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CREATED OR EVOLVED? • What does science say? Some scientists say • IT WAS EVOLUTION – all undirected and completely by chance – a very popular belief! • All living things have gradually changed or evolved by natural selection over millions of years, going back through countless ancestors to more and more simple organisms, - then to the initiation of life, - then to the origin of the universe and what it is made from - then to ?? The Bible says • “By Him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in the earth, visible and invisible …” (Col 1.16) • “Thou art worthy, O Lord, … for thou hast created all things, and for Thy pleasure they are and were created.” (Rev 4.11) What is Science? System of knowledge derived from observation, measurement, experiment Investigates material things - the physical universe Powerful influence in everyday life Huge benefits - and risks! Limited in scope! What is Creation? Purposeful production of something new A completed process Requires intelligence, design, energy Requires a Creator / Designer who has - plan & purpose - ability & resources TO CREATE • We require starting materials • Operate within material world • Obey its laws e.g., “matter cannot be created or destroyed” • God creates from nothing! • Operates outside material world • Is superior to the laws which He made - is not bound by them What is evolution in everyday life? e.g., in technology, transport, healthcare Change in response to external influences driven by “improvement” - intelligently directed & planned - not random, not purposeless What is evolution in natural world? 1. Real and observed ADAPTATION WITHIN SPECIES Changes in living things to survive – “natural selection” to improve – e.g. cross breeding Variety within species only! - limits fixed! Selective breeding of plants & animals Only within limits of “kinds”, - e.g. - varieties of wheat, sweet peas, etc by cross pollination but can’t pollinate apples by plums! - types of horses, cattle, dogs, etc by cross breeding but horse + donkey mule - - sterile! Evolution in the natural world 1. Observed fact which is ADAPTATION within species 2. Proposed theory to explain origin of different species also by natural selection Truth of 1 does not mean truth of 2 - - extrapolation too far! EXTRAPOLATION “True here” is not always “True there”! • expansion of steel rod, 0 - 1000 oC - then 1000 – 2000 oC?? • growth of child, 1-17 yrs - then 17-70 yrs?? • changes within boundary of species - then across boundary?? Different rules can apply! WHERE DID ALL THIS COME FROM? an amazing universe, a world with beautiful intricate life forms, large and small … - WHERE DID WE COME FROM? CREATED OR EVOLVED? SCIENCE HAS ALL THE ANSWERS! • “Science has shown that …” • “Scientists believe that …” WHAT QUESTIONS? Science can answer 1. Does sugar dissolve in water? 2. Does the sun go round the earth? 3. What is the speed of light? 4. Is matter made of atoms? 5. Are different species the result of evolution? EVIDENCES? ALTERNATIVES? EXPERIMENTS? CANNOT ANSWER WHAT IT CANNOT MEASURE • • • • • • Is a sunset beautiful? Is it OK to cheat at games? In commerce? What should nuclear power be used for? Why am I here? What happens after I die? Does God exist? Where Do We Start? Weigh the facts of science Science • • • • • studies material world only – measures things looks at cause and effect – evidence? investigates relationships between variables tries to understand / explain finds patterns, order, laws obeyed predictable environment THEORY OR LAW MUST EXPLAIN ALL FACTS NO EXCEPTIONS ALLOWED! BUT - EVOLUTION THEORY DOES NOT EXPLAIN ALL THE FACTS – IN MANY AREAS EVOLUTION THEORY IS CONTRADICTED BY SEVERAL ESTABLISHED LAWS OF SCIENCE Did no one tell you this? LAWS OF THERMODYNAMICS = ENERGY & WORK 1. ENERGY CANNOT BE CREATED OR DESTROYED. So where did all the energy and material in the universe come from? • The Big Bang ? – cause? – a beginning! • Always there? – eternal? • Someone outside of the universe put it there? – Almighty God? THERMODYNAMICS LAW 2 • IN ALL NATURAL PROCESSES, ENTROPY INCREASES. [entropy = disorder, chaos] • PROCESSES OCCUR NATURALLY WHEN THE PRODUCTS ARE MORE DISORDERED THAN STARTING MATERIALS. So how did simpler things/systems become more complex - on their own? - or created? Complex What happens naturally? proteins Build up or break down? What is more stable? Reverse of evolution ! Simple components THERMODYNAMICS LAW 2 As entropy increases, energy available to produce work is always decreasing – none left if energy was always there! - WAS CREATED! LAW OF BIOGENESIS (LIFE) [Science of infection control and sterility] Dead matter does not / cannot produce life Living things can be derived only from other living things Therefore life from outside universe – GOD? LAWS OF INFORMATION - a prerequisite for life 1. Requires an intelligent source 2. Communicated by code / language 3. Source and receptor must use same code / language 4. Information is not material but its storage and transmission uses material Therefore information from a supreme intelligence? – GOD? NATURAL LAWS • • • • • Discovered by scientific observation NEVER BROKEN – no choice! Hence reliable and ordered environment Contradict evolution Support creation MORAL LAWS written in Bible • • • • for good of all promoted by conscience often broken! Consequences? chaotic society personal loss – temporary? – eternal! • Choice is ours! – heaven or hell? THE GOOD NEWS • “While we were yet sinners, Christ died for us” Romans 5.8 • “The wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life” Romans 6.23 • “Being justified by faith we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ” Romans 5.1 Finding answers • By scientific methods - research and measurement • Considering evidences • Believing information given by others REASON + REVELATION • By personal experience THE EXPERIMENT ! Weigh the evidence Consider the options Decide to test it ! Taste and see that the Lord is good. Blessed is the one that trusts in HIM. Psalm 34.8