Creationists/creationism

Despite the heated debate amon evolutionists and Creationists, the two ideas are very similar. Dr. Dobzhansky, author of Mankind Evo vin0, even oes so far as to say, Christianity is a religion that is implicitly evolutionistic, in that it believes history to be meaningful. In fact, evolution and Creation can be combined and accepted as one general explanation of mankind s origin. These two explanations are not in conflict with one another, but actually need one another in order to complete the answer to mankind s questions. 

Indeed, field biologists have subsequently uncovered so many examples where two or more species blend confusingly into one another [71] that even scientifically literate creationists have found themselves maneuvered into reassigning the point of divine creation somewhat farther up the taxonomic hierarchy a level somewhere between family and genus is a typical, if arbitrary, focal point in such circles at present [72]. 

An obvious difference in the arguments for evolution and creation has to do with the age of the earth. Evolutionists believe that it must be many billions of years old, while biblical creationists contend that it is only around 6,000 years old. What does the evidence reveal ... 

Dr. Donald James Batten is a creationist agricultural scientist from Australia. He received a Ph.D degree from the University of Sydney, Department of Agronomy and Horticultural Science. His specialty is in plant physiology. He worked in the New South Wales state research facilities for 18 years before becoming a private horticultural consultant while working also with the Creation Science Foundation, Brisbane, Australia. 

Neither Creation nor evolution can be conclusively proven by scientific methods. So whether you choose to believe in Creation or evolution, it takes faith. And for faith to be sustained and grow, it must eventually be rewarded with some evidence, however small. Here is where creationists, and Christians in particular, are at a distinct advantage. Evolutionists have their faith bolstered every time a new discovery is made that seems to support the theory of evolution, only to have their faith shaken when that new "evidence" is proven scientifically unsound. Creationists, on the other hand, have their faith rewarded every day. "The heavens declare the glory of God and the firmament shows His handiwork" (Psalm 19 1). From the synchronization of the cosmos to the wonders of nature and the intricacies of the DNA molecule, everything points to the hand of an intelligent designer behind this universe of ours. 

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