The One Factor
by Kathy Brown on October 10th, 2009 | 1 comment
Bill O’Reilly, on his show “The Factor”, had Richard Dawkins as his guest last night, and the subject under discussion was teaching evolution (only) in public schools. Dawkins is an avowed anti-Christian evolutionist. O’Reilly stated that he is a Christian evolutionist. Which of these men is being consistent within his worldview?
It is helpful to understand the stark differences between the presuppositions of a humanist and Biblical Christian. ( Foundational Presupposition Chart) The contrast begins with the obvious question of whether this is an orderly universe or not. Science is the best test of whether it is or isn’t a designed world. The statistical and experimental methods themselves prove there is a faithful, reliable pattern that is the backdrop for analysis. Beyond that, evidence is abundant that every subject under scrutiny is intricately woven together in such a manner that “chance” could not possibly be the underlying template. But, according to evolutionists, their reality comes through a process of: time plus matter plus chance. This explanation depends on the random aspect of everything in existence because without this element, there is a Designer, and that alters any idea of living autonomously.
Is it possible to be admit there is a God and He has created all things through a process of evolution? That would be a very convenient way to establish a creator that has not spoken into the world or made any claim to be a personal deity with a desire for a purposeful relationship with all that Is. Many have fashioned the god they worship into this mold. But to make the Christian claim that God has revealed Himself in the Bible is to accept His explanation of beginnings. And His account is not about “chance” at all. His description entails making “kinds” of animals, not changing one species into another. Most important of all, the human (made in the image of God) is not the end product of an ape. The essence of who we are is found in the wonder that we are much more than cellular material.
Throughout history it has been the Christian most interested in scientific discovery. It is important that findings be properly interpreted and not ignored. The Christian should embrace discovery and open discussion of data. This is because an inquiry into the nature of things is really a look at the marvelous inventions of the One we cannot entirely fathom.
An honest assessment of evidence rests on an un-testable assumption of beginnings for both the evolutionist and creationist. Each must make a leap of faith, and conclusions that follow are adapted to fit into their particular worldview lens. There was one, O’Reilly or Dawkins, that switched his glasses somewhere in his reading of reality. Who was it?
Taken from the Word of God:
"So God created the great creatures of the sea and every living and moving thing with which the water teems, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good." Genesis 1:21
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Peggy Kilen October 11th, 2009
You are right Kath. I believe that those that say they believe that God is the Creator but say they don't know exactly how He created either haven't read His Word or do not have the faith to believe the plain truth. My mind never wanders to thinking up ways it could have happened but wanders instead to the marvel of His speaking into being.
Good article!
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