Yesterday, I had a lull in my studies, so I used the time to
read some Answers in Genesis material on their website. It is always good to
read about the things that I am learning in my studies through a biblical
viewpoint – especially because Answers in Genesis uses the science that is
taught in my classroom under the old-earth evolutionistic guise as evidence for
a Creator.
One particular thing I thought interesting was the fact that
there are comets in our solar system. Now, comets are basically “dirty snowballs”
of ice and particulates. Each time they near the sun, a portion of their mass
vaporizes. Thus, after each pass by the sun, comets get smaller. Comets can
only last so long before they vanish completely or become asteroids. This poses
a huge problem for those who believe that the solar system is somewhere near 5
billion years old. If this was the case, there would be no comets! They would
have long burnt out.
But, of course, there are still comets. But did that stump
the evolutionists? Of course not! You see, when you are the prevailing
ideology, you can make up evidence and still get people to believe you. So,
they came up with two huge fields of comet material: the Kuiper belt and the
Oort cloud. The Kuiper belt supposedly lies between Mars and Jupiter, and the
Oort cloud supposedly resides somewhere past Pluto.
Why does this help the evolutionists? Well, by having these
two bodies of comet stuff, the comets that are burning out can be replenished
by new comets (that are pushed out of orbit by planets and start the normal
comet orbit). Never mind that there is no evidence for the Kuiper belt and
especially the Oort cloud...
What gets me is how many evolutionists claim to follow the
scientific method, but then make up ideas and immediately push them to “theory”
standing without testing. My engineering professors would have a fit if they
heard about this (well, maybe not if it pertains to evolution)! It is certainly
bad science. What I find worse, though, is how they turn around and call
creationism bad science or non-science (or pseudoscience, as one class I
avoided put it) when it is deeply based in evidence and good scientific
practices.
The only reason evolution is prevalent is because it is a
way to explain the universe without believing in a God who created the world.
Sinful man does not want to be accountable to a God who created them and could
snuff them out in an instant, if that was His will!
That’s it for now…more to come!
Casey
Answers to Genesis is wonderful! I think I've read that about the comets before too (or something similar;)). It is very good to immerse oneself in it every so often, especially in your situation:).
ReplyDeleteIt is so true, but sad, that people don't want to be accountable to God, and that's why they refuse to believe-no matter how much creation screams God's glory!
I can only imagine how hard it is to listen to what they say, but, through God's grace, you can do it!
You are in all of our prayers!
Kelsey