He'll Never Learn

Posted by Carlos Argentino Daneri.

Ray Comfort has posted on his blog about the uniqueness of humans and the merits of his religion.

If I could name one feature about humanity that is unique in creation, it’s atheism. Only human beings have the ability to bow the knee or not bow the knee to the God that gave them life.

Funny, I would have said humans are unique for having religion. Other animals don't seem to organize together to worship.

[Atheists] think that a Christian is someone who believes that God exists. However, a Christian is someone who "knows" God experientially.

Christian - a person who believes in Jesus Christ.(dictionary.com) I'm sure Ray Comfort has personal experiences with what he thinks is God, but if he can't substantiate his experience with any objective evidence, then it's indistinguishable from imagination. He goes on to say that a Christian must believe in the literal account of Genesis.

To believe in the theory of evolution, [...] is to call God a liar.

This is because it contradicts Scripture.

Only if your God is Scripture is this true. If you believe that God created all life on Earth, then it is clear that He did it through evolution, and not magical creation. The accept the theory of evolution is not to say God lied, but rather that Genesis is factually incorrect.

Comfort then gives a childishly simple description of evolution, and says this:

So, when they tell you that evolution is a fact, ask why there are no species-to-species transitional forms in the fossil record. Why is there no evidence anywhere (in the billions of bones of dead animals) of any species becoming another different species?

This is simply a lie. There are enough transitional fossils that have been found to sink an aircraft carrier. The reason Comfort doesn't think there are any transitional forms is because he expects a Crocoduck.

Evolution isn’t true. It never has been and it never will be, no matter how long they wait for evidence. That’s upsetting for its true believers, because it leaves only one alternative—that God created mankind as male and female and that you and I are morally responsible beings.

False dichotomy. Even if evolution were proven false beyond any doubt, creationism still wouldn't be true because it's already been disproved in every way. People who believe evolution is true don't get upset because God is the "only alternative." I can't speak for anyone else, but I get upset because people like Ray Comfort lie to as many people as will listen to him and make a lucrative career out of it.

He then gives the old "a 747 can't make itself so neither can life" argument, which was also exposed for the fallacy it is a long time ago.

The theory of evolution is a non-issue when compared to your eternal salvation.

Here comes the preachy part. Even supposing that eternal salvation can be granted by any higher power, the search for truth is definitely a worthy "issue," even if evolution is part of that truth.

If someone really wants to know if it’s true that Jesus died on the cross to take the punishment for us so that we could have everlasting life--if they are genuinely open to evidence—they simply have to obey His words.

In other words, be ready, beforehand, to assume that it's true no matter what it says and no matter what contradicting evidence there is.

Ray Comfort will obviously never change his ways, or listen to or even consider any opposing view from his own, because he's already decided that his way is the absolute truth and that any evidence against it is either wrong, a lie, or Satan testing him.