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Do you have a quote or source for that?
This document uses precise terminology that is sometimes lacking in discussions like this. That quote is not set in stone and the writers add "subject to revision."
the Holy Father’s message acknowledges that there are “several theories of evolution” that are “materialist, reductionist and spiritualist” and thus incompatible with the Catholic faith. It follows that the message of Pope John Paul II cannot be read as a blanket approbation of all theories of evolution, including those of a neo-Darwinian provenance which explicitly deny to divine providence any truly causal role in the development of life in the universe.
That's not accurate.
Kids being taught from the Biology textbook can get the idea that nothing made them.
Where does it say that?Very true. The issue is that creationists don't approve of the way He did it.
You've wandered a bit. Is it your argument that if Adam and Eve's ancestors evolved from other species, they couldn't disobey God? You do realize that evolution does not mean that Adam and Eve could not be two real people, right?
This is why the Church says that human descent from other species is "virtually certain", without contradiction of other doctrines.
Since it has been demonstrated that all living organisms on earth are genetically related, it is virtually certain that all living organisms have descended from this first organism. Converging evidence from many studies in the physical and biological sciences furnishes mounting support for some theory of evolution to account for the development and diversification of life on earth, while controversy continues over the pace and mechanisms of evolution. While the story of human origins is complex and subject to revision, physical anthropology and molecular biology combine to make a convincing case for the origin of the human species in Africa about 150,000 years ago in a humanoid population of common genetic lineage. However it is to be explained, the decisive factor in human origins was a continually increasing brain size, culminating in that of homo sapiens. With the development of the human brain, the nature and rate of evolution were permanently altered: with the introduction of the uniquely human factors of consciousness, intentionality, freedom and creativity, biological evolution was recast as social and cultural evolution.Where does it say that?
Let me put it this way.
Biology textbook. What does it tell people about how human beings got here?
Does it mention God?
If someone is non-Christian, especially non-Catholic, where do they think human beings come from?
Oh ok, I pretty much agree. I haven’t been following this thread closely.I thought you were talking about RCC teaching.Since it has been demonstrated that all living organisms on earth are genetically related, it is virtually certain that all living organisms have descended from this first organism. Converging evidence from many studies in the physical and biological sciences furnishes mounting support for some theory of evolution to account for the development and diversification of life on earth, while controversy continues over the pace and mechanisms of evolution. While the story of human origins is complex and subject to revision, physical anthropology and molecular biology combine to make a convincing case for the origin of the human species in Africa about 150,000 years ago in a humanoid population of common genetic lineage. However it is to be explained, the decisive factor in human origins was a continually increasing brain size, culminating in that of homo sapiens. With the development of the human brain, the nature and rate of evolution were permanently altered: with the introduction of the uniquely human factors of consciousness, intentionality, freedom and creativity, biological evolution was recast as social and cultural evolution.
Communion and Stewardship: Human Persons Created in the Image of God
See section 63.
What about the CCs teaching against polygenism?It says we evolved from other organisms. So does the Catholic Church, as you now see.
Can't. Science can only speak to the physical universe. If your faith isn't sufficient, science can't help you. You might as well ask if plumbing is concerned with God. Plumbing can't do that any more than science can.
Fortunately, scientists and plumbers can do it. If this puzzles you, maybe you should re-read some of the things I've shown you.
If they know something about biology, they know humans evolved from other primates. Of course, if they are Christians, especially if they are Catholic, they know that our souls are given immediately by God. Would you like me to show you that?
Oh ok, I pretty much agree. I haven’t been following this thread closely.I thought you were talking about RCC teaching.
What about the CCs teaching against polygenism?
You ignore the damage the Biology textbook has done to some Christians.
As presented in Biology textbooks, evolution does not require God in order to work.
That has led a few Christians to conclude that their Sunday school teachers lied and then they abandon their faith.
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