If so how?
2006-12-08 15:01:41 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
If you believe God caused evolution, then the bible is wrong, right, bc it says that He made Adam and Eve and they are human.
2006-12-08 15:36:39 · update #1
Absolutely Yes.
However, you will never be able to fit evolution into the book of Genesis.
For example:
Death entered the world as a result of sin.
Adam was the first man, and we inherited his sin nature.
Jesus (the second Adam) came to redeem us by being the perfect sacrifice.
If evolution is true, then death existed before Adam, and Jesus' death on the cross is of no effect.
If you don't believe me, then maybe an Athiest could convince you.
Look at this quote from "American Atheist" publication.
“Christianity has fought, still fights, and will fight science to the desperate end over evolution, because evolution destroys utterly and finally the very reason Jesus’ earthly life was supposedly made necessary. Destroy Adam and Eve and the original sin, and in the rubble you will find the sorry remains of the son of god. Take away the meaning of his death. If Jesus was not the redeemer that died for our sins, and this is what evolution means, then Christianity is nothing.”
– G. Richard Bozarth, The Meaning of Evolution, American Atheist,
2006-12-08 15:28:41 · answer #1 · answered by SearchForTruth 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course!
The two creation stories in the first two chapters of Genisis contradict each other on several points. How can that be? Because the ancient Hebrews didn't take the stories literally. To take the bible literally is to miss the truths that are beyond the ability of human language to describe literally. It would be like going into a restaurant, seeing a picture of a burger on the menu, and trying to eat the menu.
To believe that God created evolution is no contradiction.
2006-12-08 15:20:22 · answer #2 · answered by sudonym x 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you believe in the God of Abraham, then you believe in Adam and Eve. Evolution doesn't necessarily have to mean that man evolved from a single-celled being. It's still a theory. It's possible to evolve into a similar creature, like from a crocodile to an aligator. It's just impossible for a single-celled being to evolve into a complex being like a human by itself through series of coincidences. Darwin's Theory of Evolution had been wrong in many cases. Today, the theory has changed a lot. It still doesn't make the theory an absolute truth. It just means evolution is a possibility.
2006-12-08 15:15:57 · answer #3 · answered by XB 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Sure, you can believe that God existed before the big bang and 'allowed' or caused it to happen. You can believe that he created evolution. I don't see why you can't feel that way. You may not fit in with any current popular organized religion but who cares what they think? You would just believe in a different version of the Creation.
2006-12-08 15:09:09 · answer #4 · answered by Pico 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The creation of all things is best explained by evolution. God doesn't do magic tricks. The Bible never indicates God or Jesus as a magician. God created, evolution is the way of creation.
2006-12-08 15:05:31 · answer #5 · answered by mr.bond 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Evolution is a process. It does a really good job to explain in theory what is happening (scientific evidence, which by the way is undergoing constant revision). It does not explain how things are coming about as well.
Go miles deep in the Pacific Ocean, and there is a fish with a head light growing out of its head. Not so much to see but to attract prey. Pretty good design.
2006-12-08 15:08:08 · answer #6 · answered by chico2149 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes you can believe in evolution and still believe in God. The writers of Genesis dealt with the worldview with which they were familiar. The story did not fall down out of the sky one day, but was adapted from much earlier creation stories. If Genesis were written today, it would take advantage of our scientific knowledge, but still have God as the center and source of it all.
2006-12-08 15:14:08 · answer #7 · answered by seekermike 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am a believer and believe in evolution. Whose to say how God manages our world, certainly evolution has taken place, there is just too much evidence. I believe God can do all things, who am I too question the way He does them?!
2006-12-08 15:10:15 · answer #8 · answered by Scott B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think so. God made the changes/improvements in man that lead to his evolution, over time.
2006-12-08 15:03:48 · answer #9 · answered by Pantherempress 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The bible says it was not written to cause confusion. It is a very clear message to all God's children.
2006-12-08 15:04:44 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