Evolution: Arguments Exhausted?
By Roddy Bullock, founder of Creation Reformation
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Recently I experienced the delight of brushing “email elbows” with a world-renowned polymath and fellow skeptic of Darwinian evolutionary theory. Hoping to engage a kindred spirit in my quest to find traction for The Natural Selection Paradox, I ventured to ask if he might lend an “email ear” to my thoughts. What a wonderful email exchange ensued!
This agnostic philosopher of science—a skeptic of theistic and atheistic creation claims alike—took his time to respond thoughtfully to my request: Does The Natural Selection Paradox state a necessary truth of evolutionary theory?
Why that question? For years I have asserted and defended The Natural Selection Paradox as a logically valid—yet scientifically absurd—necessary truth of evolutionary theory. The current version of The Natural Selection Paradox (above) evolved over time as I honed my arguments with constant listening to—and debating with—evolutionists. And, if logically valid, The Natural Selection Paradox destroys any scientific basis for the only important truth claim of evolutionary theory: all current living things evolved from an early life form!
For years I have asserted and defended The Natural Selection Paradox as a logically valid—yet scientifically absurd—necessary truth of evolutionary theory.
Because admittedly The Natural Selection Paradox seems too simple to generate the disruptive energy that I envisioned, and because it seems no evolutionist ever succumbs to its evident conclusion, and because few knowledgeable voices sympathetic to my view ever weigh in to affirm The Natural Selection Paradox, I continually question the logical and rational basis for its truth claim. All the time.
Thus, my inquiry to this trusted voice, known to be impartial in evaluating claims on all sides of the creation/evolution issue. And the result? His insightful reply confirmed that The Natural Selection Paradox, with a suggested tweak (in the form shown above), does indeed state a truth demanded by the theory of evolution.
The Natural Selection Paradox does indeed state a truth demanded by the theory of evolution.
I was pleased and encouraged with this affirmation and posed a follow up question. Because, I suggested to him, it seems a simple statement that destroys the truth claims of the theory of evolution might garner more attention than it does. Why then, I asked, do I feel like a voice crying in the wilderness with little but angry antagonism or stares of indifference from the few wanderers I encounter?
My email friend, a veteran of refuting Darwinian evolution for years at the highest levels of intellectual discourse, answered simply: You are right in remarking that no one pays attention to contrary arguments; and right again in remarking that these arguments have exhausted themselves.
These arguments have exhausted themselves. Those were his words, not mine, but they rang true. Discouragingly true.
Old, exhausted arguments in this debate were what led me on a search for something new, something unique to spark new discussions. I forged The Natural Selection Paradox as just that: a new, effectively simple and devastating argument that I expected to single-handedly change the evolution/creation debate!
But, alas, it seems exhaustion might rule in our time; I can barely muster a choir to preach to, much less any serious, widespread debate with evolutionists on the merits of evolutionary theory. And whereas before I suspected faulty logic in The Natural Selection Paradox as the cause, I must now suspect an even more formidable challenge: people just don’t care anymore.
It certainly appears that everyone has made their peace on the topic of evolution. There are few signs of curiosity in either the evolutionist camp or creationist camp, each supplied with camp directors protecting camp dogma from contrary outside views. Sadly, the only time creationists and evolutionists find fellowship in the same camp, it’s always the evolutionist camp!
Sadly? Sadly to whom? Sadly to the creator God who made men and women in his image by his Word. True creation by God according to the Genesis account anchors one end of the narrative arc of Biblical redemption, as testified by everyone in the rest of the Bible, from God himself, Jesus, the Prophets and the Apostles.
Without creation by God as described by God, the Gospel of redemption—a divine transfer of rightful possession—loses any coherent rationale. Redemption of who (or what), by whom (or what), from what, to what, etc.? Because evolution moots any foundational basis for the arc of redemption, the Christians camping out with the evolutionists very likely believe a skewed Gospel, if not a different Gospel.
A different Gospel? Yes. Because addressing the question of purposeful creation by God veers not only into matters of science, it crashes directly into theological concerns of the veracity of God himself and the basis for the Gospel message itself. There is, in fact, a camp in which no conflict between “science” and “religion” exists on the question of creation. No evolutionist finds this camp comfortable, however, because God himself dwells there in the glory of his Gospel truths. Unfortunately, many Christians find discomfort there as well.
In pursuit of drawing people into God’s camp for God’s honor on this issue, Creation Reformation seeks a reformation in the church on the topic of creation. In pursuit of this reformation, I relentlessly pursue two goals (1) to use logic and reasoning to kick the legs out from under evolutionary theory’s only important truth claim with The Natural Selection Paradox, and (2) to show the theological necessity of a true, historical Adam, created by God in his image as necessary for a coherent Gospel. We spend most of our time on (1) because it is a necessary truth for all. And for Christians, once (1) is achieved (2) follows easily. To the Glory of God!
My commitment to the cause of revealing God’s truth of creation will continue despite exhausted arguments. Why? Because my philosopher friend revealed another truth clear to all steeped in this debate: The biologists know deep down that Darwinian theories are just for show; but they have no idea where to go.
Someday exhaustion may yield to a new restlessness in God’s image bearers. Creation Reformation stands committed to being ready for anyone looking for “where to go” by lighting the path out of bondage to a dead theory and into the light of true life!
Best to all! Thank you!
For all who read this far, thank you! I appreciate every one of you. If you have any advice or expertise to offer to help promote Creation Reformation’s goals, please contact me: creationreformation@protonmail.com.
Creation Reformation asserts and defends The Natural Selection Paradox as a statement that must be true if evolutionary theory explains all current living things: Despite natural selection’s role in nature, every current living thing evolved from a first life form solely by random evolutionary changes.
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I’m with you. A hunnert percent. The Christian homeschooling crowd is a great crowd; I thrive in such communities. However, I have tried to broach the subject of creation/evolution several times and got the window closed on my fingers. They had already gone through that, over and over. “I don’t believe in evolution already, now leave me alone.” Dad and mom directed all the material they could get their hands on in their direction. Some never got to experience real freedom, and when they got it for the first time they shot out of the Christian community like out of a sling shot. It is heartbreaking; for both the lost and for apostate Christians.
But I love the subject, and so do millions of Christians. The dating mechanisms and how they are falsely used in “millions of years,” is amazing to me, as a lover of history. I think it will always be (that circular dating system is such an awful trick).
I’m in a similar situation (with less subscribers and time put in), and I decided that in order to extend my involvement in stacking, I had better veer off from publishing poems and short stories, to politics, whether or not anyone responds to my analysis and opinions. It is, like your interest in creation, a passion. I’m not looking for subscribers or wanting anything from ya; just reaching out and saying, “good job and God bless you!”