Medical doctor, explorer and missionary David Livingstone never ceased to be filled with wonder at the splendor of nature as he lived in and traveled through Africa. In a journal entry from October 13th, 1853 he wrote that "there appears on the quiet repose of earth's scenery the benign smile of a father's love. The sciences exhibit such wonderful intelligence and design in all their various ramifications, some time ought to be devoted to them before engaging in missionary work. The heart may often be cheered by observing the operation of an ever present intelligence, and we may feel that we are leaning on his bosom while living in a world clothed in beauty and robed with the glorious perfections of its maker and preserver."Livingstone recognized the order and design in the world around him and the fact that the sciences themselves gave evidence for and pointed to an Almighty Maker (rather than being proof of His non-existence). And, as he wrote these words in his journal, another explorer, Charles Darwin, was giving intellectual (?) birth to his own writings which would be published in 1859 as The Origin of Species. Interesting.
Special creation by an all-wise Creator has always been the observation of godly scientists and laymen alike. The "theory" of evolution is the purview of those who wish to deny (consciously or not) the Almighty and thus any responsibility to Him.
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