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The ID dilemma Prior to the publication of 'The Origin of Species' on 24th November 1859
The general public wholeheartedly believed in a Creator God. There was no hard scientific or other evidence to uphold their belief other than the words present in the Bible, so it was down to an act of faith. No one seriously challenged this understanding either. Even without the writings in the Bible, available to only a limited audience, people across the Globe accepted the notion of a Creator God without question. There seemed to be no other plausible explanation for the existence of the Universe and the amazing diversity of life on the planet.
After publication of 'The Origin of Species'
Over the years following the publication increasing numbers of people began to challenge the old ideas. Atheists in particular siezed on the opportunity to
spread Darwin's Gospel as it supported their materialistic Worldview, lending credence as never before to their take on life. At first the Church dismissed the theory because it denigrated the Genesis account undermining God's word but slowly under pressure from, in particular, atheist leaning scientists, they began to fall into line with the new philosophy and eventually dreamt up the notion of Theistic Evolution. This was designed to please everyone including the scientific community and God to a less than generous degree, at least this seemed to be the idea. It has ended up pleasing no one, especially the Creator. What do mainstream Churches believe?
1. Today, the Catholic Church supports Theistic Evolution, also known as Evolutionary Creation, although Catholics are free not to believe in any part of evolutionary theory. Catholic schools in the United States and other countries teach evolution as part of their science curriculum. Escaping from Darwin
The Theory of Evolution has presented the public with a difficult dilemma. Life has become much more challenging for people of all ages and creeds. Prior to Darwin there was no basis for doubting the Creationist viewpoint. Faith in the word of God as expressed in the Bible was wholly sufficient but now people do not know what to believe. Should they trust the Bible account, should they have faith in evolution advocating scientists, or should they take heed of what Intelligent Design experts are now saying? In order to contemplate switching back to belief in a Creator God surely the evidence from ID needs to be examined in detail but this would involve grappling with complex arguments that many people would find difficult to understand, and time consuming to pursue. That is why we have put together this website containing links to scientific articles that provide evidence for our claims, simplified summaries of the arguments made, and high class YouTube videos in support of ID. These enable the layman to get to grips with the issue without having to embark on a degree course in Biology. In reality the latter wouldn't help resolve matters anyway as it would merely indoctrinate participants in evolutionary explanations for life with no attempt made to consider alternatives. Please do contact us if you are puzzled by anything that has been said, and we will try to provide answers. Thank you.
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