I find it quite amusing that most people here are certain they are correct.
I guess I am no different in as much as I believe God created the earth and everything in it, but as none of us were here hundred of thousands of years ago, we can only surmise.....there is no proof.
I personally am a strong believer in evolution, and find it impossible to accept creationism as a valid alternative for the simple fact that we have fossils of a myriad of stages in the development of modern day animals etc.
I am in the middle of watching Religulous at the moment, and if you haven't seen it, it's worth checking out if for no other reason than to see the 'creationist museum'. It features human children playing alongside dinosaurs, and a saddled triceratops. It is hilarious (to me)!!
I'm not rubbishing anyone elses opinions - if everyone had the same, it would be pretty dull!
Peace 🙂
I don’t have an issue with evolution,
I readily accept it – it makes total sense
…but I just can't for the life of me see why for most people the ‘theory of evolution’ and the ‘theory of life being ‘consciously’ brought into existence’ – just absolutely must be mutually exclusive?
(Errm...as an aside, isn’t it funny that to say the “theory of evolution” you jusss always gotta mention ‘da dude’ himself anyway :o)
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Iit's worth checking out if for no other reason than to see the 'creationist museum'. It features human children playing alongside dinosaurs, and a saddled triceratops. It is hilarious (to me)!!
I once met a man, in Athens, who insisted that he "knew" that God existed (at a time when I disbelieved). After a discussion in which he got quite heated, he stated that he'd seen God. "You've seen God?" "Yes," he replied in all (manic) seriousness. "The man, Charlton, recieved the Ten Commandments from God, and I saw it on film." :rolleyes:
Likewise, in pushed into a corner (I don't feel I am) I'm going to reply that I can perfectly accept the saddled triceratops, etc. Well, maybe not saddled! But I saw this co-existence as a child. With Ursula Andress, a very pleasing sight it was too. :p
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I don’t have an issue with evolution,
I readily accept it – it makes total sense
…but I just can't for the life of me see why for most people the ‘theory of evolution’ and the ‘theory of life being ‘consciously’ brought into existence’ – just absolutely must be mutually exclusive?(Errm...as an aside, isn’t it funny that to say the “theory of evolution” you jusss always gotta mention ‘da dude’ himself anyway :o)
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This is the crux, isn't it? Take electromagnetism. It's one general phenomenon which is expressed in many ways, and which is created in myriad ways both by nature and by intelligent beings (us). Similarly, evolution doesn't mean all changes to life happened in that one way. I've no doubt at all that evolution exists. But the fact that it does, does not mean that all alterations of species, or even the appearance of species, happened that way. Hence it's only a theory.
We are now altering the DNA of flora and fauna all the time - everything from GM crops to "super-mice" which are far stronger and live much longer. For centuries we've also bred animals - everything from better and stronger horses to ridiculous little dogs (with apologies to owners! :)). Would a skeptical future civilisation know that these didn't evolve, but were created in just the last twenty years (in the case of genetic manipulation) and by ourselves, a civilisation they have no record of?
Nope! They'd be having maybe the same variety of views we are now, the evolutionists being just as certain of themselves. You really cannot know just what wonders and secrets the past does hold.
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