Astronomy now involves an unbelievable amount of guesswork. It is profitable for the Christian man of science to have a clear understanding of how much in this realm is truly solid ground,and how much is simply overzealous speculation. Theories of the origin of the universe have a surprisingly short life expectancy. Each idea has lasted long enough to be attractive to a wide range of people living in a particular age. It is soon overthrown as a result of its own scientific absurdities and replaced by something “better.” Let him who scoffs at the Genesis record state specifically which hypothesis he would put in its place. Then let him attempt to resolve the insuperable difficulties inherent in that hypothesis and defend it against the onslaughts of future experimental findings.