"The Creation Museum CEO and President Ken
Ham has responded to separate claims by two former Christian NASA
astronauts who said that it is possible for believers to accept science
and evolution and the idea that the universe is several billions of
years old, by arguing that such beliefs go against the Bible.
Ham argued in a blog post on Answers in Genesis that
such scientists "are ignoring many theological and scientific problems —
and
once again are confusing observational science and historical
science."
am pointed out some of the
faults he found with the arguments made by Wickman and Glenn, saying:
"Firstly, there is the problem of death before sin. Genesis 1:31 tells
us that everything God made was 'very good.' Scripture also tells us
that death is the result of sin (Genesis 2:17), not an original part of
God's creation, 'Therefore, just as through one man sin entered the
world, and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men, because
all sinned,' (Romans 5:12).
He continued: "But if God used evolution to create, then He used a process of millions of years of death, disease, bloodshed and suffering to create life. He then looked over millions of years of death, bloodshed, suffering, disease, and animal carnivory and called it 'very good.' The God who calls death 'the last enemy' (1 Corinthians 15:26) and will eventually destroy it in the lake of fire (Revelation 20:14) would not call death and suffering 'very good.' This is a major theological problem with evolution and millions of years — and it's just one of many," he said.
He pointed out that there are other scientific problems with the idea of an old universe, as well as with evolution. The Creation Museum CEO said that he has met many NASA scientists who are also biblical Creationists, and believe in a young universe.
"In 2011 one of these men, Bill Daniels, an engineer with NASA, came with his wife to the Creation Museum and reconnected with me. We are encouraged by the many biblical Creationists working at NASA and other places who uphold the authority of God's Word from the very beginning," Ham said." CP
He continued: "But if God used evolution to create, then He used a process of millions of years of death, disease, bloodshed and suffering to create life. He then looked over millions of years of death, bloodshed, suffering, disease, and animal carnivory and called it 'very good.' The God who calls death 'the last enemy' (1 Corinthians 15:26) and will eventually destroy it in the lake of fire (Revelation 20:14) would not call death and suffering 'very good.' This is a major theological problem with evolution and millions of years — and it's just one of many," he said.
He pointed out that there are other scientific problems with the idea of an old universe, as well as with evolution. The Creation Museum CEO said that he has met many NASA scientists who are also biblical Creationists, and believe in a young universe.
"In 2011 one of these men, Bill Daniels, an engineer with NASA, came with his wife to the Creation Museum and reconnected with me. We are encouraged by the many biblical Creationists working at NASA and other places who uphold the authority of God's Word from the very beginning," Ham said." CP
Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding.
Isaiah 40:28
