‘Creating’ a Stir at University
by Rebecca Barrington
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Published: 10 February 2009(GMT+10)
I started out doing a double degree; Law and Science, majoring in Biology. In my
experience, there is nothing like tackling the theory of evolution in a Biology
lecture theatre. Sometimes lecturers can be very touchy. I once suggested that evolution
is unobservable and thus can’t really be proven in a scientific sense. The
lecturer became flustered and shot back half a dozen ‘evidences’ for
evolution, including all the ‘transitional fossils’. Tempting as it
was to knock these arguments down, ‘pride only breeds quarrels’ (Proverbs 13:10) so I left it at that. Other times, I was
a little more subtle and had my lecturer agreeing that it was impossible to determine
how life could arise from inorganic matter (abiogenesis—or chemical evolution)
and that, really, there are so many requirements for life that any such thing would
be a miracle. But by that stage, she twigged what I was getting at and quickly ended
the conversation.
I’m still meeting creationists and others who are confused wherever I go,
so I still bring copies of CMI material with me.
Throughout all this, I was always amazed at how many creationists were studying
Science degrees, where they were force-fed evolution. I remember sitting in a Chemistry
lab one day and in the course of conversation the man across the table said he was
creationist. I said ‘Wow, so am I!’ and my lab partner piped up, ‘I
am too, actually.’ We all paused, astonished and the man across the table
said, ‘What are the chances of that? That three people at this table are creationist?’
And his lab partner corrected him, ‘Four.’ But nonetheless, studying
Biology inevitably leaves some people totally confused about the issue. One girl
I spoke to told me that she had been creationist but was starting to have second
thoughts because she didn’t know how to deal with the evidence that was being
presented in support of evolution. So I gave her some print-outs of CMI material,
which happen to have come in very handy while studying my course. The material was
just what she needed to re-ground her in her faith.
Still taught and still fraudulent
I meet so many people that are interested in the evidence for Creation that I usually
carry some sheets of CMI material whenever I’m on campus. At one 10-day intensive
lab session I took 3 copies with me but I ended up having to photocopy them—8
people had asked me for more info!
Since all that, I changed courses to Law/Arts, majoring in Psychology. I thought
I might finally get a break from all the evolutionary dogma but I was wrong. Sociology
and Psychology are full of it but I’m still meeting creationists and others
who are confused wherever I go, so I still bring copies of CMI material with me.
I recently attended CMI’s ‘World by Design’ talks in Brisbane,
Australia, and picked up a whole of lot of top resources as well as having some
of my questions answered. A Creation magazine I purchased there came in
very handy.
There are a lot of open-minded people out there who are confused by the incessant
evolutionary propaganda paraded in the education system and the media.
One of my sociology units required me to write about a text that supported a transcendent
authority and my lecturer suggested something on the Creation-evolution debate.
All semester my lecturer had praised the theory of evolution and belittled religious
thought as unscientific, all the while claiming to be unbiased. So I used a Creation
magazine to challenge evolution and show that Creation was actually more scientific
than evolution. I received a Distinction—and my lecturer admitted that the
issues I had covered were very difficult for evolutionists to answer.
University is a great place to reach people and whenever someone poses a question
that I can’t answer, I email CMI who are incredibly helpful with their responses.
But it is not just at University that conversations spring up on the Creation-evolution
topic. It comes up at work, with friends, at community functions—just about
everywhere I go. There are a lot of open-minded people out there who are confused
by the incessant evolutionary propaganda paraded in the education system and the
media. Being well-informed on the evidences for Creation opens a lot of opportunities
to give people a reason to believe.
Some readers’ comments:
Peter B, Victoria, Australia, 10 February 2009
Hi, articles like this have made me go back into doing emergency teaching (maths/science)
in government secondary schools, to first develop a relationship with the kids then
show them dvd’s like “unlocking the mystery of life”. Thank you
for showing me the evidence for creation (I used to believe in evolution after being
indocrinated at high school and university) like tree ring dating, ice sheet dating,
the work by Dr Hartnett etc …. I could have been sitting at home in an “easy”
retirement at 47 but your information and articles motivated me to get off my backside
and do my bit. In the love of Christ, Peter.
Graham W, United Kingdom, 10 February 2009
It’s so encouraging to hear of how the evolutionary stranglehold is being
pulled away, such as by this article on creationists in universities. Well done
all of you - if my children were to follow in your footsteps I’d be very proud.
Leon B, Australia, 10 February 2009
Thank you, Rebecca, for pointing this out.
Matthew L, Australia, 10 February 2009
I’m so glad there are people out there fighting against evolution. I’m
a year 12 student at a Christian school and I’m finding it difficult to discern
what’s good theology and what’s not. I do physics and chemistry and
while the teachers are Christian, because of the education system set by the government,
a lot of the stuff we learn does not agree with what the Bible teaches. Until I
found this website I was very confused about what we were learning and whether it
was biblically correct or just evolutionary junk. I feel sorry for Christian teachers
who, whilst having the best in mind, must have difficulty in deciding what to teach
the younger generation.
Chuck P, United States, 11 February 2009
Very encouraging. I’m an old guy and don’t hear much of what’s
going on at the university level. The main stream media isn’t going to publicize
this sort of thing. Thanks again.
Zachary A, New Zealand, 13 February 2009
Very interesting article - I’ve also been amazed at school and Uni (bio major)
how many people actually don’t believe what teachers/lecturers are often so
adamant about - creationism isn’t doing too badly and that isn’t such
a bad thing!
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