Evolutionists and Creationists

I am a Christian. I am also a scientist. Recently I was told by the head of our Biology department that we were going to be teaching evolution in our schools soon. Since we are encouraged to examine scientific knowledge and evaluate it, I decided to search the web for information about evolution and what the crationists say about it. boy did I open a wasps nest! Everybody seems to be so fanatical about their views.

I was given a DVD which is part of a series about creationism which I was strongly encouraged to watch. The Creationists (of this series) believe that the world was created in 6 days, 6000 years ago, that 4000 years ago there was a flood which totally changed the earth from what it was previously. (Up till then there had been an extra layer to the atmosphere consisting of water/water vap0our/ice which resulted in a higher air pressure, subsequently higher oxygen concentrations in the air and a shielding of X rays from the sun/space. As a result everything lived much longer and functioned better, grew larger. Dinosaurs were nothing but lizards that just continued to grow and were alive at the same time as man. Lots of very scientific evidence was given, as well as quotes from reputable scientists to support the theory.

Last night I watched a DVD by David Bloch on the Universe. http://www.aboutentertainment.co.za/database/david_b.htm
His studies have led him to believe that the universe was created by God with the specific purpose of making Man and he gives very strong mathmatical reasoning why the forces involved in the creation of the Universe cannot be random and therefore are evidence of design. He believes God made the Big Bang.

In other words, the creationists and the scientists believe the same thing. God created the heavens and the earth. I don't know what all this fuss is about old earth/new earth. It does not change my life one little bit whether the earth is 6 000 years old or millions. I know that God loves me, that Jesus died so that I can be in a relationship with Him and spend eternity with Him. I know that we don't know everything and never will. Scientific theories come and go and life goes on. I don't think very many scientists really think that the earth came into being by chance and that life just accidentally happened. If we just evolved from animals (accidentally) then there is no right or wrong and no meaning to life. We may as well live like animals. In fact, if that is what they have been teaching in American schools for years, perhaps it is no wonder that young people act the way they do. If, on the other hand, we are created in the image of God, there is some purpose to life and some immutable laws. What method God used to create us is immaterial. Let's just rejoice in life!