Man's Origin, Man's Destiny

Man's Origin, Man's Destiny

From the Epilogue (pages 271-272):

"Science (so-called) has been misused for a hundred years to invalidate the testimony of God in the Scriptures (particularly the argument from design). The biblical story of creation has been laughed out of court, and chance and natural selection have been put in its place. Huxley and others have reiterated ad nauseam that God is now an unnecessary concept. But science, real science, knows that a prime cause (or mover) is now just as necessary as in the days before "modern" science. The testimony of the Bible is still just as valid today as is the testimony of the living Christ in a living man."

"Moses' witness of Christ is so strong and the internal evidence for the correctness of his writings so compelling, that anyone doubting Moses will doubt any truth, no matter where it comes from or how evident its validity."


Man's Origin, Man's Destiny - A Critical Survey of the Principles of Evolution and Christianity by A.E. Wilder-Smith [Bethany Fellowship, Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1975.]





His Plague Is In His Head
For anyone who claims they know there is no God (Richard Dawkins, author of "The God Delusion", and so many other deluded people):

In order for you to know absolutely that there is no God, you would have to have absolute knowledge. You would have to be omniscient which is one of God's attributes. So if you claim to know there is no God, you are claiming to be God yourself. We Christians find it much easier and much more logical to believe in the God of the Bible, the real omniscient Creator of the universe than to believe that you are God.

By the way, if any evolutionist really wanted the truth, he would look at the evolution and creation models side by side, looking at the evidence for each and which one best fits the known facts of science. The book I am currently reading (Scientific Creationism) does this very thing even without Biblical reference until the last chapter of the book. Now, I remember why I thought so highly of this book when I read it the first time.

I quote from page 28:

"Note the wistful suggestion of Isaac Asimov:

"Where did the substance of the universe come from?
..... If 0= +1 + -1, then something which is 0 might just as well become 1 and -1. Perhaps in an infinite sea of nothingness, globs of positive and negative energy in equal sized pairs are constantly forming, and after passing through evolutionary changes, combining once more and vanishing. We are in one of these globs in the period of time between nothing and nothing, and wondering about it."

The source for the Asimov quote is "What Is Beyond The Universe?" Science Digest, Vol. 69 (April 1971), p. 69.

My response to Isaac Asimov, after calming from my infinite burst of laughter, is that there is nothing in poor Isaac's head, or perhaps there is "an infinite sea of nothingness". Thank you Mr. Laughter. Maybe I should read more of Asimov's material for the comedy. You do know that the name 'Isaac' means 'laughter', don't you?

Anyway, Isaac Asimov (1920-1992) had a "plague in his head" and in his heart like leprosy (Leviticus 13:44). I'm sure his views on life and death changed in 1992 when he went to hell. Poor Isaac's soul is now in torment in hell. He is being tormented in the flame of hell and desires to be comforted. And in addition to that he wishes to have someone sent to his family with the gospel of Jesus Christ, and testify unto them, lest they also go to the same place.

Luke 16:19-31 - There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day: And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores, And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores. And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried; And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame. But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented. And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence. Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father's house: For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment. Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them. And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent. And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.





Scientific Creationism
Like I said before "Scientific Creationism" by Henry M. Morris puts creation and evolution side by side and looks at how and where each one does and does not fit in with well known and proven facts of science. Of course, it is creation that fits more perfectly. The book is a very good book. We would like to see the evolutionist answer to the evidence therein. There are only a couple of problems with this book. The biggest problem for the ordinary person would be that in the chapter on the age of the earth, he goes into more detail and technical information than necessary. It is really enough to say simply that dating methods can not be trusted because we can not assume that uniformitarianism is correct. And at the end of the "Old or Young" chapter, he gives a very unnecessary but yet complicated Algebra equation dealing with the proposed population of the earth if man has been here for a million years or more. Then, in his last chapter, "Creation According To Scripture", is perhaps the most important thing in the whole issue of scientific creationism; that is the Biblical references to the second law of thermodynamics, the law of entropy.

Psalms 102:25-26 Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work of thy hands. They shall perish, but thou shalt endure: yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment; as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed:

Isaiah 51:6 Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the earth beneath: for the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall wax old like a garment, and they that dwell therein shall die in like manner: but my salvation shall be for ever, and my righteousness shall not be abolished.

Romans 7:21-25 I find then a law, that, when I would do good, evil is present with me. For I delight in the law of God after the inward man: But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members. O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death? I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with the mind I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin.

