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Is evolution theory compatible with Genesis.

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ArmyMatt said:
most Fathers say that, because there was no decay in the Garden, and no breaking down of anything. corruption, of everything, came when man sinned. so they ate the fruit and nuts as a part of their communion with God, but there was no acidic digestion, no nutrients or anything along those lines. how this worked exactly we won't know until the Second Coming.

even modern saints like St Nektarios of Aegina and St John Maximovitch have espoused this.

and I gotta agree with jckstraw, this convo is not going anywhere

What do they base this understanding on?
 
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Do you have any quotes for this you could post? That's amazing.

off the top of my head? no, haha, since I am in Afghanistan my Orthodox resources are pretty low. but I would say check out Fr Seraphim Rose's Genesis, Creation, and Early Man, and I am pretty sure St Nektarios' book Christology has some stuff in there as well.
 
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What do they base this understanding on?

well, since they are saints, their primary basis is that they drew close to the One who has seen it all happen, God. but there are Church Father commentaries going all the way back to the first centuries.
 
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