Evidence, Evolution and the Existence of God Evidence, Evolution and the Existence of God

Evidence,Evolution and

the Existence of God

Evidence,Evolution and

the Existence of God

“It is clear that the doctrine of evolution is directly antagonistic to that of creation….Evolution, if consistently accepted, makes it impossible to believe the Bible.”

-Aldous Huxley

“It is clear that the doctrine of evolution is directly antagonistic to that of creation….Evolution, if consistently accepted, makes it impossible to believe the Bible.”

-Aldous Huxley

Evolution and creation are diametrically opposedEvolution and creation are diametrically opposed

One cannot logically believe bothOne cannot logically believe both

If the Bible is correct and creation is true, evolution is falseIf the Bible is correct and creation is true, evolution is false

If evolution is true, the Bible is incorrect and the creation never occurred at all

If evolution is true, the Bible is incorrect and the creation never occurred at all

The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork. Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge. There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard.

Psalm 19:1-3


Psalm 19:1-3

The Bible reveals that the world shows God’s handiwork and thus reveals His existence


If this is true, should be able to see the evidence and determine the truthIf this is true, should be able to see the evidence and determine the truth

The Bible reveals that the evidence abounds and calls one a fool who does not correctly surmise that God is


The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.

Psalm 14:1; 53:1

The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.

Psalm 14:1; 53:1



If this is true, should be able to see the evidence and determine the truthIf this is true, should be able to see the evidence and determine the truth


The Bible reveals that the evidence abounds and calls one a fool who does not correctly surmise that God isIs it the case that the heavens declare His glory? Let’s examine and see

Is it the case that the heavens declare His glory? Let’s examine and see

Examine teleology (design) and eutaxiology (orderly arrangement)Examine teleology (design) and eutaxiology (orderly arrangement)

Teleology- design demands a designer (watch, car, paper clip)Teleology- design demands a designer (watch, car, paper clip)

Eutaxiology- intricate orderly arrangement requires an “arranger”Eutaxiology- intricate orderly arrangement requires an “arranger”

Alphabet soup in a bowl does not spell out a poemAlphabet soup in a bowl does not spell out a poem

Orderliness of pews reveals it is no accidentOrderliness of pews reveals it is no accident

Dictionary not the result of explosion in print shopDictionary not the result of explosion in print shop

Look at creation from standpoint of these two principles and see if God is declared

Look at creation from standpoint of these two principles and see if God is declared

“Science and religion are not antagonists, but sisters. Both seek ultimate truth. Science helps to reveal more about the Creator through His creation….The public has a deep respect for the amazing scientific advance made within our lifetime….But it still bothers some people that we cannot prove scientifically that God exists. Must we light a candle to see the sun?”

-Dr. Wernher von Braun

“Science and religion are not antagonists, but sisters. Both seek ultimate truth. Science helps to reveal more about the Creator through His creation….The public has a deep respect for the amazing scientific advance made within our lifetime….But it still bothers some people that we cannot prove scientifically that God exists. Must we light a candle to see the sun?”

-Dr. Wernher von Braun

Days 1-4 Genesis 1:1-5

And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness. And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.

Genesis 1:3-5

And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness. And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.

Genesis 1:3-5

And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters. And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so. And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.

Genesis 1:6-8

And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters. And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so. And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.

Genesis 1:6-8

And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so. And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good. And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so. And

And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so. And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good. And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so. And

the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good. And the evening and the morning were the third day.

Genesis 1:9-13

the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good. And the evening and the morning were the third day.

Genesis 1:9-13

And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years: And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so. And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also. And God set them in the

And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years: And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so. And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also. And God set them in the

firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth, And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good. And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.

Genesis 1:14-19

firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth, And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good. And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.

Genesis 1:14-19

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

Genesis 1:1

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

Genesis 1:1

Time Force Energy Space

Matter

Only in recent times has man determined that universe is not a mere collection of stars, but an arrangement of millions of star galaxies

Only in recent times has man determined that universe is not a mere collection of stars, but an arrangement of millions of star galaxiesWhen Moses wrote the Pentateuch, Hindus held that the earth was supported by four elephants on a tortoise’s back

When Moses wrote the Pentateuch, Hindus held that the earth was supported by four elephants on a tortoise’s back

Men long thought the earth to be flat prior to the time of ColumbusMen long thought the earth to be flat prior to the time of Columbus

He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing.

Job 26:7

He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing.

