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Post by kevin on May 29, 2007 20:13:39 GMT -5
Creation vs Evolution has been beat to death, so I'm not rehashing it here. However, I'm curious -- can you believe in a form of evolution and Creation? Is it supported in the Bible? We'll see who is brave enough to tackle this one . And please, if you don't believe in Creation, do not post your lack of belief.
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Post by blondie on May 30, 2007 8:54:05 GMT -5
I've heard a bunch of Xtians claim the creation stories in Genesis are just an allegory for evolution and the big bang.
It takes a little imagination, but it can be done.
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Post by kevin on May 30, 2007 21:04:06 GMT -5
OK, since only the Christian nutjob (me) and atheist nutjob (guess) want to play, we'll go from there ;D. Excluding your lack of belief in God, and therefore, validity of Genesis, what are your thoughts about the following verses: 11 Then God said, "Let the earth sprout vegetation, plants yielding seed, and fruit trees on the earth bearing fruit after their kind with seed in them"; and it was so.
12 The earth brought forth vegetation, plants yielding seed after their kind, and trees bearing fruit with seed in them, after their kind; and God saw that it was good.
24 Then God said, "Let the earth bring forth living creatures after their kind: cattle and creeping things and beasts of the earth after their kind"; and it was so.
I'm interested in the wording used here. As far as the Big Bang, I'm trying hard to equate. Not working. That's what happens when you try to reconcile scientific thought and theology sometimes.
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Post by Twista on May 30, 2007 23:37:38 GMT -5
" and God saw that it was good."
Something about the wording of that... Wouldn't he know it was going to be good before he did it?
Was it a suprise?
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Post by lawman on May 30, 2007 23:42:34 GMT -5
You know Twista, I wondered that to...when I read that as a young child!
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Post by blondie on May 31, 2007 11:16:27 GMT -5
I'm reading this book about the Dogon people of Mali, West Africa. Their creation story is a lot closer to modern science than the Hebrew ones. At least according to this book. My bet is that neither one of them has anything to do with string theory, evolution or the Big Bang. The Dogon's people's God is named Amma. Like the Egyptian Ammon. It's a very old religion www.thebookbeat.com/shop/product_info.php?cPath=1_8_378&products_id=22759.
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Post by kevin on May 31, 2007 19:14:59 GMT -5
That place looks unreputable. But the book sells on Amazon and gets a 5 star review (by 2 people). Buy me a copy and I'll set it on the back of my toilet. I always need material that will give me a reason to not take a long dump.
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Post by blondie on Jun 1, 2007 8:43:41 GMT -5
That place looks unreputable. But the book sells on Amazon and gets a 5 star review (by 2 people). Buy me a copy and I'll set it on the back of my toilet. I always need material that will give me a reason to not take a long dump. I got it from the library. It's probably been in a lot of toilets.
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Post by zoomixer on Jun 1, 2007 9:24:25 GMT -5
That place looks unreputable. But the book sells on Amazon and gets a 5 star review (by 2 people). Buy me a copy and I'll set it on the back of my toilet. I always need material that will give me a reason to not take a long dump. I got it from the library. It's probably been in a lot of toilets. LOL!!!! I'm not completely sure why but I really found that funny, Blondie!!! Maybe I'm a sucker for "potty-humor?"
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