Arguments to Avoid
Some Arguments Should Be Avoided
No matter how attractive a “favorite” argument is, no matter how “perfectly” it seems to explain something in the Bible, if it does not hold up to scrutiny, it should be avoided. Casting aside a flawed model is not the same as casting away Scripture.
Second Law of Thermodynamics and the Fall
We most often equate entropy with decay and thus associate this idea with the “running down of the universe.” However, some aspects of entropy are important for maintaining life, and these aspects are not “bad.”
Darwin’s Supposed Conversion
As much as we would like to believe that Darwin died with a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ, it is much more likely that he didn’t. It is unfortunate that the story continues to be promoted by many sincere people who use this in an effort to discredit evolution.
If Humans Evolved from Apes, Why Do Apes Exist Today?
There is nothing about the existence of modern apes that would trouble an evolutionist. In fact, raising this issue only shows a lack of understanding on the part of those believing that the existence of modern apes is a stumbling block for evolution.
Articles About Arguments to Avoid
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Semi-Technical In-Depth ArticleAn Evaluation of The Star of Bethlehem DVDDec. 22, 2010 from Answers in Depth
In this DVD, Larson presents his journey to determine what the star of Bethlehem was.
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The Second Law of Thermodynamics Began at the FallNov. 2, 2010
After all, it is obvious that things would not “run down” in a perfect environment, right?
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God Created Things to “Look Old”Oct. 26, 2010
When dealing with issues about the age of the earth, many people defend the young-earth position by claiming the even though the world is young, God created it to “look old.”
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If Humans Evolved from Apes, Why Do Apes Exist Today?Sept. 21, 2010
Many creationists today, sadly, demonstrate their lack of understanding of the evolutionists’ position when they ask this question.
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Didn’t Darwin Call the Evolution of the Eye Absurd?Sept. 14, 2010
Many people have claimed that Darwin doubted his theory by claiming it was absurd to think the human eye could have evolved. Is this argument valid?
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Feedback ArticleSelecting a SubjectSept. 10, 2010 from Feedback
A cynical reader asks how it is possible for us to narrow down the amount of false arguments to refute. Dr. Tommy Mitchell addresses his comments.
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Didn’t a Fishing Boat Find a Dead Plesiosaur?Sept. 7, 2010
Many believers have claimed that a Japanese fishing boat discovered a recently deceased plesiosaur. Is this accurate?
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NASA Found Joshua’s Missing DayAug. 24, 2010
Many Christians mistakenly claim that NASA scientists have confirmed the Bible by finding Joshua's missing day.
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Darwin’s Deathbed Conversion—a Legend?Aug. 17, 2010
Many well-meaning Christians maintain that Charles Darwin on his deathbed not only renounced evolution, but also accepted Jesus Christ as his savior.
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Were Giant Skeletons Found in the Desert?Aug. 3, 2010
Have skeletons of giants been discovered in the desert in Saudi Arabia? Haven’t they found evidence of giants in Greece?
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Arguments Christians Shouldn’t UseJuly 27, 2010
Why would we advise against using some arguments that appear to support creation?
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Feedback ArticleWhat gives an argument authority?Aug. 17, 2007 from Feedback
A feedback submitters questions the legitimacy of the articles on AiG because of a perceived lack of credentials.
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Getting To Be as Flat as the “Flat Earth” ArgumentApril 19, 2005
Dr. Wolfe declared to the TV audience, “To teach kids that creationism explains something about the world is no different than teaching them that the earth is flat.”
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Feedback ArticleAiG's Materials Keep Web Visitor from "Perpetuating Error"Nov. 19, 2001 from Feedback
I appreciate your page that lists discredited arguments for young earth Creation. Some of them are ones I employed recently in sharing my faith and I do not want to perpetuate error.
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Feedback ArticleWhat This Web Site Needs...Nov. 5, 2001 from Feedback
I decided to start researching my facts so I could once and for all, quiet those around me who supported literal creation. That’s when my house of cards fell.
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Technical Research PaperGeocentrism and CreationAug. 1, 2001, pp. 110–121
Some creationists believe that the scientific assault on the Bible did not begin with biological evolution, but with the acceptance of the geokinetic theory.
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Magazine ArticleSensationalism Sells!March 1, 1994, pp. 4–5
Christians are called on to believe—but that means believing God’s Word, not uncritically believing everything we hear or read, no matter how sensationally it appears to bolster our faith.
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Magazine ArticleSpecial Report: Amazing “Ark” ExposéSept. 1, 1992
What is the massive boat-shaped formation that rests at 6,300 feet above sea level in Eastern Turkey, about 12–15 miles from the summit of Greater Mount Ararat?
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Magazine ArticleThose Amazing DiscoveriesDec. 1, 1991, pp. 4–5
You can’t always know whether something is true or not. But you can at least be like the Bereans in Acts 17 and search the Scriptures to see if such things are so.
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Magazine ArticleThat Boat-shaped Rock . . . Is It Noah’s Ark?Sept. 1, 1990, pp. 16–19
Much information over the past 40 years or so indicates that the remains of Noah’s Ark may still exist on Mount Ararat in eastern Turkey.
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Magazine ArticleIt Wasn’t an Apple!May 1, 1984, pp. 21–22
Despite the large number of cartoons and the almost universally accepted tradition, Eve did not eat an apple. Why then is it so popular to believe that she did?
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