This world of wonders seems so very odd
\nAnd populated by things odder still,
\nThat it feels easier to cling to God
\nAs watchmaker as well as source of will.
\nNor was creation made to calm your fears:
\nThe heavens tell his glory with a light
\nFar older than the bare six thousand years
\nThat Ussher counts. Yet still they shine as bright.
\nThe fossils set in stone don’t teach of Eve,
\nBut He created them. They are his work.
\nIn what, precisely, do you then believe?
\nThat He has lied to us? I think you shirk.
\nGod gave (evolved) you brains to cross this rift:
\nYou, wasting them, repudiate His gift.<\/p>\n
Originally posted on Making Light<\/a>, apropos of the “Darwin Fish”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This world of wonders seems so very odd And populated by things odder still, That it feels easier to cling to God As watchmaker as well as source of will. Nor was creation made to calm your fears: The heavens tell his glory with a light Far older than the bare six thousand years That … Continue reading Evolution for Theists<\/span>