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NASB | Genesis 1:20 ¶ Then God said, "Let the waters teem with swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the open expanse of the heavens." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 1:20 ¶ Then God said, "Let the waters swarm and abundantly produce living creatures, and let birds soar above the earth in the open expanse of the heavens." |
Subject: which came first the chicken or the egg |
Bible Note: Hank Thanks for the support. The site, by the way is: www.icr.ORG For others out there, let me clarify my view of creation and evolution. Darwin in Origin of Species said: "If it could be demonstrated that any complex organ existed which could not possibly have been formed by numerous, successive, slight modifications, my theory would absolutely break down." I believe this is the best argument against the Darwinian "creation through evolution" that permeates our pop culture and correlative "pop science". People, including scientists, tend to establish their core beliefs and then use science to support them. The reality is that science is showing many organs which could not evolve into being. The eye is one most commonly considered... how could the eye begin to develop if an organism could not perceive light? And, if there was by some quirk a "spontaneous" development of an optic nerve, how would this lead to the evolutionary development of a lense? Can an organism detect the need for focus in the absense of focus? Would the lense not have to appear fully developed in order to be useful under natural selection? There are many more examples of "irreducibly complex systems" in biology. By Darwin's own measure, continuing scientific research is "breaking down" his theory of "creation by evolution". These troubling questions for the "creation through evolution" scientists are on the table, and the silence of research on this topic has been deafening. Further evidence in the fossil record shows evolution at the micro level "within species or groups" but is lacking evidence of evolution at the macro level ("pond scum to man"). Given the long history of fossils collected, there is no explanation of this short of creation at the species level. Finally, for Christians, we need to be vigilent about science, not hiding from it. God, who created all that is, is the author of all truth. Science and theology must match. When they don't, we should lead the charge to find out why, and not leave it to atheists who redefine science to support their a-theology. We have nothing to fear from science, and no reason to disavow obvious scientific truth. Our goal is to debunk faulty conclusions drawn from valid observations. Our witness to the world is to be the "Daniel" of our time... to explain truths of physical world in light of the truths of the spiritual world. Truth is truth, and God is the author of all truth. Amen! Thanks again Hank Curt |