I recently watched a video titled “Top Ten Creationist Arguments”
on YouTube. It was an Evolutionists simple refutation of Creationist arguments.
Again, I like to hear the opposition, but some of the items he listed as
“Creationist Arguments” didn’t make sense in the context of Creation Vs.
Evolution.
One was that Atheism is a religion. While I agree that
Atheism is in fact a form of religion (see my earlier definition of “religion”),
that debate has absolutely nothing to do with Evolution or Creation. Anyone
that would claim it is, isn’t paying attention to the debate and is trying to
insert a red herring.
Another was that America was founded as a Christian Nation.
Again, this has nothing to do with Evolution or Creation. While I agree that
America was not founded as a Christian Nation, the laws that were made and the
reasons given for the succession of the Americas from England were distinctly
Judeo-Christian in origin. But again, in reference to Evolution or Creation,
that is neither here nor there. It is yet another red herring, by either side.
Finally, Hitler was an Atheist. Yet again, what does this
have to do with Creation or Evolution? Internally, Hitler may have been an
Atheist, I’ve never met the man or read any of his personal journals, but
publicly he was Catholic. Obviously his actions prove his belief to be false or
flawed, but Hitler’s religion has absolutely nothing to do with Creation or
Evolution.
The other seven points listed in the video were more or less
on point. The refutations given were short, but then the argument bullet points
were short too, often one or two words. The format given is difficult for
either side to make a reasoned argument, one of the disadvantages of
technology.
