Forgive me if this has been brought up already, Im new here. In fact this is my first post 
My question is: If God truly knows what we need before we need it and is a light to our feet, is it not possible that our knowledge of creation, sin and the world, as explained in the bible, is meant to be more of a slow release than a revelation?
For example, the story of the creation tells of Adam and Eve, who suddenly gained the knowledge of good and evil. Science tells us, however, that self-awareness and cultural/moral principles developed over a long time. Isn't it possible that Genesis was set in place as an authority on creation, but only until our species had the presence of mind to comprehend things such as evolution, astronomy and physics? Pope John Paul II said evolution might be a possibility, so maybe this was God's way of telling humanity that it's OK to move on from some aspects of the bible.
Another point that I'd like to make is that these aspects of the bible were written for God's chosen people, geographically in the Middle East, Northern Africa and the very eastern edge of Europe. Archaeologists and anthropologists have shown us that other cultures in this time had an extremely advanced (relatively that is) knowledge of science. Perhaps the Bible explains science and creation in such simple ways because it was meant to speak to God's chosen people, who weren't at an advanced point scientifically, E.g., if the Bible were developed in South America, it might have a more complex description of the creation, as the Sumerians had a profound knowledge of astronomy.
Forgive me if this has been brought up before, but I had to ask
P.S. Please make sure that you read my question carefully, as I've seen on occasion that some forum members have a kind of prepared response for things of this nature, which rarely addresses the original poster's question, so please be kind and find a response just for me
Thanks!
My question is: If God truly knows what we need before we need it and is a light to our feet, is it not possible that our knowledge of creation, sin and the world, as explained in the bible, is meant to be more of a slow release than a revelation?
For example, the story of the creation tells of Adam and Eve, who suddenly gained the knowledge of good and evil. Science tells us, however, that self-awareness and cultural/moral principles developed over a long time. Isn't it possible that Genesis was set in place as an authority on creation, but only until our species had the presence of mind to comprehend things such as evolution, astronomy and physics? Pope John Paul II said evolution might be a possibility, so maybe this was God's way of telling humanity that it's OK to move on from some aspects of the bible.
Another point that I'd like to make is that these aspects of the bible were written for God's chosen people, geographically in the Middle East, Northern Africa and the very eastern edge of Europe. Archaeologists and anthropologists have shown us that other cultures in this time had an extremely advanced (relatively that is) knowledge of science. Perhaps the Bible explains science and creation in such simple ways because it was meant to speak to God's chosen people, who weren't at an advanced point scientifically, E.g., if the Bible were developed in South America, it might have a more complex description of the creation, as the Sumerians had a profound knowledge of astronomy.
Forgive me if this has been brought up before, but I had to ask
P.S. Please make sure that you read my question carefully, as I've seen on occasion that some forum members have a kind of prepared response for things of this nature, which rarely addresses the original poster's question, so please be kind and find a response just for me
Thanks!
