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Not only cannot science explain the origin of energy, of life, and of the many diverse species—it also has no answers to life’s ultimate questions. Nevertheless, many scientists deny this fact and continue their determination to arrive at a “scientific” explanation for everything—without any need for God. The following bold declaration from an atheist is only one of many examples that could be given:

“Once there was a time when nothing was explained. Since then, everything which has been explained has been found to have a natural, not a divine, explanation. Although this does not prove that all future explanations will be of like kind, it shows that it is not at all unreasonable to expect this—and it is not a very reliable bet to expect the opposite.”

Evolutionists often claim that creationists deny science. But what science do creationists deny? And what does history say?

Foundation of science

Before discussing science, we should wonder why it even works. Science requires an orderly universe, but why should it be orderly in the first place? Evolution can’t explain it. God gave mankind dominion (Genesis:1:28And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
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See All...)—made the universe. God gave mankind dominion (Genesis:1:28And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
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University, a medieval church invention, first laid the foundations of science. Its pioneers were often clergymen, what we might call natural philosophers (natural philosophy was the old term for ‘science’). A few centuries later, the Reformation led to the rediscovery of a more objective understanding of Scripture, which was transferred to nature. Science historian Peter Harrison wrote, “The Bible and its literal interpretation have played a vital role in the development of Western science.” (See creation.com/roots.)

Let’s explore several scientific branches to see if creationists deny them. Actually, why would we deny these sciences, since creationists founded them? (See creation.com/name-game.)

Johannes Kepler (1571–1630) discovered the three laws of planetary motion. He also invented the refracting telescope used by modern astronomers, and discovered how eyes focus incoming light. He said his scientific work was “thinking God’s thoughts after him.”

Robert Boyle (1627–1691) overturned the pagan-Greek view of four elements: fire, water, earth, and air. Instead, he proposed the modern scientific definition: a substance that can’t be broken down into anything simpler. Boyle discovered that gas volume is inversely proportional to pressure (e.g. the smaller the volume of a gas, the higher its pressure). He also wrote books defending Christianity.

Albert Einstein’s three scientific heroes were Faraday, Maxwell, and Newton (creation.com/einsteins-heroes). Michael Faraday (1791–1867), a member of a very conservative Christian sect (the Sandemanians), pioneered electrochemistry (important for electroplating) and magnetic induction (vital for electric generators). James Clerk Maxwell (1831–1879) hugely contributed to thermodynamics, and his electromagnetism equations were foundational for Einstein’s relativity. Maxwell rejected Darwinism and affirmed Noah’s Flood. Sir Isaac Newton (1642/3–1727) discovered the laws of motion, gravity, and cooling, and the spectrum of light. But he wrote more about Scripture than science.

Newton also co-invented calculus. Other outstanding creationist mathematicians include Blaise Pascal (1623–1662), discoverer of probability and hydraulics, and Leonhard Euler (1707–1783), who probably discovered more mathematics than anyone else.
So creationists are hardly likely to reject physical sciences, having played a huge part in discovering and developing them. But maybe creationists deny biology? Actually, creationists founded many branches of biology, too.

Gregor Mendel (1822–1884) discovered genetics while he was a monk, then an abbot. Darwin ignored his work and had a completely wrong view of inheritance. John Sanford (b. 1950) invented the gene gun and showed how rapid gene mutation makes evolution impossible. Also, he showed that we would be extinct if long-age dogma were true.

James Simpson pioneered anesthesia, especially to relieve childbirth pain. Some evolutionary propaganda accuses Christians of opposing anesthesia, as it supposedly attacks God’s decree that women suffer childbirth pain (Genesis:3:16Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.
See All...). Simpson’s biblically justified retort was that God used anesthesia on Adam to make Eve. And Jesus showed that alleviating aspects of the Curse was a blessing. No notable Christian raised any religious objection to Simpson; most were highly supportive (see creation.com/simpson).

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek (1632–1723) discovered bacteria. He said they “glorify the Lord and Creator of the Universe.” Joseph Lister (1827–1912) was a dedicated Christian who saved countless lives by inventing antiseptic surgery. Louis Pasteur (1822–1895), a firm believer in creation, disproved spontaneous generation (life from non-life). One antibiotic penicillin discoverer was Ernst Chain (1906–1979), an Orthodox Jew and strident anti-Darwinist.

What’s left to deny?

Evolution relies on variation and natural selection. But creationists don’t even deny these. Not today, and not even before Darwin (1809–1882). We just deny the unproven claim that such processes could turn bacteria into biologists.

