Is Ace Ventura half empty or half full?

I love animals! No, not in an overboard way as the comical Ace Ventura character, but I must say, life without animals is boring. In my blog post today, I do want to see if Ace Ventura is a half-empty or half-full kind of guy.

My daughter bought a parakeet a couple of months ago and did that little bird capture my attention. It was more than just some stick figure sitting on a perch belting out the occasion chirp. No, this was an Ace Ventura moment for me.

Instead, this bird put on a show for all to see. Go-jo, as she is called, exhibited the attributes of a full personality. Similar to my daughter’s dogs, the bird wanted to interact with its owners. And by interact, I mean to communicate and play.

Go-jo, flies casually throughout the house and lands just about anywhere to inspect just about anything. She will hop on your finger, look into your eyes, and issue sounds attempting to get your attention.

Why am I making such a big deal of this?

It is because for well over one hundred years now evolutionary scientists have been seeking to trace our lineage back to a common ancestor that is shared with all other species within the animal kingdom. I think of these scientists as viewing the animal kingdom as half empty.

What propels their notion of a common ancestor is the fact that we have so much in common with many of the critters that walk (or fly) this earth. As I have stated, animals such as Go-jo even have personalities and desire to communicate with us. This makes for a very big case in the evolutionary half-empty worldview.

Another reason perhaps?

But could there be another reason for the similarities between us and the animals? Could there be another reason that animals seek to communicate with us? Ladies and gentlemen, I propose to you a glass-half-full to ponder.

Instead of going down to the lowest common denominator and seeking some primordial RNA virus as our ancestor in common, what if we look upward instead? Could it just be possible that the real reason that humans and animals interact so well is that they have a common Creator?

Could it be possible that the account in Genesis is 100% historically accurate and that God originally created the animals to interact in a positive way with mankind under human leadership? That is exactly what the first couple of chapters of Genesis tell us.

So is Ace Ventura half empty or half full?

Like I said, something to ponder. So, the next time you watch an Ace Ventura movie, OR the next time a bird lands on your finger and strikes up a conversation, consider looking upward to a glass-half-full rather than looking downward to a glass-half-empty. Look at the animal as a created entity that was designed by a common Creator.

Care to comment on this?

Leave a comment at the bottom of this blog post. I would love to know your thoughts!

Until my next editorial post, keep seeking TRUTH!

Regards,
Mike MacDonald

mike@macdonaldpost.com

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About Mike MacDonald:

As an ordained theologian, Mike has served in many gospel ventures.
He has been a church pastor, chaplain, seminary vice-president,
Christian school principal, and creation evangelist. These roles have
built up an expertise in Mike’s ability to help people discover the true
essence of the Bible and how to make it apply in everyday life.