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85“In hope of eternal life,which God, that cannot lie,promised before the worldbegan;”—Titus 1:2“And for this cause Godshall send them strongdelusion, that they shouldbelieve alie: That they allmight be damned whobelieved not the truth, but hadpleasure in unrighteousness.”—II Thessalonians. 2:11-12Creation Science Evangelism •29 Cummings Road •Pensacola, Florida 32503Anonymous critics getlittleor noneofmyattention. Itravelalot butwe haveavery capablestaff working at CSE whowillanswer your questions or leaveamessageformewithseveralgood times tocall you back.Iwent throughMatson's book and circled every timeheusedthe words “mighthave,” “could have,” “scientists believe,” etc.His great faith in evolution shows throughclearly as hisreligion, not science. Itsurprised me how many non-answersthey give tothe points Iraised in my seminar. For example:when answeringtheproblem about theshortperiod comets,Matson saidthey arebeing replenishedfrom theOortCloudor theKuiper Belt! Noone has ever seen this happen, ofcourse, buthebelievesitto beso. Thatis an answer basednoton science butfaith, and heshould admitit. Theentireanswer is filled withtypical evolutionisthallucinations. He isalways usingphrases like“computersimulations,” and “theoreticalcalculations,” “would likely,” “statisticalcalculations,”“someastronomers estimate,” etc. His intention is toshow it“could have” happened. Well, I“couldhave been” president ofGeneral Motors, but I’m not! Heneeds to read, RaymondLittleton, “The Non-existence ofthe OortCometary Shell,”Astrophysics and SpaceScience, Vol. 31 pp. 385-401. There isno Oort cloud.Heconcludes his non-answer tothecometquestion by tryingtoput theburden on thecreationist! Hesays, “Thecreationistmustprovethat thereare noreasonable sources forreplenishingcomets”(p.13). And Isay, “No, Dave, if you expectalltaxpayers tofund your religion in thepublicschoolsystem,parks, museums, etc., the burden of proof is on you! You mayspend your money any way you want. You arewelcometobelieveanything youwantand you may teachyour childrenanythingyou wantthem to believe; but before you spend mymoneyto teach my children and grandchildren somethingIdon’t want them tobelieve, theburden of proof is on you!”Shiftingtheburden ofproofis acommon tactictokeep anenemy busy. If Isaidwatermelons areblueon theinsideuntilyou cutthe skin, Provemewrong! Ihaveshifted the burdenon proof on you. Thatis what most scoffers try todowiththeir criticisms of creationists. Don’t befooled!After readingthroughonescoffer’s article called “300 Lies ofCreation Scientists,” itwas hard nottolaugh. They surearegetting desperate thesedays. Itold him Idon't deal withanonymous cowards, but ifhewould givemehis realnameand number, Iwould beglad toshow him when his logiciswrong. Hehas refused and now is upsetbecause Iwon’tcorrespond withhim anymore. Idon’t wastealotof time onscoffers becausethere are somany sincerepeoplewho wantand need thetruththat it is unfairto divertmuchenergy tothose whodo notwanttohear. Duringthewar for states'rights, President Lincoln was getting lots ofcritical letters.Oneof his aids asked him ifheintended toanswer them.Lincoln repliedthat if he answered all his critics that wouldabsorb all his time and he had awar to win. Nehemiah did the