Diehard, you must be aware that the very first book of the Bible, Genesis, in the very first chapter, lays out how God created the world in 6 days, and all very good.
Were I to believe in evolution, I would not be believing Genesis, or other references to God’s direct creation of the universe with all creatures within it sprinkled throughout the Bible.
> Diehard, you must be aware that the very first book of the Bible, Genesis, in the very first chapter, lays out how God created the world in 6 days, and all very good.
I believe God used the process of Evolution to achieve all of that, in 6 epochs. On the 7th epoch (which we are still in today) He rested.
Evolution and Creation can be entirely compatible.
Exactly. I look to the bible sometimes as a guide, but I sure don't believe in Genesis, and a lot of the other stuff, any more than I believe certain Native American tribes who believe the moon is the mother that birthed the earth.
They are all nice tries, considering the primitive lives they led at the time, but it is kind of silly to believe that stuff now, IMHO.