Job 26:7

Job- first book of the Bible penned

It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in:

Isaiah 40:22

It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in:

Isaiah 40:22

To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal? saith the Holy One. Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number: he calleth them all by names by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power; not one faileth.

Isaiah 40:25, 26

To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal? saith the Holy One. Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number: he calleth them all by names by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power; not one faileth.

Isaiah 40:25, 26

The sheer magnitude of the universe (although not necessarily a proof within itself) testifies to the magnificence of the Creator

The sheer magnitude of the universe (although not necessarily a proof within itself) testifies to the magnificence of the Creator

While its outer limits have not been measured, it is estimated to be as much as 20 billion light years in diameter

While its outer limits have not been measured, it is estimated to be as much as 20 billion light years in diameterA “light year” is the distance light travels in one year (at 186,000 miles per second!)

A “light year” is the distance light travels in one year (at 186,000 miles per second!)

That’s 70,000 million, million, million!That’s 70,000 million, million, million!

“Counted” in 2003 by Australian astronomers

“Counted” in 2003 by Australian astronomers

(70 sextillion)(70 sextillion)

Thought to be more stars in the sky than grains of sand on all the deserts

and beaches on earth!

Thought to be more stars in the sky than grains of sand on all the deserts

and beaches on earth!

So, at 186,000 miles per second it would take you 20 billion years to go from one end of the universe to the other!

So, at 186,000 miles per second it would take you 20 billion years to go from one end of the universe to the other!

For comparison, the sun is our nearest star (at 93 million miles from earth)

For comparison, the sun is our nearest star (at 93 million miles from earth)How far is the next nearest star? How far is the next nearest star?

Represent the distance allowing one inch to equal 93 million miles (the distance from earth to the sun):

Represent the distance allowing one inch to equal 93 million miles (the distance from earth to the sun):

Earth

One Inch=93 million

miles

SunIn order torepresent the

next closest star

the board wouldhave to be4 ½ miles

long!(each inch of whichis 93 million miles!)

If we extended our linejust to the center of our

own Milky Way Galaxy…

the board would need tobe 25,000 miles long!

(each inch of which is 93 million miles!)

Traveling in a jet at535 miles per hour

non-stop…

it would take29,845,005 years

to get there!

Our galaxy is one of anestimated one billion

galaxies in the universe!

If the sun were a hollow ball,more than 1 million earths

could be put inside it

While the size is impressive, the design is even more soWhile the size is impressive, the design is even more so

The sun’s temperature (estimated at 10,800 degrees F at the surface and 20 million degrees C at the center) is ideal for the right range of light wavelengths, which allow for life on earth

The sun’s temperature (estimated at 10,800 degrees F at the surface and 20 million degrees C at the center) is ideal for the right range of light wavelengths, which allow for life on earth

Higher temperature would result in too much ultraviolet radiation; lower temperature in too much infrared

Higher temperature would result in too much ultraviolet radiation; lower temperature in too much infrared

The earth is situated at the right distance from the sun (93 million miles)

The earth is situated at the right distance from the sun (93 million miles)

10% closer, far too much heat would be absorbed- burn; 10% farther away, too little heat would be absorbed- freeze

10% closer, far too much heat would be absorbed- burn; 10% farther away, too little heat would be absorbed- freeze

Earth is rotating on its axis at 1000 miles per hour at equator, providing periods of light and darkness (necessary to sustaining life)

Earth is rotating on its axis at 1000 miles per hour at equator, providing periods of light and darkness (necessary to sustaining life)

If rotated much faster, fierce cyclones would stir the features of our planet like a giant mixer

If rotated much faster, fierce cyclones would stir the features of our planet like a giant mixer

If much slower, days and nights impossibly hot or cold If much slower, days and nights impossibly hot or cold

Venus rotates only once in 243 days; daytime temperatures as high as 930 degrees F (water boils at 212 degrees)

Venus rotates only once in 243 days; daytime temperatures as high as 930 degrees F (water boils at 212 degrees)

Earth is moving around the sun at average of 70,000 miles per hour Earth is moving around the sun at average of 70,000 miles per hour

Course is elliptical and not circular Course is elliptical and not circular

Northern hemisphere actually closer to the sun in January and farthest away in July

Northern hemisphere actually closer to the sun in January and farthest away in July

When closer to the sun, the earth speeds up on its path to avoid being pulled by gravity into the sun; when farther away it slows down to avoid being flung out into space

When closer to the sun, the earth speeds up on its path to avoid being pulled by gravity into the sun; when farther away it slows down to avoid being flung out into space

