This impact pamphlet was written by a scientist, and a science educator, and reviewed by an attorney, to provide a brief summary of the scientific evidence supporting creation. The text materials and references listed at the end together give a more thorough discussion of this scientific evidence.

Introduction

Man’s substitute for God.

Two major challenges face creationists who wish to see the scientific content of creationism penetrate into educational circles and public school curricula.

In 1934, just before his death, the eminent Russian psychologist,
Lev S. Vygotsky, ¹ concluded his book on Thought
and Language with a quotation from Faust which insisted that,
"In the beginning was the deed." According to Vygotsky,

(1) Annual ICR Report for 1980

(2) Summary of Activities of ICR During the Past Decade

(3) ICR Goals for the Decade of the Eighties