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Evolution leads to Evil...in Ken Ham's world

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I'm a glutton for punishment. I was at the library a while ago and, looking at the cart of books being sold, I found the Revised & Expanded Answers Book, with one of the authors none other than Mr. Ham. Immediately excited at the prospect of several hundred pages of his comedy stylings (and those of the odious Safarti) I purchased it for about fifty cents, which means I got a lot of intellectual contortions for my money.

Quickly into the book, we hit on the real reason why creationists like Ham don't accept evolution; the alleged consequences of the theory. A nice illustration sums it up; with "Creation" at the foundation, we are shown a wholesome society with "God's Word", "Laws", "Marriage", "Standards" and "Meaning of Life" ascending from that. But when we have "Evolution" at the foundation (cue ominous music and lightning) we have listed "Man's Opinion", "Lawlessness", "Homosexual Behavior", "Pornography" and "Abortion" piled atop it. Oh my, how could anyone believe in the "evil evolution" then if so much bad comes from it?

Well because it doesn't. I mean, most biological (and other) scientists accept evolution, and you don't seem them running around engaging in rampant lawlessness, do you? "Man's Opinion" is irrelevant here; endless facts back evolution, and to dismiss it as mere opinion is as offensive to science as it is to tell a Christian that his beliefs about God are "mere opinion." I don't know if you noticed either, but homosexuality far precedes the theory of evolution as does pornography (anyone see the frescoes on the walls at Roman Pompeii?). Abortion doesn't follow from evolution either, in case you hadn't noticed that too. And before you go there, dear creationist friend, racism predates evolutionary theory also, so that canard won't work.

I guess Ken Ham didn't think about including "Lying" on his list, because it seems to follow directly from his "firm foundation" of Creation.
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  1. Herla cyningFebruary 18, 2011 at 7:18 AM

    Did he say that evolutionary theory was the cause of those illicit behaviors, or that those beliefs may lead to them because they do not require their prohibition -- ignoring other sources for morals, of course, and assuming that the morals which he holds are entirely correct?

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  2. AnonymousDecember 4, 2011 at 7:57 PM

    With Creation at the foundation of Christianity, we believe we have a personal savior in Jesus Christ. If a person supports evolutionist claims, then that person undoubtedly neglects the entire contents of the bible. If you reject the belief that God created the Universe as written in Genesis, how can you accept the truth that is written about Jesus Christ our savior? By denying the truth of a portion of the Bible, are you not denying the truth of Jesus Christ? It is written, “But whoever denies me before men, I also will deny before my Father who is in heaven.” Matthew 10:33

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  3. Brady ClemensDecember 18, 2011 at 3:17 PM

    Tell that to all the Christians who accept both evolution and Christ, you perfidious nitwit. If Christianity is dying in the West, it isn't because of the atheist but because of the simple opinions of unlettered fundamentalist Christians like yourself.

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