Revised Creationism vs Evolution Rant

This is inspired by a friend's post of a photo depicting an elaborate sand castle, and the caption sarcastically says that erosion over time created the castle.The post reminded me of a worksheet that I was made to do in my public high school (religion of atheism thrust upon a 'secular' system...I digress). And I was appalled to see the sheet again, being used by a professor for his students (masters, PhD), who were my colleagues at work. The sheet depicts about 20-25 black and white simplistic drawings of "animals". The kind of hamster-shaped animals that you may expect to see in a cheesy space movie, crawling out of a lunar scum puddle. Exactly. Each of these drawings is a bit like the other, but no two are quite alike; there are variations. The student is to cut each out and paste them, making cladograms depicting lineage.

Evolutionists are entertaining for me. It's never a dull moment when "studying" evolution, because if you have conflicting evidence, you make something up to fill the gap. Or you just ignore the way genes work... Back to the worksheet. The evolutionist(s) who made this worksheet were so desperate to 'show' evolution to students that they had to recruit make-believe critters because out of all the 7.77 million species of animals and almost 300,000 species of plants to ever exist on Earth (I googled "how many species of animals ever existed"), they couldn't find ONE to showcase macro evolution. Yes, the famed Galapagos finches had beaks that changed. Isolated populations of Brazilian geckos developed larger mouths. Anolis in North America became cold-tolerant during a long cold spell. Anolis on Floridian islands altered their niche as well as their toe pads when another Anolis species invaded. Snowshoe hare in Montana can time their seasonal molt perfectly with coinciding weather fluctuations. These are designs in the genetic code for fast adaptation (aka micro evolution), put there by Someone who wanted His creation to thrive.

I've learned what evolutionists teach. I've learned what creationists teach. I know that many a time, the evidence simply is interpreted in different ways, depending on one's own bias. Attempting to set down the bias and consider all known hard facts (no theories, no assumptions, etc.), what makes sense to you? Does it make sense that vertical standing petrified trees would be buried far in ground layers? Does it make sense that discoveries of dinosaur and ice age animal flesh are still found fresh (soft material not completely mineralized or fossilized) and of DNA quality? Does it make sense that just as all cars have a chassis as part of the structural base, many animals share bone structures that are similar in order to have similar connectivity and function? Evolutionists used to study vertebrate embryos of many different species to "show" evolutionary links or similarities. But now they don't because that proved to be a dead end. Whenever I think of how life could begin (assuming all elements, some molecules, a habitable planet: gravity, habitable atmospheric pressure, a source of sustenance, etc. are provided), I then think how the first cell (wow! that was a quick jump from molecules to an organism!!) was so lucky that it could respirate, expel waste, repair damage/sustain itself, become mobile, feed, and reproduce (asexually, I would think) before the helpless thing could better itself (mutations! ooh la la) and populate a world. I dunno. It just seems a bit far fetched. Everyone's opinion is their own, but to me, a human comprehension can not fully comprehend God (the Yaweh, of the Bible) and His will and His understanding. So we can't fully understand the workings of the universe in its full. To think we could do so would be attempting to elevate ourselves with God; the blasphemy! Not all evidence for creationism is easy-peasy to explain; of course there are conundrums. But to me, as a whole, it makes more sense than the assumptions and randomness of macro evolution "theories". In the right heart attitude, studying His handiwork is worship.

Sources: The entire book "Undeniable" by Douglas Axe,

"Fast Adaptation Confirms Design-Based Model" from Acts&Facts Vol 47. no 9. Sept 2018,

https://answersingenesis.org/theory-of-evolution/evolution-theory-fact-or-law/?utm_source=facebook-aig&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=facebook-aig

It all makes sense now

In high school I liked most everything. I liked Math, English, Music, Biology, Chemistry (was interesting but tough to understand), and even Gym/PE. The only thing I didn't like was Government (I don't recommend taking the online course). So when I was asked what I would like to study in college or have for a career, at first I thought Paleontology (first grade), then Ichtheology (because we had to choose something for a freshman class) and then I settled on Music and Entomology. I got my Bachelors of Arts in Music with a minor in Entomology in December, 2015. I am very glad I did, as now I am at the playing level for local symphonies and other ensembles. Knowing about the classifying, curating, and capturing insects is also great knowledge, as it helps to understand other Latin-based areas as well as biology.

At the back of my mind for a while now I had been thinking about becoming a personal trainer. I loved to be active when I was little, and in high school I was that only girl who enjoyed gym class. I took the optional gym classes in my junior and senior years, when there were only about 5 girls and almost 20 boys who chose to take those courses. I learned a lot about myself and the world of fitness. So recently I decided to start studying for my personal training certificate.

Some of the things I've learned, such as technique precision, discipline, endurance, commitment, and dedication, directly cross over into the world of music from fitness. I don't exactly know what my point in stating that is, except that those things have clearly found importance in my life. I am also interested in jewelry making, outdoor activities, fixing mechanical things; nearly everything (not so much politics, but a little bit).

So as I was exercising this morning (in the backyard because I am too cheap to currently have a gym pass until cold weather) I realized something. It is a really really really good and eye-opening thing to be interested in a multitude of subjects. Because since I am made in the Image of God (as all humans are) we should by design be, in part, like Him. God made everything, every "subject"; it is all hand-crafted by Him from His design. His creation. He infused bits of Himself into us, since we have each a spirit (unlike animals) and the rest of creation is likewise His masterpiece. But humans are special, obviously. We study the creation around us. We make art and music and put into words and descriptions the things that God designed. My revelation this morning is that my interest in everything is very good. It leads me to learn more. Even though it may make "choosing one career" near impossible for me. Whenever I inform someone of the two (seemingly) diametrically opposed subjects I studied in college (entomology and music), they ALWAYS respond with "wow, how different!" And I think it is a bit sad that people a lot of times only become good/experts at one thing, and often times nothing. Of course, I'm not advocating for being in college for years longer than you should be for your degree/certificate. Use your degree/knowledge. Experience is a good teacher.

I have been reading a book called "Men of Science Men of God: Great Scientists Who Believed the Bible" by Henry M. Morris. I love how hundreds of pioneers of the scientific branches loved God. Many of their contemporaries were evolutionists or some other strain of God-denying people who likewise were fascinated by God's creation (oh the irony). Out of many examples, the most relevant name to you is probably the artist/scientist/inventor, Leonardo da Vinci. "The founder of modern science...engineer and architect...dynamics, hydraulics, and even aeronautics..." He also loved Jesus Christ, even though he did not produce as many "religious" writings as other scientists (page 9-11).

It is so good to worship God through our admiration of His creation, and the use and application of what He has given to us!