The Flintstones: Fact or Fiction?
Does Sarah Palin believe that human beings and dinosaurs lived side-by-side a few thousand years ago? Palin is not answering that question now; of course, right now she’s not really answering any questions without John McCain by her side to moderate. However, she is on record as wanting Creationism to be taught in American science classes. Creationism puts forward a “theory” that the universe is much younger than the figure of 12-14 billion years widely accepted by scientists and then has to do a lot of fancy foot-work to make the physical evidence fit their theory.
However, if Palin is being tight lipped on the issue, where can we go to find out about what she believes about Creationism? The Creation “Museum” was set up as an alternative to the secular museums to give fundamentalists a place to go and learn the truth about the history of the Universe. Through its exhibits, this museum puts forth the pretense that it uses the same data as secular scientists, but comes to a different conclusion:
Everyone has the same facts, but we don’t all have the same starting points. Using the Bible as your starting point, prepare to travel back 6,000 years to the dawn of creation as you enjoy the Six Days Theater. Witness the true time line of the universe unfold through the 7 C’s of History [Creation, Corruption, Catastrophe, Confusion, Christ, Cross, Consummation].
Creation Museum Web Site, Plan Your Visit
If the Republicans had put forward a candidate that did not accept that the Sun revolves around the Earth we would assume that she was a quack. Yet the same science that tells us that the Sun is only one star amongst 70 sextillion stars in the Universe also tells us that the Universe must be billions–not thousands–of years old to explain how we can see stars that are billions of light-years away.
Why do Christian Fundamentalists have to believe in a 6,000 year old Universe? They believe that their Bible is the literal truth (and I will not point out here all the inherent problems with that line of thought), therefore everything that has happened since the beginning of the Universe is in that Bible. The Young Earth Creationists (as they are known) take this one step further, claiming they can compute the age of the Universe by using that Bible as a time-line.
So, why does our best (secular) science tell us that the Universe is billions of years old? According to the Young Earth Creationists, God just made it look that way. Think about it: they are saying that the God they believe in is intentionally trying to trick us by creating a Universe that looks much older than it actually is simply to test our faith.
This is what Sarah Palin believes too, whether she will now publicly admit it or not. If she believes in the literal truth of her Bible, then she believes in a 6,000 year old Universe, she believes that dinosaurs and humans lived side-by-side, and she believes in a Universe run by a God who would deceive its creation just to prove a point.
And John McCain believes in Sarah Palin.
Well first, lets get your facts straight. Young earth creationists believe God created a “mature and functioning” earth and universe, not one that just appeared to be old. The purpose wasn’t to trick or deceive us, but to create a working system that would work immediately. If he created plant seedlings instead of fully grown plants, they would not yield their full power fast enough to sustain animal or human life. The same goes with Adam and Eve. They were not created as children, but as adults. Adam and Eve had no earthly mother to nurture them, so it was expedient that they were created as adults. Your science that you cling to is not provable any more than creationism. You believe in faith what the scientists tell you is truth, though they cannot prove it any more than I can prove a literal creation of the world and universe in 6 literal 24 hour days without turning to the Bible. Yet I believe it because God’s Word tells me so. I assume God exists and Is the Creator and most evolutionists assume there is not.
If you don’t believe the Bible and you subscribe to the theories of evolution…do a study on the Cambrian Explosion and try to find all the missing fossils in the record BEFORE then. There are none. They don’t exist. The Cambrian Fossils just APPEARED out of nowhere and are fully developed species of animals. Explain that.Knowing what fossils to expect from what strata should make that relatively easy for you. Then ask yourself if you REALLY believe it is possible that we all came from pond scum, hopped up on dry land, sprouted legs,walked upright, grew hair and grabbed a banana, then turned into man. It is far easier to believe we were created by God in His image than to believe we just accidentally became what we are today. Even Darwin believed the human eye was a work of God, and not natural selection and evolution. Don’t take my word for it, look it up. He said to think it developed on its own was absurd. It is funny how people tout Darwin and don’t even know he believed in God.He was just trying to figure out How God did it.
Back to the “looking old to trick us” part…How old does the bush in your front yard look? If you don’t have a bush, pick a neighbors bush out and tell me how old that one looks. Does your bush or your neighbors bush look any older or younger than the house it sits in front of? If you think it does…you have to have a reason or presupposition to establish the reasoning. If I make a piece of pottery the way native Americans made it 3 hundred years ago…you wouldn’t be able to tell how old it was. So how in the world could anyone tell someone else that God made the world “look old”, especially to trick and decieve us? It is nonsense. God made everything brand new in their “mature and functioning” state. He spoke things into existance and they appeared immediately and completely.
If you want to, check out why time is slower (Atomic clocks at sea level) when exposed to greater gravity, as opposed to time moving faster when at higher elevations. (The same atomic clocks used at both locations.) This has been tested repeatedly and is always the same scenario. Then think about light speed which is constant and time which is relevant to gravity. Deep space time moves MUCH faster than earth time when you put gravity into the mix. Also do a search on stopping and reversing light…and even slowing it down. Scientists have done it in the lab. It’s pretty common knowledge now. Also look at how many scientists are challenging the evolution and big bang model now. So many people try to disprove God and creation, and even when they come across things that point to Him, they either deny or try to hide the evidence or avoid the topic. I just want people to give as much reasoning to the Word Of God as they do the word of man. Step outside the humanist box and challenge God to show up and make himself real in your life. Challenge yourself to study against the secular grain and see what will come of it. What do you have to lose if it is all speculation and we all were just an accident anyway.
I find you final argument (question?) intriguing: “What do we have to lose if it is all speculation and we were just and accident anyway?”
If you believe in self-deception as a way of life, then nothing at all.