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Bits do not necessarily make a whole. And back to my original post, we are unique because we are made in the image of God.
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Bits do not necessarily make a whole. And back to my original post, we are unique because we are made in the image of God.The way the Bible describes creatures reproducing after their own kind is perfectly in line with evolution. It simply suggests that species are bound by their own ancestry, which is precisely what we expect from biological evolution and the process by which genetic inheritance operates. That Genesis 1 emphasizes reproduction of species in populating the Earth suggests God was using an evolutionary process.
But if one believes humans were independently created, it still doesn't explain why humans are not a strictly unique organism. If we were uniquely created, why do we share so many bits with other organisms?
Evolution explains that. Independent creation does not.
Bits do not necessarily make a whole. And back to my original post, we are unique because we are made in the image of God.
These fragmented remains are an incomplete jigsaw which is why it keeps changing.
The human genome of the homo sapiens sapiens remains unique and science keeps pointing to this fact.
How unique do we have to be in order to be considered unique? At some point one must recognize that our spiritual connection with our Creator makes us unequivocally unique.Given that we don't have 100% of fossils that ever lived, the fossil record will always be technically incomplete. That said, the fossils we do have point to a pattern of hominid evolution over time leading to modern humans. The transitional fossils are such great examples of intermediary characteristics that even creationists can't tell agree on which are human and which are not. Exactly what you'd expect from transitional fossils: Comparison of all skulls
Our genome is over 90% similar to other closely related primates. It's not wholly unique.
But it begs the question: if we were independently created, why isn't it unique? There is no reason we have to share so much in common with other species.
If God wanted us to be unequivocal about our purported "uniqueness", why not create us that way? Why share so many bits with other species?
Bu that hasn't much to do with the origin of our mere physical bodies.How unique do we have to be in order to be considered unique? At some point one must recognize that our spiritual connection with our Creator makes us unequivocally unique.
Circle back to the OP and my initial statement as to why Christians do not believe in evolution.Bu that hasn't much to do with the origin of our mere physical bodies.
You mean this one?Circle back to the OP and my initial statement as to why Christians do not believe in evolution.
It seems at odds with this one:Evolution does not fit into to the intelligent design model. Scripture tells us we are "made in God's image " therefore any attempt to claim that an animal is made in the same image is rejected. This is what evolution teaches. Blessings.
So is it our material bodies or our spiritual connection with our creator which makes us unique?How unique do we have to be in order to be considered unique? At some point one must recognize that our spiritual connection with our Creator makes us unequivocally unique.
Both material and spiritual make us a unique creation.So is it our material bodies or our spiritual connection with our creator which makes us unique?
Both material and spiritual make us a unique creation.
The bible even says the same thing. We are all made from the dust of the earth. We agree.Materially we are not unique. We share more in common with other species than we have differences.
The bible even says the same thing. We are all made from the dust of the earth. We agree.
Other than God breathed into Adam and no other species received this. (Note: Breath is a biblical metaphor for "spirit". We are the recipient of this distinctive.This circles back to why does it matter whether human bodies were a result of evolution? If the physical form is not unique and has so much in common with other species, it doesn't seem to matter how it was specifically made.
Other than God breathed into Adam and no other species received this. (Note: Breath is a biblical metaphor for "spirit". We are the recipient of this distinctive.
The spirit was instilled as part of His creation process. Evolution does not allow for this process to happen because it folds in the animal as part of the process. Not only were animals created on an entirely different day, they were created in a different manner, not in God's image.But why would our bodies being created via evolution preclude this?
Why couldn't God use an evolutionary process to create humans then instill them with spirit?
You mean animal things like flesh and blood and bone? We have those anyway.The spirit was instilled as part of His creation process. Evolution does not allow for this process to happen because it folds in the animal as part of the process.
In other words, by claiming we are part of a lineage of animals means we have no spirit and our lineage to our Creator never existed.You mean animal things like flesh and blood and bone? We have those anyway.
Evolution does not allow for this process to happen because it folds in the animal as part of the process.
Not only were animals created on an entirely different day, they were created in a different manner, not in God's image.
In other words, by claiming we are part of a lineage of animals means we have no spirit and our lineage to our Creator never existed.
Independently created in His image. Sorry you are having difficulty understanding the spiritual side of humanity.That makes no sense. You're effectively saying that God can only instill a spirit into a being if that being was independently physically created?
But if we are independently physically created that *still* doesn't explain why we share many common physical components with other animals.
None of this makes any sense.
Independently created in His image. Sorry you are having difficulty understanding the spiritual side of humanity.
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