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Feathers  +  270196 Thu, 21 Sep 06 03:04 AM
 Aperisic wrote:

I'll repeat the post, but I have to rewrite it.Sad [:(]

I got really interested in your view, Aperisic, so I'd be grateful if you kindly take time to repeat the post.  


You write, talkatively, having readers follow the course of your thought.  I got such an impression Smile [:)]
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Anonymous, 2 yr 357 days ago

 Anonymous wrote:


I prefer to have faith in the inherent goodness of things. Goodness as represented by God.

I have also have faith in the goodness of all things. just not as represented by God. I think every person can be good if they choose to be, and if they are taught to be.

On topic, I dnt think people should be scared of evolution. There's proof (e.g.skeletons and such). Whether you believe it to be the work of God, or the work of chance is a very personal choice, and both sides should be given to children. But perhaps this is easier said than done!

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MrPedantic  +  299755 Sat, 02 Dec 06 12:06 AM

<...the work of chance...>

Strictly speaking, evolution doesn't depend wholly on chance: genetic variants arise, some of which are better suited to survival under their prevailing local conditions, and so are more likely to produce offspring.

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Irene L  +  299872 Sat, 02 Dec 06 12:27 PM
 Nona The Brit wrote:

There is no conflict to any normal Christian about creation/evolution as they just see evolution as God's way of getting things done.

I was surprised to learn from another forum that Christians shouldn’t accept the evolution as God’s way of doing things because of the interpretation of death. Death is natural and necessary for evolution, but it supposed to be unnatural for Christians, since it’s a consequence of human’s sin.

Though it seems to be difficult to imagine all those various species of predators were initially designed to munch vegs and grass
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Mister Micawber  +  299935 Sat, 02 Dec 06 02:21 PM

They said that death (for Christians) is unnatural, Irene?-- that forum hosts some very odd Christians.
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Irene L  +  300006 Sat, 02 Dec 06 06:36 PM

I just found this forum (it’s a discussion of Russian paleontologist with some creationists) and checked it (http://macroevolution.narod.ru/discussion.htm - but it’s in Russian, of course). Yes, this participant referred to himself as Christian and yes, he said that death for Christians is unnatural („противоестественная”). He didn’t mention his confession, though. Why, wasn’t death the consequence of sin, according to Bible? Weren’t all creatures before the Fall sinless, hence immortal?

(I just wondered about why creationists don’t accept evolution as God’s activity, and this post seemed an explanation to me).
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