Hi ,
A creation scientist once told me about a conversation he had with an evolutionist scientist. The evolutionist brought up a very interesting point. He expressed frustration with often-used creationist proposals of "miracles" necessary to fills gaps in theories - sometimes known as "rescue devices". Let me explain...
Evolutionists often come face-to-face with the unexplainable and the impossible, so they simply hide the problem behind millions or billions of years, claiming that somehow time itself performed some sort of miraculous event. He knows the scientific problems with that type of thinking.
However, he then turned on the creationist positions that will often do a similar thing. Certain theories that creationists propose cannot possibly be verified, and sometimes fall outside the laws of physics. The creationist scientist often simply invokes a miracle of God to fill the gap. After all, don't we believe in a God of miracles?
Both positions involve faith. The evolutionist knows what the rules of science are, but since his beliefs often come across insurmountable obstacles, he too must invoke a "rescue device", and it's always time - billions of years of it. The creationist often simply proposes another miracle to make his theory seem acceptable.
We do indeed believe in a God of miracles. Miracles are, in essence, "stand-alone" events that have no scientific explanation whatsoever. That's why they are miraculous. However, it is very dangerous to imply that a miracle took place simply in order to fill a serious gap in a theory. Doing so can result in grave errors that can lead to false teachings. As Christians, we need to be very aware of men's
ideas versus God's teachings. Theories can be helpful in attempting to explain something that God accomplished, but we need to be very careful about how far those theories stretch into the realm of needing rescue devices.
