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 Dr.
W. R. Thompson, for many years, Director of the Commonwealth
Institute of Biological Control at Ottawa, Canada, and a
world-renowned entomologist, wrote:
"As
we know, there is a great divergence of opinion among
biologists, not only about the causes of evolution but even
about the actual process. This divergence exists because the
evidence is unsatisfactory and does not permit any certain
conclusion. It is therefore right and proper to draw the
attention of the nonscientific public to the disagreement about
evolution. But some recent remarks of evolutionists show that
they think this unreasonable. This situation, where men rally to
the defense of a doctrine they are unable to defend
scientifically, much less demonstrate with scientific rigor,
attempting to maintain its credit with the public by the
suppression of criticism and the elimination of difficulties, is
abnormal and undesirable in science." (From his foreword to
a new edition of Darwin's Origin of Species; as quoted by
Henry Morris, "The Twilight of Evolution," Baker
Bookhouse.)
G.A.
Kerkut in his book Implications of Evolution (Pergamon
Press, 1960) writes; to the same effect -- that evolution is not
a "proved fact". Kerkut's book caused considerable
anguish in the evolutionist's camp. John T. Bomer, a bona fide
evolutionist, wrote in review of Kerkut's book:
"This
is a book with a disturbing message; it points to some unseemly
cracks in the foundation. One is disturbed because what is said
gives us the uneasy feeling that we knew it for a long time deep
down but were never willing to admit this
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even to ourselves. It is another one of
those cold and uncompromising situations where the naked truth
and human nature travel in different directions.
The
particular truth is simply that we have no reliable evidence as
to the evolutionary sequence of invertebrate phyla. We do not
know what group arose from what other group; or whether, for
instance, the transition from Protozoa occurred once, or twice
or may times ... We have all been telling our students for years
not to accept any statement on its face value but to examine the
evidence, and, therefore, it is rather a shock to discover that
we have failed to follow our own sound advice." (John T.
Bormer, "Review of Kerkut's Book" American Scientist,
Vol. 49, June, 61)
('The
above is taken from a compilation of material on the
Difficulties of Evolution, by A. 0. Schnabel, of Portland,
Oregon.)
Have
you noticed how quick the unbeliever is to charge us with
"believing because we want to believe, And not strictly on
the basis of proof"? It appears we are not alone in this
practice. And we, unnecessarily, can offer as an excuse the high
motive of service to Almighty God, and a desire to recognize and
praise our Maker. It is certainly better than the selfish desire
to substantiate our own theory.
Faith
in God humbles man, builds in him the character that conquers
pride, and prepares for eternity.
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