Recently, my family and I were able to take a self-guided tour of one of our nation's treasures, Carlsbad Caverns. This southern New Mexico attraction is in a dramatically different setting from those found in more lush places, places we have seen in days gone by like Wind Cave in South Dakota and Mammoth Cave in Kentucky. No cave has ever made me feel as small or left me in as great of awe.
Thanks to the skewed agenda and view of science and the origin of the earth held by those in charge, this national park dates the cave as hundreds of millions of years old and those of the evolutionary ilk see it as just one impressive landmark of the annals of evolution. There in the presence of God's amazing handiwork is man's feeble attempts to convince his fellowmen, "There is no God." The official park website says an inland sea 250 to 280 million years ago created this and 299 other limestone caves.
Yet, the early, modern "discoverers" of the cave had different feelings about it. Jim White, a local Cowboy and explorer of the cave, frequently told people how amazing and awesome it was, but it took a long time and several photographs for people to come and see for themselves how amazing it is. Then, word of mouth quickly reached to Washington, D.C. Finally, in 1923, a few decades after White "discovered" Carlsbad Caverns, the U.S. Department of the Interior sent inspector Robert Holley to investigate the cave and see whether it was as magnificent as billed. It is said that Holley was at first a skeptic, but after viewing the cave he wrote, "I am wholly conscious of the feebleness of my efforts to convey in the deep conflicting emotions, the feeling of fear and awe, and the desire for an inspired understanding of the Divine Creator's work which presents to the human eye such a complex aggregate of natural wonders" (http://traveloutward.com).
Given the water-related nature of the erosion and formations inside the cave, it is logical to conclude that a deluge of global proportions could have carved out this immense cave. It is also possible that God sculpted many of its present contours during the creation week. What is unnecessary and illogical to conclude is that blind chance gave birth to this amazing example of design and aesthetic appeal, the latter of which God placed within the human mind to appreciate the beauty and splendor of the place. Man may discover feats of God's strength, but he cannot adequately explain them away!
Thanks to the skewed agenda and view of science and the origin of the earth held by those in charge, this national park dates the cave as hundreds of millions of years old and those of the evolutionary ilk see it as just one impressive landmark of the annals of evolution. There in the presence of God's amazing handiwork is man's feeble attempts to convince his fellowmen, "There is no God." The official park website says an inland sea 250 to 280 million years ago created this and 299 other limestone caves.
Yet, the early, modern "discoverers" of the cave had different feelings about it. Jim White, a local Cowboy and explorer of the cave, frequently told people how amazing and awesome it was, but it took a long time and several photographs for people to come and see for themselves how amazing it is. Then, word of mouth quickly reached to Washington, D.C. Finally, in 1923, a few decades after White "discovered" Carlsbad Caverns, the U.S. Department of the Interior sent inspector Robert Holley to investigate the cave and see whether it was as magnificent as billed. It is said that Holley was at first a skeptic, but after viewing the cave he wrote, "I am wholly conscious of the feebleness of my efforts to convey in the deep conflicting emotions, the feeling of fear and awe, and the desire for an inspired understanding of the Divine Creator's work which presents to the human eye such a complex aggregate of natural wonders" (http://traveloutward.com).
Given the water-related nature of the erosion and formations inside the cave, it is logical to conclude that a deluge of global proportions could have carved out this immense cave. It is also possible that God sculpted many of its present contours during the creation week. What is unnecessary and illogical to conclude is that blind chance gave birth to this amazing example of design and aesthetic appeal, the latter of which God placed within the human mind to appreciate the beauty and splendor of the place. Man may discover feats of God's strength, but he cannot adequately explain them away!
Neal Pollard
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