Creation or Evolution (For Teens) - Revision history

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‎Conclusion

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‎Reducible Complexity

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	Hopefully the above challenges to evolution convince you that evolution, like creation requires a leap of faith.		Hopefully the above challenges to evolution convince you that evolution, like creation requires a leap of faith.

−	Occam's razor states that if there exist two explanations for something then the simpler one is usually better. Creation requires a simple belief in God and is therefore the better explanation. However, ~~create.~~ has its challenges~~, don~~'t walk out thinking that creation is an easy explanation devoid of a need for faith. The creationist and evolutions alike rely on faith to explain the origins of life.	+	Occam's razor states that if there exist two explanations for something, then the simpler one is usually better. Creation requires a simple belief in God and is therefore the better explanation. However, creation has its challenges. Don't walk out thinking that creation is an easy explanation devoid of a need for faith. The creationist and evolutions alike rely on faith to explain the origins of life.

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 In order for evolution to be possible, there must be a way to trace the evolution from a single celled organism to a complex organism.  This path must be clear and would require that complex organisms be broken in to less complex organisms tracing all the way back to a simple organism.  However, this is not the case.  Irreducible complexity refers to the fact that some items are as simple as they could be.
-*To what does the phrase "build a better mouse trap" refer?
+*To what does the phrase "build a better mousetrap" refer?
 **Build a better mousetrap refers to the idea that it would be hard to improve on such a simple design.
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 *What do Jeremiah 10:12-13 and Psalm 104:24 say about the engineering of creation?
-*What can we learn from  Proverbs 8:22–31 in the context of Proverbs 8?
+*What can we learn from Proverbs 8:22–31 in the context of Proverbs 8?
 =Conclusion=

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 #Genesis 1:6-8 Day Two – Sky and Sea
 #Genesis 1:9-13 Day Three – Land and Vegetation
-#Genesis 1:14-19 Day Four – Stars, Sun and Moon
+#Genesis 1:14-19 Day Four – Stars, Sun, and Moon
-#Genesis 1:20-23 Day Five – Sea creatures including fish and Birds
+#Genesis 1:20-23 Day Five – Sea creatures including fish and birds
 #Genesis 1:24-29 Day Six – Animals and Mankind
 **The Cambrian explosion actually fits with Genesis.  God "spontaneously" created all of the forms of life we see.

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 =Main Body=
 ==Abiogenesis==
-Abiogenesis is the view that life could naturally spontaneously emerge from non-life.  The second law of thermodynamics holds that the amount of usable energy in any system decreases over time (note: it is not that the amount of energy decreases but the usable energy decreases.).  Applied to evolution the this law says that things are not moving to greater complexity but actually less complexity.  As scientific knowledge advances the likelihood of abiogenesis has decreased.  However, we are not just critiquing evolution.  We are looking at the Bible. the Bible actually solves the problem of the Second Law of Thermodynamics.  Specifically, according to the Bible, we are not in a closed system.  There is a transcendent God who chooses to interact in the system we call our universe.
+Abiogenesis is the view that life could naturally spontaneously emerge from non-life.  The second law of thermodynamics holds that the amount of usable energy in any system decreases over time (Note: it is not that the amount of energy decreases but the usable energy decreases).  Applied to evolution this law says that things are not moving to greater complexity but actually less complexity.  As scientific knowledge advances the likelihood of abiogenesis has decreased.  However, we are not just critiquing evolution.  We are looking at the Bible.  The Bible actually solves the problem of the Second Law of Thermodynamics.  Specifically, according to the Bible, we are not in a closed system.  There is a transcendent God who chooses to interact in the system we call our universe.
 *How does the Genesis 1:1 deal with the notion of abiogenesis.

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-**Evolution is a hot topic in fundamental circles and we need to have a strong apologetic for creation.  However, a strong apologetic also means we must actually know what evolution teaches.  No qualified biologists believe that monkeys are currently turning into humans or anything of this form.  Evolution is a well-reasoned, but flawed perspective to which some very intelligent people subscribe.  All too often we fight evolution with straw-man arguments.  Those are arguments in which we build up a ridiculous perspective and then celebrate the ease with which we burn it down.  If we are to defend creation, we must reject straw man arguments and focus on the fundamentals.
+**Evolution is a hot topic in fundamental circles, and we need to have a strong apologetic for creation.  However, a strong apologetic also means we must actually know what evolution teaches.  No qualified biologists believe that monkeys are currently turning into humans or anything of this form.  Evolution is a well-reasoned, but flawed perspective to which some very intelligent people subscribe.  All too often we fight evolution with straw man arguments.  These are arguments in which we build up a ridiculous perspective and then celebrate the ease with which we burn it down.  If we are to defend creation, we must reject straw man arguments and focus on the fundamentals.
-Answer in Genesis defines evolution to be <blockquote>Evolution is the supposed process by which the first cell evolved into the diversity of life we see today. Natural selection and mutations are considered its driving force. However, evolution has never been observed and natural selection and mutations cannot add the information necessary to change one kind into another.<ref>https://answersingenesis.org/evolution/</ref> </blockquote>
+Answers in Genesis defines evolution to be <blockquote>Evolution is the supposed process by which the first cell evolved into the diversity of life we see today. Natural selection and mutations are considered its driving force. However, evolution has never been observed and natural selection and mutations cannot add the information necessary to change one kind into another.<ref>https://answersingenesis.org/evolution/</ref> </blockquote>
-Implicit in this definition are several key components that we can tackle from a biblical perspective.
+Implicit in this definition are several key components that we can tackle from a biblical perspective:
 *Abiogensis
 *Macro-evolution

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 *Students will have an informed understanding of what evolution actually entails.
 *Students will be able to accurately critique evolution based on the Bible.
-*Student will recognize that a creator is a reasonable perspective on origins but also recognize that faith is still necessary.
+*Student will recognize that a Creator is a reasonable perspective on origins, but students will also recognize that faith is still necessary.
 =Introduction=

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 *According to the record of Genesis 1, how did life emerge?
-**In genesis we see that God created specific forms on specific days.
+**In Genesis, we see that God created specific forms on specific days.
 #Genesis 1:3-5 Day One – Night and Day
 #Genesis 1:6-8 Day Two – Sky and Sea

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 ==Macro-evolution==
-All animals experience small changes through natural processes such as breading.  For example, some dogs have short legs, other dogs have long legs.  Some dogs are bread to hunt, others are bread to be hypoallergenic.  These small changes within a species are often called micro-evolution.  It is worth noting that creationists don't actually dispute these minor variations.  These are smalls observable changes.
+All animals experience small changes through natural processes such as breading.  For example, some dogs have short legs, other dogs have long legs.  Some dogs are bread to hunt, others are bread to be hypoallergenic.  These small changes within a species are often called micro-evolution.  It is worth noting that creationists don't actually dispute these minor variations.  These are smalls observable changes that do not contradict the Bible but actually exist in unison with the idea of mankind having dominion over creation.  The breading of dogs for specific tasks is one way in which mankind can exercise dominion.
 According to macro evolution, new structures and organs can be the result of mutations.  The ultimate result of macro-evolution is the development of new species through the process of gradual evolution.