To my evangelical brothers, don't throw your stones yet. I have not abandoned God's word and subscribed to belief in darwinism or theistic evolution. However, I am tired of hearing how "Evolution" is not a scientific fact, that it's only a "theory". If you are still buying that argument, then you haven't been reading the scientific articles or talking to the biologists lately. Evolution has become so accepted by the scientific community that it is considered a fundamental property of living things. In the Wikipedia definition, "Adaptation" is listed above "Reproduction" in the properties of living things. The eBook, PhysicalGeography.net, Chapter 9(a) "Origin and Definition of Life" uses an essay from molecular biologist Daniel E. Koshland Jr. who lists the ability to evolve as life's second highest characteristic (after reproduction).
These are not isolated examples. Any serious reading of biology texts and articles will quickly reveal that evolution has become a foundational principle to the entire science. What the creation community needs is to wake up to this fact and meet it with scientific inquiry that is above reproach. We can't simply rely on the statement "God did it". Trusting that God created the world is what we are called to by faith, I know; and I will be the first to tell you that the Biblical account is true. However, if I am going to argue the creation account in the halls of science, then I need scientific arguments. If God has chosen to hide this evidence, then so be it. But I don't believe He has. I believe he has called me to and you to do our part and through us show the world His glory. "Fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge." ...
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