The Origin Debate: Who, or What Is Responsible for This

By Donald Honeycutt

It does matter.
The false religion promoted by school systems and the media around the world has caused a decline in the morals of many nations. Generations of misleading, even false science teaching has created an apathetic population without a clear understanding of history or hope for the future. I am neither theologian nor highly educated scientist but, I have read their words and found that those re-inventing the Bible are highhandedly pushing their made up version of science while denying any argument, or even this debate, in public schools.
The scientific definitions are provided by highly educated professors, creationist and evolutionist.
There is an interesting difference,
And it does matter.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Apr 5, 2010
• ISBN: 9781465316554

Donald Honeycutt

Don Honeycutt is married, 56 years, with four children, seven grand children and one great grandson. After navy, worked as technician for the Atmospheric Noise Reseach lab at U Florida. Started January 2, 1954 working early missle programs through the moon landing and then small electronic manufacturers. Represented a large consumer electronic company in 9 midwestern states for 3 years and 2 more in Florida until they imploded, 7 years in my own reail store. Ended up doing computer stuff for our Hospice group. Retired Dec. 31, 1954. Enjoy reading, traveling by car, bus, train, plane and RV.

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Contents

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Why You Should Read This Book

An Hypothesis

The Two Views

The Beginning According to Men

The Beginning According to God

The Global Flood

Fossils

The Missing Link

Evolution

The Evolutionists

Dating Methods

Astronomy

Science and the Education Establishment

Why We Can Believe the Bible

Why We Can Believe

Summary of the Arguments

Acknowledgements

I thank my family for their continued support, especially Steve who first introduced me to the Answers in Genesis web site, and to David

And Rebecca for sharing their advanced knowledge of physics and for Proofreading help.

Thanks to Claire Miranda, Mia Aragon and others… at Xlibris Publishing for their able Assistance in preparing this work for publication.

Scripture quotations are from the 21ST Century King James Version®, copyright 1994. Used by permission of Duel Enterprises, Inc. Gary, S.D. 57327 All Right Reserved.

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Introduction

Avoid Obfuscation

"Guard what was committed to your

trust, avoiding the profane and idle

babblings and contradictions of

what is falsely called knowledge,

by professing it some have

strayed concerning the faith"

1 Timothy 6:20-21

Why You Should Read This Book

There is a constant barrage of the destructive ideas of evolution and humanism in the media and in our schools. As moral certitude is replaced with facts-as-you-like-them, the popularity of philosophical anarchy increases and the acceptance of Biblical authority decreases.

The acceptance of ‘old earth’ theories re-interpreting the Genesis account of creation has convinced many Christians that Genesis 1-11 may be understood as an allegory, or even as a myth. Why bother to be concerned whether God created in six literal days or some millions of years? Does this ambivalence make any difference? Aside from the matter of your faith and personal knowledge of who God is, when people accept that some parts of His Holy word can be reinterpreted to fit the humanists’ explanation of science, our witness to a non-believer, at the very least, will lack conviction about the validity of the rest of the Bible. Why believe there is sin if there is no Garden of Eden? Why believe in the cross if there is no sin?

For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but having itching ears, they heap to themselves teachers in accordance with their own lusts. And they shall turn away their own ears from the truth, and shall turn to fables. 2 Timothy 4:3-4

What is the Humanists view of origin science? Do all scientists agree that the evolutionary theory about an unidentified chemical reaction in an unidentifiable environment is the mechanism for beginning the universe and all life? You can compare key points used to support the origin of life from matter alone and the scientific basis for accepting belief in creation.

The various humanist views and the one thing they all have in common is presented. To evaluate the science, the words of both humanist and creationist scientists presents arguments in eight subject areas. An appendix provides material available for studying these areas in greater detail.

The final section summarizes reasons for returning to the historical acceptance of the authority of the Bible, beginning at the very first verse.

An Hypothesis

The origin of the universe and all that is in it was caused by the creator according to His plan.

or

The origin of the universe and all that is in it was caused by a fortuitous series of random accidents.

Each of these propositions excludes the other. The difference is interpretation of science which points to a created universe or one naturally evolved from material.

Evolution is the mechanism by which humanists explain all appearance and survival of life and the universe. Evolution is based on assumptions derived from naturalism, the concept that life began as a fortuitous, accidental event in an uncertain primordial soup, and has continued to advance in complexity without external assistance or direction. All evidence for the study of natural science is available to creationist and evolutionists alike. Evolutionists and creationists have the same evidence, the interpretation often depends upon ones presuppositions. Creationists are convinced that the correct interpretation of science, especially recently discovered evidence, declares a world created by a higher power.

Definitions to be used in this presentation:

1     Religion: A cause, a principle, a system