I had said before that an evolutionist should read two books; After Its Kind and The Collapse of Evolution. I would say at this point that an evolutionist should at least read any one good book on the subject. Naturally, the evolutionist would suggest that we Christians read evolution material. And I am not opposed to the idea of reading something suggested by an evolutionist. The problem is that anything written and promoted by evolutionists will be one sided, while the material that I have been reading presents the principles of both sides. So while I am willing to read some evolution material, I am already getting the evolution material. On the other hand, the evolutionist who will not read creationist material doesn't get all the information needed to make an intelligent evaluation of the issue. This is because of several things. The first problem is that Evolutionists assume evolution to be a fact at the start. Then, they have a great lack of understanding of creation principles. And further, they interpret the facts of science and other 'evidences' with a bias to support evolution. Also, they sometimes leave out evidence that favors creation. And finally, they believe that just because they are ignorant of certain things, those things could not possibly be true. For example, since they don't know there is a God, Almighty creator of the universe, there couldn't possibly one. For example, since they have not been "born of the Spirit" of God (John 3:5), it is impossible that anyone else has been Spiritually born and become a new creature in Christ. Since they don't know God and have a personal relationship with him, they think it is impossible that I do. The whole evolution position is ridiculous and based on ignorance.





The Blind Watchmaker
The Evolutionist. When I told him that I am getting the evolution material in the creationist books that I am reading, he said that he doubted that. He did say that he had read "Life: How Did It Get Here? By Evolution or By Creation?" (by Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society) and had also looked through a book called "Darwin's Black Box" by Michael Behe. [Having checked into these two books I found that they unfortunately are not sufficient to refute evolution by teaching creation. He has not done enough research to know the evidence for creation and against evolution.] And he suggested that I read some books by Richard Dawkins to be sure that I really understand evolution. I have obtained "The Selfish Gene" and "The Blind Watchmaker".

So I thought I would make a few comments concerning this book The Blind Watchmaker. Richard (the Deluded and Blind Hearted) Dawkins states on the first page of his preface that "The problem is complexity of design. The complexity of living organisms is matched by the elegant efficiency of their apparent design. This amount of complex design cries out for an explanation." Then, on the next page, he says, "the Darwinian world-view is the only known theory that could, in principle, solve the mystery of our existence." Since Dawkins admits apparent design, you should be able to see right away what he is going to do. He is going to take away from you the obvious truth in order to teach you a lie.

I am only 50 pages into his book and have seen several times that he can't make his mind up whether we were designed or not. He is very confused. On page 5, he says, "the only watchmaker in nature is the blind forces of physics". Yet at the same time (in the same sentence even) he says that all appearances are to the contrary. Hence he has to lie and tell you that the obvious truth is a lie. He calls natural selection 'the blind watchmaker' and says that natural selection is the explanation for the existence of all life and that while natural selection has no purpose in mind, it deceives us by giving "apparently purposeful form of all life". Well, apparently, natural selection is a very deceptive process which can not be trusted as an explanation for life. [Actually, evolution would be the purpose of natural selection (as my wife said) if it were true.]

"We are entirely accustomed to the idea that complex elegance is an indicator of premeditated, crafted design. This is probably the most powerful reason for the belief, held by the vast majority of people that have ever lived, in some kind of deity." [Preface, page xii.]

It is so obvious to any person who will actually use that grey mass inside his head that life and the universe were created that you must stretch your imagination and deceive yourself in order to not believe in the Creator. You have to be educated out of your belief in Almighty God. In fact, Dawkins also says, "it took a very large leap of the imagination for Darwin and Wallace to see that there is another way". Absolutely. That really describes evolution. Evolution is a very large leap of the imagination. Evolution is so far out into never never land with Peter Pan and Tinker Bell that Dawkins says on page xi, "It is almost as if the human brain were specifically designed to misunderstand Darwinism, and find it hard to believe". Absolutely.

It is absolutely true that the human brain was designed to not understand Darwinism and to not believe it. The Bible says so. Romans 1:19-24 says "That which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them. For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse: Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things. Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts."

Evolutionists have ignored the revelation of God that "God hath shewed unto them". They are without excuse. They knew God. They glorified him not. They were not thankful to God. They are vain in their imaginations. They have a foolish darkened heart. They have made fools of themselves. They need a change of heart.

Post Note:

Any really honest person has to admit that there is design in the creation no matter how it came about. Creation is the proper word. If Evolution were true then Evolution by natural selection is the Creator. There is design in the creation; not just apparent design. The creation has design. That is an absolute truth. The problem for the evolutionist is to admit the design in creation and still not believe in the designer. The only answer is to lie about the design. "It is not really design; it is just apparent design." "The Watchmaker is blind." As Dawkins says (page 5, The Blind Watchmaker), "A true watchmaker has foresight: he designs and plans with a future purpose in mind". Natural Selection, however, according to Dawkins, is deceptive, giving the appearance of design which is not really there. Natural Selection and Evolution is a lie. The True Watchmaker is God the Creator of the Universe and the Author of life.