Question
Doesn’t evolution disprove God?
At most, a fully Darwinian story would tell you how biology unfolded. It would not tell you why there is a law-governed, life-permitting world, or why you are obliged to tell the truth about it.
Christians disagree among themselves about the age of the earth and the extent of common descent. What they cannot disagree about is this: a mindless, unguided process is not a complete worldview. Even a theistic evolutionist still needs a Creator of laws, information, and souls.
Phillip Johnson’s wedge is useful here: do not let ‘science’ mean both ‘follow the evidence’ and ‘assume materialism.’ Those two definitions fight.
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Talking points
- Evolution is not a synonym for atheism. Many theists accept some form of it; many scientists question unguided macro-evolution.
- If your mind is only an accident of survival, you have a reason to doubt the very reasoning that got you to atheism.
Say this
Even if every biological claim of Darwinism were granted, you would still be left with a beginning, a fine-tuned physics, a moral law, and a resurrection in Jerusalem. Evolution is not a solvent for those.
If they say…
“The scientific consensus has spoken.”
Consensus is not a sacrament. Ask what is meant by ‘evolution,’ which parts are observation, and which parts are a philosophy of mindlessness laid on top.
“God created man in his own image.”