[narby]

"created evolution"? Is that not a bit of an oxymoron?

One of the concepts in evolution is the random mutation of genes. Did not God create "randomness" in the first place?

I'm just amazed to think that there are people who think that God could not have been smart enough to set up the system of evolution in the first place. They apparently think that God could snap his fingers, and there was a new creature. But they don't think God could have created a life system that would modify itself over time. Creationism is such a simplistic view of God.

[Sola Veritas]

"They apparently think that God could snap his fingers, and there was a new creature. But they don't think God could have created a life system that would modify itself over time. Creationism is such a simplistic view of God."

That is just a rationalization on your part. You are trying justify your own lack of faith in the reliability of scripture. What you call "simplistic" is what I call the simple faith of a child that Christ Jesus said was necessary.

[Mr. Silverback]

One of the concepts in evolution is the random mutation of genes.

Sing out as soon as you can produce a benficial mutation.

I'm just amazed to think that there are people who think that God could not have been smart enough to set up the system of evolution in the first place.

I'm amazed you are (no offense, but there's no other way to put it) dumb enough to think that Creationists reject evolution because we think God is dumb, or in some way incompetent. It's not that He couldn't, it's that He didn't, and the signs were clear long before Behe and company came along.

[UnChained]

" They apparently think that God could snap his fingers, and there was a new creature. But they don't think God could have created a life system that would modify itself over time. Creationism is such a simplistic view of God."

I agree that God "could" have used evolution but the only record we have says that He didn't. On the contrary, God regularly used supernatural acts as His calling card in the Old and New Testaments.

If you believe that He used natural mechanisms to accomplish certain ends, well and good, so do I. But I believe that the Creation events occurred as recorded.

There's nothing simplistic about my world view. I'm 54 years old and fairly intelligent and I assure you that I've given it all a lot of thought.