Re: [asa] YEC essay

Burgy -

One of the main things you need to respond to is the "Big Lie" character of the whole thing. For the claim that there is no evidence for evolution is precisely that, a lie. (Whether or not you want to use tyhat word is up to you. They are either lying or fantastically ignorant. Or deliberately ignorant, which is equivalent to lying.) Perhaps the best thing to do is simply to point out some of the compelling evidence for the age of the earth & common descent, noting that it does not (of course) "prove" evolution but it does providee strong support for it. You might refer to some of the chapters in _Perspectives on an Evolving Creation_, noting that the authors are Christians.

Shalom,
George

--- "John Burgeson (ASA member)" <hossradbourne@gmail.com> wrote:
> Following is a copy of a letter received today from ourICR brethern.
>
> I plan to write a rebuttal to it for the Rico Bugle. I have lots of
> ideas -- probably too many to include (it's just a small paper).
>
> Any suggestions on my rebuttal would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks
> --
> Burgy
>
> From: Institute for Creation Research (Dallas)
> Date: February 12, 2009
>
> Founders of Creation Science Respond to Worldwide Darwin Celebrations
>
> DALLAS - The Institute for Creation Research, founded by Dr. Henry
> Morris 40 years ago, addresses the influence of Charles Darwin in
> their special issue Acts & Facts magazine.
>
> Much of the world will celebrate the life and work of Charles Darwin
> during his 200th birthday on February 12. "Celebrate" is an
> understatement; "worship" better describes the veneration given to the
> man who popularized the notion that God had nothing to do with the
> origin or development of the universe and all it contains.
>
> "Notion" is an appropriate description; "theory" is too generous. For
> the philosophy of science called "evolution" is just that--a
> philosophical system of belief that cannot be substantiated by any
> observable evidence, either in action today or through nature's record
> of the past. Even Darwin admitted that certain evidence might later be
> uncovered that would contradict his conclusions.
>
> To say that Charles Darwin influenced his world greatly cannot be
> disputed. To say that he was a great man is an unfortunate
> exaggeration.
>
> The special February issue of Acts & Facts magazine focuses on
> Darwin's dangerous influence, not his supposed greatness.
>
> For instance, Dr. Randy Guliuzza reports on the thousands of people
> victimized right here in the United States due to eugenics, the
> evolution-based practice that sought to genetically purify the races
> by eliminating those considered unfit. (Sounds eerily similar to the
> deeds of another person of influence in the 20th century.)
>
> The great men of science like Newton, Kepler, Maxwell, and others were
> unashamed to acknowledge design in nature. These are the men who
> founded the modern disciplines of scientific study, the work upon
> which all scientists stand today. And yet, while these patriarchs of
> modern science sought to extol the Creator through their work, few
> scientists follow in their footsteps, choosing rather to base their
> research upon unsubstantiated stories of accidental design. Don't miss
> Christine Dao's "Man of Science, Man of God" article on ICR founder
> Dr. Henry Morris.
>
> In honor of Dr. Morris, we have presented his article "The Vanishing
> Case for Evolution," which succinctly lays out overwhelming
> evidence--using the words of evolution's most ardent purveyors--that
> slams the door on Darwin's inventive story of origins by accident.
>
> As an aside, it is interesting that February is also Black History
> Month in the United States. So, while African-Americans are
> celebrating those who bravely fought for their equality in society,
> scientists around the world are celebrating the man who sought to
> demonstrate the inferiority of certain races by declaring them to be
> less than human. Remember, the title Darwin gave to his treatise on
> evolution was "On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection,
> or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life."
> Contrast this message with the other famous birthday in February:
> Abraham Lincoln, the man who fought to set the slaves free.
>
> Dr. James Johnson describes the dangerous predicament of many
> Christians today who seek to please men rather than God by giving
> false testimony about the creation, allowing evolutionary ideas to
> interpret (and thus contradict) Scripture. Sadly, many leaders in
> ministry and Christian education have adopted a syncretistic approach
> to theology, satisfied that experts in science today know much more
> than the Expert of Genesis 1:1.
>
> In American schools, as Dr. Patti Nason explains, the danger of
> Darwin's philosophy of evolution is seen in the erosion of sound
> science education and an alarming increase in lobbying efforts to curb
> critical thinking skills in the classroom. More and more state
> legislatures are wrestling with science education standards and
> finding that atheist organizations are pushing to eliminate any
> mention of evolution's weaknesses in school.
>
> Other articles of interest in this special issue are Dr. Steve
> Austin's account of his recent research project in Argentina for ICR's
> National Creation Science Foundation. It was there, along the Santa
> Cruz River, that Charles Darwin made his first wrong turn in science.
> Also, Dr. Danny Faulkner discusses the bankrupt concepts of
> evolution-based astronomy. These and other insightful articles are
> geared to set the record straight on Charles Darwin's influence in
> science and in society.
>
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