I have taken some time to travel and visit grandchildren so far this year and am finally back in the office. On my trip I visited the Creation Evidence Museum in Texas. I arrived with high hopes, excited about seeing a fine collection of scientific and archeological artifacts that would show the hand of a creator in our history. I even thought I might see if they would like to feature my book series in their book store.
I was impressed with a number of things, the collection of old bibles was excellent as were many antiquities, but rather than focusing on evidence of a creator in nature and the fossil record, the single-minded focus was in proving that the earth was young, less than 10,000 years old. That would back up a literal interpretation of the seven days of creation. I was stunned, as I feel like that ship has sailed long ago. The battle today is to bridge the gap between science and faith, and to show how acknowledging the existence of a creator better fits the evidence of our past than random chance.
The presented case for a young earth looked promising at first glance, but as I dug deeper, seemed poorly made, especially considering they are located at the entrance to the Dinosaur Valley National Park. A further web search revealed, much to my surprise that there were young earth museums all around the country.
In my study, I was reminded of something else. The flat earth theory. A quick google search of the flat earth theory yielded as much "truth and facts" as I found for the young earth proponents, and they seem to be even more credibly presented. How is this possible? I have flown right round the earth several times, and never found the edge, yet there are "experts" making the case, in great detail. It is hard in a world like this to convince anyone of anything, and the flat earth debate is the gold standard. It has a growing following, and I personally guess it is a form of protest against the dogma of the young earth groups, among others.
Needless to say, I did not ask the folks at the Creation Evidence Museum of Texas, as kind and sincere as they were, to carry my books which show how faith in a creator, can be entirely compatible with the evidence of science and our history we see all around us.
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