Saturday, August 11, 2007

The Problem of the Conscience

The biggest problem for evolutionists (other than the Creation currently put on display right in front of all of us) is the conscience. Why is this such a huge problem for those believing in the theory of evolution? I'll give you a few reasons.

1) First we have to define conscience and take a look at the root/true meaning of the word itself. Conscience is defined as "the inner sense of what is right or wrong in one's conduct or motives, impelling one toward right action" (Dictionary.com) and "the sense of the moral goodness or blameworthiness of one's own conduct, intentions, or character together with a feeling of obligation to do right or be good" (Webster's Dictionary). Basically, the conscience is an inner court system, judging a person on matters of right or wrong. The word comes from the Latin words "com-" + "scire" which together mean "to know... to be conscious of guilt."

2) This word (and its meaning) can now be translated into understanding. This knowledge of being guilty implies universal right and wrong, as well as everyone's intrinsic knowledge of this fact. The conscience then accordingly stands as a judge inside the human mind in regards to ethics used by the person and judges them accordingly.

3) If points 1 and 2 are summed together this universal standard can only then be ascribe to something outside of human understanding and thus incomprehensible to man, unless it describes itself. Basically, a knowledge outside of human understanding, human desire and even man's creation himself and has to have ordered this conscience to exists and made up the standards by which it plays the game of deciphering right from wrong.

These three points, ascertained correctly and logically run together, thus then equal a being outside of human intellect, judging an individual, based on it's standards of right and wrong. While this undoubtedly proves there is a divine presence outside of the universe, it even more convincingly proves that evolution could not have provided this knowledge at it's supposed beginning or in any of it's supposed "gaps." Only true knowledge, such as this, can obtained from an outside deviant.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

read the lucifer effect by phillip zimbardo or the power of context by malcolm gladwell.

Anonymous said...

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