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Many view 666 as sinister and unlucky. The number comes from Revelation 13:18b. 666 is either the name of an evil man that can be decoded from the number, or simple biblical numerology. The number of God is seven. Seven is perfect. Six is less than perfect. In Revelation, the imperfection of the beast is emphasized by repeating the number. In this interpretation, 666 should remind us of evil's weakness, not its power.

Some people think that the human race was punished for seeking wisdom, when our ancestors ate from the forbidden tree. The full name of that tree was the “‘tree of the knowledge of good and evil.’” (See Genesis 2:17.) Adam and Eve lived in paradise, talking directly with God. They already had knowledge of good. What they gained by eating the forbidden fruit wasn’t wisdom, but the knowledge of evil. Psalm 111:10a tells us that “[t]he fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow his precepts have good understanding.”

Steven A. Austin points out that about 77% of the earth’s surface area, including those portions underwater, is missing at least seven of the geologic column’s ten layers. Only 0.4% of the earth’s surface area has every layer. Even then, individual layers may be incomplete. The layers aren’t always in order, either. Sometimes there’s evidence that faults or landslides have caused this but, in other places, the “disorder” appears perfectly natural.

Some people claim that men are superior to women because, “God created man in his own image,” (Genesis 1:27a). Yet, “in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.” (Genesis 1:27b). This passage doesn’t refer to physical, but to spiritual characteristics. God created all of us in His image and with souls, so that we might someday be with Him in heaven.

Radiocarbon dating depends on the carbon-14 from the atmosphere that enters into plants and animals. When these organisms die, the carbon-14 degrades by half-lives. However, carbon-14 doesn’t come down equally all over the earth, or equally over time, so this method of dating isn't always accurate.

Given what a ghost is - the spirit of a person - their existence isn’t compatible with what the Bible teaches us. Investigations into alleged hauntings are backing up the Bible. A person suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning shares the same symptoms as one suffering from a “haunting”: listlessness, depression, dread, visual and auditory hallucinations, illness, and sudden and seemingly unexplainable death.

Why can’t anyone find evidence of the organic soup from which all life sprang? It’s against the laws of chemistry for enough proteins to accumulate in an excessively watery environment.

Ultrasound and infrasound cause events that are misinterpreted as hauntings. Infrasound is so low it can't be detected by the human ear, yet still causes anxiety, sadness, and spine chills. It can even resonate at the same frequency as human eyeballs, causing optical illusions. Infrasound also vibrates objects, so they move because of an invisible force. The source of infrasound can be as simple as a fan.

In evolution, a new species only occurs with new DNA. Mutations are not new information, but errors in what already exists. Natural selection kills weak animals, allowing the stronger ones to pass on their genes. These are still the same genes the species always had; there is nothing new. All domestic dogs, coyotes, and wolves have the same DNA but in different configurations. A pair of wolves on Noah's ark would have been as good as hundreds of pairs of various dogs.

Probably the most serious misconception about spiritual matters is that being good will result in a person going to heaven. Being good isn’t enough. Being perfect is, but no one is able to be perfect every second of everyday for their entire lives. There’s no way to balance out the scale with good works. The Bible says that the only way to heaven is to be “justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. God presented him as a sacrifice of atonement, through faith in his blood.” (Romans 3:24-25a). The only way to heaven is to have faith in Jesus as our perfect Savior, and this faith is given to us through God's grace.