Friday, December 15, 2017

Dragons or Dinosaurs?



I've just read Robert's blog titled "Evolutionists have it wrong so why is their doctrine still being taught to little children?" - Here.

Angry Jesus seemed to like the ideas in this post and wrote - Here.

The Curmudgeon (from The Curmudgeon Inc.) entered the fray and demanded to know where Robert got his ideas from. Robert mentioned a guy called Derek Isaac.



I did a bit of research.

I think Robert might have been in fact referring to a chap named Darek Isaac.
I suspect this because Darek is into dragons and dinosaurs and this seems to fit what Robert is interested in.



So who is Darek Isaacs?


Darek Isaacs
See Darek in action - Here.

Darek is a creationist. I found another clip - Here.

Make of it what you will. I found this piece about Darek's book The Extinction of Evolution:

"The Extinction of Evolution explores what the world would be like if the theory of evolution were actually true. What it reveals will surprise you. Evolution, implemented to its logical conclusion, has severe ramifications for humankind. When one rejects the foundational truth of God and embraces Darwin’s alternative to our origins, a disastrous chain of events is triggered. As you dive deeply into this worldview of evolution, you will be exposed to the most frightening environment imaginable, where the rape, murder and exploitation of the weak are not to be punished but to be applauded. In the misguided words of Charles Darwin,let the strongest live and the weakest die. After traveling through the abyss of evolution, a miserable philosophical failure, The Extinction of Evolution brings you back to a place of hope where Christ stands above all as the Creator of this remarkable thing we call life."

I couldn't find a biography of Darek, but we do know that he is a creationist who seems to take the bible pretty literally. His thoughts about dragons, for instance, seem to come from what he discovered in the bible.
In my humble opinion this brings us back to step one - you have to believe that the bible and the christian god are true before you buy what Darek is saying.

Conclusion:
Robert, in his post, says,
"Some clever New Zealander took a sample of lava that had cooled from one of the Taupo volcanoes over a period of ten years in the 1960's and sent it off for dating.
The reply came back that it was three million years old!
In fact it was just going on 60 years!"
I guess we'd need to know more about this story:

  • Who reported it?
  • What was the bigger picture to this story?
  • Who did both tests?
  • Does this mean that all such tests are wrong?
Personally I can't get past the idea that believing in a christian god is based on faith. If the original premise is wrong, then everything that follows has no foundation. 

I think I could confidently say, "Christians have it wrong so why is their doctrine still being taught to little children?"

I look forward to your comments.

5 comments:

  1. Don't you just love the convoluted logic expounded by this jerk Isaacs?
    In the second clip his reasoning of why dragons are real and not mythological is that they are mentioned in the bible and god says they existed.

    He doesn't connect the dots and say ..."Oh, that's right, god doesn't exist and the bible is a fantasy"

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  2. In the first clip his jerk Isaacs makes a ridiculous jump that evolution cannot be true as if it was man, in propagating his DNA was a rapist.

    If Isaacs had read the bible as he claims he just might find that those biblical jokers did some nasty things to women.

    Just saying.

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  3. Shit. I'm chewin' the carrot over those remarks, Curmudgeon man! You're not from Naenae are you? My mate Mike talks a bit like that when he's pissed.

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  4. Hi Bin, we're sorry to hear that Richard has dumped you.
    If you want to come across from the dark side then there is a place for you amongst THE CURMUDGEONS INC.

    See here:

    https://grumpyoldmanreturnsnz.blogspot.co.nz/2018/01/bin-there-done-that-now-its-time-for.html

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  5. Hello Mr Communications Director.
    Where's the boss?
    Have you guys staged a coup and have him tied up in a basement somewhere?
    Are you going to torture him?
    Look, I'll give you a tip that you don't have to do anything heinous or illegal.
    He's scared of so many things. Simply show him images of:

    Cows
    Horses
    Heights
    Aeroplanes
    Skydivers
    Hang-gliders
    Deep sea divers
    Muff div.... sorry scrub that
    Work
    Schoolchildren
    Aldous Harding
    Banjo players
    Accordion players
    Ukulele players
    Trees
    Wines with labels on
    Autobahns (no speed limit roads)
    Robert's spelling and grammar
    Victoria University Council
    Taumaranui Cosmopolitan Club's executive committee
    etc.



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