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Science attempts to discover the unknown things of this world; making them known by use of the scientific method. Many truths have come from this journey. However, improper science is being used to pollute truth with falsehoods –masquerading around as facts under the banner of science –leading men into intellectual slavery.
Men have been willing to push aside the ethical handling of the scientific method by introducing their bias into the method. At first, a little bending of rule here-and-there or suppression of facts is allowed, written off by thinking "it won’t hurt anything" or "it is for the greater good." But after time, the voice of the conscience which prior warned of the continual and growing affronts to Truth, becomes silenced by continual resistance to the Truth; wrought by the pride of intellect which now chants, “The end is worth the means. The end is worth the means...”
A teacher once handed out a test to a new group of students attending an ethics class. He told them to take the test at home, grade it, and bring it back. When one of the students inquired about the implicit trust the teacher was giving to the student, the teacher replied by saying, “Ethics is about doing what is right when no one is looking. You may as well find out what kind of person you are now rather than later." Many of the students who cheated evidently became scientists.
When I was a child, from time-to-time I experimented with lying to my parents. Of course, my folks were experts at interrogation and had a sixth-sense as to when I was “bending” the truth. Upon detection of a potential falsehood, my folks would ask additional questions, probing the depths of my story. One lie required another to keep my facade going. Eventually, an inconsistency would give away my best-laid plans and I would be found out.
That is where we are today with many deceptions that the scientific and academic power structures continue to prop up. It’s a sad story: A hypothesis becomes theory and biased evidence convinces most that the theory is all but fact. This new “fact” then becomes ingrained into institutions; education, curriculum, government and public funding, religions, etc.
Then, when a modern-day Galileo springs up and begins to show evidence against such “facts”, he is then tried for “heresy” in the courts of public and academic opinion. Many good folks are burned at the stake in their careers as scientists for challenging the status quo.
How could such injustice occur in this “Enlightened” day and age? Simple –these false “facts” have become foundational truths used to build political and academic structures of power. They are used to both make money and hold on to positions of power. For the people occupying these posts, nothing is more dangerous than to allow the introductions of evidence that threatens to destroy the foundation upon which their lucrative structures are built.
As with any structure, to destroy the foundation is to raze the entire building. As such, the collective group of like-minded "intellectuals" cry aloud, “Truth be damned, this titanic cannot sink!” When contradictory evidence is introduced to the community by those who hold true to the scientific method, a huge outburst erupts as the “precious structures” erected on false premises are defended at all costs.
For example, consider evolutionary theory as a means of explaining the origin of the species. It is but a theory, yet taught as a fact. No conclusive evidence exists proving one species evolves into another leading to the evolution of man; no “missing link” exists as it were (though scientists have tried to fit the square peg of the fossil record into the round hole of fact –and have been embarrassed for attempting as such “pseudo-science”).
In fact, not only is the missing link missing, much evidence has been amassed against the idea--so much so that any other theory in scientific circles would have already died a thousand horrific deaths; but not the origin of the species--it keeps hanging on for dear life.
Despite this mounting evidence, many vehemently defend Darwin's theory to the point of ruining others’ careers and lives rather than acknowledge contradictory evidence.
Two camps exist. 1) Those who manufacture and support the science which purports supporting "evidence" of the theory which they then teach as fact and 2)the lemmings who are taught what to believe instead of how to think on their own.
The teachers instructing the lemmings have serious daddy issues –issues with acknowledging a father-creator. They take rest in evolution because it’s the easy way out –they are not required to confront the philosophical, religious and authoritative ramifications of a Creator. In fact, they want so badly to produce evidence against a creator, that they bias their entire studies and lives so as not acknowledge such supernatural power may exist. This leads them to overlook and discredit solid evidence that threatens to invalidate their own rickety belief systems.
Seemingly-smart men and women make this choice inside their hearts and minds: “Under NO conditions will I acknowledge God exists even if confronted with contradictory personal experience.” Many have spent so many years making fun of those who believe –or even convincing weak believers into giving up their faith –that they simply can’t see themselves converting to the “Intelligent Design” team. They have so much invested in their own defunct belief system –their name, reputation, academic efforts, etc. –that they are willing to corrupt the scientific method in order to hold on to their own polluted, defunct theories. To admit in light of new evidence that evolution as the theory of origin is no longer a viable theory, would require these “demi-gods” to come off their own thrones and seek forgiveness –not only from a God they don’t want to serve but also the countless scores of individuals they have led astray. As such, they are, and remain, slaves to their own pride and manufactured realities.
The good news is that eventually truth will prevail. It will most likely – sadly – take a score of persecuted martyrs to move the ball of truth down the field. I’m reminded of Cicero, Copernicus, Galileo, Newton, Columbus and others. The power structures that resist Truth from moving in will eventually wobble and fall under the weight of unbiased evidence – that is if good people continue to fight the good fight. Millions stand ready with a testimony on their lips; one of a personal relationship with the creator Jesus Christ. Former skeptics now stand as witness to their creator!
We see the body of evidence produced from the Intelligent Design movement already having tremendous impacts. I remember reading an interesting story awhile back about Dr. Anthony Flew. Once considered an uber-evangelical for atheistic evolution, in 2004 at the age of 81 converted to deism and later wrote the book There is a God: How the World’s Most Notorious Atheist Changed His Mind.
Dr. Flew is quoted as saying, “… biologists’ investigation of DNA has shown, by the almost unbelievable complexity of the arrangements which are needed to produce (life), that intelligence must have been involved”. In addition he wrote, “It has become inordinately difficult even to begin to think about constructing a naturalistic theory of the evolution of that first reproducing organism”.
Since reading of Flew, I have heard witness of many other folks beginning to come around to the light of truth. The bravest among them are following their convictions publicly, often at great sacrifice. However, far too many others are held in scientific slavery by their pride and will not admit they have been wrong –God himself, coming on a cloud of glory, may not convert their hardened hearts. We must pray that they will find the revelatory light of Christ to illuminate their darkened thoughts so they too may know the truth and be set free.
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