Philosophical naturalism-the world-view undergirding evolutionism-can provide only three explanations for the existence of the universe in which we live. The first is that the universe is merely an illusion. This notion carries little weight in an age of scientific enlightenment. As has been well said, "even a full-blown solipsist looks both ways before crossing the street." The second is that the universe sprang from nothing. As previously pointed out, this proposition flies in the face of the law of cause and effect. And the third is that the universe eternally existed. This hypothesis is devastated by the law of entropy, which predicts that a universe that has eternally existed would have died an "eternity ago" from heat loss. There is, however, one other possibility. It is found in the first chapter of the first book of the Bible: "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth" (Genesis 1:1). In an age of enlightenment and empirical science, nothing could be more certain, clear or correct.

Hank Hanegraaff

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Eggs			1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

egg or egg substitute 1/3 cu up cocoa

INSTRUCTIONS

1/2  cu    up vegetable shortening
1/2 ts sp salt 1/4 cu up water
1 t  ts baking powder 1/3 cu up sugar replacement;
:          -(granulated)
2 c  cake flour
1/2 ts sp ground cinnamon
1/2 ts sp baking soda
1 c  unsweetened applesauce
1 Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
2 Cream together shortening and sugar replacement. Add egg and blend well.
3 Sift all dry ingredients together and add alternately with applesauce and
water to creamed mixture. Be sure to add flour first and last.
4 Drop by teaspoonfuls onto greased cookie sheets. Bake at 375 degrees F
for 12-15 minutes.
Makes 40 cookies
Posted to MC-Recipe Digest by Susan <[email protected]> on May 01, 1998

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