Creation Bullet Series: Destroying Darwinism, One Bullet at a Time
“Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness…” — Isaiah 5:20
Original Creation Bullet by Bill Nowers:
Cause and effect: Evolutionists frequently misuse the cause and effect argument to give false support for their beliefs. An example would be rain as a cause and wet ground as the effect. The cause results in the effect. But this cannot be used in reverse. We cannot say that wet ground proved it rained. Wet ground could have been the result of some other cause. Someone might have watered the ground earlier. A tree branch moving back and forth cannot be used to prove it is windy. The branch could be moving because of a child’s swing attached to it. A cause can prove an effect. An effect cannot prove a cause.
Another example is the honeybee which consists of three distinct castes. A drone supplies the sperm, the queen supplies the eggs and the worker bee supplies all the work to build the hive and collect the honey. Evolutionists claim the cause of this bee hive organization is evolution, but they have no scientific evidence or proof of how this could have happened. The real cause is God, who created everything.
Evolutionists use this false logic many times over, and in fact it is one of their most frequently used examples of false logic. Most biology books and other publication defending evolution, claim that a man, dog, bird, bat and other species, all have four limbs. Two arms and two legs, two legs and two wings, or four legs, and therefore this proved they evolved from the same ancestor. They are falsely using the effect to try to prove the cause. A more likely cause would be that God just created them that way. How could God have created all the animals to avoid this possible claim by evolutionists? Simple. Just create every animal with a different number of legs. How absurd is this argument when it is questioned and looked at in detail.
When everything is exposed, truth will triumph.
One of the oldest logical fallacies in the book is confusing cause and effect, and Bill Nowers exposes how evolutionists use this mistake to prop up their theories. By taking an effect (something we observe) and assuming it proves a specific cause, they sidestep real evidence and lean on speculation.
Just because the ground is wet doesn’t mean it rained; someone may have watered the lawn. A moving tree branch doesn’t prove there’s wind; it could be a child’s swing. These may seem obvious, but in evolutionary literature, this reversal of cause and effect is a common tactic.
From Bees to Bats: The False Logic of Evolutionary Claims
Consider the honeybee. Its social structure—queen, drones, and workers—is often cited as evidence of evolution’s power to produce complex organization. Yet there’s no fossil record or experimental proof showing how this could evolve step-by-step. The most logical cause is also the most straightforward: God created bees with their intricate design and purpose from the start.
Evolutionists also claim that because various animals—humans, dogs, birds, bats—share a four-limbed body plan, they must have evolved from a common ancestor. But that’s not proof; it’s an assumption. The same observable effect could be explained by a different cause: a Creator who designed diverse creatures with a functional pattern.
Why This Matters
This isn’t just a minor quibble over logic. Cause-and-effect errors shape the way millions of students interpret scientific data. Once you accept the effect-equals-cause fallacy, you can be led to believe that any similarity among species proves evolution—when it might simply reveal the artistry and efficiency of the same Designer.
The truth is simple: Similarities don’t prove descent; they can just as easily prove design.
Truth Will Triumph
When evolutionary arguments are exposed to the light of honest reasoning, they crumble. Scripture affirms that God is the ultimate Cause of all life, and the order we see in creation flows from His wisdom, not from random chance.
Let’s be discerning thinkers—never confusing cause with effect, and never allowing flawed logic to stand unchallenged.
Next week: Creation Bullet #5 — “The Big Bang: Cause, Effect, or Convenient Story?”
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About the Author – In Memoriam
Bill Nowers (1925–2021) was a long-time VCA Board Member and founder of Creation & Evolution Science Ministries. His legacy of defending biblical truth lives on through this powerful series.
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