I am writing to share some thoughts on
the implications of Evolution. It is a theory which suggest the transmigration
of the species from lower to more complex levels. This progress must be tied to
the genetic code and the assumption that the information in it increases over
time in complexity and design. By accepting an Evolution "model" to explain ANY
aspect of human development is to accept any of the corollary implications, and
there are many.
Some of these are very distasteful and challenge even
the most liberal minded. There has been a lot of talk of human behavior being genetic.
Genetic propensity is offered as the root of things like over-eating, drug use, alcohol
abuse, and even violence. The field of "Evolutionary Psychology" has recently
raised many eyebrows by suggesting that men are genetically disposed to propagate the
species, and thus, explains why some resort to rape (look for information on
"evolutionary psychology").
Evolution is just a theory, but it is a theory that
is hostile to our faith. The marriage of Biblical faith and Evolution (Theistic evolution)
has been attempted, but only at the expense of the two separate doctrines. They are
opposed to one another. Evolution does not allow for a Creator who guides the biological
processes and the Bible states that man was created in the beginning by special
supernatural processes. I propose that any attempt to have both, is a desire to have your
cake and eat it too. Jesus said you cannot serve two masters.
Theistic Evolution is adopted by many people who may
want to sound scientific or informed, but they also want to be in the grace of God. Their
problem is that they must allegorize what is not allegory. God created in six days. The
"day-age" theory – the idea that a "day" in Genesis 1 refers to a
long geological period of time – is an attempt to be religious while accepting the
evolution "model."
Hitler's Aryanism – the development of a pure
and superior race – drew from Darwinian theories. Darwin and his followers -
including his cousin, Sir Francis Galton-used Evolution theory to form racist ideas on
intelligence and fitness. Galton traveled throughout Africa and developed his ideas on
intelligence. To him, the Aristocracy of Britain represented the pinnacle of this
development while other less intelligent groups (mediocre) were, by implication, lower on
the evolutionary scale.
Christians must, without apology, reject the idea of
evolution. We are challenged to do so in the face of so much genetic experimentation in
our day. Scientist are joining the DNA of one species with that of another (e.g. the pig
and human experiment), but we must not be fooled into thinking that chance and time could
explain the complexity of the human species.
The human DNA sequence is too complex, too
sophisticated, too ordered to believe it evolved. The Creation bears the fingerprints of a
wise and powerful Creator. It is contrary to Biblical thought to suggest that God started
with a simple cell, from that he added a little, spiced it up a little, waited awhile,
added a little more, waited a while, allowed some short-circuits or dead-end, waited a
while, added more spice, and then -- billions of years later -- man was made in God's
image. If people want to believe this, fine, but it demeans the meaning of being human and
it requires negating the miracles of the Bible. -- Dan