Hello all...
Here is a bit of my beliefs and background.
I first became very interested in this subject after watching the Passion of Christ movie. I started to look up info on that topic alone and discovered that Christ might not have even existed. I have read a few books that showed a very different interpretation of the Bible. One was Biblical Religion the Great Lie and forgot the name of the other book, but it showed how the stories in the bible were around before the bible or very similar.
My take on creation if it did happen I do not believe in the biblical account of it. My feeling is the bible was the history of a people that thought their God helped them and justified their actions. Just like many other civilizations God(s) helped or punished them.
There is no doubt in my mind that evolution has taken place and there is a lot we know and do not know at this time.
I have read Evolutionist verse Creationist, What Evolution Is, A basic book on Genetics, the Third Chimpanzee and am currently reading In the Blink of an Eye. I have about 12 to 15 more books in the line up on my bookshelf. An have read a lot of talk orgins articles.
I have some questions in regards to evolution, geology, cosmology and creation.
I am not a total Atheist but am leaning more towards it as I learn more and more about the world and universe around me.
The only reason I am not a total atheist right now is I am not to keen on understanding the Big Bang. Where did all matter come from. How did matter come into existence in the first place? If there is a deity out there I think there are a lot of experiments in different solar systems. I honestly think that with the number of Galaxies in existance other life is probably out there. Other Life, does not necessarily mean more intelligent or more advanced than us.
So that is a bit about me and my position on the debate.
I forgot to add that when I was younger, mid teens to about 22 I was Christian, then I lost faith and studied Wicca for about 6 years. I never truly ever felt a deity in either one. I was never touch like others say they have been. Even now since becoming more and more convinced that there is no God, I have asked Jesus to show me that I am being lead down the wrong path. No answers have come to me; my prayers have gone unanswered. What am I to think? I thought Jesus would do anything to recover a lost sheep... So far I have wondered very very far from the pasture... my shepard is no where to be found!
This message has been edited by Wolf, 08-02-2005 09:29 AM
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