My skeptical mind started churning...

 

Origin of Life - What's the latest theory?  

When it comes to the origin of life, "evolutionary theory" is still the foundation of today's scientific worldview. By and large, the text books teach that organic life sprung from non-organic matter exclusively through a natural mechanistic process on a pre-biotic earth. That original life form then evolved into more complex life forms through a natural process of random mutations and natural selection. In a nutshell, the majority scientific hypothesis is that matter randomly acting on matter for a long period of time created everything we see. 

That's pretty much what I remember - no real change there... 

Wait! My skeptical mind started churning... 
How can nothing explode? Where did all that matter and energy come from? What caused its release? How did this explosion of everything (from nothing) order itself? How can simplicity become complexity? Where did the chemical elements come from? Where did the mathematical laws and physical properties come from? How do we explain the design, complexity and fine-tuning inherent in spiral galaxies, solar systems, and stars? 

How did life come from a rock? How did a bird come from a lizard? Why don't we see birds come from lizards today? Why are there no transitional fossils in our museums today? Why have we never observed beneficial mutations? Where did the information code in DNA come from? Where did the language convention that interprets DNA come from? How can we explain the random development of the human eye, reproductive system, digestive tract, brain, heart and lungs? What about the subconscious mind? What about love, morality, ethics, and emotions? Can these things really evolve gradually and randomly over time? 

Jeepers! What was happening to me? 

- See more at: http://www.allaboutthejourney.org/origin-of-life.htm#sthash.QSJiMbW7.dpuf

Two Kinds of Skeptics

Open-minded skeptics are willing to look carefully at the evidence, meditate on it, and maybe pray, “God, I’m not sure if You are hearing this or not. But if you are, I’m willing for you to help me see that You are real and that I can trust the Bible.” An Open-minded skeptic might be willing to try reading a chapter of John each day, and pray, “God, if this is your Word, help me understand it.”

On the other hand, it is important to recognize that some skeptics cannot be convinced regardless of the evidence.

They are like the man who thought he was dead. His family tried mightily to convince him that he was not dead, but he would not be persuaded. Finally, in desperation, they took him to a psychiatrist. The psychiatrist tried various tactics, but nothing worked. Finally he decided, "If I can convince him of one fact that contradicts his belief that he is dead, that should cure him." So he decided to use the simple truth that dead men do not bleed. He gave the man some medical texts to read, had him observe some autopsies, talk with embalmers, etc. Finally, after several weeks, the man said "O.K.!, O.K.!, You've convinced me! Dead men do not bleed!" Immediately the psychiatrist stuck him in the arm with a needle, and the blood flowed. The man looked down at his arm with a shocked look on his face and said

"Good grief!… Dead men DO bleed after all!" Some have simply made up their minds that they will not be convinced regardless of the evidence! ...

{"Good grief!… Dead men DO bleed after all!"}

( Another variation of Dead Men Do Bleed!)

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Abounding Joy (Steve and Vickie Hall)