[nmh]

"That's because I'm not a Christian and do not claim to be. hwoever, in your dark little world, anyone who claims to be both an evolutionist and a Christian is a heretic."

I see what you root problem is.

To the contrary, my world is not dark. I have peace and contentment and much to look forward to.

If you ever want to have that - e-mail me privately and I can elaborate.

As for "Christians" believing in evolution, that is an oxymoron. You cannot believe in both. Two opposing views cannot be true at the same time - the law of non contradiction steps in ... .

[orionblamblam]

> As for "Christians" believing in evolution, that is an oxymoron. You cannot believe in both.

Tell that to all the Christians who do. Your lack of imagination AND wisdom does not necessarily trasfer to everyone else. Just as Christians (most of 'em, anyway) got past the flat Earth, got past burnign cats as witchs familiars, got past seeign the Earth as the center of the universe, Christians will also largely get past the childish notion of "Genesis as literal fact." And Christianity will be better off for it.

[orionblamblam]

> As for "Christians" believing in evolution, that is an oxymoron. You cannot believe in both.

Then you cannot both be a Christian and believe in the Bible. Consider what Genesis *actually* says:

"Let the earth bring forth grass..."
"Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life..."
"Let the earth bring forth the living creature..."

Note: It's not said that God himself directly created the plants, water critters or land critters.... but that they were "brought forth" from the sea and the earth. This could be *easily* and *intelligently* interpretted as the process of evolution.