A case for creationism

I would like to address the claims about evolution made by Dr. Robert Nishikawa in his letter of Feb. 28. While both evolution and creation are theories explaining the origins of life, science itself strongly supports the creation belief.

Abiogenesis, or the appearance of life from nonliving matter, was researched by the late British astronomer and mathematician Fred Hoyle and his colleague Chandra Wickramasinge. Using a super computer, they calculated the probability of one single-celled amoeba with only 2,000 proteins coming into existence by chance. Their finding? There is only one chance in 10 to the 40,000th power. Sir Hoyle stated: "If the beginnings of life were not random, they must therefore have been the product of purposeful intelligence."

With the alleged age of the earth (4.5 billion years) as a comparison, there is not enough time to make even one single-celled amoeba! Evolutionists ascribe this age to the earth because it fits their scheme of things.

There is impressive evidence, however, that the earth's age is only a fraction of 4.5 billion years. The earth's magnetic field is decaying too fast. It has been estimated that this field could be no more than 10,000 years old. The amount of helium in the earth's atmosphere points toward a young earth as well.

For more information, check out The Institute for Creation Research at www.icr.org and www.answersingenesis.org.

Mark Foley

Carpentersville