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ACCEPTABLE
EXPLANATION
Donald
R. Fox
Creation,
and how all life came into being and the complex function of the
universe may be the greatest of all mysteries. Our English
dictionaries define mystery in part as: “One
that is not fully understood or that baffles or eludes the
understanding; an unexplained or inexplicable event, phenomenon,
etc.”
Let
us now note a scientist acknowledging an “acceptable explanation”
or an understanding of creation and living matter. “If
living matter is not, then, caused by the interplay of atoms, natural
forces and radiation, how has it come into being? I think, however,
that we must admit that the only acceptable explanation is creation,
I know that this is anathema to physicists, as indeed it is to me,
but we must not reject a theory that we do not like if the
experimental evidence supports it.” (Reference:
H. S. Lipson “Physics Bulletin”, vol 31, May 1980, page 138;
extracted from “That Their Words May Be Used Against Them”
Compiled by Henry M. Morris)
The
word acceptable is defined in part as:
“Worthy of being accepted;
adequate to satisfy a need, requirement, or standard; satisfactory”.
The
word explanation is defined in part as:
“The act or process of
explaining; something that explains; a mutual clarification of
misunderstandings; a reconciliation”.
Lipson
also states that to accept creation would be “anathema
to physicists”. Anathema
is defined in part as: “A
thing or a person accursed or damned; hence; anything greatly
detested.” So here we
have some in the scientific community stating, even though an
“acceptable explanation”
for the first cause is to be “greatly
detested”. Lipson’s
explanation is that the idea of God Almighty and creation must be
“accursed, damned”.
I thought that scientists were supposed to have an open mind? Is it
not great to have such an open-minded scientific society? Pun
intended!
Lipson,
a physicist, rejects creation, “In
the beginning God…”
because it does not fit his evolution theory. With this example of
rejection of creation, we should not conclude that all scientists
reject God Almighty. There are countless brilliant people who
believe in the God of the Bible.
“The
fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.
They are corrupt, they have done abominable works; There is none that
doeth good.” (Psalm 14:1 ASV)
“The
way of a fool is right in his own eyes;
But he that is wise hearkeneth unto counsel.” (Proverbs 12:15 ASV)
NOTE:
For further study see essay titled “ALIENS AND
CREATION”.