Why do Christians hate the theory of evolution?

[JGiddings]

Originally Posted by now faith
Can any one explain the mass grave of bones of dinosaurs that were supposed to be millions
Of years apart all in a single layer of earth?

I too am interested in what "the mass grave of bones" is regarding the dinosaurs.
I have learned that there are many many mass graves where dinos fell in death, at many different layers of the earths surface.

 

[JGiddings]

Here's a good twist on this subject for you all.
Are we the only advanced lifeforms in the universe? Do we all agree that the universe is massive and does indeed exist as science says it does? Is the universe itself evolving? Is the universe supposed to be taken literally or as a dimensional allegory for something much bigger?

I know this is about "hating evolution" whatever that means.

I had to ask something...this debate has gone on for 280 posts and things are being reiterated over and over again.

 

[JGiddings]

Science and Religion


The Catholic Church has always taught that "no real disagreement can exist between the theologian and the scientist provided each keeps within his own limits. . . . If nevertheless there is a disagreement . . . it should be remembered that the sacred writers, or more truly ‘the Spirit of God who spoke through them, did not wish to teach men such truths (as the inner structure of visible objects) which do not help anyone to salvation’; and that, for this reason, rather than trying to provide a scientific exposition of nature, they sometimes describe and treat these matters either in a somewhat figurative language or as the common manner of speech those times required, and indeed still requires nowadays in everyday life, even amongst most learned people" (Leo XIII, Providentissimus Deus 18).

I am NOT Catholic (so I post this here as something I probably could not articulate as well and NOT TO PROMOTE Cathoicism, so get that in your heads before someone cries about it) yet I 100% agree with this.

 

[Alithis]

for me.. that is entering ambiguity..cant trust it.it is open to any interpretation.leads to being tossed to and fro.
to be a believer in God one must first acknowledge that he "Is" and then believe him.
it sounds judgmental,i must bear that,but we either belive God and trust him....Or...we lean on our own understanding.

one leads to error..

 

[Awaken4Christ]

God's Word Is COMPLETELY true

Evolution is at least partly true

The conventions of this world will pass away. I wouldn't worry about it too much.
All scientific things are below God. Science gives us technologies and other things beneficial in this world, but this version of the world will pass. I say invest in the heavenly kingdom, and let things be revealed as they should.

If a believer has a theory that God used the dust of the Earth and through time from ape to man he created man... I would look at him with a bit of puzzlement. So long as he did not renounce Genesis or any other scripture and that in his heart was the realization of human fallibility, then I don't see it as a necessarily damnable heresy.

Where it gets dangerous is if you try to integrate evolutionary theory with God's word.
Saying in absolute terms "GOD did it this way", it would be safer to remain silent I think. We must be careful what we attribute to God.

I think the safer answer would be

"There is SOME truth behind the science of evolution, that science is part of God's creation, but to what extent I dare not venture to attribute to God, for God knows his creation perfectly and we humans are better off believing in What He says, rather than believing in what someone else says."

Science is a helpful tool, just keep it a tool and Make God your ultimate focus!

 

[Sayre]

God's Word Is COMPLETELY true

All scientific things are below God...

Where it gets dangerous is if you try to integrate evolutionary theory with God's word.

Saying in absolute terms "GOD did it this way", it would be safer to remain silent I think. We must be careful what we attribute to God.

I think the safer answer would be

"There is SOME truth behind the science of evolution, that science is part of God's creation, but to what extent I dare not venture to attribute to God, for God knows his creation perfectly and we humans are better off believing in What He says, rather than believing in what someone else says."

Science is a helpful tool, just keep it a tool and Make God your ultimate focus!

You know - the same could be said about 6 day creationism. Saying in absolute terms "GOD did it this way", it would be safer to remain silent I think. We must be careful what we attribute to God.

 

[standingtall]

Indeed.

Indeed....X2.

It's also telling that anyone who calls him out for his hypocritical actions, ignorant statements, and general lack of knowledge about a subject he is trying to "debate" is labeled a "stalker".

 

[Alithis]

Indeed....X2.

It's also telling that anyone who calls him out for his hypocritical actions, ignorant statements, and general lack of knowledge about a subject he is trying to "debate" is labeled a "stalker".

if you desire some one to post gently , not get personal,not say to others thing that insinuate its about you or offended you....

then its a good idea to post gently,not get personal,not say to others thing that insinuate its about them or offended them...

-we learn as we go.

 

[Alithis]

You know - the same could be said about 6 day creationism. Saying in absolute terms "GOD did it this way", it would be safer to remain silent I think. We must be careful what we attribute to God.

the difference is... God said 6 days.
shall we not attribute to God Truth?

 

[Awaken4Christ]

You know - the same could be said about 6 day creationism. Saying in absolute terms "GOD did it this way", it would be safer to remain silent I think. We must be careful what we attribute to God.

Except its safe to say that God created the world in 6 days. That is what we know for sure.

However, there might be some details left out. Details like perhaps(guesses for the sake of showing that full ET or Old Earth might not be entirely contradictory to the bible) time dilation/shift, evolution introduced after the fall in both directions of time, time variations speed increase, decrease. secret things of God. etc.

We know that God didn't have men living to be nearly a thousand years old at some point in time.
Did he simply adjust the telomeres so that men wouldn't live as long? Perhaps a time adjustment? Maybe this stuff will be revealed in heaven.

What was the author of genesis relating days to? was it to rotation of the earth? when it became night and day? Was the earth spinning faster or slower? I think you can see where I am going with this.

