Arguments to Avoid

From The New Answers DVD 3

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

• Have NASA Computers Proved Joshua’s Long Day?

  

  May 27, 2016

  From time to time, one hears that NASA computers have proved the account of the unusual day that accompanied the Battle of Gibeon found in Joshua 10:12–14.

• Was There No Rain Before the Flood?

  

  Jan. 8, 2013

  Some Christians claim that there was no rain before the Flood; however, as Dr. Tommy Mitchell shows us, a close examination of Scripture does not bear this out.

• Semi-Technical In-Depth Article

  An Evaluation of The Star of Bethlehem DVD

  Dec. 22, 2010 from Answers in Depth

  In this DVD, Larson presents his journey to determine what the star of Bethlehem was.

• The Second Law of Thermodynamics Began at the Fall

  Nov. 2, 2010

  After all, it is obvious that things would not “run down” in a perfect environment, right?

• 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.”

• 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.

• 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?

• Feedback Article

  Selecting a Subject

  Sept. 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.

• 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?

• NASA Found Joshua’s Missing Day

  Aug. 24, 2010

  Many Christians mistakenly claim that NASA scientists have confirmed the Bible by finding Joshua's missing day.

• 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.

• Women Have More Ribs Than Men

  Aug. 10, 2010

  Do women really have an extra rib?

• 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?

• Arguments Christians Shouldn’t Use

  July 27, 2010

  Why would we advise against using some arguments that appear to support creation?

• Feedback Article

  What 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.

• Getting To Be as Flat as the “Flat Earth” Argument

  April 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.”

• Feedback Article

  AiG'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.

• Feedback Article

  What 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.

• Technical Research Paper

  Geocentrism and Creation

  Aug. 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.

• Magazine Article

  Sensationalism 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.

• Magazine Article

  Special Report: Amazing “Ark” Exposé

  Sept. 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?

• Magazine Article

  Those Amazing Discoveries

  Dec. 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.

• Magazine Article

  That 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.

• Magazine Article

  It 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?