Thoughts on Lesson 5 (Parts 1&2)

I held off a bit on this post because I wanted to get through parts 1& 2 of lesson 5 before I commented so I could talk about what Dr. Tackett had to say but all I can think to say is “WOW!”  There were so many things he covered in this lesson that I’m not sure where to start. I did get a few thoughts from Melvin Isaac that I want to pass on. 

Melvin had this to say: “It is interesting in Lesson 5 how Dr. Tackett used the statements of staunch Darwin backers to show that modern science can’t support evolution.  Darwin realized that if the fossil record didn’t prove it his theory wasn’t valid.

It was almost comical some of the statements the proponents made even to the extent they realize evolution isn’t possible but they will continue to champion it because they don’t want to accept creationism. 

While it makes one chuckle it is also sobering because they continue to push their bias on those who aren’t aware of the fallacies of evolution.  They try to maintain their upper hand by bullying others; in doing so they degrade the scientific method which is supposed to be so removed from personal bias.

The power of the world has blinded their eyes.”      Those are great comments from Melvin but even better, Melvin informed me that Dr. Tackett will be speaking in Boise on March 12 the 2011 (more information on that Sunday).   

Some additional thoughts: One thing that is important for us as Christians to understand is that when someone talks about evolution, we need to ask them what they mean by that word.  This is because there are several ways to use the word. If we say some idea or process evolved we are perhaps simply stating an obvious observation. But if we are talking about the Darwinian paradigm of macro-evolution this is very different for example from micro-evolution.  

Macro evolution (large Scale) represents the idea that living creatures went through a sort of trans-species’ migration over time (fishes to monkeys to humans) while micro-evolution simply means changes within species based on environment, adaptation, breading and other factors which respond to various demands for changes.  These micro (small scale) changes are evident not only in animals and attributes of animals, such as finch beak sizes and shapes, lions to kitties, monkey’s to apes etc, but also humans adapt in a similar way, as in very tall and very small folks, white, black and other shades of folks etc.  So Christians can say that they believe in the idea of changes within kinds (species) just not one kind changing into another kind.  

But why did Darwin and his followers want to embrace the idea of macro-evolution?   Well, as Dr. Tackett noted: “Darwinism’s theory of evolution is so influential and embraced so devoutly by people because it gives them a way to say there is no God, which is what the human heart (unregenerate) wants anyway.

If you want to read up on these sort things here are a few book suggestions: In the Beginning was Information by Werner Gitt, Intelligent Design by William A. Dembski, Signs of Intelligence edited by William Dembski & James Kushiner, Defeating Darwinism by Opening Minds & Darvin on Trial by Phillip E. Johnson. For an easier read try the Case For a Creator by Lee Stroble, On Guard & Reasonable Faith by William Lane Craig and Signature in the Cell by Steven C Meyer.  There are a lot of other great books but these are good to start with.

See you Sunday,

In Christ,

Michael