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To: bzrd
This may be naive, but I never understood religious opposition to evolution.

It should have been long apparent that the Bible cannot be treated as a scientific document. It was written in historical time and shares the scientific assumptions of the time. Its historical truth is also subject to question. But its moral message and its relationship to God are a matter of faith. What man's exploration of this universe will ultimately reveal is anyone's guess.

I say this strictly as an observer. I am an irreligious person - meaning religion simply has no place in my life. It is not my intention to offend anyone who feels differently.

51 posted on 07/12/2002 3:50:21 PM PDT by liberallarry
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To: liberallarry
There are good grounds to reject evolution for [Christian] religious reasons, there are also good grounds to reject evolution for scientific reasons--which is what we are discussing here.

I don't know where you get your information, but the Bible is quite accurate, in terms of historcity--and the trend is away from the notion that it is all a big fairy tale, if you get my drift.

At any rate, the issue is whether the above article has any real scientific content or is just another speculation based on the assumption that "evolution has occurred". You can line up all of the skulls that look alike that you want, but until you have a demonstratable mechanism to account for the alledged transformation--you haven't ruled-out ID or creationism. Indeed, the fact there is no mechanism is de facto evidence for the latter two entities.

Brian

52 posted on 07/12/2002 4:33:51 PM PDT by bzrd
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