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I am sorry but a basic understanding of Hebrew negates that explanation. 1. You cannot say that the word "vayitzer" (וַיִּצֶר) in 2:19 means the animals were actually created before man, becasue a. it's not present perfect, and b. the SAME word is...

This thread was split automatically after 1000 replies and this thread has been automatically created. The old thread automatically closed is here: "Why do YE Creationists insist on a simplistic literal reading of the bible?"

Ring specation , and evolution in general do not apply to canines because Humans have interfered in the natural process breeding wise, medically and geographically. Same with Humans. We are no longer under evolutionary pressure, at least not under naturalistic pressure. There might be other...

[/COLOR] I don't understand your point here. I never said that anything that science cannot prove or disprove- does not exist. I actually agree with you here. Here of course I DO disagree. Science, by definition is NOT faith. These are the kinds of statement, that, pardon me, make...

Dear [/COLOR]Aman777, Do I understand how you understand it? Please correct me if I am misunderstanding you. (From NIV BibleGateway.com: A searchable online Bible in over 100 versions and 50 languages.). I THINK you are connecting the words from 2:4: (This is the account of the heavens and...

Hmm. I have no crisis. Ok lets see. In Chapter 1, Man (or Mankind) was created after the animals. We are in agreement here. In Chapter 2, the animals were created AFTER Man. Please see Chapter 2, verses 18 and 19. The animals were created as an attempt to find a mate for Man (not yet male or...

I never imagined this thread would hit so many pages. Here are some responses from posts from the fist ~30 pages. Advanced belief entails duality of thought. I can believe in the supernatural, at the same time as being a realist, a scientist and naturalist. I can belive that miricales as...

A Jewish orthodox scientist whom grappled with these questions many years ago when I was starting my career, I eventually landed more or less on the theistic evolution understanding of Things. My current beliefs are a bit more complicated, but one of the things that I do not understand is the...

I don't think so at all, GOD does. We circumcise according to the command from Him. It's kinda his way of saying: "Dudes, keep on making the world a better place. Start with yourselves". (I might have paraphrased it a bit)...

Indeed, anything in this world can be justified. Terrorists can even justify terror. They would have you equalize a terror attack and an accidental killing by troops. Also, as in most ethical issues, it's about degrees of whatever it is you are talking about. EVERYTHING is a matter of degree...

I did. Ill repeat it again in bullet form. 1. Tradition. (Saying tradition does not justify it, does not make it not justify it. I think it does.) 2. Covenant between God and us. (Saying there is no covenant, does not mean there is no covenant. I think there is). 3. Survival of the Jewish...

What you call canvas, I call continuity. Aside the medical benefits, which can be argued about, there are real benefits. I'll try to reiterate. When you become an adult, and live life, understand life as a Jew, understand history, feel the history upon your shoulders and comprehend the way in...

I am circumcised and I circumcised my sons. In our tradition, circumcising ones son symbolizes the total and full acceptance of ones own circumcision. And we have been doing this for about 3000 years. So why do we do it? Even most non-orthodox, non-believing Jews circumcise. (Other than the...

Um do you realize that evolution accepts that we all started possibly from a single cell?? That all the unimaginable variety we have around us, and no one will argue THAT, can theoretically be traced back to a single organism? So how exactly are you refuting creationism with this argument...

I think the question was aimed at TE's. So as one I will try to respond. My answer, similar to the second poster, is that I do not know, exactly. Maybe He was a catalyst for the big bang that started the world. Science still has no answer as to how that came into being and what was before. And...