Darwin himself wrote "I was a young man with unformed ideas. I threw out queries, suggestions, wondering all the time over everything; and to my astonishment the ideas took like wildfire. People made a religion out of them!"
Evolution was only a speculation of Darwin’s imagination. In his books, Origin of the species and The Descent of Man you may count over 800 times the phrase "we may suppose" or similar phrases--in other words, guess work or presumption. Evolution takes more faith than basic religion does, because it is based on theory and speculation, rather than empirical science or historical documents.
Why is it then that numerous scientists still believe in evolution then?
Why is the creation vs. evolution issue so important? Because it reveals prejudices against openly and honestly dealing with truth. Some Christians will neglect to answer scientific questions out of fear, while numerous evolutionists will neglect to admit the serious holes in their theory.
This issue is important, not just about science, but faith. Evolution has been used by many as an excuse not to have faith in God. Sin? No big deal. God. Just a myth. And there is no empiracle proof for their claims. If Genesis is true, who sets the rules? God does. If Genesis can be discredited, who then sets the rules? You do. If you believe Genesis to be a myth, then you are not accountable to anyone but yourself. You can make up your own rules. Nothing right or wrong. Kill, lie, steal, cheat. All part of the survival of the fittest. Love has no meaning.
What world view does evolution leave us with...in the words of Oliver Wendell Holmes "I see no reason for attributing to man a significance in kind different from that which belongs to a baboon or a grain of sand."
If I can believe that I am an animal, it will be easy to live like a baboon. If survival goes to the fittest, I can eliminate the weak. Charles Darwin’s book, Origin of the Species, was subtitled The Preservation of Favored Races in the Struggle for Life. Evolution laid the foundation for international violence and bloodshed. Mao and other Communists can murder or mutilate undesirable people. Racism is normal. Karl Marx, Joseph Stalin, Friedrich Nietzsche, Adolf Hitler, and Benito Mussilini were all avowed evolutionists. It mattered to millions of Jews and Russians who were killed what people believed.
