Mystery Solved?

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In my spare time I indulge in critical thought, well, I use that phrase to describe it. I don't really have a better way to describe it to the ordinary people, but, at any rate the point is that I am fairly sure that I have properly sorted out this issue of orign of species.

The two leading theories have been of course creation by God or some sort of more suspect natural form of well, I'd suppose you'd call it evolving. Now, I am not the sort to argue over that much, for whatever material one might think humans could have evolved from necessarily was created by God also, so it is not a particularly important distinction.

However some amount of possibly substantial scientific evidence has been proffered for this. Darwinism, I think it has been called. So it must be given some attention rather than dismissed out of hand.

These scientists postulate more than one species of primitive man, Neanderthal is a name we have all heard. Sapiens of course is supposed to be who we are. And so forth. All labelled hominids, and all extinct but us.

When commonly considered it has been rather naturally assumed that the answer must be, well, one or the other. Either God created man or man evolved. And it has been debated so.

Why, I'd ask, is that the case?

I've grasped that it is far more likely that quite some time after God's initial creation He created Adam and Eve, similar in many respects to these hominids, but in His image, with greater cognitive function and a soul.

The modern humans we are today then are the decendants of both. One second of thought reveals how this clarifies many puzzles of both the Biblical and scientific record.

I realize of course than many if not most of you will require some time to catch up with me on this but nevertheless I am pleased to have given you the benefit of this insight.
 
I don't care what anyone else says MisterCooper, I love you.
 
Occam's Razor just exploded.

You just busted it all to pieces. Thanks for nothing.
 
In my spare time I indulge in critical thought, well, I use that phrase to describe it.

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In my spare time I indulge in critical thought, well, I use that phrase to describe it. I don't really have a better way to describe it to the ordinary people, but, at any rate the point is that I am fairly sure that I have properly sorted out this issue of orign of species.

The two leading theories have been of course creation by God or some sort of more suspect natural form of well, I'd suppose you'd call it evolving. Now, I am not the sort to argue over that much, for whatever material one might think humans could have evolved from necessarily was created by God also, so it is not a particularly important distinction.

However some amount of possibly substantial scientific evidence has been proffered for this. Darwinism, I think it has been called. So it must be given some attention rather than dismissed out of hand.

These scientists postulate more than one species of primitive man, Neanderthal is a name we have all heard. Sapiens of course is supposed to be who we are. And so forth. All labelled hominids, and all extinct but us.

When commonly considered it has been rather naturally assumed that the answer must be, well, one or the other. Either God created man or man evolved. And it has been debated so.

Why, I'd ask, is that the case?

I've grasped that it is far more likely that quite some time after God's initial creation He created Adam and Eve, similar in many respects to these hominids, but in His image, with greater cognitive function and a soul.

The modern humans we are today then are the decendants of both. One second of thought reveals how this clarifies many puzzles of both the Biblical and scientific record.

I realize of course than many if not most of you will require some time to catch up with me on this but nevertheless I am pleased to have given you the benefit of this insight.
I myself have had that idea in my head for several years now. :)
 
God's existence is, at the basic level, an entirely separate matter from evolution.

A god could, obviously, have directed the evolution of biological organisms the same way it could direct a presidential election, the development of a holy book, or the outcome of a critical battle in a war. This isn't even that much of a stretch. Most theists already believe that God directs the course of their day, so why is that so different from God directing the course of the days of all of their human, near human, and animal ancestors? More interestingly, God could fine-tune for such an outcome.

On the other hand, many fundamentalists dislike evolution simply because it at least appears to make atheism possible. It doesn't really prove atheism ( nothing can since atheism is a negative ) but it allows a person to be an atheist with some degree of footing.
 
I believe in evolution because I've experienced it. I was a Methodist before I was an Atheist before I was a Baptist.

Edit: but I was never liberal
 
Well, thanks for your insight Mr C. You're a real treasure.


But, there are alternative theories aplenty.

Let's see. Some giant lizards stopped by on their way across the universe about 15000 years ago. Spied some hominids grunting about with their knuckles scraping the ground. Came down. Messed with them genetically, went away again, and hey presto here I am pushing buttons.

Actually, come to think of it. Much of the OT reminds me of science fiction.

Hey, maybe those giant lizards will be back ready for Christmas (or winter holidays) this year. What do you think?
 
Well, thanks for your insight Mr C. You're a real treasure.


But, there are alternative theories aplenty.

Let's see. Some giant lizards stopped by on their way across the universe about 15000 years ago. Spied some hominids grunting about with their knuckles scraping the ground. Came down. Messed with them genetically, went away again, and hey presto here I am pushing buttons.

Actually, come to think of it. Much of the OT reminds me of science fiction.

Hey, maybe those giant lizards will be back ready for Christmas (or winter holidays) this year. What do you think?

December 21, 2012?

I like it.
 
Well, thanks for your insight Mr C. You're a real treasure.


But, there are alternative theories aplenty.

Let's see. Some giant lizards stopped by on their way across the universe about 15000 years ago. Spied some hominids grunting about with their knuckles scraping the ground. Came down. Messed with them genetically, went away again, and hey presto here I am pushing buttons.

Actually, come to think of it. Much of the OT reminds me of science fiction.

Hey, maybe those giant lizards will be back ready for Christmas (or winter holidays) this year. What do you think?

Honestly, Stargate but with Judaism/Christianity/Islam would be pretty neat.

EDIT: I don't mean just as an excuse to cause offense to Christians. I mean it would actually be pretty interesting if done well.
 
Yes. I know what you mean. With this giant lizard being carried round in the ark of the covenant.

Hasn't it already been done?

And giant lizards are really only dinosaurs. So there you have it. Send it off to Hollywood, and retire. While they pay you handsomely for the idea, which they turn into something else entirely. (I have heard.)
 
@Warpus: thanks for giving purpose to this by reminding me how great Nathan Fillion is *goes to rewatch Firefly*
 
The are no true irreconcilable differences between faith and science. But there's no shortage of small-minded, intolerant individuals, with no intellectual room for differing perspectives.
 
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