Sunday, August 7, 2011

The Greatest Debate on Earth: Part 4 - Conclusion


Part 4: Conclusion
          Among the most intriguing ideas about God that I have ever read was written in a brilliant book, Clay, by David Almond. In this novel, Davie (the protagonist) befriends a quiet boy (Stephen Rose) who has the strange, even seemingly sinister habit of making lifelike clay models. Stephen believes that God “realized that the humans were vile” and attempted to “put out the accursed kind forever.” However, time and time again, God proved to be far too “soft-hearted”, and protected at least two individuals, like Noah. Finally, when the U.S.A. bombed Hiroshima in 1945, He “gave up” and left. Naturally, for such an idea, Stephen was hated.
                His arguments, however, are unnervingly close to that of the Evolutionists. Have you ever seen God? Heard Him? Has He ever answered your prayers? How can you believe in Him?
                Such is the impact of this war on literature.
                Schools over the world that previously had banned the involvement of evolution in any study, are now permitting it in the face of the overwhelming evidence that science has presented. Scientists who once scathingly criticized Evolution are now accepting it as the true formation of humans on Earth.
                Almost every non-fiction book a child reads contains a strong belief in Evolution, not written, but show subtly.
                The world is changing. Evolution is being widely accepted. The foundations of Creationism are slipping. People are beginning to think that we, human beings, have believed in a non-existent, all-powerful being for so long, just because of a lie.
                Can it be possible? Can such a complex question be solved by such a simple solution?
                No. It cannot.
                Another solution to this sophisticated problem would be saying that Evolution is non-existent. That all the proof brought forward by the scientists is bogus.
                Yet this also is not the answer.
                We, the people of Earth, the only planet known to contain life, must unite. We cannot believe in silly ideas. We must firmly believe that One cannot exists without the Other. What instigated evolution? God. What created life? Evolution.
                An answer lies before our very eyes, yet we fail to recognize it and proceed to “Make a mountain out of a molehill.” Centuries have passed; is it not our duty to understand both sides, to behave more intelligently than those who condemned evolution? Who ridiculed Darwin? But it is also our duty to tell those die-hard Evolutionists that what they are doing is wrong. Creationism is not fake. Evolutionism is not fake. It is about time that we stood up and looked the problem straight in the eye.