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To: combjelly who wrote (482373)5/20/2009 6:30:01 PM
From: Tenchusatsu  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1576619
 
CJ, > I also don't see the linkage.

When atheists reject God, often they are rejecting the Christian version of God. Not Allah, not the Hindu or Buddhist versions, not even Gaia.

Hence they use evolution to counter Genesis, which is a key part of the Christian faith. That's the connection.

Tenchusatsu



To: combjelly who wrote (482373)5/20/2009 7:22:31 PM
From: Steve Dietrich2 Recommendations  Respond to of 1576619
 
There is no reason why there can't be evolution and God. Or evolution without God. Or any other combination except possibly no God and no evolution...

Some people believe intelligent extraterrestrials brought life to Earth so you could have no evolution and no god.

More and more Christians are coming to see evolution and Christianity as totally compatible. Even the Pope has said they are.

And what choice do they have? Religion always evolves to accommodate science. Science never evolves to accommodate religion.

SD



To: combjelly who wrote (482373)5/21/2009 2:17:18 PM
From: tejek  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1576619
 
despite your claim that evolution is "beyond the scope" of origins."

It is more than my claim, Tenchu. It is a fact. Evolution, by that I mean Darwinian evolution and its descendants and offshoots, always assumes starting material and makes no statement where it comes from. It can't. It is inherently beyond its scope.


Evolution is one of the more extraordinary aspects of this world. Any god would be proud of such a development, assuming gods feel pride.