Leaving Science Behind and Moving Towards Creation Studies
The complete failure of “science” to help us gain an understanding of the basic reality of the “universe” and living things has left those of us who accept the reality of our existence as created beings with the question of whether it is worth the effort to try to breathe life back into “science” or let it continue to smolder in its grave. Why not just move on and enjoy studying this wonderful creation in a more practical, respectful, humble and productive way?
Do we really need to decode all the genomes out there, or how important is it that we put men on Mars? Who cares what’s at the core of the atom? Aren’t these sorts of pursuits intended to conquer all the mysteries of creation rather than enjoy and appreciate them. Even some “creationists” get caught up in this be trying to prove the age of the earth, or insist that the great flood happened a certain way according to their interpretation of the existing documents. Genesis is an abstract in a sense and the details of the whole story are not available to us. We can guess based on clues in the ground, but I am quite sure that the details of those events will continue to elude us.
Creation Studies need not worry about solving every mystery because it acknowledges the fact that the Mind behind them is way beyond us. Once we think we’ve figured it out, we show ourselves to be ignorant of our own limitations.
Wayne Hollyoak