MORALITY
By Dr. Georgia Purdom and Dr. Jason Lisle
and the irrationality of an evolutionary worldview
Morality is a very difficult problem for the evolutionary worldview. This is not to say that evolutionists are
somehow less moral than biblical creationists—or anyone else. Most evolutionists adhere to a moral code and
believe in the concept of right and wrong. But evolutionists have no rational reason for this position. Thus,
only creationists have a rational, logical, and consistent reason for morality.
The Foundation of Morality
Even though most people do not acknowledge it, the moral-
ity and rules that most humans adhere to have their basis in
the Bible, specifically in the literal history of Genesis. The
Bible claims to be the revealed Word of God (2 Timothy
3:16; 2 Peter 1:21) and that the biblical God is the ultimate
authority and foundation for knowledge (Hebrews 6:13;
Proverbs 1:7, 2:6; Colossians 2:3). The Bible tells us that God
is the Creator of all things and, therefore, all things belong to
Him (Genesis 1:1; Psalm 24:1). Thus, God as the Creator has
the right to define absolute standards of behavior.
Apart from biblical creation, morality has no justifica-
tion. Christian philosopher Dr. Greg Bahnsen (1948–95)
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states, “What does the unbeliever [person who rejects the
biblical God] mean by ‘good,’ or by what standard does the
unbeliever determine what counts as ‘good’ (so that ‘evil’ is
accordingly defined or identified)? What are the presup-
positions in terms of which the unbeliever makes any moral
judgments whatsoever?” 1 Although unbelievers may clas-
sify actions as good or evil, they do not have an ultimate
foundation for defining what is good and evil.
In fact, many evolutionists are quite clear that evolution
does not provide a basis for morality. William Provine,
evolutionist and biology professor at Cornell University,
states in referring to the implications of Darwinism, “No
ultimate foundations for ethics exist, no ultimate meaning