Heart of the Debate

For those of you who have not understood the nature of this debate between Evolution and Creation, here is a very clear example of the foundational issues that lie at its center. One cannot believe both so a clear choice must be made. Each one brings its own consequences; a believe in Creation implies a creator, an ultimate authority we need to submit to, while a belief in evolution removes things like morality, hope, logic, and truth from that persons worldview. These are often thought of as side issues to bigger things, but the choice between evolution and creation is far more important.



While the nature of the debate is noted above, their are many consequences to be noted. Most of these are geared towards Christians who are struggling with whether evolution is important and whether it is compatible with their faith. The truth is that these are so utterly incompatible and these two videos are a very direct look at these issues.

Surviving...

Tonight I got to sit and watch an episode of Survivor; not a show I invest time in. This night on survivor a man whom apparently no body liked was in a position to gain temporary immunity through winning a contest. He could have done it, but opted instead to eat with those that obviously did not like him. Of course these people turned on him, though that truth was not fully realized by him at the time.

What I want to note about this show, is that while the groups on the show and countless viewers mocked and ridiculed him for making that choice and giving up that immunity, the truth is that he, in a fleeting moment, made the only wise choice available. He chose forgiveness, friendship, and trust over his financial gain. For a brief instant he chose to do the right thing, but the people who watched could only see failure.

On the surface his move was foolishness since he could have made a great safe stride forward to winning and gaining power over the game, but I dare say that he exhibited power over the game by making the choice he did. It is fair that his choice was foolish, if the right thing was to deceive and hurt in an effort to gain, but is it as foolish as being on a show like this in the first place? A show where the game is motivated by greed and self-validation, where snakes still whisper lies.

It makes me all the more sad, to think that this show, running for so many seasons, is so well loved and yet has so deeply confused its viewers. Having appealed to a deep seeded sin of mankind, it has won the minds of many. Now, I'm not saying that this guy was a good man. It is likely that he has backstabbed as much or more so than the next man, but for a moment an example was given and so few noticed it. Reminds me of another man who made a short example for all to see and how those who saw it turned away by and large. They are not remotely the same in impact or level of worth, but the concept is the same.

On Expelled

Well, while the battle rages on I want to swing by here and make note of a special movie. It is only playing in a handful of theaters but one of those is near my home. It is a documentary of sorts, called "Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed". (The Trailer is below.)Not to explain the entire premise of the film, but it is set against the evolution vs. creation or science vs. religion debates. More specifically, the Intelligent Design movement vs. the evolutionary establishment’s dogmatic doctrines.

The host of the film is Ben Stein who many people will recognize and the film itself revolves around his personal journey to understand the issue which has been important to him for a while now. He begins a bit skeptically, exploring the fight between ID and evolution in academia. He tends to, as most have done, side with the majority vote which is evolution; believing that the majority of academia and science have claimed that it is simply sound teaching. Quickly he realizes that their is much more going on as he meets with evolutionists and ID proponents who have been ostracized or discredited simply for following where the science leads them; in those cases the science had led them to evidence for an intelligent designer.

Ben then starts interviewing both sides of the battle, many big name evolutionists included, to piece things together. Looking for truth, not to provide a one sided view, but to see which view is stronger and if their is truly a conspiracy of sorts in the academic circles. What he finds is the truth indeed, but it is a sad truth that many creationists and apologists have known for some time. The truth is our arguments, especially in science, go ignored and discredited with little hesitation or inspection by the evolutionist establishment.

Over the course of the film, Ben discovers many things; an academic world that functions more like a communist nation than the free world it claims to be. He also discovers just how utterly bankrupt the idea of evolution is and from the mouths of the evolutionists no less. Lastly he reveals what is long been known by some, that the nature of this fight is not in the science, but in the heart. If you can spare the hour and a half, if you can spare the 7 dollars, please see this and consider what it says. Ignoring a point and concluding on it is not a rational way of denying what it says and what it says is important to every single person. If not in the theaters though, at least rent it in a few months. Talk about it and pass it around if you can. This is important...

Disclaimer:
"Expelled is not a Christian film per se; its emphasis is not on the Bible, Jesus, or Christianity. However, we believe that Christians will enjoy the documentary, as it is very much pro-logic, pro-liberty, pro-life, and pro-intelligent design—which also means that it is very much anti-macroevolution." -ApologeticsPress

Big Valley View

In a welcome occurrence, one of the founders of the Big Valley Creation Science Museum has contacted me through youtube. Mainly to say hello and find out who I am since I have the Big Valley Creation Museum Promo on my youtube site, shown below. It is so pleasant to meet people like these in and among the crowd of ignorant mockers. "Rare" doesn't do the situation justice...

He was a teacher who quit his job to help found the creation museum in Alberta, Canada. It is a bit smaller than the one in Kentucky which AiG owns, but it is packed full of evidences for creation. Feel free to watch the video for a tour...



I asked him how it happened and let him know I was interested in making a move in the future as well. His advice was appropriate and encouraging.

"...put it off and procrastinated for a couple of years while working at the high school before I finally got down on my knees to fast and pray for a couple of weeks to sort out where I was going in life. Had my answer within fifteen minutes, and felt like a bit of a bonehead for missing what appeared to be the blatantly obvious!"

However, over the years, he has become painfully aware of the depth of the problem which infests even Christians in the field.

"...Actually, I've been running a course in "Starting your own creation ministry/museum" in Akron for the past two years. But I'm thinking I'm either going to switch it to invitation only, or not run it at all. Unfortunately, I've seen so much backstabbing of creationists against other creationists, that I'm hesitant to share in a "public setting" except those I have a chance to meet and discern."

As he notes, it is not so much that biblical Christians are without means or without understanding, but that even within the hearts of Christians their are many troubles. This is not a business for early believers, but of those maturing and tempered in faith. Hopefully he will continue as an independent researcher and lecturer if not also keep trying with this class of his.