What Is Creation Science?
In the beginning was science. In many different countries men with scientific curiosity gained a university education in the discipline that interested them and made use of the instruments and tools developed over the eighteenth, nineteenth, twentieth and twenty-first centuries to accumulate knowledge of the earth and, as far as possible, the other planets. Among the tools that became available to scientists who studied man and other animals was a collection of ideas concerning the history of life on earth. Amongst this collection of ideas was Darwin’s theory of evolution. We are all somewhat familiar with this theory which is basically about the adaptation of life forms to changes in their environment. While Darwin’s theory has been modified over the years, the basic idea seems to suit the scientists as a model to help explain why the various species are the way they are, and so far they have managed to hang new discoveries on it without breaking it.
There are some people who don’t wish to accept Darwin’s ideas or any ideas that contradict the account of creation that is given in the Bible. The bible’s version of the creation of life may or may not be an attempt by people a very long time ago to explain our world. As the Bible’s account of creation does not match with the evidence found by science it would seem natural to regard the Bible as a redundant form of science. Instead many people are upset that another account of creation has arisen and are actively engaged in telling whoever will listen that scientists are either deluded or lying. Or else people who say the Bible is not scientific are misrepresenting science.
The most interesting aspect of this debate is that there are people actively engaged in lying about what scientists are saying while at the same time saying that they are following the teachings of Jesus Christ who was greatly in favor of telling the truth. One of the main departures from the truth is that so-called creation science is a legitimate alternative to Darwin’s ideas that is for some reason being suppressed by advocates of mainstream science.
From a website called Media Angels comes a creation science coloring book. According to the website, “Media Angels is a company formed at the Lord’s leading. It is about letting children learn there are two sides to the story of God’s creation, and here at Media Angels we agree that God tells the TRUTH, and we believe H.I.S. Story as stated in Genesis.” Here is the Free Coloring Book
So if you believe that an ancient fable is the “other side” to science based on evidence, then you probably should revive a few other “sciences” like the idea that disease is caused by miasma and radio waves are carried by the ether.
Just to give you an idea of what creationists call science, here is an article called When The God Of Empiricism Fails – Science Blocks Its Ears