This blog is about truth. Since the publication of The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin in 1859, the truth about our origins has been hotly debated. Are human beings a special creation of God, according to Genesis One in the Bible? Or are human beings, body and soul, the product of innumerable chance selections in a biological process that never had them in mind? Biological evolution by natural selection has become the accepted view in the museums, courts and classrooms of America, but few really understand it. It is said that biological evolution is a fact of science, and that the notion of special creation of the world and all its life forms by God is a religious myth. Nevertheless, the debate over the truth of evolution or creation continues. Is this because of religious fanaticism opposing rigorous science? Or do creationists have a valid point of view? I shall attempt to answer these questions in this series on the truth about evolution and creation .
First let me make a radical statement about the origin of the idea of biological evolution by natural selection as a scientific theory that is now purported to be scientific fact. The notion of evolution arose as men sought to reject God and the biblical story of creation. This statement, which raises the hackles of evolutionists, is admitted by them, as I shall show in a series of quotes from some of their prominent members, which are listed herewith.
T.H. Huxley, known as Darwin’s bulldog for his defense if Darwin’s theory in the 19th century, commented on the reception of The Origin of Species:
“. . . after 1850 . . . I had long done with the Pentateuchal cosmogony, which had been impressed upon my childish understanding as Divine truth, with all the authority of parents and instructors, and from which it had cost me many a struggle to get free. But my mind was unbiased in respect of any doctrine which presented itself, as it professed to be based on purely philosophical and scientific reasoning.” –in Francis Darwin, The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin, Vol. 1, p. 541, Appleton 1888.
“The ‘Origin’ provided us with the working hypothesis we sought. Moreover, it did the immense service of freeing us for ever from the dilemma–refuse to accept the creation hypothesis, and what have you to propose that can be accepted by any cautious reasoner…” –in Francis Darwin, The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin, Vol. 1, pp. 550-551, Appleton 1888.
Clearly, Huxley was operating from an atheistic bias in his preference for evolution. He was the first, but not the last, evolutionist to reject divine creation on a presumptive basis, as we shall see in further posts in this chain.
Next: What Is True–Evolution or Creation? #2
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