Creation vs. Evolution

I’m a firm believer in Creation.  It is a mostly faith-based belief.  It is the first ‘story’ in the Bible, beginning in Genesis chapter 1.  It says specifically that God created the Earth (No big-bang – sorry!) and that He created the Sun, Moon and all the billions and trillions of stars.  He created all of the animals, ones that live on land, and others that live in water.  He created all of the birds.  Then He created humans.

I did not evolve from a simple amoeba.  A fish did not grow legs and walk out of the water.  A frog did not grow wings and begin to fly.  A monkey did not come out of the trees and decide to walk upright, put clothes on and develop a complex language.

Wait a second.  Monkeys putting clothes on?  Ok, I’ll admit that every once in a while, I see something that makes me consider the theory of evolution.  You can go to the mall and see it.  Becky and I were there last weekend.  I saw this group of guys who I suppose thought they were ‘cool’.  They had to hold their pants up because they were sagging down to their knees.  I guess they never heard of a belt.  So they decided it would be an intelligent thing to go out into public and show everyone their superman underwear.

I had the great misfortune of seeing something worse than that today.  I was on my way to work this morning, driving next to Jackson Square in Oak Ridge, TN.  See, I always like to be aware of my surroundings.  You know, in case someone decides to commit suicide by jumping in front of my truck or something.  I’d prefer to avoid something like that, so I try to watch my surroundings.  The misfortune occurred when I noticed a ‘man’ (I put in quotes because it could have been animal – thus causing me to consider the evolution theory) walking down the side of the road.  He had his pants pulled down also – just like those guys in the mall.  After I passed, I looked in the mirror and noticed he had a chunk of his pants wadded up in his hand, to keep them from falling all the way down to his ankles and hinder his ability to walk.  Same deal, right?  Far from it.  Where this becomes a truly great misfortune is in the fact that this particular ‘being’ (whatever it was) didn’t have any superman underwear.  Nope.  I shall forever be scarred.