I really never have struggled with evolution. I don't see how it conflicts religion. While going after my undergraduate degree in biochemistry, I had a lot of time to study evolutionary biology. Instead of substituting science for faith, I grew to have a far deeper appreciation for the wonder of God's creation.
It occured to me that when you consider that there are about 6 billion people on the planet, how few of them ever learn to read? And of those that are literate, how many ever go to college? And of those, how many study the cutting edge theories on evolution? What a special privledge it is to be able to take such a close look into the nature of God's creation. I can't understand why so many creationists are unwilling to try and admire the beauty of God's tapestry.
" I had a lot of time to study evolutionary biology. Instead of substituting science for faith, I grew to have a far deeper appreciation for the wonder of God's creation."A profound statement!
A study of the early history of America, from the landing at Plymouth Rock to the gathering together of a company of brave and learned men and women in 1776, prompted the same kind of wonder and appreciation in this citizen! Had they not held a firm belief in those "self-evident" truths ("Creator endowed life, liberty and rights," the "laws of nature and of nature's God," "Divine Providence," and a "Supreme Judge of the world"), we in the Year 2005 would not have been born in a land of liberty.
Our rights and the liberty to enjoy them are derived, not from imperfect human beings in positions of power in government, but, as the Founders and most Presidents, including JFK, acknowledged, from "the hand of God."
Any who discount the role and plan of a Creator may do so freely. The Creator has endowed them with that liberty!