Do you really need to put down the bible and trust evolution to have faith in Genesis?

Question

Any one reading Genesis can not accept Evolution.

1. Genesis's has a genealogy that makes up all the Jews starting from Adam.
Now if Adam doesn't exist then Jews can't possibly exist because a Jew is an ancestor of the tribe of one of Adams children who's name is Abraham. If Abraham did not come from Adam then the bible pretty much isn't true.

2. Adam and Eve were the first people to learn of the plan of salvation from Jesus Christ.
Adam was told to sacrifice a lamb with out blemish.

If there was no Adam then when was the plan of salvation introduced to mankind?

3. Bones don't prove any thing. A jaw bone doesn't prove that an ape mated and brought forth mankind.

I trust the bible because it is written by those who have seen.

God himself gave us Genesis. Bones don't tell any stories, the fables come from the scientist holding the bones, and there is a long history of lies that prove how well we can trust science

http://www.evolutiondeceit.com/chapter8.php
http://www.evolutiondeceit.com/chapter9.php

I don't trust some bones because they don't show me any thing.

Funny that I'm made fun of for trusting written word instead of some dumb bone.

You are saying Harry Potter proves that historic writings could be false???

And I'm the dumb one here.

P.S. Thanks for showing me how to debate a topic, oh zen master.

Eiliat Yes, but the science behind your precious bone theory changes every month. So when will science be fact and not continued theory?

Answer 1

Don't feel bad. Jesus was crucified for telling the truth. Paul was stoned and whipped and jailed for it. You're in good company.

Answer 2

1 and 2 are the same. They sound the same as this does to you:

Narcissus flowers only exist because Narcissus the man was so vain. If he hadn't died from staring at his reflection too long, we wouldn't have the beautiful flower.

3 is just plain retarded. It shows a misunderstanding of the theory of evolution. Fossils show a progression of traits. We can make a tree from that progression showing descent. We can gain the same tree from both genealogical comparisons and morphological comparisons. Three methods, one tree.

Bones are more reliable than humans because bones can't lie. Just because you can't read them doesn't mean they don't tell a story.

Science changes from time to time. That's what makes it great. It's not dogmatic, it is willing to admit when it is wrong. It doesn't change as quickly as you seem to think. The theory of evolution is pretty static. There is some debate on fringe pieces, but it's one of the most heavily supported theory in science. Theory in science is actually the highest level an idea can hope to receive.

Answer 3

What exactly are you asking?

Are you asking if people agree with you? From what you've written I think you're grossly misinterpreting the debate between creation and evolution.

I suggest you use your words more carefully if you're going to get into this debate. The world does not need more ignorant opinions. If you don't want to trust "dumb bones" that's completely up to you but I suggest you get a handle on what exactly it is you're rejecting. Your logic about trusting written word over bones is not incredibly strong. Why do you trust written word? If you don't have more backing to these types of statements people are going to wonder if you trust all written word. Last time I checked, Harry Potter wasn't real. What makes the written word you believe any better than saying I read it in Harry Potter, it must be true.

I don't agree with your beliefs but I do respect the right to your own opinion but I think if you share your opinion you should make it an informed opinion.

Answer 4

If you start your assumptions on a 2000 year old book, you will get nowhere in a scientific discussion. If you rely on evidence (of which evolution has tons of), you're on more solid ground. Whether or not you trust some bones doesn't really have any bearing on the argument. Even if there were no bones, evolution is completely verifiable by evidence. And, I have seen evolution occur, and even written up a lab report or two about it. Would you trust in those documents more now that you know that an actual person witnessed it?