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Redeemed · 04-18-2007

Wow, I sure don't have the education nor knowledge that most of you seem to have- though I do feel I understand what you guys are saying.

The way I view Evolution is that Evolution is merely the scientific term for physical adaptation. As such, it fits into the ideal system that God would have created. It is not deniable that our environment is continually changing. The Earth is far different now than it was 500 years ago. As such, if our bodies (and the bodies of all the animals and plants) were to remain the same- how could we cope with the changes in climate that occur, the new diseases that appear, etc. For humans, the most common "adaptation" would be the introduction of a cure to a disease- and in some rare cases a natural improvement to our immune system that allows our bodies to naturally fight the new disease(s). For animals, being that they are incapable of creating "cures" their immune system would have to adapt to the changing environment.

Now, understand that I do not beleive that mankind evolved from apes of a fish like creature. Sure, I believe mankind used to be more primitive- after all, a lot of guys now days don't have much body hair- do you think they'd have kept all that warm 3000 years ago? Animal hides alone couldn't have kept them completely warm (especially in regions such as Alaska where it is extremely cold year-round). No, our bodies had to be different back then to allow us to survive in our climate. We did not have the luxury to go to www.cabelas.com or visit the local outdoors shop and buy some top of the line jacket and pants to keep ourselves warm.

I never claim to have all the answers, as I believe that is humanly impossible. If God wanted us to have all the answers- then everybody would. There would never be a question, ever. This is not the case, as such God is intentionally keeping some knowledge from us- and his reasons are his own. In the Bible it says how His ways our higher than our ways, and that His thoughts are higher than our thoughts. Yeah, I'd say that implies that he is deliberately holding some knowledge and info from us. And probably for our own good as well.

In short, I feel that Creationism and Evolution go hand in hand. Look at the String-theory, quite interesting what it suggests. And the more I study about string theory, the more it seems like something God would have initiated. Who's to say that God didn't spark the Big Bang (or how ever our "reality" came to be)? I've read the book of Genesis and no where does it get specific in how God created the heavens and earth.

I know that wasn't nearly as intellectual sounding as the rest of ya'll posts- but I'm just a simple redneck so bear with me.

Great site by the way, I frequent several computer hardware forums (I'm a major computer geek

) and have been wanting to join up with a Christian forum for the longest time. Think I've found just the right place.

:thumbsup:

04-18-2007	#7 (permalink)
Redeemed Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1	Wow, I sure don't have the education nor knowledge that most of you seem to have- though I do feel I understand what you guys are saying. The way I view Evolution is that Evolution is merely the scientific term for physical adaptation. As such, it fits into the ideal system that God would have created. It is not deniable that our environment is continually changing. The Earth is far different now than it was 500 years ago. As such, if our bodies (and the bodies of all the animals and plants) were to remain the same- how could we cope with the changes in climate that occur, the new diseases that appear, etc. For humans, the most common "adaptation" would be the introduction of a cure to a disease- and in some rare cases a natural improvement to our immune system that allows our bodies to naturally fight the new disease(s). For animals, being that they are incapable of creating "cures" their immune system would have to adapt to the changing environment. Now, understand that I do not beleive that mankind evolved from apes of a fish like creature. Sure, I believe mankind used to be more primitive- after all, a lot of guys now days don't have much body hair- do you think they'd have kept all that warm 3000 years ago? Animal hides alone couldn't have kept them completely warm (especially in regions such as Alaska where it is extremely cold year-round). No, our bodies had to be different back then to allow us to survive in our climate. We did not have the luxury to go to www.cabelas.com or visit the local outdoors shop and buy some top of the line jacket and pants to keep ourselves warm. I never claim to have all the answers, as I believe that is humanly impossible. If God wanted us to have all the answers- then everybody would. There would never be a question, ever. This is not the case, as such God is intentionally keeping some knowledge from us- and his reasons are his own. In the Bible it says how His ways our higher than our ways, and that His thoughts are higher than our thoughts. Yeah, I'd say that implies that he is deliberately holding some knowledge and info from us. And probably for our own good as well. In short, I feel that Creationism and Evolution go hand in hand. Look at the String-theory, quite interesting what it suggests. And the more I study about string theory, the more it seems like something God would have initiated. Who's to say that God didn't spark the Big Bang (or how ever our "reality" came to be)? I've read the book of Genesis and no where does it get specific in how God created the heavens and earth. I know that wasn't nearly as intellectual sounding as the rest of ya'll posts- but I'm just a simple redneck so bear with me. Great site by the way, I frequent several computer hardware forums (I'm a major computer geek ) and have been wanting to join up with a Christian forum for the longest time. Think I've found just the right place. :thumbsup: __________________ Fighting the good fight of faith.