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what would L Ron Hubbard say about all of this?
Why is it that so many people cannot fathom that evolution may be a process for which God set the framework and that the creation story in Genisis is simply an alagory to explain the origin of the world in terms that a bronze age culture, such as the hebrews were, could understand? If looked at in this manner evolution and creation need not be mutually exclusive.
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| Originally posted by dcougar99 i happen to think we came from God... not apes |
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| Originally posted by Moral Hazard Why is it that so many people cannot fathom that evolution may be a process for which God set the framework and that the creation story in Genisis is simply an alagory to explain the origin of the world in terms that a bronze age culture, such as the hebrews were, could understand? If looked at in this manner evolution and creation need not be mutually exclusive. |
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| Originally posted by {b.s.e.} We'd all still be drinking wine, orgying in the field and asking the oracle what to do today. |
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| Originally posted by Lira ... Why the hell did we ditch that?! |
god is a figment of the imagination of people who crave a purpose for existance.
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| Originally posted by {b.s.e.} It's not something I haven't thought of before. However, he doesn't exist; we created him. When given the seemingly insurmountable task of explaining our existance so many thousand years ago, coupled with our inexperienced mind and complete lack of scientific knowledge we had no other choice than to assume some greater being set all of this in motion for us (what other option did we have?). We wouldn't even be discussing this had Constantine not picked up Christianity and droppped polytheism. We'd all still be drinking wine, orgying in the field and asking the oracle what to do today. |
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| Originally posted by Theresa Anyway, with that said, I believe that we evolved from something similar to an ape, but not necessarily what we believe to be the common ape in our times now. AKA Lira, you are right. I do take it literal, as I believe it is the common conception amongst those whom believe in this theory simply to spite religious theories, that we are literally derived from apes. P.S. My rhetoric is lacking, (and I am sleepy,) so I apologize for my temperate explaining. |
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| Originally posted by Moral Hazard of course my question pre-supposes a belief in God. Athiests don't have any need to reconsile creation with evolution. The question was for those believers who have pangs about this sort of thing. |
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| Originally posted by Moral Hazard Why is it that so many people cannot fathom that evolution may be a process for which God set the framework and that the creation story in Genisis is simply an alagory to explain the origin of the world in terms that a bronze age culture, such as the hebrews were, could understand? If looked at in this manner evolution and creation need not be mutually exclusive. |
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| Originally posted by {b.s.e.} apparently it became boring. |
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| Originally posted by Lira Oh. They should've thought of us though |
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| Originally posted by Moral Hazard but chastidy and self sacrifice are far more rewarding.... don't you think? |
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| Originally posted by Lira (Curiously though, being an atheist never changed my views toward chastity ) |
i myself subscribe to the idea that a giant turtle puked the universe out. he's pretty sorry about the whole ordeal, but he had a stomach ache that day and couldn't avoid it.
Moral I think "suck" is a bit harsh of a description. I'd rate you more in the mediocre range
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| Originally posted by {b.s.e.} amen. |
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| Originally posted by Subey Moral I think "suck" is a bit harsh of a description. I'd rate you more in the mediocre range |
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| Originally posted by Subey Constantine moved from Polytheism to Monotheism? So you see the movement being initiated at the human level, because you believe humans created god. Then don't you find it the least bit suspicious that the head of the Egyptian Polytheism is named AMEN? And that at the end of Egyptian Polytheism Amen started absorbing all the gods around him (hence the name change to AMEN-RA). Perhaps when Amen was finished with Egypt he absorbed the Roman pantheon? |
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| Originally posted by Moral Hazard oh noes, someone hacked my sig. |
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| Originally posted by Subey -... --- .- - ..--.. -.. ..- .-. .. -. --. .-- .-- .. .. -. --- - .... .- -. -.- ... |
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| Originally posted by astroboy So yeah, again I ask you why is it an either/or? Why couldn't God hav made us evolve from apes? |
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| Originally posted by Lira Ah, I almost forgot - God created us based on his own image, and I don't think creationists would like the idea of an ape-looking God |
if god were real, then why would he make his only son live in the middleaset? isnt that just a bit cruel?
thats like making him live in wisconsin, or utah, or saskatchewan *cringe*
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