Anglican Bishop John Wilkins (1614–1672) founded the metric system and the Royal Society. He also realized that comparatively few Ark kinds gave rise to many more varieties. Carl Linnaeus (1707–1778), who some called ‘the Second Adam’ for classifying creatures (Jesus is the Last Adam—1 Corinthians:15:45And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit.
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Historians of biology inform us that pre-Darwinian creationist biologists understood natural selection was real. But unlike Darwin, they comprehended it was a culling force, not a creative one, and that it didn’t explain the arrival of the fittest.

Creationists don’t deny real science; they founded most types of science. Variation and natural selection are part of the biblical creationist model. As a matter of logic, if something is part of two rival models, it can’t be used to support one against the other.

TBC: For full article and footnotes, see: https://creation.com/do-creationists-deny-science#

This is Part 2 of a two-part series on the Palestinian problem. In Part 1 we began examining the lies (or, if you prefer, the more politically correct disinformation) being told about Israel’s history and its right to the land now called Palestine. God promised Abraham and his descendants (Israel) in Genesis:12:3And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
See All... to bless those who bless Israel and curse those who curse Israel. While God used foreign invaders as a tool of judgment against Israel (Hos 9 – 12; Isa 8; 2 Kgs 17-25, 2 Chron 32-36, Jer 21, 22, 25, 27-28, 32, 34), He always subsequently destroyed those tools. Will America be a tool of judgment, or will we be blessed because we blessed Israel?

Many justice-minded Christians may not be aware of the historical lies being said about Israel and are thus contributing to anti-Zionism –– what Rabbi Sacks calls “the new anti-Semitism.” Speaking at the 2013 American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) Policy Conference, Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks addressed the cultural path to legitimizing the new anti-Semitism: I tell you that what we grew up with – “Never Again” –– is beginning to sound like “Ever Again.” And at the heart of it is hostility to Israel. . . . In the Middle Ages, Jews were hated because of their religion. In the 19th century and the 20th they were hated because of their race. Today, when it’s no longer done to hate people for their religion or their race, today they are hated because of their state. The reason changes but the hate stays the same. Anti-Zionism is the new anti-Semitism.

There are seven historical facts about Israel and Palestine that everyone needs to know:

1) The Palestinians have had numerous opportunities to create an independent state but have repeatedly rejected them.

2) The bulk of land acquired by Zionists prior to 1929 was purchased legally from large, predominately absentee, landowners like the Levantine Sursock family.

3) The name “Israel” appears in several key, pre-Christian archealogical finds including the 2nd millennium BC (2000 BC to 1001 BC) Merneptah Stele, which speaks of Israel in Canaan.

4) The name “Palestine” doesn’t appear until 5th century BC, when the Greek historian Herodotus first references “Palestine,” which is derived from the word “Philistia,” which is a reference to the Philistines’ past existence on the southern coast of Canaan.

5) In the area known today as Palestine, there has never been a state that was not Jewish and there has never been an Arab, Palestinian, or Muslim state. The Jews are aboriginal to the land of Israel. The Palestinians are aboriginal to Arabia.

6) Despite claims by Yasser Arafat that “Palestine [in 1881–– the beginning of the Zionist invasion according to Arafat] was a verdant area, inhabited mainly by an Arab people,” historical records demonstrate something very different. Below are just a few examples. Emphasis Mine]

The first official public census, taken by the Turks in 1844, revealed a Jewish population of 7,120, as opposed to 5,760 Moslems.

In 1785, the French historian Constantine Francois Volney described the state of Palestine as “ruined” and “desolate.”

In 1857, the British consul in Palestine, James Finn, reported back to England: “The country is in a considerable degree empty of inhabitants, and therefore its greatest need is that of a body of population.”

In 1867, Mark Twain wrote in The Innocents Abroad: “Stirring senses… occur in this valley no more. There is not a solitary village throughout its whole extent – not for thirty miles in either direction.” He goes on to describe Galilee, Judea, and around Jerusalem as deserts devoid of population. And for the country as a whole: “Palestine sits in sackcloth and ashes. Over it broods the spell of a curse that has withered its fields and fettered its energies… Palestine is desolate and unlovely… It is hopeless, dreary, heartbroken land.”

The city of Jerusalem is not mentioned anywhere in the Koran, whereas in the Bible it is mentioned 667 times in the Old Testament and 139 times in the New. The only Islamic reference to Jerusalem is in the Hadith literature –– a record of the words, actions, and approvals of the prophet Muhammed. Muslims have no scriptural right to the city. In fact, the Koran even states that the Holy Land belongs to the Jews.

