Evolution & Creationism combined, your thoughts...?

Question

If man was created in gods image, and man evolved from ape, does that mean that god was also an ape that evolved too? That's the only way that both are correct. Right?

Okay, that was 90% for a laugh, but makes you think....

Answer 1

Creationism teaches the absurd idea that everything was created by God in 6 literal 24 hour days only about 6000 years ago. To believe in creation is not to be a creationist...... I believe in creation which took hundreds of thousands or millions of years!

If you were to say: "In my Granfather's "day" they drove model A Fords". I would know that you were not talking about a 24 hour period, but instead you are talking about the period of time long ago when your Grandfather was young.

The Genesis account, and the language of the Bible allows for the use of the term "Day" in that very way. The term day can mean "age" or "era" or "epoch". In fact look at the context in Genesis 2:4. In that location clearly day does not mean a 24 hour period.

A very important proof of this is that the 6 creative days came to an end....but NOT the 7th "day" on which God "rested". The apostle Paul indicated in his writings that the 7th day had not ended. Clearly the 7th day is way longer than 24 hours.

The creative days spoken of in the Bible refer to the preparation of the earth for humans. We do not know how much earlier "God created the heavens and the earth" (Gen 1:1).

The fact of the matter is that each of the creative days could have lasted hundreds of thousands or even millions of years.

Now consider the physical evidence. The scientists dig down through layer upon layer only to find that the various layers MATCH the description of the epochs or days of creation found in Genesis.

The fact is that if "creationists" had argued in harmony with the Bible instead of insisting that creation was only 6 literal days long only about 6,000 years ago....then perhaps the true creation account could be taught or at least stated in the public school ciriculums.

Answer 2

I found an article that might be of interest to you. Here is a portion of the article; you can click on the link for more information.

Some self-help books now ride on the new wave of evolutionary psychology. One of them describes human nature as "not very different from chimpanzee nature, gorilla nature, or baboon nature." It also states: "When it comes to evolution, . . . it's reproduction that counts."

On the other hand, the Bible teaches that God created humans for a purpose beyond simply breeding. We were made in God's "image," with the capacity to reflect his attributes, especially love, justice, wisdom, and power. Add the unique traits of humans that were mentioned earlier, and it becomes clear why the Bible sets humans above animals. The Bible, in fact, reveals that God created humans with not only the desire to live forever but also the ability to enjoy the fulfillment of that desire in a righteous new world of God's making.—Genesis 1:27, 28; Psalm 37:9-11, 29; Ecclesiastes 3:11; John 3:16; Revelation 21:3, 4.

Taken From:
Humans Who Are We?
http://www.watchtower.org/e/19980622/article_01.htm

Look up the scriptures for better understanding and click on the links for more articles or type in "evolution" in the search engine on this web site:

http://www.watchtower.org/

Answer 3

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Answer 4

i think this is the explanation that makes most sense. its hard to prove that humans are "made in gods image" if god himself has no image.

but i do think that god could have touched a pool of standing water and caused life in it, which over millions of years have evolved. doesnt seem like much of a stretch to me.

Answer 5

Lol, and he picked tick and flea souls from Adam too! lol.

Answer 6

yeah, that's why there isn't any such thing as evolution.