Posted on 09/18/2006 1:51:27 PM PDT by PatrickHenry
To be fair, the Bullshit! episode in question specifically addressed only selected stories from the Old Testament, not the Bible as a whole or even the New Testament at all.
Scientific American has slipped increasingly leftwards for many years.
Believing evolution is fine for those who reject God's revelation of Himself, create God in their own image, and thereby feel comfortable in worshipping their own creation.
Romans 1
Still waiting...
Gen 1:1 In the beginning G*D created the heaven and the earth.
Rom 1:22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools
There are a lot of things the Bible doesn't discuss. That's one of them.
But there are others... Like where did Cain & Able get their wives?
There is not necessarily a conflict between Christianity and evolution as a matter of simple historical record. There is a conflict insofar as God has given us the Genesis account for a reason, and has not asked us to dwell on evolution. Therefore, regardless of whther evolution happened in history, God has asked us to reflect on the Genesis account, so that is what we should do.
Interesting article saw on this issue from the Orthodox Jewish perspective:
How does Judaism's claim that the world is roughly 5,700 years old coincide with science?
by Mrs. Sarah Levi
Torah and science can never contradict each other, because two truths cannot be contradictory. When we find an apparent contradiction between the two, it is generally due to a misunderstanding regarding what one is saying.
Science cannot really prove the age of the universe. All that scientists can do is speculate about the age of the universe by extrapolating from observed phenomena. No scientist alive today can say that he or she has first-hand information regarding the beginning of the universe.
The Torah tells us how old the universe is.
Science tells us how old the universe seems to be.
The scientist that does not believe in G-d has no reason to assume that the age of the world is different than what it appears to be To give a simple example: how old was Adam when he was first created? Was he a baby? Young man? Old man?
Our sages tell us that he had the body and maturity of a 20-year-old man. Now, let us imagine Adam going for a medical exam a day after he was created. The doctor asks for his age and he answers: “one day”. “You must be kidding me,” she would reply. “You seem to be at least 20 years old!”
They are both right. Adam is saying how old he really is, while the doctor is estimating his age based on “scientific proof.”
The scientist that does not believe in G-d has no reason to assume that the age of the world is different than what it appears to be. The one who believes in G-d, however, can perfectly accept the fact that the world was created in a mature state and therefore does not contradict the fact that it is really younger than it seems to be.
If they accept macroevolution they believe God is a liar.
Or alternatively they believe that the Bible isn't as easy to understand as the crystal-clear physical evidence of common descent.
This is a sectarian dispute between certain brands of Christianity, the scientific evidence being absolutely unambiguous.
...I'm waiting also.....Don't think there are any takers, though.......
Holy carp, that was funny. I feel like a huge dork for getting it, though.
God hasn't asked us to dwell on quantum mechanics or atomic theory either. Best throw that PC away, it is based on Godless scientific theories.
Very true:
The "Clergy Letter Project". 10,000 clergymen endorse evolution.
Faith and the Human Genome. By the director of the Human Genome Project, a Christian. Excerpt:
I think scientist-believers are the most fortunate. We have the opportunity to explore the natural world at a time in history where mysteries are being revealed almost on a daily basis. We have the opportunity to perceive the unraveling of those mysteries in a special perspective that is an uncovering of God's grandeur. This is a particularly wonderful form of worship.
Don't hold your breath.
Why can't God write in symbolic ways? (You seem to be boxing Him in by saying that either he is lying or he meant the Genesis account to be simple historical fact.)
As for Cain and Able, they weren't Adam and Eve's only children. They probably "married" their sisters.
"Therefore, regardless of whther evolution happened in history, God has asked us to reflect on the Genesis account, so that is what we should do."
Yes, but the Genesis account states that Adam was made from the dust (or dirt) and Eve was created from his rib. It doesn't state that we were created from apes.....
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