Do you believe God had anything to do with evolution? We're often told here that Christians can believe in evolution, specifically that they can accept "theistic evolution". As I understand it, that's the idea that evolution was God's way of developing life on earth.
I know there are a lot of people who believe that. But it does seem to me to be problematic. If the theory of evolution is true, and if God was involved in evolution somehow, then evolution is a form of design, and even a form of creation if you assume God created the first living cell. The implication of theistic evolution is that without God, there would be no evolution. On the other hand, if God had nothing to do with evolution, then evolution isn't theistic.
What is your take on this?
My personal beliefs are just that...my own personal beliefs, and I expect no one else to accept them...but here goes...I believe(for my own reasons), that God does exist, the Christian God specifically, and I also believe that He started life(whether by a single cell or some other unknown to us means)...and that He used evolution to bring forth other life forms....but here we are talking about the creation of the first life form, and certainly, evolution does not address that...all evolution does it discuss how life progress from that first cell...it does not good to try to throw in the creation of the first life form into a discussion of evolution, as they are two different subject matters...
But here is the problem...science cannot disprove that God exists...it simply cannot do it...so it does not address it...Id/creationists want God mentionned and they want it done in the arena of science...and that is where I draw the line...for me, belief in God is a matter of faith, and science has nothing to do with it, and whats more, I simply dont understand why people want God put into a scientific discussion...I just dont understand that at all...if ones faith is not enough, if one needs God to be a scientific study, well, I wont say what I am thinking, because frankly, some folks would be hurt by it, and I dont wish to do harm...
I do believe that without God, there would be no evolution...and I know there are millions who would disagree with me...but to put God into some sort of 'scientific black box', and have Him studied in a science class, is just not an option for me...
Hope I answered your questions...