The agnostic Robert Jastrow sums up the issue concisely and precisely when stating there are two beliefs and two theories.

 

The first theory places the question of the origin of life beyond the reach of scientific inquiry. It is a statement of faith in the power of a Supreme Being not subject to the laws of science. The second theory is also an act of faith. This second act of faith assumes that the scientific view of the origin of life is correct even though we  no solid evidence to support that belief; we only have a list of assumptions that would have to be true for the theory to be true.

CSM has always been staffed by trained technologists and scientists, several were Barristers and investigative Journalists all skilled at dissecting arguments and establishing the facts and determining the truth. Traditionally, an “about us page” would open by listing a set of beliefs. This page is not a list of beliefs but a list of the key foundational facts that CSM stand by.

 

• The historical facts reported in the Bible are just that; historical facts; mostly these are eye witness accounts beginning in Genesis which can also be established from extra-biblical sources. CSM’s   core mission is to communicate these facts beginning with the creation account reported in   Genesis, through the flood to the Birth of Jesus.

 

• At CSM we echo Jastrow’s view that evolution is a belief system. Jastrow’s second option ran “The second theory [of origins] is also an act of faith…assuming that the scientific view of the origin of  life is correct, without having concrete evidence to support the belief [in evolution].”

 

• Jastrow’s first option ran. ““The first theory…is a statement of faith in the power of a Supreme   Being”. We agree with Jackstrow’s recognition that evolution, his preference, cannot be   finally established, but is based on faith; and is simply an alternative faith to CSM’s belief in God.

 

• Jesus’ death and resurrection are matters of historical fact, facts which build upon special  creation, and the subsequent establishment of the descendency from Adam to Jesus, the Son of God.

 

• The ‘Supreme Being’ is the God of the Bible, which opens with four profound words, “in the   beginning God”. It goes on to describe God and his relationship with his creation. mankind, which was broken by his adversary, the devil. The bible describes that in order to restore the relationship it was necessary that God pay the ransom demanded by the devil for mankind’s salvation. That price was the death of his son, Jesus, on a Roman cross. The price was paid in full through the blood of Jesus.