There are a myriad of animals that have adaptations so wild that it seems impossible for them to have come together by random process or even natural selection. The point of this thread is to showcase animals they defy evolutionary rules with amazingly complicated adaptations and mutually beneficial properties with his environment that all point to a creator with intelligence.  I want to show these animals, insects, plant etc that show evolution to be a belief system, a religion even, that cannot be justified by chance. If you have any animals and plants that show this, feel free to reply below with a pic and the reason that makes it defy evolution.

I came across this quote from Rob Webb, and it really made me stop and think. He was talking about the decay of Earth’s magnetic field, and honestly, it might be one of the strongest scientific arguments for a young Earth I’ve seen.
We know for a fact that the Earth’s magnetic field has been steadily weakening for the last 150 years. That’s measurable. You can track it. So if we can measure how much it’s decaying now, we can also project that rate backward. And if you do that, the field would have been way stronger in the past. That part isn’t speculation. That’s just the math.
Now here’s where it gets interesting. If you go back 10,000 years, the field was stronger, sure, but still within a range that life could survive. No problem there. But if you keep going back to a million years or more, like the standard evolutionary timeline says then the magnetic field would have been insanely powerful. Like, lethal to living organisms. It would have disrupted the ozone layer, fried cells, and made life as we know it impossible.
That’s where the tension really shows up. Because either life has been here for billions of years, or the magnetic field has been decaying for billions of years. But you can’t have both. One of those ideas has to give. Because if the decay rate has been steady, then the field shouldn’t still be here. And if the field has been around long enough for evolution to happen, then it couldn’t have been decaying like this the whole time.
Mainstream science tries to resolve this with something called the "geodynamo theory". That says the Earth somehow regenerates its magnetic field through motion in the core. But that’s still just a theory. It’s full of assumptions and there’s no way to test it directly. We’ve never seen it happen. It’s more like a patch than a solid explanation.
On the other hand, if the Earth is just a few thousand years old, like the Bible teaches, then all of this lines up. The field started strong, and it’s been gradually weakening ever since. Life didn’t have to survive through some crazy, destructive magnetic environment. It was created into a world that was already balanced.
So you really do have to choose. You can’t say the field has been decaying slowly over millions of years and also say that life has existed here that whole time. One of those stories has to go. And the more I look at it, the more it seems like the magnetic field isn’t the problem.
According to the data, about 2,800 years ago, the field was twice as strong as it is now. Go back 5,600 years and it was four times stronger. If you keep that curve going, you hit a point pretty quickly where the field would’ve been so intense that it would break down cellular structures and prevent life from even forming.
That’s a hard stop. You can’t just explain that away. The field tells a story. And it might not be the one that mainstream science wants to hear, but it’s consistent, measurable, and actually fits the young Earth model really well.

Here she is! It's my go too playlist and its updated a few times per month. Great for converting from secular music to worshipping God with music.

The God China Once Knew: Ancient Chinese History and the Biblical Narrative

This article presents a comprehensive apologetic argument that ancient Chinese worship of ShangDi reflects a preserved knowledge of Yahweh carried eastward after the Tower of Babel dispersion (Genesis 11:1–9). 

It traces the alignment of Chinese dynastic chronologies with post‐Flood timelines; examines how Chinese character etymologies encode the Genesis accounts of creation (造), the Garden of Eden (園), the Fall (禁, 婪, 裸) and the Flood (船 “vessel + eight + persons”); and shows how the word for tower (塔) and confusion (亂) mirror Babel’s building materials and linguistic scattering. The study highlights ritual parallels between the Chinese Border Sacrifice and Old Testament worship (sacrifices, prayer, confession), and explores messianic hopes in Confucian, Mencian and Laozi texts anticipating a Sage-King from the West who fulfills Isaiah’s and New Testament prophecies. It then recounts the gradual decline from pure monotheism into polytheism, syncretism and modern atheism, before concluding that Jesus Christ is the fulfillment of the redemptive hope embedded in both Chinese tradition and biblical revelation. 

By synthesizing historical records, linguistic “time-capsules” and classical philosophy, the paper demonstrates the historicity and universality of the Christian God and invites readers to recognize Christianity as the recovery of an ancient, global truth rather than a foreign import.

How many days of the month do you attend service? I find myself going about once per month on average... it used to be EVERY Sunday for years... curious how my fellow Christians are doing out there?

Real question... bc if this is the profound, undisputed, uncreated word of Allah then we have a problem... there's a contradiction here that shows either Allahs word got corrupted, that Mohammed was lying about receiving revelation, or that he was receiving revelation from Allah who is actually a lying spirit.

What was man created from: blood, clay, dust, or nothing?

1. “Created man, out of a (mere) clot of congealed blood,” (96:2).
   
2. “We created man from sounding clay, from mud moulded into shape, (15:26).
   
3. “The similitude of Jesus before Allah is as that of Adam; He created him from dust, then said to him: “Be”. And he was,” (3:59).
   
