The Great Debate
 CREATION
 EVOLUTION
ORIGIN OF
THE
UNIVERSE
STARTING POINT
 Where did solids, liquids and gases needed for
evolution to begin come from?
 Origin of Space, Time & Matter
COSMOLOGY
TIME ZERO THEORIES
 1) UNIVERSE IS INFINITE AND ETERNAL
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‘The world is simply there and is inexplicable’
‘Steady-State’ model
Doesn’t answer question
Has been abandoned
TIME ZERO THEORIES
 2) UNIVERSE IS SELF-CREATED
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Ancient roots
Premise of Big Bang Theory
Does not address original singularity mystery
Ex nihilo, nihil fit; “Out of nothing, comes nothing”
?? First Law of Thermodynamics ??
TIME ZERO THEORIES
 3) UNIVERSE HAD A
TRANSCENDENT, ETERNAL
AND SELF-EXISTENT CAUSE
 “In the Beginning God Created the Heavens and the
Earth”; Gen 1:1
 “He spreads out the northern skies over empty space;
he suspends the earth over nothing”; Job 26:7
Purpose of Universe is Earth “…Thy will be done on EARTH as it is in Heaven…”
Purpose of Earth is Man
Purpose of Man is……
PHYSICS of the
UNIVERSE
Age of Earth/Universe
Age of the Earth
 Geologic dating
 Circular argument full of assumptions
 Radiometric Dating
 Major unchallenged assumptions:
 1. Rate of decay remains constant
 2. No contamination
 3. Relative levels of isotope beginning
ORIGIN OF
LIFE
BIOGENESIS
Evolution
 ABIOGENESIS: random atomic collisions resulted in
the formation of some simple form of life.
 ?? Second Law of Thermodynamics ??
Evolution
 Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a nucleic acid
(protein) that contains all the genetic instructions
used in the development and functioning of all
known living organisms and some viruses.
 A mutation is a permanent change in the DNA
sequence
Evolution
Some mutations are beneficial…
BUT
Most mutations are either SILENT or HARMFUL
Evolution
 Macroevolution: Simple life evolved over the next 3
plus billion years into the plants, animals, and humans
we see today—using the long term effects of
microevolutionary (adaptive) changes.
 “Natural Selection”
“Survival of the Fittest”
Modern Theory of
Evolution
UNCONTROLLED FORCES OF
ABIOGENESIS AND MACROEVOLUTION
ORIGINATING IN AN ACCIDENTAL
UNIVERSE
Theistic Evolution
 “ Today, many religious denominations accept that biological
evolution has produced the diversity of living things over
billions of years of Earth’s history. Many have issued
statements observing that evolution and the tenets of their
faiths are compatible. Scientists and theologians have written
eloquently about their awe and wonder at the history of the
universe and of life on this planet, explaining that they see no
conflict between their faith in God and the evidence for
evolution. Religious denominations that do not accept the
occurrence of evolution tend to be those that believe in strictly
literal interpretations of religious texts.
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—Science, Evolution, and Creationism, National Academy of Sciences
Theistic Evolution
Theistic Evolution
 “In the beginning was the Word and the Word was
with God and the Word was God. He was in the
beginning with God. All things were made through
Him, and without Him nothing was made that was
made.”
 “In the beginning God (Triune God including the Word)
created the heavens and the earth.”
Evolution
 THEORY of evolution
 Webster’s Dictionary definition of Theory
 The analysis of a set of facts in their relation to one another
 A hypothesis assumed for the sake of argument or investigation
Science would like to redefine the meaning: “In the American
vernacular, "theory" often means "imperfect fact”; Moreover,
"fact" doesn't mean "absolute certainty””
Evolution is a Fact and a Theory by Laurence Moran 1993
Evolution
 Science (as it pertains to evolutionism) itself is being
redefined
 Science is (was) observable, testable, and repeatable
Evolution
 Kansas State Guidelines : “Science is the human
activity of seeking natural explanations for what we
observe in the world around us.”
 “Natural Explanations” : Conclusion is predetermined
 Assumes man is the only one capable of creation
Matter of Faith
 Creation takes up 2 chapters in the Genesis
 The remaining 1100+ chapters of the Bible are
meaningless if we don’t believe in the Creation
Matter of Faith
TO DATE THERE IS
NO SCIENTIFIC
EVIDENCE THAT
CONTRADICTS THE
BIBLE
Matter of Faith
Modern Day Sun Worship ?
Politically Correct
Conclusion
 There is nothing in evolution that would lead to the
conclusion that there is no God, that the universe is not
God’s handiwork or that God does not continue to
engage in a personal relationship with each human.
Neither is there anything in evolution that would lead
to the conclusion that God does exist. Rather, the matter
of God is simply not relevant to the questions addressed by
evolution. In other words, evolution leaves spiritual belief
where it should be (at least, according to Christianity): in the
realm of individual choice.
Main Verse
“The heavens declare the glory of God;
And the firmament shows His
handiwork.” Ps19:1