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Me too. It didn't happen in seven days. Sorry. Not beleiving in the seven day theory doesn't mean I'm going to hell. It just means that my God is such a good scientist that none of the authors of the bible could possibly comprehend the message they were trying to write.

Of course you're free to believe what you wish, but logically speaking ask yourself: if there was not a physical Garden of Eden, a literal Adam, a literal Eve, a literal fall, and a literal promise made by God in response to that fall...

...then of what use is the crucifixion of a Jewish carpenter some thousands of years after these allegorical events? In fact, if the events of Genesis are merely a summary of evolution written in code then the crucifixion of a man who had to his credit the best life lived in human history becomes one of the most powerful proofs of atheism of all time.

Think about all things - even religion - scientifically and you will draw closer to the truth.

Think about all things - even religion - scientifically and you will draw closer to the truth.

One man's theology is another man's belly laugh.
Robert A. Heinlein, Time Enough for Love, 1973

"Think about all things - even religion - scientifically and you will draw closer to the truth."

Amen to that. I think most of the old testament is symbolic. I see more in scientific evidence for God than the literalists ever will. For instance, what is SCIENCE saying about the beginning of man? Common theory of SCIENCE says it all started with one common ancestor in central Africa. Sound familiar? And another thing. I can believe the world is billions of years old AND believe in Jesus as the Savior of mankind. Because in the end, even if I am dead wrong, I'm not any worse for believing he came to make us better men. What I won't do is tell anyone else (except Zarqawi and other terrorists) that they are going to hell if they don't believe what I believe. It is about a relationship, NOT a religion. If I am the man I think I am, I will share heaven with people from all over the world, not just fundamentalist Christians. (They may have a private resort in heaven and think they are the only one's who made it, but I'll get to eat Chinese.) I'll definitely be sharing something with all of them because I refuse to judge them (except Zarqawi and other terrorists).