4. “But does not man call to mind that We created him before out of nothing?” (19:67, Yusuf Ali). Also, 52:35).
   
5. “He has created man from a sperm-drop; and behold this same (man) becomes an open disputer! (16:4).
   

Ill be waiting...

If we had a zombie-pocalypse (I know, too much tv lol) but if we did and you ran across 2 camps... one that were identified as Christian in which their people believed that their actions would be judged in an afterlife as a base for their morality vs the other camp of atheists that didnt believe in an afterlife... which camp would you immediately choose to live in as a permanent resident to find a spouse and raise a family? 

Which one has clearly outline laws that arent just on paper but woven into the fabric of their existence? 

Which one is going to get things right closer to the way modern society is today?

Though I do acknowledge people people hurt by other people in the church that was supposed to protect them... is that a big enough reason to walk away from Christ altogether? How do people get back in alignment?

Here is an argument connecting the existence of perfection to the existence of God:

Perfection as a Concept
Premise 1: Perfection is the state of possessing all qualities to the highest possible degree, lacking nothing essential to being.
Premise 2: Perfection is the ultimate standard by which all lesser degrees of qualities (e.g., goodness, truth, beauty) are measured.

The Necessity of a Perfect Being
Premise 1: Perfection must exist in reality because we observe varying degrees of goodness, beauty, and truth, which imply a maximum standard (the "most" good, beautiful, and true).
Premise 2: Perfection cannot exist as an abstract concept alone; it must have a real, concrete existence. An abstract idea of perfection without a corresponding reality would fail to ground the objective standards we observe.
Premise 3: Perfection must exist as a necessary being because it cannot depend on anything else for its existence. If it did, it would lack self-sufficiency, and thus, it would not be perfect.

The Connection Between Perfection and God
Premise 1: God, as classically defined, is a necessary, self-existent being possessing all perfections (e.g., omnipotence, omniscience, perfect goodness).
Premise 2: A being that is perfect must embody the fullness of existence (as existence is itself a perfection). Such a being would have no deficiencies, would be unchanging, and would be the source of all lesser realities.
Premise 3: Only a being like God can fully embody and ground perfection. Natural or finite entities are imperfect by nature and cannot account for the absolute standard of perfection.
Conclusion: If perfection exists, it must be embodied in a perfect being, which is God.

Philosophical Support
Aquinas’ Fourth Way: Thomas Aquinas argues that the gradation of qualities in the world (e.g., some things are "better" or "truer" than others) implies a "maximum" being that is the cause of all such perfections. This maximum is God.

Anselm’s Ontological Argument: Anselm contends that God is "that than which nothing greater can be conceived." If perfection exists, God must exist, because God is the greatest conceivable being.

Scriptural Affirmation
Matthew 5:48: "Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect." This statement implies that God is the standard of perfection, from whom all goodness and moral standards flow.

James 1:17: "Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shifting shadow." This verse points to God as the source of all perfection.

Objections and Responses
Objection: Perfection could exist as an abstract ideal rather than as a personal being.
Response: Abstract ideals cannot cause or sustain reality. Perfection must exist as a self-existent being to ground the observable order and standards of the universe.

Objection: Perfection might not require God but could be a natural process.
Response: Natural processes are contingent and imperfect, relying on external causes. Only a necessary being that is the source of all qualities can be truly perfect.

Conclusion
If perfection exists, it must exist in a real, necessary, and self-sufficient way. The only plausible candidate for such a being is God, who is traditionally understood as the embodiment of all perfections. Thus, the existence of perfection necessitates the existence of God.

Hello everyone, I go by risen, follower of Christ Jesus as Lord and my personal savior. He loved me first and I will follow Him always. As quoted in Mark 28:6 our Lord is risen from the grave, conquering death and providing the final atonement of sins for us.

St. John Chrysostom preached:

Quote:“If Christ be not risen, all is lost. But since He is risen, let none grieve nor fear death. The tomb became a womb birthing new creation.”

I've created this space out of necessity to pool together the best apologists in the game to be able to share their resources, thoughts and reflections in effort to strengthen the soldiers on the front line in the Kingdom of God, intellectually and spiritually. I also believe in the strengthening of the finances of the people which will help break captives of poverty free so they can have more resources to help spread the Kingdom in their community and worldwide.

My testimony is important to me. Though I didn't almost die, hit rock bottom, or see Jesus in person... (arguably I have been saved from these thresholds and on a daily basis)... I was born in a systematically oppression system and escaped the school to prison pipeline while avoiding being taken out by gang violence, graduated from a state university, become a homeowner in my 30s after homelessness, then becoming a director in a multimillion dollar startup and working from home full time... all of this while giving glory to God in all things possible because according the the stats I am 1 out of 17,700 or .005% of the population. I recognize that my mother and especially my grandmother has instilled the power of prayer in my life and I feel like it is always provided a guiding light inside me.

Let's use the forum as a positive place to empower Christians in their walk, defend the faith and also relax and have some fun!