 

[Alithis]

Except its safe to say that God created the world in 6 days. That is what we know for sure.

oh....snap, lol

 

[standingtall]

oh....snap, lol

Looks like someone beat you to the punch.

Difference is the knowledge of how a "day" was measured.

 

[standingtall]

if you desire some one to post gently , not get personal,not say to others thing that insinuate its about you or offended you....

then its a good idea to post gently,not get personal,not say to others thing that insinuate its about them or offended them...

-we learn as we go.

What I desire is for some one to post without judging another person's salvation or their Christian beliefs, twisting their words, or "rebuking" them because they don't interpret the bible the same way they do or make them angry.

What I desire is for some one to take personal responsibility for their actions and not blame other posters for their inane outbursts.

What I desire is to not get called a stalker when I reply negatively to some one's posts because they believe and are acting like they are God's appointed judge and jury.

Disagreeing with a person's viewpoint is completely different than what "some one" is doing....and it's apparent that I'm not the only one who notices that.

 

[Rocmonkey]

What I desire is for some one to post without judging another person's salvation or their Christian beliefs, twisting their words, or "rebuking" them because they don't interpret the bible the same way they do or make them angry.

What I desire is for some one to take personal responsibility for their actions and not blame other posters for their inane outbursts.

What I desire is to not get called a stalker when I reply negatively to some one's posts because they believe and are acting like they are God's appointed judge and jury.

Disagreeing with a person's viewpoint is completely different than what "some one" is doing....and it's apparent that I'm not the only one who notices that.

Good post! I haven't read the whole context of the discussion but this comment is spot on regardless of the discussion.

 

[Metal Minister]

Agreed, I don't know why some Christians believe that Jesus must believe everything in Genesis happened exactly the way it did just because he made references to it.

To copy and paste a quote from myself from another topic when it comes to this situation,

"Yes Jesus made references to Genesis to make some point, but that does not mean that the Genesis then HAS to be historically correct.

Understand it this way......

I could say this......

"The Road to revenge is a dark path that would ultimately lead to your doom, as what happened to Ahab when he chased the white whale and eventually fell upon its body. So remember, do not end up like the madman Ahab, forgive your enemies and walk away from conflict that could harm you."

Now I am referencing a story and character, that are not historically accurate (its a work of fiction).

Though when I was using said references to make a point, I remained neutral on whether or not this story was historical truth.

Now if you had the opinion that "Moby Dick" was a history book, then you may have the idea that my references to "Moby Dick", and the fact that I did not say, "By the way Ahab and the White Whale are not real characters", come to the conclusion that my references prove (and that I believed) that everything written down in "Moby Dick" happened.

So all im trying to say is that there is more then just one interpretation (Jesus references Genesis, specifically Adam and Eve and the Flood, well that means it HAS to be historical truth) to the references that Jesus said."

Please be honest.

Jesus never said "Adam and Eve are literal".

Jesus quoted Genesis making reference to A&E. The difference is important.

When I quote the Boy who Cried Wolf - I'm not implying he is literal. Please confirm you understand the difference. I elaborated this in my post earlier which has gone unaddressed.

This shows a fundamental ignorance of both Scripture and sound theology. Jesus IS God! He is the Word that was with God and was God as explained by John. He became flesh (Jesus) to die for us. Therefore any reference He makes to creation is from the perspective of the one who was there!

 

[JGiddings]

What I desire is for some one to post without judging another person's salvation or their Christian beliefs, twisting their words, or "rebuking" them because they don't interpret the bible the same way they do or make them angry.

What I desire is for some one to take personal responsibility for their actions and not blame other posters for their inane outbursts.

What I desire is to not get called a stalker when I reply negatively to some one's posts because they believe and are acting like they are God's appointed judge and jury.

Disagreeing with a person's viewpoint is completely different than what "some one" is doing....and it's apparent that I'm not the only one who notices that.

Yes yes yes!!!!!!!!!!
:claps:

 

[JGiddings]

if you desire some one to post gently , not get personal,not say to others thing that insinuate its about you or offended you....

then its a good idea to post gently,not get personal,not say to others thing that insinuate its about them or offended them...

-we learn as we go.

People Have been posting gently!

 

[JGiddings]

Except its safe to say that God created the world in 6 days. That is what we know for sure.

However, there might be some details left out. Details like perhaps(guesses for the sake of showing that full ET or Old Earth might not be entirely contradictory to the bible) time dilation/shift, evolution introduced after the fall in both directions of time, time variations speed increase, decrease. secret things of God. etc.

We know that God didn't have men living to be nearly a thousand years old at some point in time.
Did he simply adjust the telomeres so that men wouldn't live as long? Perhaps a time adjustment? Maybe this stuff will be revealed in heaven.

What was the author of genesis relating days to? was it to rotation of the earth? when it became night and day? Was the earth spinning faster or slower? I think you can see where I am going with this.

Now this is a very interesting post could you expand on a little bit?

 

[JGiddings]

This shows a fundamental ignorance of both Scripture and sound theology. Jesus IS God! He is the Word that was with God and was God as explained by John. He became flesh (Jesus) to die for us. Therefore any reference He makes to creation is from the perspective of the one who was there!

In the post you quoted for this response That poster was not saying that Jesus is not God at all.

 

[Metal Minister]

In the post you quoted for this response That poster was not saying that Jesus is not God at all.

I didn't say they did. I'm pointing out that BECAUSE Jesus is God, anything He speaks on is from the point of view of the Creator.