The
idea that evolution may be false is a difficult idea for many people to accept,
particularly when a lot of well-educated, smart people, and well-respected
organizations say it is true. How can it be that so many people are so wrong?
Most
people are taught in school, and from television shows and museums, that
evolution easily explains our universe and all living things, and that evolution
is a proven fact. They have not been told about the problems with the theory of
evolution, nor have they been given the opportunity to study the concept of
"special creation" as a legitimate alternative.
Many
scientists have been taught to believe that religious and scientific beliefs are
separate things which should be kept separate. However, many of the well-known
scientists of the past (such as Louis Pasteur, Isaac Newton, and Michael
Faraday, among many others) operated with their religious and scientific ideas
working together. It was “because” of their understanding of Scripture that
they did research and discovered so many of the things we take for granted
today!
Much
of the confusion around the concept of "evolution" is that this word
is commonly used to describe two very different things:
1.
Micro-evolution
refers to a built-in variability in living things which allows them to adapt to
small changes in the environment. When scientists say that evolution is a proven
fact, they mean that micro-evolution is a proven fact. No creation
scientist disputes this. Indeed, this ability to adapt would be expected as a
part of "good design". Textbook examples of "evolution in
action" almost always describe this type of small change, such as the
"peppered moth" story, or the development of resistance to pesticides.
What is happening in these cases is not the creation of something new, but
merely the usage of an already existing trait.
2.
Macro-evolution
refers to the type of change which creates life from hydrogen gas, or rocks.
Evolutionists say that large scale change is possible because we have seen small
scale change in action. However, the flaw in this reasoning is that living
systems have limits beyond which no further change can take place.
Go to the following links for more information on what scientists are saying about the out-dated theory of evolution: www.answersingenesis.org