tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post634440395795732126..comments2023-12-26T10:22:04.630-05:00Comments on Things of My Soul: Why It's Not Hard for Me to Accept Evolution as the Process By Which God Created Our BodiesPapa Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06704974609266088416noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-8608066440698551542012-12-13T00:50:41.285-05:002012-12-13T00:50:41.285-05:00The way I read it, moses 2 is talking about the sp...The way I read it, moses 2 is talking about the spiritual creation, and moses 3 about the physical. it's interesting that you read it the opposite way.<br /><br />Do you think it naturally reads that way? Or are you "trying" to put an evolution friendly spin on it when you read it.<br /><br />Evolution is actually really interesting I think. I like some of it quite a bit. But I am allquietonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09920137755965592452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-68706874535752687882012-12-07T11:11:20.634-05:002012-12-07T11:11:20.634-05:00allquieton, My answer is two-fold, and part of it ...allquieton, My answer is two-fold, and part of it is a deeper look at what I said in the third point in my last comment: <br /><br />1) When I say I don't take a lot of scripture literally, I mean that in two ways: <br /><br />a) I think a lot of stories, especially the oldest ones in the Old Testament era, are allegorical, mythological, figurative, etc. At the most basic level, that's Papa Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06704974609266088416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-60719806347384630152012-12-06T19:14:37.345-05:002012-12-06T19:14:37.345-05:00Anon-
Why does that version of how God created us ...Anon-<br />Why does that version of how God created us appeal to you any more than another?<br /><br />allquietonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09920137755965592452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-29984353938034469682012-12-06T19:07:01.192-05:002012-12-06T19:07:01.192-05:00papa d-
Not reading scriptures literally is fair, ...papa d-<br />Not reading scriptures literally is fair, but that scripture is pretty specific. And if you keep reading, it explains how animals were put on earth after man. What I'm getting at is it sounds more like you just disagree with the scripture. Which is fair also. But that seems different to me than not reading it literally. What's your take?allquietonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09920137755965592452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-18238460001575581392012-12-05T23:24:49.816-05:002012-12-05T23:24:49.816-05:00I think that it is kind of neat to think that God ...I think that it is kind of neat to think that God waited for thousands of years, as species adapted and evolved until finally a species reached his own image and likeness with the ability to reason and choose that would be worthy vessels for his own spirit children.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-63210399318013107132012-12-05T10:15:10.948-05:002012-12-05T10:15:10.948-05:00Good question, allquieton. My short answer is:
...Good question, allquieton. My short answer is: <br /><br />1) I don't interpret many scriptures literally, and I certainly don't consider them to be inerrant, especially from the earliest times. We talk of "as far as it is translated correctly" - and I see that not only relating to the linguistic translation of words but also to the conceptual and interpretive translation of Papa Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06704974609266088416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-85118152785708278342012-12-05T00:04:49.739-05:002012-12-05T00:04:49.739-05:00What do you think about Moses 3:7?What do you think about Moses 3:7?allquietonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09920137755965592452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-60958172888231170922012-12-04T15:00:30.601-05:002012-12-04T15:00:30.601-05:00Where does that leave the "pre-man" in r...Where does that leave the "pre-man" in relation to God? Would he be a lesser being who doesn't think at the same level as modern homo-sapiens? And if he wasn't able to reason, would he have had a relationship with God or even a need for a Savior? Why would God create a lesser being that would evolve into his sons and daughters but not start with what we know as "man"? Pattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01088835513981961640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-59146794020626343682012-12-03T17:30:48.341-05:002012-12-03T17:30:48.341-05:00Amen, ji - with the caveat that I believe there ne...Amen, ji - with the caveat that I believe there need not be ANY hard choice between science and religion. To me, science is dedicated to the discovery of "how", while religion is dedicated to the exploration of "why". It's when people mix the two and start using religion to address "how" and science to address "why" that the problems multiply Papa Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06704974609266088416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-69912340357762745442012-12-03T09:43:12.271-05:002012-12-03T09:43:12.271-05:00For me, the problem with the evolution argument is...For me, the problem with the evolution argument is just that -- that it leads to arguments or disputations or even bullying, and it shouldn't be so. Some who adopt the evolution approach insist that they're RIGHT and everyone else is WRONG, and so forth, and it shouldn't be so.<br /><br />Let's teach faith, repentance, and baptism -- there is the doctrine of Christ.<br /><br />I jinoreply@blogger.com