Death and the Advancement of Evolution

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Scoffers sometimes refer to Christianity as a "death cult," which is an ad hominem and a straw man; we believe that death is an enemy (I Cor. 15:26) that has been defeated by the bodily Resurrection of Jesus. It is indeed ironic that those scoffers uphold evolution which actually is a death cult.

Strangely, people have a fascination with fear and death, but also a simultaneous aversion to them. In movies, violence and gore are extreme and people pay their hard-earned money to see them. Try to talk about their own mortality and people often change the subject.

Cemetery, Pixabay / Patty Jansen
Those of us who have experienced the death of someone close seem to have a stronger aversion to it than others. My wife died fourteen months ago today, and I have no interest in stories with numerous killings, and gore. I have long been put off by large body counts, but more so now. Indeed, others who experience grief often try to help others get through it.

Darwin taught a version of natural selection where the unfit die and "survival of the fittest" reigns. I reckon that trying to keep people alive, or giving aid to those who are injured, is working against evolution. I know someone who has worked at an animal sanctuary which takes in abused, neglected, and other animals. Be a good evolutionist and let them die (Prov. 12:10). For that matter, I remember conservationist Steve Irwin looking at a dead animal that he had come across, looking at the camera and reverently saying, "It's nature's way!" No, nature is not an entity.

Biblical creationists and other Christians know that death is not a creative activity. Again, it is an enemy. The true Creator is made known in the Bible.
Those of us who have lost a loved one near a holiday know how hard it is. In addition to the grief, for many, it’s also an empty chair at the table or a gift that needs to be returned, but it’s always a matter of dealing with the messiness of death and all the complications that come with it. Sights and sounds of each holiday can bring grief anew for years.

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