Evolution is a religion, not science.
First we need to define a couple of words.
What is a religion? The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines
religion as a cause, principle, or system of beliefs held to with order
and faith. They define faith as a firm belief in something
for which there is no proof.
What is science? Science is a systematic knowledge of the
physical or material world gained through observation
and experimentation. Note the words
observation and experimentation.
Evolution does not fit into the category of science, as there
has been no observation or experimentation of evolution
taking place. However, evolution does fit
nicely into the definition of a religion.
Evolution is a system of beliefs for which there is no
proof. What is evolution? If someone asks
you if you believe in evolution, ask them what they mean.
There are six meanings to the word. Which one
are they talking about? Are they talking about cosmic
evolution? Which is the origin of time, space, and matter
with the big bang. Nothing exploded and created everything.
That's not science. How about chemical evolution?
According to the big bang theory, the big bang produced hydrogen
and helium. So how do we get all these other elements?
You expect me to believe that uranium evolved from hydrogen?
The evolutionists will say yes because of fusion in stars.
You cannot fuse past iron.
Also, you now have a chicken and an egg problem because you would have to have the stars
to make the elements and the elements to make the stars.
Which one came first?
This brings up, of course, stellar and planetary evolution.
How did the stars form? Did you know that
no one has ever seen a star form?
Scientists don't even have a clue how a star could form.
Sometimes they see a spot in the sky getting brighter
and say they saw a star form. In all actuality,
what they are seeing is where a dust cloud has moved from in front of a star.
The star was there the whole time.
When we do see stars blow up, creating a nova or a supernova,
we see this happen, but we never see one form.
And yet, it has been estimated that there are enough stars out there
that every single person on Earth could personally
own 11 trillion stars to themselves.
These are only the stars that we know about.
There could be many more.
Next is organic evolution. Life has to get started from non-life.
No one has a clue how this could happen.
They've tried in the past to create life in the laboratory.
They failed. Even if they did create life
in the laboratory, it would only have proved
that it takes intelligence to create life.
This would not prove evolution.
Next is macro-evolution. This is where an animal changes
from one kind into another.
Did you know that nobody has ever seen a dog produce a non-dog?
Never.
If you are a big dog or a little dog, you are going to get a dog every time.
It could be that the dog, the wolf, and the coyote
had a common ancestry. They probably did.
But you ought to be able to look at them and tell that they are the same kind of animal.
The Bible is very clear about this and says that the
animals will bring forth after their kind.
Charles Darwin wrote a book called The Origin of Species.
A dog and a wolf are the same kind of animal, but they are
different species. He fooled everyone by changing
the word from kind to species.
Lastly, there is what is called micro-evolution.
This one actually happens. This is variation within the kinds.
Animals can produce a whole variety of offspring.
Long haired, short haired, long legged, short legged.
This happens. However, the first five meanings of the word
evolution are not science at all.
These are religious views. We have never observed
any of them. So if you want to win the debate on evolution,
simply define what you are talking about. You will find that
all they ever give are examples of number six.
There is no argument about it. It happens.
But then they imply that this is somehow magically evidence
for the other five. And it is not.
The news media tries to make it look like it is science versus religion.
No it is not. These are two religions. Both creation and
evolution are religious. You have to believe
in one or the other. Anyone who is teaching this
evolution theory to children as a fact had better read
what Jesus said about this. Jesus said,
But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me,
it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck,
and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.
Evolution is not a fact and calls for faith in many
things that have never been observed such as life coming from non-life,
matter creating itself, and animals producing
different kinds of animals. None of these things
have ever been observed. Therefore evolution
is a religion, not science.