Should schools be allowed to teach creationism alongside evolution as part of their science curriculum? – Part 2
the arguments against treating Creationism as a true science are mostly around the issue of faith.
The bible states the Living God created the universe and everything in it. He started the stars, formed the land and seas and filled them with creatures. Then He created Man and gave him dominion over the creatures and the Earth.
Scientists say this is too metaphysical, that there is no proof this occurred. To them there is no evidence in the physical record to reflect Creationism as fact.
This might be true but there are equally valid arguments on the other side.
First, there were no unbiased witnesses present at the beginning to prove that it DIDN’T happen the way the bible records it.
Next, the record of existence is subject to interpretation. A scientist who publicly states that the Universe is not as old as accepted is ostracized and sees his funding dry up. That person has bucked the system.
That is THE critical point of the argument. Science requires more faith than religion, requires greater conformity than religion and most telling, is less tolerant of heresy.
Science isn’t infallible. It has changed “facts” thousands of times in my lifetime. New “discoveries” put old theories into the trash. Old evidence is reinterpreted and text books are rewritten. Professors in the past gave expert testimonies about why we will never go to the Moon.
The bible says, “The Universe declares His glory!” and science has never proved it wrong. Around 1934 a man discovered Pluto. God knew it was there all along. Recently, scientists demoted Pluto from planet to something else, planetoid, binary moon, whatever.
God knew what Pluto is long before we built telescopes to look at it.
Science is no more accurate than religion. If a scientist tests the age of something old by radiocarbon dating, he will get a wide range of results. If he gets a number he doesn’t like he discards it and retests. Eventually, he gets the number he likes and publishes his findings as “facts.”
Since Evolution is truly Theoretical and full of holes requiring faith to bridge the gaps, it is no more valid than Creationism. Students should be given a solid grounding in both ands permitted to decide for themselves which is closer to the truth.
Creationism isn’t threatened by science. Is Evolution so weak that it can’t stand up to rational scrutiny?
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