Posted on 09/20/2018 7:15:00 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT
Nah. Scripture is VERY clear that “evolution” — the process of developing genetically more complex over time, through cycles of death and life and death — is false.
Death did not enter the storyline until *after* the first humans sinned. And Jesus came to address this sin and death. If death wasn’t the result of sin, then the purported reason for Jesus crucifixion is baseless.
Evolution is Satan’s attempt to discredit Jesus’ sacrifice, His overcoming death through His death on the cross.
One of the most well confirmed and foundational theories in science? No.
“One of the most well confirmed and foundational theories in science? “ Since when? It’s a theory, by its very definition unreproducible through experimentation. Read this, you missed it. https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1891873.G_A_Kerkut
I’m afraid you’re mistaken. Scripture is not a science text. Scripture and science, including evolution, co-exist harmoniously.
Not so.. evolution is against what the Creator had penned. He Created all souls/spirit intellect long before He formed a flesh body.
You are going to be lost when your soul and spirit intellect return to the Maker that sent you. Biology of flesh is an earthly study and will end at the end of this flesh age.
We disagree. Evolution does not address the origin of life.
And I’m a Christian like you.
The Adam’s flesh body was not ‘living’ until the ‘breath of life’, soul, was breathed into his nostrils. Some Christians know all souls/spirit intellect were created long before this flesh age.
All human studies are earthly studies, so what is your point?
What are you even saying?
A legitimate scientist is one who has actually studied science and understands the principles. In this case, it would be a life scientist, since other scientists might study something peripheral to evolution (for instance, geology), but only life scientists study the theories of biology in depth.
Still can’t answer your premise. Lead a horse to water but you.......
This world that is now has a Heavenly expiration date. The Creator did not set evolution into motion. Commonality of species biological traits does not give evolution credibility.
In many passages, the Scripture is allegorical. It conveys truth through literary devices.
Evolution does not address the origin of life. You know that, right?
Of course “Scripture is not a science text.” But where it purports to lay out a historical narrative, that historical narrative is accurate.
I do agree that Scripture and science, including Creationism, co-exist harmoniously. Evolution is anti-Creation, cycles of death and death and death and death. The Creator spoke life; He didn’t speak death ... until after the Fall of Man.
The whole purpose of Jesus overcoming sin and death is absurdity if the Creation/Fall account is false.
As a Christian, I am perfectly comfortable with the co-existence of Scripture and evolutionary theory. Creationism, however, is not science—it is rationalization. Science is falsifiable, whereas the adherents to creationism accept no such conditions.
I have the greatest respect for Christians who believe in the literal truth of the Bible on FAITH. However, Christians of lesser faith who must rely on false science to bolster their belief only serve to make Christians look bad.
There is strong scientific evidence in support of Creationism. If you care to learn more, feel free to browse a site like creation.com ...
For someone who considers himself a Christian, you come across as bewilderingly arrogant. “Christians of lesser faith” rely on the false science of biblical creation. Nice.
And no, evolutionists are not open to falsifiability.
Actually, the arrogance is yours. I do not only “consider” myself a Christian, I am a Christian.
Regarding creationism, it is, in fact, nonsense. You’re definitive source, creation.com, is a laughing stock of rationalization.
Further to your note, evolutionists, more precisely, scientists, are most definitely open to falsification. In fact, the theory (yes, theory) has changed and evolved (!) significantly since it was first posited.
God gave us a brain. We are not in any way prevented from studying history and our environment to understand how He brought us to the position that we now occupy.
I hope that you seriously consider these points. It would be the Christian thing to do.
Open data sharing: Increasingly, scientists are calling on their colleagues to make all the data from their experiments available for anyone to scrutinize (there are exceptions, of course, for particularly sensitive information). This ensures that shoddy research that makes it through peer review can still be double-checked.
When I was an undergrad RA in the 1980s I know that it used to be the case that if your research paper had received NSF or NIH funding that you were obligated to make your raw data available to anyone upon request if they paid you for the cost of making the copies and the postage. But in the 1990s they quietly changed the rules to drop that requirement so now everybody hoards their data.
Wow. You’ve made up your mind, I guess.
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