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Zealot
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Message 5 of 42 (69013)
11-24-2003 4:26 PM
Reply to: Message 1 by One_Charred_Wing
11-21-2003 12:47 AM


Hi Born. I share your views to a certain extent. I believe the universe to be older than 6000+ years. I don't think God is restricted by human time limits or laws and certainly operate outside the 'bounds' of time.
As I think It was Matthew stated. To God a day is like a 1000 years and a 1000 years like a day.
That a 'day' is measures essentially by the amount of time the Earth revolves completely once, further gives me reason to believe this to be a symbolic period.
I think the complexity of DNA is reason enough to believe (Perhaps like Crick) that it did not 'evolve' and was brought to this world in some way or another. I dont share the alien hypothesis, however I clearly believe this is just another fingerprint of God's design.
I disagree however that we were tree dwelling apes, or had a common descendant. We are afterall created in His image.
Either way, my best advice to learn about evolution would be to subscribe to new scientist (dont know if you get it). Comes around once a week and brings up some fantastic articles.
cheers and welcome to the forums.

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Zealot
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Message 41 of 42 (80694)
01-25-2004 5:15 PM
Reply to: Message 10 by Mike Holland
11-27-2003 9:45 PM


Re: Oh yeah?
I wanted to emphasize a few words, but couldn't find an option to change my text style and use italics, so I used capitals. I did not intend to 'yell' at you.
I think calling someone ignorant in your first post is more offensive than making an abundant use of the Shift or Caps lock keys.
Regarding my reaction, Zealot, imagine that you are a heart specialist, and in the course of a conversation someone says "I don't believe the heart pumps blood around the body. That is just a theory." Do you laugh at him for being a stupid idiot, or get angry with him for being a stupid idiot? (I do not mean to imply that anyone here is a stupid idiot!). Anyway, I get annoyed with people who think they can believe whatever they like regardless of the evidence.
Your analogy is understandable. You believe beyond any doubdt in evolution, while I don't believe in it. My faith would not need to influence my belief or disbelief in evolution. I fail to conceptualise avian evolution, gaps in the fossil table and simple things such as why does a kangaroo have a pouch if it would take millions of years to evolve and essentially be useless and provide no survival benefit until fullly formed. It is the same logic I apply to avian evolution and namy other cases of evolution.
Either way, I find it slightly weird for you to join a forum called 'Evolution VS Creation' and insult anyone that doubdt evolution.
So, if you know of any evidence which contradicts the theory of human evolution, and which outweighs all the evidence in favour of it, please produce it.
Thus for evidence to be a reflection of actuality, it needs to outweigh other evidence ?
We have already learned that the Earth is not the centre of the universe (or solar system), the solar system is not the centre of the galaxy, and the galaxy is just one among billions. We can no longer believe we are the "Lords of Creation".
Heard of string theory ?
But if you hold your view because of a fundamentalist interpretation of the Bible, then I guess there is nothing further to discuss.
Fortunitely I don't. So feel free to reply.
stay well
Z

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