Welcome, Pascal.
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I am glad that I have though as I am finding the subject very
interesting indeed and have realized that creation science evangelism
and apologetics can be a very powerful witnessing tool for the
Christian.
Perhaps over time you will come to notice that Creation 'science' is a better witnessing tool the less the witnessee understands science.
In other words, if one has any educational grounding in science, one is very unlikely to accept Creationist claims because these claims often ignore or distort the available evidence.
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I am in the process of reading a number of books on the
subject, but I am still very new to this whole area.
Reading and education are key, but I hope you are not restricting your book list to only Creationist sources. Here are some suggestions for excellent introductory websites and books which are science-based:
The best layperson site on the web for accurate and current science regarding the evidence for the Theory of Evolution:
TalkOrigins Archive: Exploring the Creation/Evolution Controversy
I reccommend reading the FAQ page and the "five major misconceptions" page first. Then the "Introduction to Evolutionary Biology" would be good.
An excellent short essay which explains what science is, isn't, and how it is conducted:
science - The Skeptic's Dictionary - Skepdic.com
Another excellent essay doing the same with Creation 'science':
creationism and creation science - The Skeptic's Dictionary - Skepdic.com
Enjoy!
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