The Blind Watchmaker

When I finished reading "Scientific Creationism", I started reading "The Flood". I now have about 100 pages left of 350. About a week or two ago, a person came into my Paltalk room whose PT nickname is The Evolutionist. I decided to take a few minutes to talk to him privately. 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 ordered "The Selfish Gene" (awaiting its arrival) and I obtained "The Blind Watchmaker" at my local used bookstore. I am currently reading 2 books. I am on page 51 (out of 318) in chapter three.

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.