[ClearCase_guy]

I'm really not trying to turn this into a Creationist thread. Really.

But my view is that whenever some surprising dinosaur find is announced, one that stands evolution on it's head a little bit, the scientists say "Evolution is still valid. We have new evidence, and science knows how to deal with new evidence. We will tweak our theory of evolution and accomodate this new evidence." To me, they seem to jump through a lot of hoops in order to hold on to their precious theory of Evolution.

We recently had a thread (from a science journal) that cast some doubt on carbon dating. Maybe the world isn't as old as we thought. Now, this thread indicates that all humanity comes from a small group that lived some thousands of years ago.

Some people might be persuaded that the Creationist view, in which God had a hand in Man's existence, is being justified by recent findings.

Your mileage may vary. But I don't think standard Evolutionary Theory is being boosted by the stuff I see lately.

[blam]

"I'm really not trying to turn this into a Creationist thread. Really."

Thank You. Please don't.

[dsc]

"Some people might be persuaded that the Creationist view, in which God had a hand in Man's existence, is being justified by recent findings."

Well, I happen to believe that God is entirely responsible for man's existence, but since I also believe that the Genesis creation story is allegorical, I don't know exactly how He went about it.

I've been thinking that God breathing life into Adam might be an allegory for God bestowing souls on vessels that he had created through a process that would leave the fossil record we find. My first thought on reading this was that perhaps those 2,000 were that group.

[stuartcr]

I believe God created evolution.

[LittleJoe]

To me, they seem to jump through a lot of hoops in order to hold on to their precious theory of Evolution

Both sides seem to be guilty of this. I, on the other hand, see no conflict between evolution and creation.