For a while now, I have been trying to work out a short statement in regard to why I, like hosts of other Christians, find the theory of evolution's explanation of beginnings so totally unbelievable. And then...commuting home on the bus today, I came across this one summarising sentence written by a Christian Physicist that nailed part of the argument. Thank you so much Prof. Andrews!
What is not denied and what is denied:
What is denied
is not the occurrence of mutations and natural selection,
nor their ability to generate change,
but
the absolute power of mindless, haphazard processes to manufacture
the teeming life of planet earth
starting from
some primeval soup or elementary spark of life.
Honestly, seeing evolution is still at the hypothesis stage, it certainly takes a whole bunch of faith to welcome it's claims on board. To my simple mind, its description of origins demands more faith than faith in a Creator God.
The more scientists (bless them all!) observe via their senses and amazing instruments, the more we see that our universe smacks of design. And the easier it is to believe "in the beginning God created the heavens and the earth" (Genesis 1:1)
Gordon and I heartily recommend "Who made God?" to those who firmly believe in the God of the Bible who exists: a real, personal God creating a real universe out of nothing - creatio ex nihilo.
And we also recommend Professor Andrew's book to those who prefer a theory that excludes God no matter how highly improbable it sounds. How about taking up the challenge posed by a physicist?!
