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1 | Bible and evolution both? | Gen 1:1 | bcbloyd | 9046 | ||
Hi. If I may say so, I do respect your opinion, but would like to offer some clarification concerning the "evolution" to which I believe we are speaking. It's a distinction I think is important for any and all Christians to understand when expressing beliefs. I could write that I too believe in evolution, but my understanding of that word and the reader's understanding of it may be two VERY different things! Hank can correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe his original question refers to "macro-evolution," not "micro-evolution" aka "speciation". Micro-evolution is the theory that certain things alter slightly to form a new species of the same kind of animal or plant, such as a coyote, wolf, and poodle being different species of the same dog-kind, or even Darwin's famous finches. I do believe that's the evolution you were addressing, but I think the topic is actually macro-evolution, which is the total leap from one thing to another... one kind evolving into a totally different kind (a dinosaur to a bird, a rodent-like fox to a horse, a "missing link" to a monkey and a man) and even one non-living thing suddenly springing to life, aka "spontaneous generation"... gas, liquid, and stone suddenly turning into living plants and breathing beings. This giant leap from non-living to living known as macro-evolution, it is theorized, happened through "purely natural selection and totally by chance"--albeit fortunately enough for us who are here! :) ... But please note that it is totally exclusive of a Creator; NO God allowed! And, wouldn't you know it, people accept this theory even though there is not one shred of scientific evidence to support it ever happening today, or in the past (no matter how many millions of years are included in the equation). One scientist even theorized that highly intelligent "aliens" provided the means of life on this planet from which "(macro-)evolved" all other living things! While the creation theory (and the Bible) allows (quite readily) for micro-evolution, for which there is some scientific evidence to substantiate it, the theory does not allow at all for the possibility of macro-evolution. Can Christians believe in "micro-evolution" better known as speciation? Sure. Macro-evolution? Not if they accept God's Word as true, which states absolutely that "In the beginning GOD CREATED..." Prayerfully, Brandi |
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2 | Bible and evolution both? | Gen 1:1 | Hank | 9077 | ||
Brandi, indeed you're right in assuming that my original question regarding evolution really pertained to macro-, not microevolution. And I certainly concur that "horizontal" adaptions, i.e., so-called microevolution, are scientifically substantiated and consistent with the creation account of Genesis. Some creationists are perhaps conditioned to respond negatively to any process of nature that contains the word "evolution." But breeds of dogs, for example, represent variations within the species, or microevolution. But a dog remains a dog nonetheless, be it Great Dane or Toy Poodle. If a German Shepherd is mated to a Collie, the offspring is neither a German Shepherd nor a Collie, but a mixed breed of dog and still very much a dog, not some other animal. You made an interesting post and I appreciate your calling attention to the significant differences between the evolution that is called macroevolution, which I believe no strict creationist can accept with comfort, and microevolution, which most can. An interesting website that offers much information on this subject is icr.org (Institute for Creation Reseearch) --Hank | ||||||
3 | Bible and evolution both? | Gen 1:1 | Morant61 | 9081 | ||
Greetings Hank! I was chatting with a friend of mine about this issue the other night at work. He studied biology in college. During our conversation, I thought crossed my mind. How many species go extinct every year? How many new species appear each year? I am always reading about hundreds of species that go extinct every year, but I never hear about new species appearing. If macro-evolution were true, wouldn't there at least be a balance between these two numbers, rather than a net loss? I appreciated your comments and links! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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