Combined with the speed of the earth around the sun, this characteristic allows for the seasons; also allows plants to grow at optimum amount worldwide

Combined with the speed of the earth around the sun, this characteristic allows for the seasons; also allows plants to grow at optimum amount worldwide

Earth is tilted on its axis at exactly 23.5 degrees Earth is tilted on its axis at exactly 23.5 degrees

If perpendicular and not tilted, no seasons (tropics hotter; deserts bigger), poles in perpetual twilight

If perpendicular and not tilted, no seasons (tropics hotter; deserts bigger), poles in perpetual twilight

Also, water vapor from the oceans would move north and south, piling up continents of ice and leaving a desert between the equator and the ice

Also, water vapor from the oceans would move north and south, piling up continents of ice and leaving a desert between the equator and the iceAs earth moves in its orbit around the sun (in traveling in its ellipses), it departs from a straight line by only 1/9 inch at every 18 miles

As earth moves in its orbit around the sun (in traveling in its ellipses), it departs from a straight line by only 1/9 inch at every 18 miles

If it departed by 1/8 inch, earth would travel too close to the sun; if 1/10, would travel too far from sun

If it departed by 1/8 inch, earth would travel too close to the sun; if 1/10, would travel too far from sun

18 Miles

1/9”1/9”

Such precision and delicate balance

demands a Designer!

Atmosphere composed mainly of nitrogen (78%), oxygen (21%) and carbon dioxide (.03%)- combined with minute levels of other gases

Atmosphere composed mainly of nitrogen (78%), oxygen (21%) and carbon dioxide (.03%)- combined with minute levels of other gases

Proper balance of these absolutely essential to life- Someone mixed them just right!

Proper balance of these absolutely essential to life- Someone mixed them just right!

Ozone (40 miles above earth’s surface) only about 1/8” thick compressed

Ozone (40 miles above earth’s surface) only about 1/8” thick compressed

Protects earth from short rays of the sun (blister, blind, destroy life)Protects earth from short rays of the sun (blister, blind, destroy life)

Allows long rays (needful for life) to pass throughAllows long rays (needful for life) to pass through

If ozone too thin, short rays would pass through easily; if too thick, long rays not allowed to penetrate (rickets)

If ozone too thin, short rays would pass through easily; if too thick, long rays not allowed to penetrate (rickets)Most deadly of sun’s rays allowed to pass through enough to keep down growth of green algae

Most deadly of sun’s rays allowed to pass through enough to keep down growth of green algae

Unchecked, would clog every flowing streamUnchecked, would clog every flowing stream

Yet, not all algae destroyed- major food source for microscopic organisms

Yet, not all algae destroyed- major food source for microscopic organismsOzone itself is poisonous to mankind, but exists high enough to prevent problem

Ozone itself is poisonous to mankind, but exists high enough to prevent problem

Atmosphere insulates and prevents heat loss at night; distributes heat over earth’s surface

Atmosphere insulates and prevents heat loss at night; distributes heat over earth’s surface

Nitrogen (78% of atmosphere) is essential to plants, yet plants cannot absorb it directly


Nitrogen is chemically inert (although analytically it should be much more chemically active than it is)


“It is fortunate[?] that nitrogen is chemically inert. If it were less reluctant to combine with other elements it might readily combine with water to form nitric acid…and then the oceans would turn into diluted nitric acid—a catastrophe certainly as horrible as any visualized in speculations about atomic warfare.”

-Martin D. Kamen, “Scientific America”

“It is fortunate[?] that nitrogen is chemically inert. If it were less reluctant to combine with other elements it might readily combine with water to form nitric acid…and then the oceans would turn into diluted nitric acid—a catastrophe certainly as horrible as any visualized in speculations about atomic warfare.”

-Martin D. Kamen, “Scientific America”





How plants absorb this chemically inert, yet essential element?How plants absorb this chemically inert, yet essential element?

Bacteria (called “nitrogen fixers”) capture and transform nitrogen in the soil so that plants can absorb and process it

Bacteria (called “nitrogen fixers”) capture and transform nitrogen in the soil so that plants can absorb and process it

An error in the making of even one gas would have made the world uninhabitable!

An error in the making of even one gas would have made the world uninhabitable!

Interestingly, nitrogen and oxygen combined in useable form by lightning

Interestingly, nitrogen and oxygen combined in useable form by lightning

“Farmer’s Digest” stated that 100 million tons of usable plant food supplied each year by lightning

“Farmer’s Digest” stated that 100 million tons of usable plant food supplied each year by lightning

When and how did lightning evolve?When and how did lightning evolve?

