Answer By Diane Eager, Craig Hawkins and John Mackay Let’s first check out what the Bible reveals about the real God and see if He is the type of God who “could have used evolution”. In Deuteronomy 32:3-4 Moses, whose name is associated with the Genesis account of Creation, declares: “I will proclaim the name […]
Category: Sceptics
CANAANITE DEATH? Is Jesus the same God who massacred the Canaanites?
The original question was: Is the Jewish God of the Old Testament, who killed the Canaanites, the same as the Jesus God of the New Testament, as there seem to be so many differences? For example: Harsh Judge vs God of Love, etc. Answer by Simon Turpin God in the Old Testament Many people today […]
DEATH: Genesis doesn’t explicitly state there was no animal death before the Fall. Why do you insist on it?
This question arose in response to our answer to the question: ANIMAL DEATH: Dr Lane Craig says animals died before Adam’s sin. Is this correct? Read our original answer here. Answer by Diane Eager It is important to know what Scripture explicitly says, but that does not mean we cannot draw logical conclusions based on […]
DIVINE RAPE? How can you believe in a God who would order girls raped in Numbers 31?
The original question was: How can you believe in the Old Testament God who would order young girls raped in Numbers 31? Why don’t you at least replace him with the much nicer New Testament Jesus! Answer by John Mackay Let’s just check what Numbers 31 says first selecting from verses1-18 31:1 … the Lord […]
ANIMAL DEATH? Dr Lane Craig says animals died before Adam’s sin. Is this correct?
The original question was: At a recent debate in Brisbane, Australia, Dr Lane Craig stated there’s no scriptural evidence that animals started dying only after Adam sinned. Yet the New Testament says that death of people came into the world through Adam’s sin, so when did animal death commence? Was it before the Fall of […]
INFORMATION: You claim the natural universe can’t generate information, but what is information?
The original question was: Creationists claim the natural universe can’t generate information, so you need a creator, but what is information? When a flat rock changes shape due to tumbling down a stream and becomes rounded, surely the new shape is new information? Answer by John Mackay The question just asked demonstrates the truth of […]
PROSTATE GLAND? Why would God make a gland that causes trouble? Evolution is a better explanation.
The original question was: Why would God create a prostate gland that causes so much trouble in older men? Surely evolution is a better explanation than creation. Answer by John Mackay Let’s begin by asking a few simple questions: Firstly, do all men have prostate problems? Secondly, can we explain prostate problems? And lastly, how […]
SYMBOLIC? Surely Genesis is just a symbolic account of creation with the point being God did it.
Answer by John Mackay There are several issues here that must be thought through: 1. How do we know when words are symbolic? For example: a teenager can say “that was wicked!” when they really mean “it was great!” and yet their youthful colleagues will know what is meant. What clues tell us one word […]
GENESIS DAYS? Are they 2 parallel symbolic lists of 3 days of forming and 3 of filling?
The original question was: A Bible Study guide book arranges the six days of creation described in Genesis 1 as two parallel groups of three, with the first three telling us God made the different parts of the creation, and the second three showing us what he made to function within each of the three […]
DESIGN: Dawkins claims the giraffe is badly designed. How can we recognise design, good or bad?
The original question was: Richard Dawkins claims the giraffe is so badly designed it can’t have been created, but surely bad design is still design and not a random arrangement, so my question is how can we recognize design anyway, good or bad, and how would it differ from random or natural arrangement? Answer by […]