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I totally get that you see it different, and I respect it. There are lots of things that people claiming to be Christians disagree about. I say "claiming" beca
by aarondf 14y ago
I totally get that you see it different, and I respect it.
There are lots of things that people claiming to be Christians disagree about. I say "claiming" because it is impossible to say that a single group of people are believers, regardless of what group that is (Baptist, Methodist, Lutheran, Catholic). So I personally do not believe evolution, based on my reading of the first book of the Bible, but some people claiming Christianity do. Maybe I'm the one that is wrong! I'm ok with that, because in the end my believing creation || evolution isn't what my salvation hinges on. We have certain beliefs that we have to hold with open hands, and some that are closed. That Jesus paid the price for my sins, that is a closed-hand, absolute for me. Creation vs Evolution, I care wayyyy less about. I believe creation, you (presumably) believe evolution. Awesome, let's chat about it.
As far as the creation-is-science point, I believe it to be so only because I believe it to be true, so it's kind of a self-fulfilling prophecy. I understand that you believe differently, and you are 100% welcome to call creation-is-science a fraud. I misunderstood you to be saying "creation is a fraud, practice your religion freely!" which I didn't understand. I understand much better now.
- goostavos 14y agoIn addition to the first book of the Bible, I would suggest checking out the first chapter of Why Evolution is True. I found it to be an extremely elightening introduction to evolution. It hit that sweet spot of having just enough technical information while still being a "page turner." I ended up reading the thing in two sittings. At the very least, it would give you a more credible line of argument by explaining why you disagree with the theory of evolution, rather than citing a very old, often incorrect book.
- aarondf 14y agoThanks for the recc goostavos, I (truly) will check it out. Thanks also for being amiable.