All we have to do is turn to the Qur’an, Surah 5:20-21: And ˹remember˺ when Moses said to his people, “O my people! Remember Allah’s favours upon you when He raised prophets from among you, made you sovereign, and gave you what He had never given anyone in the world. O  my people! Enter the Holy Land which Allah has destined for you ˹to enter˺. And do not turn back or else you will become losers.”

If Muslims have no scriptural right to Jerusalem, then why do they insist on controlling it? According to Sharam Hadian of Truth In Love Ministry, Jerusalem is only sacred in Islam because they conquered it in A.D. 637. In fact, Islam has absolutely nothing in common with Christianity and Judaism. They believe the exact opposite of the Abrahamic Covenant (Gen:12:1Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee:
See All...–3; 15; 17:9–14; Deut 30: 1-10). They believe Abraham took Ishmael (not Issac) to Mecca (not Mt. Moriah) to sacrifice him as God commanded. But according to the Answering Islam website: the Quran itself states that the prophetic line came through Isaac, not Ishmael: “And we bestowed on him Isaac and Jacob, and we established the prophethood and the scripture among his seed” (29:27). Neither does the Quran say that Allah established a covenant with Ishmael and his descendants.

The Muslim scholar Yusuf Ali adds the word “Abraham” and changes the meaning as follows: “we gave (Abraham) Isaac and Jacob, and ordained among his progeny prophethood and revelation.” By adding in Abraham, Yusuf tries to include Muhammad in the prophetic line, but is in fact only more clearly defining Isaac’s lineage. Abraham’s name is not found in the arabic text of the Quran, which Muslims consider to be perfectly preserved.

In addition to God’s warning in Genesis:12:3And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
See All... that He will curse those who curse Israel, it is important to understand that Israel has a literal future. The church has not replaced Israel and thus God’s covenants with Israel are still valid. According to Dr. Tommy Ice of the Pre-Trib Research Center “the promises in the first three verses of [Genesis] chapter 12 are on the same level as the foundational statements by the Lord in the first eleven chapters of Genesis.” In addition, God clarified that the unconditional Covenant is between God, Abraham and his descendants and is “everlasting”: And I will establish my covenant between me and you and your offspring after you throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and to your offspring after you.  And I will give to you and to your offspring after you the land of your sojourning, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession, and I will be their God.” (Genesis:17:7-8 [7] And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee. [8] And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.
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In “Why God Is a Zionist,” Dr. Thomas Ice makes an interesting point: This clearly means that one’s treatment of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and their descendants is a major foundational principle for an individual or a nation to consider as one of the responsibilities that God has given to all mankind. I have always believed that there was a blessing or curse waiting for how one treats Israel, but my new realization is that within the structure of Genesis it is placed on the same level as the cultural mandate (Gen:1:26-28 [26] And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. [27] So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. [28] And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
See All...), the establishment of marriage (Gen:2:18-24 [18] And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him. [19] And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof. [20] And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him. [21] And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof; [22] And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man. [23] And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man. [24] Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.
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[TBC: For full article and footnotes, please see:]

https://midwestoutreach.org/2024/10/03/the-real-history-of-israel-and-palestine-pt-2/

A creationist present that day secretly and unethically taped the talk without Patterson’s permission and later released a transcript that has caused great controversy, with evolutionists charging creationists with misinterpreting Patterson. That led to an exchange of letters with evolutionists in which Patterson reaffirmed his faith in evolution in spite of its many problems.

Of course, Patterson’s job depended upon his supporting evolution. He “explained” that the famous quote had been misrepresented—that he had not meant evolution in general but merely the “systematics” thereof, since that was the group he was addressing. It is clear from the transcript, however, that he was indeed talking of evolution in general and of his disillusionment after twenty years devoted to it. Evolutionists defend Patterson by saying that he surely knows what he meant, but so can those who go by what he said. If words are to be taken at face value, then what he meant in this unguarded moment is clear—and so is his desire to deny it.

Let it be a settled principle in our minds that the first and chief business of the Church of Christ is to preach the Gospel. The words of Paul ought to be constantly remembered – “Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the Gospel” (1 Cor. 1:17). When the Gospel of Christ is faithfully and fully preached we need not fear that the sacraments will be undervalued. Baptism and the Lord’s Supper will always be most truly reverenced in those churches where the truth of Jesus is most fully taught and known.

—Bishop J. C. Ryle (1816-1900, strong supporter of the evangelical school and a critic of ritualism. He was a writer, pastor and an evangelical preacher, from Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: John.)