Oxford professor Richard Dawkins is perhaps the world's foremost champion of evolution. His books not only defend evolution but promote atheism as a logical outflow of belief in evolution.

Dawkins has taken on the daunting challenge of trying to prove that information can arise from random processes without a guiding intelligence. Toward this end Dawkins developed a computer simulation of evolution that purports to show that the sentence "Methinks it is like a weasel" (from Shakespeare's Hamlet) can arise from random shifting of a jumble of letters and spaces. This computer simulation is described in one of his books and has also been demonstrated on television.  

The following is a quote about the computer simulation from the article Weasel Words by Dr. Werner Gitt and Dr. Carl Wieland available at answersingenesis.org. "His computer program starts with a random sequence of letters or spaces. It is then copied repeatedly, representing reproduction. Random copying errors are allowed, representing mutations. The computer program checks all the 'daughter' sentences, and selects that one which most resembles the target sequence, 'Methinks it is like a weasel'. This is said to represent natural selection.

"Not surprisingly, within a few generations . . . the target sentence is reached. This is purported to show that real information can arise by the natural processes of mutation and selection, unaided by intelligence."  

The thing that really jumps out at you is the fact that the computer program checks all of the daughter sentences and selects the one that most resembles 'Methinks it is like a weasel.' This is intelligent selection! The computer is preprogrammed by an intelligent computer programmer to select the one randomly generated jumble that most resembles the desired sentence. It does this over and over until the exact desired sentence appears.  

"Methinks it is like a weasel" is a very appropriate description. This is weasel science! This is sleight of hand to fool the layperson into thinking that DNA could have formed randomly in the primordial soup. Can you imagine carbon, nitrogen and oxygen atoms randomly colliding and forming amino acids which in turn randomly form a chain in the early ocean and then something checking to see if the DNA chain is correct?

Incidentally, origin of life scientist Walter L. Bradley, Ph. D. said that other chemicals in the early ocean would react more readily with amino acids than amino acids react with each other. (Interview in The Case for Faith by Lee Strobel, p. 138) So in reality no amino acid sequence of any significance would ever randomly develop.

It is obvious that no real information was generated by Dawkins' computer game. The outcome or goal sentence was given in advance by the intelligent computer program designer. The checking mechanism to ensure the selection of that sentence was built into the computer program. Far from demonstrating that evolution is proved by computer, this program simply proves the necessity of an intelligent designer. The computer programmer is the intelligent designer who preprogrammed the information.

God is the intelligent designer who created all living things and programmed a vast array of biochemical information into the DNA of each species. We are accountable to God.

"O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God" Romans 11:33.   

The Bible is scientifically accurate! Find the evidence at www.icr.org.  

Steps to salvation: Jesus said "Ye must be born again." (John 3:7)

1. Believe that God created you and loves you and sent the Messiah (Messiah is Hebrew for Christ) to redeem you.
2. Believe that Jesus the Messiah came in fulfillment of over 300 Bible prophecies to die for you to take upon Himself the penalty for your sins. (Isaiah 53:5-6, John 6:29, Romans 4:5, First Peter 3:18)
3. Turn from sin and call on the name of Jesus to receive forgiveness. (Romans 10:13)
4. Receive Jesus as Savior and experience the new birth. (John 1:12, Acts 2:38)
5. Follow Him as Lord. (John 14:21)

"Whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved" (Romans 10:13)

To receive the salvation that Jesus purchased for us at the terrible cost of His suffering and death on our behalf I invite you to pray this simple prayer:

"Dear heavenly Father, I thank you for sending Jesus, the promised Messiah, to die for my sins. I admit that I am a sinner and I ask for your forgiveness on the basis of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. I ask you to fill me with your Holy Spirit to empower me to serve you under the Lordship of Jesus Christ, Amen."

If you prayed that prayer in the humble sincerity of your heart then you have received everlasting life, which includes power to live right in this life and entrance into heaven in the afterlife!

Bill Nugent, Overcomer Ministries of West Harrison, New York, USA

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DEFENDING THE FAITH APOLOGETIC ARTICLES Bill Nugent currently writes a series of articles called "Defending the Faith" which, as the title suggests, defend the Christian faith from the many attacks leveled against it in our postmodern world. The articles deal with such topics as evolution, UFOs, cults, modern/postmodern philosophy, liberal theology and popular culture. At the end of each article is an invitation to receive Christ as Savior and Lord. These articles are sent out over the Internet to several opt-in email lists. People who receive these articles are encouraged to resend them to their own lists and in this way reach their own unsaved relatives and friends with the Gospel. All Defending the Faith articles are © 2009 William P. Nugent, permission is granted to email or republish if credit given. To receive these articles which are sent out once per month fill in your email address below and click the SUBMIT button. *Security: Write the characters in the image above (Case sensitive)