6: Logic: Selective Use of Evidence.

This is a personal favorite, and will likely rouse many responses from readers, which is always a good thing in my opinion. Let's all think together!

There is a lot of evidence out there, so every theory (whether true or false) will have something to support it, or it wouldn't even be theory. This is something we really must keep in mind when accepting scattered evidence and assuming that all the other evidence goes along with it. This is sometimes, in fact, usually, not true.

It's very important to debate, especially about Evolution, because the two sides are constantly procuring new information either to support their own theory, or disprove his opponent's. Neither side should be allowed to ignore evidence because it's convenient. Creationists and Evolutionists are both guilty of this. Evolutionists need to stop dismissing valid claims, and Creationists need to stop ignoring the hard questions. If it's the truth, what have you got to be afraid of?

Museums like to draw attention to the fossils that could be interpreted as a transitional stage. Museums also like to ignore and not inform its visitors of the greater mass of contradictory evidence and the fact that no transitional fossils haev been found for many major animal groups appearing in teh Cambrian explosion.

One museum in San Franciso has an exhibit called the "Hard Fact Wall". They went so far as to actually put out imaginary common ancestors, thus leading the pubilc to believe the ancestors had actually been found.

When this is pointed out to people, they are astonished and appalled that the museum would do such a thing. The thing is, the museum staff aren't maliciously lying to the visitors, they're just trying too hard to "help" the public come to what they see as the right conclusion.

Think about Piltdown man. Everyone was shocked when the monkey-human skull was procured. It was very convincing, compelling evidence, and cold hard fact.

Until it was proven to be a hoax.

Don't be so impressed at all the "evidence" or take things at face value. What you see in museums, read in textbooks, and hear from some scientists took a lot of biased interpreting to get to. Be careful.

Ask yourself: "Does fossil evidence as a whole tend to confirm Darwin's theory?"

Look closely. Don't just Google "evolution fossils" or go to a museum, see some convincing-looking skeletons and decide it must be true. Really look, deep, deep, deeper. Tear apart the evidence, find the truth. I'm not necessarily trying to tell you that Evolution is false, I'm just saying, a little healthy skepticisim never hurt anyone.

Especially with all the selective use of evidence going around.

Until next time,


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4: Do You Have a Better Idea?

Well? you're wondering. Do I?

I've been going on and on about how Evolution is wrong, people are being biased, people aren't looking into things, etc. etc. BUT. The real question is, DO I HAVE A BETTER IDEA?

Criticism without ideas for change is basically just nagging. So, unless I have a better idea of what to do with all this, I am the official most annoying Blog-Nagger out there.

But I DO have a better idea.

(Which just makes me the most annoying Blogger out there.)

Here are my ideas:
1. Stop seeing the issue as Bible vs. Science. They don't contradict. Evolutionary naturalists like to portray ALL Christians as "Genesis liberalists who reject the evidence of science for purely religious reasons". Not true. The Bible and good Science don't contradict.

I know some of your are saying, that the Bible says the world is flat, it says the sun rises, it says a rabbit chews cud. Well, yes, it does say that. But that's because the Bible was written in phenomonological (fih-NOH-min-uh-LOH-jih-cal) language, meaning it says things how it looks to us, not how it actually is. It's kind of a form of poetry almost.

2. Stop relying on the "blind watchmaker thesis". Having the world just suddenly "happen" or evolve from a single-celled organism is like trying to make a watch while blindfolded. It's pretty much impossible. All the tiny, tiny pieces have to mesh perfectly, and doing that blindfolded would be inconcievable.

3. Realize the philosophical bias in today's society. Most people nowadays think that "good science" BEGINS with the assumption that there is no God. Without even testing this theory, without opening any other options.

I'm just going to throw this out there: scientists are scard. That's why they make sure to define their terms so that naturalism is true by definition.

Why are they scared? Because their theories are not as sound as they like to make people think.

So, yes. I have a better idea. Those are some ideas, but my main idea is, as always this:

OPEN YOUR EYES.

I am trying to open mine. I research Evolution AND Creation both with an open mind, and I still come to these same conclusions. There are stories of countless Evolutionists who have tried to prove the theory, but instead realized it's holes and improbabilities.

Whether you are a Christian or and Evolutionist, or both, as some claim to be, don't defend your belief without first looking into it. Blind faith is silly. Check your facts, do your research, open your eyes.