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To: mlc9852
Then you must just have a problem with the Bible. Either God created humans in their present form (per Genesis) or He didn't.

Genesis 2:7: Then G-d formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.

"Formed," according to various sources I've seen, being related to the work of a potter. A potter does not instantly create. He molds and forms his work over time... Which is a rather good analogy to for evolution.

To the originally Hebrews the Bible was given to -- who spoke the language it was written in as their everyday language -- the Bible would not have spoken of instant creation, but of gradual creation over time.

I have no problems with the Biblical account of creation; I have no problems with evolution.

183 posted on 12/21/2005 7:42:27 AM PST by Celtjew Libertarian (Shake Hands with the Serpent: Poetry by Charles Lipsig aka Celtjew http://books.lulu.com/lipsig)
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To: Celtjew Libertarian

But it doesn't say God created apes, then sat back and watched them change into humans.


190 posted on 12/21/2005 7:47:26 AM PST by mlc9852
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