Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Creation vs. Evolution: Morality

It occured to me recently that whoever invents something makes the rules regarding that thing. If there is no inventor, there is no invention. If something is just "there," there are no rules for using it.

Creationists and other believers of Intelligent Design, the idea that the universe was created by an intelligent being, believe that the universe was created. Therefore, what they are implying is that there is a creator to whom we are held accountable because He makes the rules. He has the right to since He invented the universe and everything in it. As a result, there is a sense of right and wrong. There is order.

Evolutionists believe that there is no creator. They believe that the universe was formed by random processes. If they are right, than there are no set rules. There is no morality to which we can consult. Everybody can do whatever they want. Therefore, what Evolutionists are implying is that there is nothing set in stone that condemns people killing, raping, stealing, extorting, beating, torturing, bullying, enslaving, and cheating their fellow humans. Now that is a scary concept.

Scary concept? Where do I get the idea that these things I mentioned are immoral? Where do you readers get the idea that they are immoral? It can only mean that we have a sense of right and wrong. Where do we get it from? Our parents, of course. Where did they get it from? Their parents. We can go down the line, but the question is "Who came up with the idea that there is good and there is bad, that there are things you should and shouldn't do?"

Is the law king or is the king law? What came first, Despotism or Morality? If the law is king, then morality is set in stone and everybody from merchant to monarch is held accountable to it. If the king is law, then morality changes constantly with every ruler's whim. Of course, the ruler is not held accountable to the laws he makes.

Which would you rather have?