Before another word, let me say that I am not an expert on Evolution. I don't have all the answers and make no pretense of such. With that out of the way, some people say that it is evolution vs the Bible, science vs the Bible, etc. I am here to tell you that is wrong and to say a little of what the Bible speaks about the beginnings of the universe.
We know that the Bible begins with "In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth."
That ends the argument of who created what. But what about evolution and Darwin's theory, and the multiple theories to follow over the years? I would suggest to you that you believe in evolution; and I will assure you that I believe in evolution. The problem comes in the definition of what we are talking about.
Darwin went to the islands and saw creatures that had evolved, had changed to adapt to the local environment. He drew conclusions from this and created his theory of evolution. The problem with that is that he went too far. But we can see in our world today examples of evolution that cannot be denied. A good example is the snowshoe rabbit. He is still a rabbit, but because he dwells in the snowy arctic, he has changed, adapted by becoming a white rabbit with huge feet to allow him to run (hop) in the snow. Examples like this can be seen throughout nature. Even people change over time to adapt to their environment. (Isn't this fun!)
But the Bible speaks directly to this subject. Genesis 1:24: "Then God said, 'Let the earth bring forth the living creature according to its kind: cattle and creeping thing and beast of the earth, each according to its kind': and it was so. And God made the beast of the earth according to its kind, and everything that creeps on the earth according to its kind. And God saw that it was good." Notice the emphasis on "according to its kind" here. This is repeated several times to show that there is no crossing of kinds; i.e., cats are cats, dogs are dogs, and there is no crossing over. There is no evolution over a thousand years or a milliion years of a cat becoming a dog. You see the point and likely agree. Thus, there is evolution within the "kind", the species. Now, there are lots of unanswered questions on this subject, but enough for today. Thanks for reading and have a great week!
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Mike -- the problem with most conservative Christians is they want to turn the hard sciences (like chemistry and math) of evolution science into a discussion of philosophy. Never once in my studying of micro biology in college did I ever hear a philosophy discussion. As I've said before, every time you eat a piece of bread or get a flu shot, you are benefiting from man's understanding of evolutionary science. Man shares so much in common (micro level DNA/RNA) with other animal species. Why do you think so much medical breakthroughs (using evolutionary science) have used mice, monkeys, etc. to test new human vaccines? Again, teaching and understanding biology evolutionary science is about things like chemistry and math. Conservative Christians are causing a problem that doesn't exist in the true/advanced study of biology.
ReplyDeleteMike -- while you are so wrong about biology, I still love you in Agape.
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