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MeshugeMikey: "Micro evolution yes...Macro Evolution No Way."

Alleged "micro" and "macro" evolution are in fact exactly the same thing, over different periods of time.
Small DNA changes (micro) which happen in every generation accumulate over long periods of time to make larger (macro) differences among various populations.

Of course, if you imagine the Earth as only 6,000 years old, then obviously there has been no long period in which macro evolution could happen.

But all the scientific evidence suggests "macro" is exactly what did happen.

This argument between faith and observed reality will not end anytime soon. The very ground beneath our feet and the sky above our heads contradicts the creationist and, in particular, young earth beliefs. Certainly there are come clever wordsmiths pushing some absurd ideas like the global flood. Disagreeing with them is like fighting tar baby and I’m too old and impatient for that.

I’ve mostly given up commenting on these threads but they are being pushed to the point that it’s irritating to read FR lately.

As employed in discussion of evolution, the word Micro refers to changes within kinds..i.e species.

In that discussion of evolution, Macro refers to changes between different kinds..i.e species.

That being said one cannot add up changes within a given species and arrive at a sum of changes between species.

The timing of same....thats certainly up for discussion..debate as the language used to describe the seven days may or may not have been meant to describe our commonly accepted 24 hour days. There is all manner of allegorical and symbolic language throughout the Bible. Determining whether the "days" of creation are to be given a "wooden" literal interpretation or otherwise is beyond my pay grade.

In cases of allegory and symbology...the truth of that which is being communicated is not dependant on a literal interpretation

Satan was described as a Serpent....in Genisis. That referred to his slippery nature..not his actual literal condition ie being a flesh and blood snake. This is not a problem as it was intended to communicate spirit rather than a literal ontololigcal fact. those days mentioned in Genesis I would suggest are not our 24 hour days anymore that satan was an actual physical serpent. I suspect that days of the Creation were employed to illustrate the Orderly Progression of the Creation, presenting it in a manner that Man could readily understand. Thanks.