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The wise here is the one that knows the explanation of things and this verse shows the effect of this wisdom on a man. It affects his countenance. He knows his origin and his end. The evolutionist does not know his origin and assumes he evolved from an apelike creature. As to his end personally he probably believes it to be death and as to his genes, well, the information in them may exist interminably and perhaps lead to man evolving into something else, hopefully a superior being, but perhaps not. Maybe he thinks the human race will die out, but he would probably admit that he is in the dark. However, there is a revelation from God in the Bible and there is no reason why we cannot have the confidence of those who know what God's purpose is for the universe generally and ourselves also. |
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These verses tell us that there is no guarantee that we will win a race because we are the fastest runner, or win a battle because we are the strongest, or be well fed because we are wise, or be rich because we are intelligent, or be feted because we have knowledge. It may be so, but there is nothing certain about it. We may be affected by external factors like fishes taken in a net or birds in a snare. Strength certainly has its value as it says in chapter 6 verse 10, but it gives no certainty of success. The |
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good swimming ability of a fish will not save it if it is taken in a net, nor the flying ability of a bird if it is caught in a snare. The evolutionists' assumption that improvements to a creature (assuming there can be such) will normally result in its survival (what is called the survival of the fittest) is by no means cast iron. Consider Christ's parable of the sower. The seed was all of the same quality. What determined its survival and fruitfulness was the ground on which it fell ! Time and chance play their part. A relative of mine once walked out of a room and just as she left it the ceiling fell down. Had she stayed in the room a few moments longer she would probably have been killed. No one made the ceiling fall down. It happened for reasons not immediately known. What one would call chance (see Dr. Dawkins: The Selfish Gene page 218 " 'chance' is just a word expressing ignorance"). Time played a part. A few moments made all the difference to the consequences for my relative. The fact that evolutionists often speak about chance is really an admission of their lack of knowledge. However we often use the word chance when we mean that certain events were coincidental; they happened together but there was no connection between them. |
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"As thou knowest not... how the bones [grow] in the womb of her that is with child". "Embryonic development is a very complicated physical and chemical performance" to quote Dr. Dawkins (River out of Eden page 27). Yes, it is something not by any means fully understood, though man continues his investigations to see if he can find out what happens (see Not by Chance by Dr. Lee Spetner). It all points to the work of one with far greater intelligence than man. The preacher does not doubt it. He assumes the existence of a creator God just as we assume the existence of the sun. If a person questioned the existence of the sun we would assume he must be blind or, if not, mentally incapax. This assumes he was not being deliberately stupid. However, in another place Dr. Dawkins asserts that his evolutionary ideas of "replication, error and power" are "perfectly simple, and delightfully automatic and unpremeditated" (The Blind Watchmaker page 137). |
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