Because the response to our first top ten
list was so great. And because there’s so much good material out there. We humbly present
another Top Ten Favorite Creationist Arguments. 1) The God of the Gaps. Essentially, any hole
or "gap" that remains unexplained by science must be an act of God. Gaps in the fossil
record? No problem. God did it. How did the human eye become so incredibly complex? God
did it. What explains the precise orbit of earth within the solar system, which allows
life to flourish on this planet? God did it. Throughout our history, primitive man's understanding
had enormous gaps, and God became a convenient explanation for all sorts of things, like
tornados, solar eclipses, genetics, rainbows, diseases, floods, the planets, etc. But as
man's understanding of science has grown, the God of the Gaps has continued to shrink.
2) Well what came before the Big Bang? Science simply doesn't know. But science will admit
this instead of relying on myth and legend. If you insist on placing your God into that
gap, we'd like to counter with our assertion that the Big Bang was actually created by
an extra-terrestrial named "Ted" who accidentally blew up his apartment while trying to make
beer. You have your unsubstantiated theories. We have ours.
3) The bible tells me so. This is a fun little piece of circular reasoning. How do you know
the bible is the Word of God? Because the bible tells me so. But why do you believe
the bible? Because it's infallible. But how do you know it's infallible? Because it's
the Word of God. And so on. The bible simply proves itself. This argument also works for
the Qur'an, the Torah, the Vedas, the Book of Mormon, Tobin's Spirit Guide, and all of
the works of L. Ron Hubbard. 3) Morality doesn't exist without God. Actually,
the bible itself talks about how non-believers are capable of doing "wonderful works" (Matthew
7:21-23) (Ephesians 2:8-9). And salvation is by grace, apart from works. PSALM 14:1
(no good capable) So even scripture confirms that goodness exists outside of God. Empathy,
concern and the capacity to care for others makes sense in the evolutionary model, and
love and compassion can be seen even in the animal world. Besides, if you're looking for
morality, you probably want to steer clear of the bible, which advocates genocide, rape,
incest, the slaughter of babies, kidnapping and slavery. We have a whole web page dedicated
to this stuff, folks. 5) But you can't take the bible literally.
Of course not! It's only the foundational document for millions of believers worldwide...the
perfect, divinely-inspired Word of Almighty God. Hey...it's either accurate and perfect...or
it isn't. 6) I had a personal experience. And you can't
tell me it didn't happen. OK. We won't. We won't challenge your assertion that you heard
God's voice, but nobody else did. Or that you suffered from a sickness, you got better,
and it must've been a divine healing. Or that you had a near-death experience once and saw
a bright light. Or that God spoke to you in a dream or vision. But we will say that people
have also sworn they were abducted by aliens, ridden Haley's Comet, heard voices in their
heads, and seen Elvis Presley working construction on Route 66. To quote James Randi, "No amount
of belief makes something a fact." 7) Who are you to question the existence of
God? Well...I'm an adult male. 6 foot 1. Brown hair. Brown eyes. I like music, movies, non-fiction
books, sushi, long walks on the beach. You're kidding...right? No mere human has a right
to test his belief system? We're not worthy enough to demand tangible evidence? Under
that logic, you could follow ANY god. 8) Pascal's Wager...the argument made famous
by 17th century French philosopher Blaise Pascal which asserts that, if you believe
in God and you're wrong, you lose nothing. But if you disbelieve in God and you're wrong,
you lose everything. So why not believe! Just in case! Essentially, Pascal's Wager is the
coward's way out...a "fire insurance" policy which says, "We're not sure about God, seems
kinda weak, but we sure don't want to go to Hell." Does that sound like true belief and
conviction to you? 9) People who practice a faith and then reject
it often hear our #9 argument: “You were never truly saved to begin with.” Any ex-believer
can relate to this one. Apparently, anyone who was a person of faith and then walked
away from God must not have been the real thing. You were a pretender. Superficial.
You did it wrong. In a related note, everyone who has decided to eliminate junk food from
their diets must never have eaten the right junk food.
10) You have to study the original Hebrew and Greek. And that’s Round 2 of our Top Ten Favorite
Creationists Arguments. If any of this seemed unclear or incorrect to you, we’d like to
use our secret 11th argument. And we know you’ve heard that one before.
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