins

• Creation in span of six literal, consecutive,
  sequential days (Ex. 208-11 Mk. 106)
• The evening and the morning daily exchange of
  light and darkness literal day

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Biblical Teaching About Origins

• Four different kinds of flesh (1 Cor. 1539)
• Can see the fingerprint of divine Creator (Psa.
  191 Rom. 120)
• The blueprint is revealed (Gen. 1-2) do not have
  to speculate or seek other theories

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Consequences of Evolution

• There is no God
• Bible account of creation is myth
• Scriptures not from God
• Jesus not God and Savor
• Man is only an animal
• No sin or absolute moral standards

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Serious Problems with Evolution

• Presuppositions (facts assumed ahead of time not
  proven by any evidence)
• Life from non-life (spontaneous generation)
• Geological timescale
• Dating techniques
• Uniformitarianism
• Tree of evolution

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Serious Problems with Evolution

• Evolution is only an interpretation of evidence
• Does the evidence support this interpretation
  or does the evidence support supernatural
  creation?
• Why are not all views given a fair hearing in the
  search for truth?

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• Where do dinosaurs fit in the scheme of things?

• General Theory of Evolution Dinosaurs lived from
  245 BC to about 65 million BC
• Based on certain presuppositions about the
  geological timescale, dating techniques,
  uniformitarianism, acceptance of human
  interpretation as fact, and anti-supernaturalism
• Bible All creeping things were created on sixth
  day of creation (Gen. 124-25)
• Includes dinosaurs and kangaroos (consider
  behemoth and leviathan of Job 40-41)
• Bible is not a biological textbook, but presents
  a superior interpretational model of ancient
  history
• Which will we believe? a constantly changing
  interpretation of human wisdom that rejects the
  super-natural outright or the testimony of the
  Creator Himself, which explains the design and
  purpose of the universe?

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Impact of Evolution on Modern Thought

• Bad tree bears bad fruit (Matt. 717)
• evolution has intruded itself into every area
  of life. It has become the basic undergirding
  philosophy of all the social sciences, the
  humanities, and even the study of religion
  itself, so that it is impossible to ignore its
  implications (Henry Morris, The Twilight of
  Evolution, p. 17)

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Impact of Evolution on Modern Thought

• De-emphasize and eliminate religion and Creator
  no sin, soul, salvation, savior
• Moral theory of survival of the fittest
  little respect for life
• No basis for accountability, reason, purpose,
  morality, authority, hope

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Voices of Confusion and Compromise

• The days of creation cannot be literal (Shane
  Scott, Sentry Magazine, April 1995)
• The data supporting the Big Bang Theory is the
  Bible believers friend (Hill Roberts, Genesis
  and the Time Thing, p. 18)

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Voices of Confusion and Compromise

• Reality is that multiple interpretations are
  available for almost all Scriptures, including
  the creation accountGenesis 1-2 must have a
  symbolic or allegorical meaning (David Mathews,
  Gibson-Mathews Discussion, 5-17-00, third set of
  emails)

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• EVOLUTON
• VS
• CREATION
• The fool has said in his heart, There is no
  God (Psa. 141)

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