Comments on: “Darwin is the Devil” http://jewmanist.com/2009/02/09/darwin-is-the-devil/ We're all chosen people Sun, 22 Jan 2012 17:39:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Intergalactic Hussy http://jewmanist.com/2009/02/09/darwin-is-the-devil/comment-page-1/#comment-2739 Intergalactic Hussy Thu, 12 Feb 2009 01:43:00 +0000 http://jewmanist.wordpress.com/2009/02/09/darwin-is-the-devil/#comment-2739 Thanks! Yeah, for us nonbelievers, it goes without saying. But that doesn't mean Evolution should exclude believers.<br/><br/>I have many friends and coworkers who consider themselves a Christian, a Jew, etc (or even just a believer in a higher power without religion). They all seem to accept some form of Evolution.<br/><br/>Happy Darwin Day to you too! Thanks! Yeah, for us nonbelievers, it goes without saying. But that doesn’t mean Evolution should exclude believers.

I have many friends and coworkers who consider themselves a Christian, a Jew, etc (or even just a believer in a higher power without religion). They all seem to accept some form of Evolution.

Happy Darwin Day to you too!

]]> By: Stimpson http://jewmanist.com/2009/02/09/darwin-is-the-devil/comment-page-1/#comment-2738 Stimpson Tue, 10 Feb 2009 03:34:00 +0000 http://jewmanist.wordpress.com/2009/02/09/darwin-is-the-devil/#comment-2738 Nice blog.<br/><br/>The problem lies with people who insist on believing the obviously fictitious (or metaphorical, if you will) Genesis story. If you accept that humans evolved from other species, then that whole story about God creating man in His image, and creating all the creatures on Earth, must be conceded to be utterly false.<br/><br/>It *is* possible to believe both that there is a God who created the universe and life in it, and that evolution followed. It's possible to believe those things because Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection explains the diversity of life but not the origin of life -- and certainly not the origin of the universe. But Biblical literalists refuse to "compromise" in that way, I guess because to them admitting Genesis isn't literally true would open the door to admitting other parts of the Bible aren't true either.<br/><br/>Myself, I guess I have no trouble with evolution because I see the Bible as BS anyway.<br/><br/>Happy Darwin Day! Nice blog.

The problem lies with people who insist on believing the obviously fictitious (or metaphorical, if you will) Genesis story. If you accept that humans evolved from other species, then that whole story about God creating man in His image, and creating all the creatures on Earth, must be conceded to be utterly false.

It *is* possible to believe both that there is a God who created the universe and life in it, and that evolution followed. It’s possible to believe those things because Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection explains the diversity of life but not the origin of life — and certainly not the origin of the universe. But Biblical literalists refuse to “compromise” in that way, I guess because to them admitting Genesis isn’t literally true would open the door to admitting other parts of the Bible aren’t true either.

Myself, I guess I have no trouble with evolution because I see the Bible as BS anyway.

Happy Darwin Day!

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