Creationists: What is your explanation for mud turning into 206 bones plus flesh, organs and skin?

Question

Did God make apes from mud too, since we share 99% of our genome with them?

And did God use mud to create all vertebrates? And invertebrates?

What about bacteria? Did God use mud too?

What material did God use for creating dinosaur and trilobite fossils, and what did He create them for?

Will you answer me with the typical "Only God knows" or "God moves in mysterious ways" crap?

Answer 1

For starters, let's narrow down your questions to a number of key points you wish to have answered. We will then discuss each in turn.

1. Did God create all life from the ground or just man? Furthermore, why?

2. Why do we have dinosaur fossil and trilobyte fossils that seem to be millions of years old if the world is young?

(Your last question merely points that you want a logical response, not leaving much of it to question, although your wording could be toned down a bit.)

To begin, let us start with the first question:

1. Did God create all life from the ground or just man? Furthermore, why?

We will first look at what Scripture says about this:

Genesis 1:7

[T]hen the Lord God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature.

This clearly points to man being a product of the ground. Furthermore, this can be substansiated by the fact that man decomposes into dust when he dies.

Genesis 3:19

[F]or you [Adam] are dust, and to dust you shall return.

This raises the next question: If animals also turn to dust when they die, are they not also formed from the ground?

I refer to Genesis 1, though I will not quote all of it here. We will use the example of the creatures created on the sixth day for the sake of argument.

Genesis 1:24-25

And God said, “Let the earth bring forth living creatures according to their kinds—livestock and creeping things and beasts of the earth according to their kinds.” And it was so. And God made the beasts of the earth according to their kinds and the livestock according to their kinds, and everything that creeps on the ground according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.

Here, it is clear that God created all of the animals of the land (as well as all the other forms of life, except man) ex nihilo, that is, from nothing. Why? Scripture clearly says that man is formed from the dust, but it does not make this distinction for all other animals. For God to say, "Let the earth bring forth..." must be taken in context with His other commands of creation:

Genesis 1:14

And God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens..."

Genesis 1:20

And God said, “Let the waters swarm with swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth..."

Both of these commands show that God is creating something where there was nothing before. However, this world was created for man, so it is only fitting that he should be formed from it. Thus, God creates Adam from the dust of the ground.

Therefore, even though animals turn to dust when they die, they are not created in the same way as man. God choose to make animals return to the ground (souls and all) through His will.

Let us turn our attention to the second question:

2. Why do we have dinosaur fossil and trilobyte fossils that seem to be millions of years old if the world is young?

It is clear that God created all forms of life in the beginning of the world. Again, I point to Genesis 1 for support.

Thus, dinosaurs and trilobytes were a part of the original creation of the world.

The answer this question fully deserves, however, is not one either one of us has time for here. Therefore, I would recommend reading an excellent book that deals with this subject, as well as the history of the world according to the ancient records when compared with the Bible.

Cooper, Bill, "After the Flood" http://www.ldolphin.org/cooper/contents.html

If you wish to only read the chapters pertaining to this question, read chapter 10 for sure and possibly 11.

This book is also available in print, but I have found a full-text online resource for those who do not wish to buy it.

I hope I have answered your question.

Answer 2

That's exactly the point. There is no way to reproduce this experiment in a laboratory. Bacteria do evolve into new species. Of course, they just claim this is microevolution as well. Observable evolution of entirely new species isn't even limited to just bacteria. An entirely new species of mosquito has already evolved in London's subway system (1) It cannot even interbreed with any pre-existing species of mosquito. What the creationists want is a mammal that evolves into an entirely new species and can be demonstrated doing this in a laboratory. It only happens in the time frame of scientific observation with mosquitos and bacteria. Mammals take too long to reproduce. Of course, these claims don't really have anything to do with scientific argument. Creationism is a flat Earth theory as far as scientists are concerned. The target audience for these claims is the general public with limited knowledge about the subject, not the scientific community.

Answer 3

God probably made everything that is fleshy from mud yes.

But thats beside the point.

The point is..animals have survived by evolution.

LIke the humming bird who imitates butterflies, and whales who imitate the look of fish in order to survive in their habitat.

Monkeys could very well have tried to adapt by looking and acting like humans.

We might share a lot of DNA with the monkeys :) but the truth is...its our differences that matter and monkeys lack the human element.

What makes us unique.

What makes us reflect on our own existence and write books.

Answer 4

You know when you think about it, people being created "from the dust" isn't all that different than the basic evolutionary concept of a primordial goo, turning into basic single cell life, and becoming more complex from there, now does it?

Answer 5

likewise, how can apparent singularity haphazardly project into mass diversity and aboslute perfect balance, merely by the conservation of energy? the conservation of energy is nonconsequencial to itself, therefore it is clumsy. if the precision of science cannot create life, then the probability of chance being precise enough to sustain life, let alone create it, is simply perposterous.

for a scientifically concocted theory, evolutionary science is horrifically flawed and fails to explain many things. creationism can explain everything, covering all avenues just by the simplest of terms: god.

many things can be explained in that light, but until you are open to the possibilities, you will never begin to understand.

Answer 6

HI Malco,
I doubt that you would understand even if I did. I believe that we could find out one day but it certainly doesn't matter to me. I just know that our FATHER created everything that ever was or will be. You and I have HIM to thank for our total existence. I am thankful enough for both of us. Hopefully, some day you will be too. Read, study, and obey HIS WORD, the BIBLE. Have a great day.
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Answer 7

Anything and everything is possible in the minds of the superstitious. There is no limit to the imagination. Religious belief can never stand up under sensible questioning.

Answer 8

God created the ingredients to start life whether we evolved or not. It makes no difference how we got here but God put us here.
I believe in creation as the bible explains it.

Answer 9

The fact is that scientists are honest enough to admit that they don't know how life originally began on Earth. But,God told us how He began life,and I believe God.Since science can't refute God,you have no logical argument.

Answer 10

I am sure if you sought His Spirit He will guide you with discernment. You ask scientifically, and not spiritually. Please remember that Our Creator is a Spirit, and He is demanding something. Why aren't you listening? He demands us to be Set Apart "Holy" for He is Set Apart. Why? Because we have lost our first estate, and this is our down fall. We are in a hell hole, with Satan as our captor. Satan/Alien Extraterrestrial will claim to have created life on earth. Will you worship that instead? please don't.