View source for Debate: As a Creationist, What Would You Do If Time Travel Were to Prove the Validity of the Evolutionary Model?

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This is a purely hypothetical question, seeing as it has not yet been shown that mankind has the ability to construct a time machine. If this were possible, however, and natural history could be studied firsthand, and it were found that the evolutionary model is more or less correct and that no creation ever occurred, what would you, as a creationist, do to reconcile your religious beliefs with reality? --[[User:IlTrovatore|IlTrovatore]] 12:05, 19 June 2008 (EDT)

:This is an absurd debate topic. It would be like the prosecution in a murder trial asking the defendant "If you did commit the murder, how would you have done it?" What possible use would any answer be other than to twist the defendant's words? Besides, we could better ask the Darwinist what he will do when he dies and finds himself before God and is compelled to answer why he was teaching falsehood. [[User:Rich P|Dr. Richard Paley]] 13:35, 19 June 2008 (EDT)

This is kind of silly. If we hypothetically had time travel available to us, then why not simply go back to the life of Jesus? We could see firsthand if He did miracles, was resurrected, etc. That's more vital to Christianity than the Genesis issue. Even if the Genesis story isn’t literal that doesn’t destroy Christianity. But if Christ isn’t resurrected, then, as Paul put it “our faith is in vain.” (1 Corinthians 15:14.) [[User:Ultimahero|Ultimahero]] 13:56, 19 June 2008 (EDT)