Creation Moments

Guest (Male): Is there life in outer space? Find out next on today's Creation Moment. And now here's our Creation Moments host, Ian Taylor.

Ian T. Taylor: Back in 1836, well-known astronomer Sir John Herschel wrote a series of articles for the New York Sun, reporting his discovery of life on the moon. He told how he saw buffalo, goats, cranes, pelicans, beaches, forests, and even winged Bat-men. The Sun finally admitted that the whole story had been a prank, and most of the public was amused.

There is as much evidence for life on the moon or planets today as there was in 1836. As we explore the other planets of the solar system, the evidence grows that there is little hope that any other life will be found in space. Evolutionists, of course, expect life to be found in space. They feel that if life evolved on Earth, it certainly should have evolved elsewhere too.

At a recent conference on whether there is life in space, one of today's most famous astronomers, Dr. Robert Jastrow, remarked that the question was "essentially a religious controversy." That the question of life in space is a religious question is an important insight. Many evolutionists see the discovery of life in space as the final nail in the coffin of Christianity and proof of their religion of evolution.

It would not be, of course. The Bible does not offer any clear statements on the matter, even though most Bible-believing scholars believe that the Bible implies that material life exists only on Earth. However, our exploration of space has taught us that our Earth is a very special place, carefully designed just for life.

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