Nye taking a "selfie" with Barack Obama and Neil deGrasse in 2014 (White House/Wikipedia)Back in 2014, Bill Nye ── the self-proclaimed “Science Guy” best known as the
host of the science education television show Bill Nye the Science Guy-- wrote a book
on evolution. Here’s what he has to say ──
Darwin’s theory explains so much of the world, from bumblebees to human origins, says the Science Guy. …In his new book, Nye delights in how this fundamental discovery helps to unlock the mysteries of everything from bumblebees to human origins to our place in the universe.Who do you hope will read this book?Grown-ups who have an interest in the world around them, people coming of age who have an interest in science, and people who still want to know how the world works. …How and when did you first encounter creationism?About 20 years ago. I was a member of the Northwest Skeptics, which is the Seattle-based skeptics organization. We met people who insisted that the Earth was 6,000 years old. The inanity took my breath away. When you understand anything about astronomy or have just a rudimentary understanding of radioactivity, the Earth is patently not 6,000 years old. It’s silly. …What one or two points do you want people to take away from this book?Evolution is a discovery. We discovered evolution. Two guys [Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace], at about the same time, reached the same conclusion about nature. …Anything else?Evolution fills me with reverence for our place within the cosmos, what I like to call “our place in space.” We’re the product of stardust, brought together by gravity—we’re at least one of the ways that the universe knows itself. That, to me, is astonishing.
Sadly, the overall majority of those claiming to be scientists accept the theory of
evolution as the explanation for how LIFE ON EARTH began.
Biogenesis ── which many also call a theory ── is defined as the development of
life from preexisting life. Not, as Stephen Hawking self-righteously hawked,
“Because there is a law such as gravity, the universe can and will create itself from
nothing.”
Notice this from Dr. George Wald (1906-1997), who in 1967 won the Nobel Prize in
Physiology or Medicine ──
“We tell this story to beginning students of biology as though it represents a triumph of reason over mysticism. In fact, it is very nearly the opposite. The reasonable view was to believe in spontaneous generation; the only alternative, to believe in a single, primary act of supernatural creation. There is no third position. For this reason, many scientists a century ago chose to regard the belief in spontaneous generation as a ‘philosophical necessity.’ It is a symptom of the philosophical poverty of our time that this necessity is no longer appreciated. Most modern biologists, having reviewed with satisfaction the downfall of the spontaneous generation hypothesis, yet unwilling to accept the alternative belief in special creation, are left with nothing.” (Wald, 1954, The origin of life. Scientific American 191:46).
Truly, believing something is absolutely IMPOSSIBLE is not at all “scientific.”
Rather, it is but another form of belief in a false religion.
The “reasonable view” of a “supernatural creation” is the logical option according
to the LORD God, as well as statements as those above.
Yet, sadly, surely, since the beginning, there have been people claiming that they
just spontaneously appeared on Earth with no Creator.
Even in the first century, there were those “enlightened” people who were trying to
explain the origin of life and the origin of the universe ──
“for in Him we live and move and have our being, as also some of your own poets
have said …” (Acts 17:28)
Such as the poet Aratus. To some extent, Paul uses the ideas and language of the Stoic and Epicurean philosophers who were popular in
first-century Athens. Aratus evidently spent much time in the circle of writers and
artists who enjoyed the patronage of the Macedonian king Antigonus Gonatas.
Aratus’ literary output included an edition of Homer's Odyssey, hymns, epigrams,
and even didactic poems on pharmacology and astronomy. 1
“O Timothy! Guard what was committed to your trust, avoiding the profane and idle
babblings and CONTRADICTIONS of what is falsely called knowledge.” – 1
Timothy 6:28.
As this Bill Nye calls creation “inane” ── that is truly nothing more than idle
babbling and a contradiction of what is true knowledge.
True science is indeed compatible and complementary to God’s living, immutable
word. Scientists who teach the theory of evolution are but fools ── according to the
LORD our God ──
“For since THE CREATION OF THE WORLD His invisible attributes are clearly
seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and
Godhead, so that they are without excuse, 21) because, although they knew God,
they did not glorify Him as God, nor were thankful, but became futile in their
thoughts, and their foolish hearts were darkened. 22) Professing to be wise, they
became fools.” – Romans 1:20-22.
“The fool has said in his heart, ‘There is no God. …’” – Psalm 14:1.
Their foolish hearts are darkened from the light of knowledge ── and the LORD
God says there is no excuse!
The theory of evolution has led our peoples to not clearly see the glorious
creations of God ── even invisible attributes that are clearly seen by the things that are.
It has become a religion to a great many.
The very beginning of God’s living word begins with the light of truth ──
“In THE BEGINNING was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word
was God. 2) He was in the beginning with God. 3) ALL THINGS were made through
Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made.” – John 1:1-3. □
1) The Apostle and the Poet: Paul and Aratus - Dr. R. Faber, Spindle Works, 8 Feb. 2013.
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