Ahem
There is no offense intended by this journal entry. But I’m not just gonna sit here and not say anything.
Recently, someone (you know who you are) wrote an entry that basically said Creationists are disillusioned and should stop being stupid. They wrote that Evolution is fact, and God is not, and that to think that the world’s creation was part of a divine plan was just stupid. To that person, I would ask them to prove that God is not fact. The FACT is, you can’t. Because you don’t know. You don’t know whether God is real or not. There are several different kinds of Creationists, and I think if you had an open mind about other people’s opinions, you would be surprised. For instance, I believe that God created the earth. I believe that the Creation story in the Bible is more or less the way in which the entire universe was created. Whether or not it happened in seven 24-hour days is debatable. I believe that humans don’t understand the concept of time. I believe that the seven days detailed in the Bible are figurative.
This next part might surprise you. I believe in Evolution. I believe that you are right, that Evolution is fact. I also believe that it was part of God’s plan. Call me crazy if you want. Tell me I’m wrong. But don’t tell me I’m stupid. I don’t tell you you’re stupid for not believing in God. Don’t insult me just because you don’t believe the same thing as me. And finally, because you seem to believe you are an authority over me on this matter, how WAS the universe created, if not by a God? I’m going to go ahead and assume that you believe in the Big Bang theory. If that’s so, where did those first two atoms come from? I’ll even follow your own line of logic. Evolution is fact, an object that is in motion tends to stay in motion, and (and this is the clincher) matter cannot be created out of nothing. The universe was supposedly created when two atoms, two minute pieces of matter, collided and caused a gigantic explosion from which the entire universe was created. A stretch to believe, but I’ll admit, I subscribe to this opinion, too. Now, here’s the tricky part. The two pieces of matter had to come from somewhere as well. It’s MORE ridiculous to believe that those two pieces of matter just appeared from nothing than it is to believe that some higher being created them. It’s not just ridiculous, it’s unscientific. You can’t even make sound without matter. You can’t make light. You can’t make anything. So explain to me how you make those first two atoms.
At this point in the argument, people against the Creation theory always LOVE to use this “argument” (though, really, it’s just a change of subject): You say that the two atoms couldn’t come from nothing. But what about God? Where did he come from?
To that, I shrug and say, God isn’t matter. He’s not atoms. He’s not a human. He’s a spiritual thing. Something that no one, not the most studied scholar or religious person, can define. The Pope can’t tell you what God is. He just is. He didn’t come from anywhere. It’s like asking someone to draw the adjective nice. You can’t. You can draw something that REPRESENTS the adjective nice. You can draw something that you think is nice, you can even draw a nice person, but you simply can’t draw the adjective nice. But that is not the point here. The point is, before you start tearing down other people’s beliefs, make sure that they don’t make more sense than your own beliefs. Make sure you know what you’re talking about. Make sure that you aren’t insulting half of the population of the world. And one last thing. If science and God are as incompatible as you say, then why did Charles Darwin, creator of your very own Evolution theory, become a Christian?
"Stop trying to make God science," you said. Why don't you stop trying to make science God?
Recently, someone (you know who you are) wrote an entry that basically said Creationists are disillusioned and should stop being stupid. They wrote that Evolution is fact, and God is not, and that to think that the world’s creation was part of a divine plan was just stupid. To that person, I would ask them to prove that God is not fact. The FACT is, you can’t. Because you don’t know. You don’t know whether God is real or not. There are several different kinds of Creationists, and I think if you had an open mind about other people’s opinions, you would be surprised. For instance, I believe that God created the earth. I believe that the Creation story in the Bible is more or less the way in which the entire universe was created. Whether or not it happened in seven 24-hour days is debatable. I believe that humans don’t understand the concept of time. I believe that the seven days detailed in the Bible are figurative.
This next part might surprise you. I believe in Evolution. I believe that you are right, that Evolution is fact. I also believe that it was part of God’s plan. Call me crazy if you want. Tell me I’m wrong. But don’t tell me I’m stupid. I don’t tell you you’re stupid for not believing in God. Don’t insult me just because you don’t believe the same thing as me. And finally, because you seem to believe you are an authority over me on this matter, how WAS the universe created, if not by a God? I’m going to go ahead and assume that you believe in the Big Bang theory. If that’s so, where did those first two atoms come from? I’ll even follow your own line of logic. Evolution is fact, an object that is in motion tends to stay in motion, and (and this is the clincher) matter cannot be created out of nothing. The universe was supposedly created when two atoms, two minute pieces of matter, collided and caused a gigantic explosion from which the entire universe was created. A stretch to believe, but I’ll admit, I subscribe to this opinion, too. Now, here’s the tricky part. The two pieces of matter had to come from somewhere as well. It’s MORE ridiculous to believe that those two pieces of matter just appeared from nothing than it is to believe that some higher being created them. It’s not just ridiculous, it’s unscientific. You can’t even make sound without matter. You can’t make light. You can’t make anything. So explain to me how you make those first two atoms.
At this point in the argument, people against the Creation theory always LOVE to use this “argument” (though, really, it’s just a change of subject): You say that the two atoms couldn’t come from nothing. But what about God? Where did he come from?
To that, I shrug and say, God isn’t matter. He’s not atoms. He’s not a human. He’s a spiritual thing. Something that no one, not the most studied scholar or religious person, can define. The Pope can’t tell you what God is. He just is. He didn’t come from anywhere. It’s like asking someone to draw the adjective nice. You can’t. You can draw something that REPRESENTS the adjective nice. You can draw something that you think is nice, you can even draw a nice person, but you simply can’t draw the adjective nice. But that is not the point here. The point is, before you start tearing down other people’s beliefs, make sure that they don’t make more sense than your own beliefs. Make sure you know what you’re talking about. Make sure that you aren’t insulting half of the population of the world. And one last thing. If science and God are as incompatible as you say, then why did Charles Darwin, creator of your very own Evolution theory, become a Christian?
"Stop trying to make God science," you said. Why don't you stop trying to make science God?