Irish archbishop, James Ussher calculated the year of creation to the year of 4004 BC. Scientists now add several billion years to this date. Darwin challenged Ussher's calculations with his publication of the Origin Of The Species. Darwin is the "founder" of the evolutionary theory.
The major debates are:
1. The age of the earth.
a. Evolutionists say the earth is 4 billion years old.
b. Creationists say the earth is six thousand years old.
2. The fossil record.
a. If evolution were true, it would be seen in the fossil record.
b. Evolutionists reply that changes must have taken place in great bursts, thus not recorded in fossils.
3. Dinosaurs and humans living together.
a. If the earth is young, then this would have to be true.
b. Most scientists say that this could not be possible because the fossil and geological data show that
dinosaurs were extinct millions of years before humans.
4. The earth itself
a. Is a result of a cosmic "accident" the "big bang", according to evolutionists. However, as I have said, where did the elements for the explosion come from?
b. Is created by God, complete with complex ecosystems.
5. Human Beings
a. Evolutionists claim humans evolved from apes. If so, why have we not tamed our hostile natures? Apes frequently treat each other better than we do. Why have humans not "evolved"?
b. Human Beings are made in the image of God. Unfortunately, they also sin. Being made in God's likeness makes a special relationship with God, it sets us apart. Sanctifies us. It also gives us the free will that allows us to choose to sin, or not. We can try to be like Christ, or not. We, unlike animals, have choices.
Dr. Russel Humphrey explains it this way:
" The Bible clearly indicates three things about God’s formation of the universe. First, the earth is the center of God’s attention in the universe. By implication, the earth may also be located near the center-perhaps so man can see the glory of God’s creation in every direction. Second, the universe (both matter and space itself) has been “stretched out”. Third, the universe has a boundary, and therefore it must have a center. If these three assumptions are plugged into the currently accepted formulas of physics, and the mathematical crank is turned, we live in a universe in which clocks tick at different rates depending on your location.
Furthermore, the time dilation effect would be magnified tremendously as the universe was originally expanding. As the universe expanded, there was a point at which time was moving very rapidly at the outer edge and essentially stopped near the center. At this point in the expansion of the universe, only days were passing near the center, while billions of years were passing in the heavens. This is the inevitable conclusion based on our current knowledge of physics and starting with Biblical assumptions instead of arbitrary ones. Albert Einstein rejected the idea that the Bible could be literally true. He wrote that, “Through the reading of popular scientific books I soon reached the convictions that many of the stories in the Bible could not be true.” How ironic that the most ridiculed Biblical story (about a recent, literal, six day creation of the universe) is exactly the story which Albert Einstein’s work has shown to be entirely possible." (http://www.creationtoday.org/physics-evidence/)
