As some of you have noticed, several weeks ago, we had an interesting gentleman in our area. His name was Dr. Duane T. Gish. To some, that name means nothing, but to others it a strong reminder of the colliding views in the scientific field. Dr. Gish is a Creation Scientist. He has spent his life in the field of microbiology working for the well known institutions such as Cornell University Medical College and the Virus Laboratory at Berkeley. In my opinion, as many will agree, his greatest contributes to the field of science came in the form of debates and discussion with some of the greatest evolutionary scholars. Dr. Gish has defended the creationists view since the 1970’s in 300 or so formal debates. He helped establish the Institute for Creation Research, which is now a fully accredited graduate school.
It takes faith and great courage to stand for what you believe, especially when it has to be done in a structured manner in front of hundreds of people. This is what Dr. Gish has been doing through out his life.
I’m not a scientist or have any scientific merit on the subject of biology, paleontology, or the theories of Darwin. I am, however, well informed and have interest in such subjects and matter. I believe the Bible and the story of Creation. Man and everything living has been created by an Intelligent Creator. We, as Christians, call him God.
This was the second time in my life that I got to hear Dr. Gish speak. The first occasion was a number of years back when he had a debate with one of the local professors from James Madison University at the local high school (Turner Ashby High School, Bridgewater, Vriginia). I remember that Dr. Gish focused precisely on the facts from science and the way that they are being explained through the methods of evolution. He explained that there is not even a slightest possibility of chance in some of the complex creations that we see everyday. I also remember the professor who defended evolution. His incoherent speech about everything else beside evolution, proved to me that evolution cannot stand against the facts of creation. Evolution may be exemplified in its own circles but it crumbles under the truth of Creation.
The last time I’ve seen Dr. Gish speak was at a local church on October, 12 2005, where he once again presented vivid examples of creation that overweigh anything to do with evolution.Evolution teaches that what we see around us is a result of genetic “mistakes†or mutations that happened over very long time periods. The “good mistakes†ultimately survived and transformed into more complex features and creatures. Dr. Gish has said that in most cases every mutation is bad and very rarely is there a good mutation. Dr. Gish explained that our educational system continues to support evolution as fact, at the same time not allowing any form of Creationist’s teaching. Science has no answers to some of life’s amazing transformations. Take for example the Monarch butterfly. It is a process of changing from a caterpillar to a beautiful butterfly that we call metamorphosis. The Monarch butterfly is a complex creature in the fact that it spends the winter in the same place in Mexico every year. For some of the Monarch butterflies that is a journey of more than 2000 miles. It is a fascinating process that transforms the Monarch butterfly from a caterpillar into what we know as the butterfly. The caterpillar suspends itself from a branch and turns into a chrysalis. This structure hardens and inside the green gel material becomes a beautiful Monarch butterfly.Dr. Gish has uses this example in practically every occasion. One time he was debating an evolutionist and asked him a question about the Monarch butterfly. The evolution professor had no clue, but pointed out that in the audience was a biologist that has spent his life studying butterflies. In all his studying, the professor had no explanation of how the transformation took place. Evolutionists, not able to explain the evolution of a butterfly, have come to a conclusion that it must have occurred the other way around. The butterfly turned into a caterpillar.
When speaking about the fossil record, Dr. Gish pointed out to the missing transitional forms. There are many fossils found in a layer of rock called Cambrian Rock. Logically, evolutionists explain that creatures changed from one form to a more complex form. That would mean that the pre-Cambrian rocks should contain transitional creatures – some form that looks similar to what is found in the Cambrian strata. Unfortunately, for the evolutionists, that is not the case. There are no transitional forms of fish, for example, that are found in the pre-Cambrian rocks. Every creature is found to be fully formed.
When the fossils start to focus on man, then there is even more controversy. The Australopithecines, which claimed by many evolutionists to be a missing links between humans and apes, in some cases were revealed as frauds. Many evolutionists continue to put a strong case on pieces of bones and skull and claiming that it is that form of ape that transformed into a human.
Personally, after hearing and reading some of the material, I would totally reject all these Australopithecines as being either fraud, ape or just human. There are many forms of people in the world, some are short some are tall. Some have ailments that cause them to be crippled. Sure, you can dig up some bones and find an ape skull, slap that together, and there you have a missing link. As Dr. Gish said,â€there is no science involved in thatâ€.
Ultimately both Creation and Evolution is a theory as based on the scientific method. Using science, it is impossible to prove one or the other case, since science involves experimentation. How can one experiment with Evolution or Creation? However, one can make a very educated and informed decision after examining the facts. Evolution teaches that nothing produced everything, while Creationists uphold the Word of the Bible. Creation makes more sense than the confused ramblings of evolution scientists. I would rather take it by faith that God created than involve my faith in believing in “nothing†that exploded, transformed, mutated, and formed what we see now.
The Bible is a proved document that has lasted thousands of years. It describes a loving, magnificent Creator who created everything for a purpose. There will always be people that do not want God to be part of their life. There are many people that are against Dr. Gish and what he does. They want to put him in a bad light by pointing out that he mixed the facts or used improper quotations. Such critics avoid the actual facts at stake – how can evolution explain something simple as a Monarch butterfly?
May God bless Dr. Gish an all of his work that he has accomplished. There are not many of those Creation Scientist that are able to show this world the myth of evolution. I am fortunate to have met such a man.
“I believe that one day the Darwinian myth will be ranked the greatest deceit in the history of science. When this happens, many people will pose the question, “How did this ever happen?†(Dr. Sorren Luthrip, Swedish Embryologist)
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Dr. Norman Geisler led a seminar “Truth About Truth”. What is truth? – that is the highest philosophical question. Those who deny truth must be sure that what they are saying is the truth. It is impossible to deny truth, because one needs to use it to prove that it does not exist. Truth is narrow and specific not vague and relative.