Fina's Commonplace Book

The agent sits, tied to a chair in the middle of a concrete room. Around him, half a dozen gang members lounge against the walls, rifles hanging from their hands. There's nothing to worry about. They have Agent Smith, and soon, they would have the information he possessed, too. No need to be alarmed. Suddenly, the steel door flies open with a bang. There stands Agent Smith's partner, Lady Ross, her black leather jacket spotless, her hair and makeup all in order, a pistol cocked in each hand. "Hey, fellas." She smirks at the guards, who, stunned, don't raise their guns until it's too late. Lady Ross kicks one in the face, sweeps another's legs out from under him, and takes out the rest in short order. "Come on, Smith," she says, cutting through his bonds with a single swipe of a knife. "You men just always have to get captured, don't you?" Photo by  Sofia Sforza  on  Unsplash Lady Ross is probably an all too familiar fa...

I am a young earth creationist and am not afraid to admit it. I believe that God created the heavens and the earth in six literal days, and that He created all of life in that time as well. It is to me the only logical and explanation of how we all got to be here. But obviously, not all Christians would agree with me. Recently, I watched a video of a presentation by Francis Collins, who is a founder of the theistic evolution website, BioLogos. Theistic Evolutionists believe that God created all of life using evolution, and just "got it started". While this view presents numerous, undeniable problems, I will only focus on one today, one which I think is the most important aspect of the evolution/creation debate. While I was watching Dr. Collins' presentation, I was appalled by the twisted theology of sin, death, and humanity he presented. According to him, God started the evolutionary process and sat back, watching eons of death and mutation and "survival of the f...