Evolution....Fact or Fiction?

This past semester I have studied the topic of evolution more than I ever had in the past. I have: 1) Studied it in theology, 2) Seen Ben Stein's movie Expelled, 3) heard Dr. John C Lennox of The University of Oxford present an excellent series of lectures on atheism, and 4) been reading his book, God's Undertaker. Has Science Buried God? It is an excellent piece, and i would recommend it to ANYBODY, Christian or non, who would like a scientific look into the reality of a Creator.

Of all the things I have learned this semester concerning evolution, one thing stands out. Dr. Lennox describes a fictional setting where his aunt baked a cake and had it analyzed by the world's top scientists. He stated: "The nutrition scientists will tell us about the number of calories in the cake and its nutritional effect; the biochemists will inform us about the structure of the proteins, fats etc. in the cake; the chemists, about the elements involved and their bonding; the physicists will be able to analyze the cake in terms of fundamental particles; and the mathematicians will no doubt offer us a set of elegant equations to describe the behaviour of those particles (bolded mine)." (1)

It seems as if they have all the basics of the cake covered. Yet one thing remains. Nobody knows WHY his aunt made the cake!!! All of these scientists in their distinguished fields each covered the how questions, but none could answer the question of “why?” Lennox states: “the only way we shall ever get an answer (to why the cake was made) is if (his aunt) reveals it to us.” (2)

And it is the same way with the creation of the earth. Our sciences can answer many of the “how” questions, but none can touch the “why” question. That answer we will leave up to God in His Word. For Genesis 1:1 states, “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.” Now, many criticize the Bible for its lack of detail in these opening chapters. But the Bible was never meant to be a scientific account, for if it was, then it would have been of no use until about a century ago when scientific study was adequate enough to answer for some of the “how” answers. The story of creation was meant to answer the question of "who" and "why," and if you must insist on an answer to the question of "how," it says so as well. God created by His Word.

We are just beginning...more to come. And please....if you read this, make a comment of some sort. If you agree...say so. If you disagree...say so! More comments and interests will without a doubt equal more posts.

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(1) John C. Lennox. God's Undertaker. Has Science Buried God? p.40

(2) Ibid.