Creation Moments

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And now, here's our Creation Moments host, Ian Taylor.

Ian T. Taylor: Before we had detailed knowledge of the daily lives of many animals, it was easy for scientists to dismiss the signs of animal intelligence as instinct. After all, to the evolutionist, intelligence can only evolve in the highest creatures like man.

In the last couple of decades, animal intelligence has become a busy field of study. They are learning that animals can be just as intelligent as human beings in their own area of specialization. In one experiment, researchers moved a supply of sugar water 25% further away from a beehive each day. The bees quickly figured out what was going on and started anticipating where the sugar water would be the next day.

In another experiment, researchers placed sugar water in a boat that was anchored in the middle of a small lake. When scouts returned to the hive to report their find, other bees refused to go with them, knowing that bees don't find food in the middle of a lake. Scientists have concluded that bees think events through to see if they make sense.

Creationists know that intelligence did not evolve. It is a gift of the Creator, who generously shared what was needed with each creature he created. We also know that intelligence is not what separates us from the animals. Only man was made for an ongoing intimate relationship with the Creator.

That also means that each of us is responsible before our maker. More than intelligence, God has wisdom, and he wants to share the wisdom of his forgiving love through Jesus Christ with us.

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