If atmosphere of the earth followed proportions found anywhere else in universe, life impossible

If atmosphere of the earth followed proportions found anywhere else in universe, life impossible

Do these matters reveal chaotic happenstance and eons of time, or order and design?

Do these matters reveal chaotic happenstance and eons of time, or order and design?


Psalm 19:1-3


Psalm 19:1-3

At the same time that the earth is traveling about the sun at 70,000 miles per hour, and rotating on its axis at 1000 miles per hour, the sun with its solar system is moving through space at 600,000 miles per hour in its own orbit

At the same time that the earth is traveling about the sun at 70,000 miles per hour, and rotating on its axis at 1000 miles per hour, the sun with its solar system is moving through space at 600,000 miles per hour in its own orbit

At the same time, the moon is traveling in its orbit around the earth (at about 2300 miles per hour)

At the same time, the moon is traveling in its orbit around the earth (at about 2300 miles per hour)

The period in which the moon completes an orbit around the earth (at 2286 miles per hour) and returns to the same position in the sky—the sidereal month—is 27 days, 7 hours, 43 minutes, and 11.6 seconds

The period in which the moon completes an orbit around the earth (at 2286 miles per hour) and returns to the same position in the sky—the sidereal month—is 27 days, 7 hours, 43 minutes, and 11.6 seconds

This period is the time interval that elapses between two successive full moons, a period that was known within a second even in ancient times

This period is the time interval that elapses between two successive full moons, a period that was known within a second even in ancient times

The moon is some 240,000 miles from earthThe moon is some 240,000 miles from earth

The gravitational pull of the moon and sun on the oceans causes tidesThe gravitational pull of the moon and sun on the oceans causes tides

If the moon were just 1/5 of this distance closer to the earth, the tides would be so enormous that they would reach 35’-50’ depths twice each day, inundating the coastal plains

If the moon were just 1/5 of this distance closer to the earth, the tides would be so enormous that they would reach 35’-50’ depths twice each day, inundating the coastal plains

“The lunar tides have the greatly beneficial effects of cleansing shorelines and diluting stream discharges from the land by the large-scale mixing process of currents. These tidal currents regularly scour out shipping channels and keep them open. The high tide permits navigation of waters which are too shallow at other times.”

-The Moon: Its Creation, Form and Significance, Whitcomb & DeYoung

“The lunar tides have the greatly beneficial effects of cleansing shorelines and diluting stream discharges from the land by the large-scale mixing process of currents. These tidal currents regularly scour out shipping channels and keep them open. The high tide permits navigation of waters which are too shallow at other times.”

-The Moon: Its Creation, Form and Significance, Whitcomb & DeYoung

The earth is exactly the right distance from the sunThe earth is exactly the right distance from the sun

It is exactly the right distance from the moonIt is exactly the right distance from the moon

It has exactly the right diameterIt has exactly the right diameter

It has exactly the right atmospheric pressureIt has exactly the right atmospheric pressure

It has exactly the right tiltIt has exactly the right tilt

It has exactly the right amount of oceanic waterIt has exactly the right amount of oceanic water

It has exactly the right weight and massIt has exactly the right weight and mass

It has exactly the right combination of atmospheric gasesIt has exactly the right combination of atmospheric gases

Such exactness has caused more than one devout evolutionist to question his precious theory

Such exactness has caused more than one devout evolutionist to question his precious theory

“As we look out into the universe and identify the many accidents of physics and astronomy that have worked together to our benefit, it almost seems as if the universe must in some sense have known we were coming.”

-Freeman Dyson (evolutionist), “Scientific American”

“As we look out into the universe and identify the many accidents of physics and astronomy that have worked together to our benefit, it almost seems as if the universe must in some sense have known we were coming.”

-Freeman Dyson (evolutionist), “Scientific American”

Accidents? Or the work of aDivine Creator?

The heavens declare the gloryof God; and the firmament

showeth His handiwork

Sources-”The Problem of Origins: Part 1”, Apologetics Press, Bert Thompson-Batsell Barrett Baxter, I Believe Because-Jonathan Sarfarti, Refuting Evolution-“The Existence of God (Part 1)”, Apologetics Press, Wayne Jackson-“The Existence of God (Part 2)”, Apologetics Press, Wayne Jackson“The Heavens Declare God’s Glory,” AP Article Reprint, Wayne Jackson-”The Truth About the Design of the Universe,” Apologetics Press, Brad Harrub

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