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Originally Posted by Ramrod
Thats an odd statement.....Why do you think the world is in decay? ....and what do you mean by decay?  |
Read Genesis. It won't bite.
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Originally Posted by Xaccers
Mongoloids, caucasoids, negroids.
Human evolution into sub species or groups or races if you prefer.
If humans were created in god's image, and humans didn't evolve, then which image of humans is the same as god's?
Is god caucasoid (well he did say "I am" rather than "I is" it's that damn ancient joke again!) or negroid, or mongoloid?
If we all came from one pair of humans, and haven't evolved, then why are there different groups of humans?
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By 'in God's image' I don't an actual image - I take that to mean humanoid.
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Originally Posted by Damien
Well, Not proven wrong but unlikely. Also the Dinosaurs are much older than man. There is little dispute about that?
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There is little dispute that we don't know the age of T Rex and his mates. We only have guesswork to go on.
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Originally Posted by Damien
Sorry, I didnt find it opressive. I think that religion itself is fine but the bible seems to be what causes some conflict with science. Or maybe as you say not understanding it properly from both sides. The Koran is an example of where people misunderstand it (on both sides).
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We're in agreement there
Ignorance (diliberate or otherwise) is one of the main reasons for that conflict.
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Originally Posted by Damien
No, The other way around. If there was a god then anything that science proved would be a result of that god. I.E Evolution happens but it was god intention
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I'm fine with that - but some people seem to think that God is subject to the same physical laws as us.
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Originally Posted by TheDaddy
Don't you think that the bible was written to be interpreted by people thousands of years ago, who would perhaps struggle with complex scientific ideas and the such, maybe that is why it is so literal
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Back in the day, very few people knew how to read, so a lot was written in a way people would understand. Couple that with my earlier suggestion that God only included what we needed to know.
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Originally Posted by downquark1
What do you mean by closed-book? Do you mean that the concept of nothing beyond science?
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Yes, the notion that if science can't explain it then it doesn't exist. I can see where that comes from but I'm happy to look a little further.