Can we find answers to perplexing questions?

By: Lusianu DanielWhere do we come from? Why are we on Mother Earth? Where do we go when we are declared dead? Certainly, these three questions have run through the mind of every person that has ever lived on the face of the planet. To some academics, philosophers, scientists and even politicians, the quest for the answers to these questions has been their life’s interest and they even tied their entire life experiences to these questions in order to provide and seek answers that will satisfy themselves and the entire human race.Charles Darwin, the evolutionist, in an attempt to answer the question of where human life began gave an answer which has removed hope from the people and instead of finding the right answers, he managed to confuse the minds of many in the world. The theory of evolution by natural selection, which Darwin formulated in 1859, is explained as the process by which organisms change over time as a result of inheritable physical or behavioural traits. These changes that allow an organism to better adapt to its environment, help it survive and have more offspring. This was the exact explanation that Darwin used to explain how human beings became what they are today. The deeper explanation is that apes began to walk upright, the upright walking of apes was necessitated by the long distances which they had to travel and that the new environment which the apes found themselves challenged the weaker apes who could not adapt. As a result those apes became extinct in the process. The result of the process is termed as natural selection, to simply mean that those who cannot adapt to new environmental changes will soon become extinct. The theory of evolution can be seen as theory that caused the removal of hope from people, because despite the wealth of evidence from fossil records, genetics and other fields of science, some people still question its validity. His theory is also contradictory to biblical truth and values. Christians believe that we were created by a supreme being, God and in His image we are fearfully and wonderfully made. The theory does not acknowledge God as our Creator and it does not provide answers that can satisfy the hunger pangs of the human soul. Questions such as where do we come from? What is our purpose on earth? Where do we go when we are dead? These only be answered by biblical scholars. Through the lens of the bible we can learn that God created heavens and earth, and all that is in it. The existence of humanity came after God created our first parents Adam and Eve out of the dust of the ground, and also that when human beings die, to the dust they return from which God made them. In the world of many homes you will find many are homeless. In the world of many hospitals, you still find many sick people in the street. In the world of many doctors and medication yet so many people are dying. In world of many supermarkets and farm produce you will find many are hungry. In the world of so much knowledge you will find so many fools. In the world of many people there are so few relationships among them. In the world of many traffic controls there are accidents. In the world of many churches there is much moral decline. What a country which is only meant for those with money and those who are poor will soon die in their poverty. For example, compare the salary of a teacher and that of a minister. If we are not careful teachers will soon become extinct in this demanding and competitive capitalistic economy of ours. After reading the observations I have made on the capitalistic economy of Namibia you will agree that there are many Charles Darwins who need to go back to the bible and read its pages, maybe they will see that we were created by the same God that created them and that we did not evolve from monkeys and apes. We are human just like them. Let them see themselves in us, for we are no better than them and they are not better than us.*Daniel Lusianu is a student at the University of Namibia studying towards honours degree in Education.

Can we find answers to perplexing questions?

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