Transcript In the Beginning: Science and Genesis 1-11

In the Beginning: Science and
Genesis 1-11
“If the foundations are destroyed, what can the
righteous do?“ Psalm 11:3
As medical doctors we are skeptical of the claims for
the ability of random mutation and natural selection
to account for the origination and complexity of life
and we therefore dissent from Darwinian
macroevolution as a viable theory.
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Genesis 1:1
“In the beginning, God created the
heavens and the earth.”
Genesis 11:9
“Therefore its name was called Babel,
because there the Lord confused the
language of the whole earth; and from
there the Lord scattered them abroad
over the face of the whole earth.”
Class Schedule
Jan 23 – Introduction
Feb 6 –No Class
Feb 20 – Gen 1:2-10
Mar 6 – Gen 1:11-19
Mar 20 –Gen 1:20-25 Cont’d
Apr 3 – Gen 1:26-31
Apr 17 – Gen 7:1-20
May 1 – Gen 7:21-24
May 15 – Overview (Final
Class)
Jan 30 – Introduction
Feb 13 –Introduction/Gen 1:1
Feb 27 – Prayer Meeting
Mar 13 –Gen 1:20-25
Mar 27 – Easter Break
Apr 10 –Gen 5
Apr 24 –Gen 7:1-20
May 8 –Gen 9:18-19 & 11:9
Gen 10:25
In the Beginning:
Science and Genesis 1-11
Rich Akin
Lakeside Community Chapel
January-May 2013
Is there compelling evidence for evolution?
New Atheism:
“…is the belief that religion should not simply be
tolerated but should be countered, criticized, and
exposed by rational argument wherever its
influence arises. Proponents of New Atheism
argue that recent scientific advancements demand
a less accommodating attitude toward religion,
superstition, and religious fanaticism than had
traditionally been extended by many secularists.”
Evolutionist Philosopher Daniel Dennett:
Darwinian evolution is “a universal acid; it
eats through just about every traditional
concept and leaves in its wake a revolutionized
world-view.”
That worldview is Materialism
Christopher Hitchens
“the tenets of organized religion
are nothing more than the
“delusions” of humankind
needed to sustain our desire for
pageantry and meaning.”
Science Books???
The God Hypothesis
Conflicting Worldviews
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Without a Biblical worldview, there is no basis
for knowledge and therefore the evolutionist’s
worldview is irrational.
Matthew 12:30:
“He who is not with Me is against Me; and he
who does not gather with Me scatters.”
The Ultimate Proof of Creation
“The ultimate proof of creation is this: if biblical
creation were not true, we could not know
anything (italics his)! This proof can be stated in
a number of different ways, but what it really
comes down to is this:”
“…only the Christian worldview (starting with a
literal Genesis) can rationally make sense of the
universe. Only if biblical creation is true can we
have genuine knowledge about anything.”
“The argument is that the Bible’s account of
origins (along with its other accounts) must be
true. Only the God described in the Bible can
provide the foundation for the things we take for
granted.”
“Without God’s Word, we would not have a good
reason to believe in the preconditions of
intelligibility: the basic reliability of memory and
senses, laws of logic, uniformity of nature,
morality, personal dignity and freedom, and so
on.”
Naturalism (Nature is all there is):
You are the product of random, natural processes
that did not have you in mind.
There are no absolutes!
Why should we take seriously what the Bible says
over any other “religious” book?
 Aren’t science and religion separate disciplines
that do not involve each other?
 Isn’t Genesis just an allegory and not intended to
be read as a narrative of how the earth and all
that is in it was created?
 Don’t the days indicated in Genesis Chapter 1
really mean long periods of time and not literal,
24-hour days? And what about the Gap theory billions of years passed between Gen 1:1 and 1:2?
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