(June 7, 2016 at 3:24 am)Fake Messiah Wrote:(June 4, 2016 at 12:42 pm)Lek Wrote: Evolution does not demonstrate that Adam never existed. Because the creation story isn't a word for word rendering doesn't mean that it's not true. Myths have been used to throughout history to demonstrate truths.
Only to people that don't know anything about evolution like you and have never read any books about it. Evolutionary genetics had shown that the population of modern humans was always much larger than two therefore the story of Adam and Eve could not be literally true.
Yeah you seem to be one of those people that takes Bible liberally, you want to interpret it your own way including that somehow god creating world in 6 days includes evolution. But again it's cherry picking the Bible. Most of the Christian denominations today still cling to literal interpretation of Genesis story. Some say that Catholics have somewhat liberal approach, but still for centuries they took the story of Adam and Eve as the sole ancestors of humanity literally. And no wonder, for the description in the Bible is straightforward, without the slightest hint that it’s an allegory. Catholics have in fact always adhered literally to religious monogenism, the biological descent of all humans from Adam and Eve. The reality of the Garden of Eden, the Fall, and Adam and Eve as our ancestors was accepted by early theologians and church fathers like Tertullian, Augustine, Aquinas.
(June 4, 2016 at 12:42 pm)Lek Wrote: You're taking too much liberty when to take my statement that killing can be justified and that suffering can be good. and then saying that I think murder and torture are good. You're method is to keep attacking, whether it's true or not, and hoping something will stick.
No, you are attacking me instead of elaborating why did you say that "Jesus suffered and it was good." Those words mean: God making someone suffering is good. And yeah trough the Old Testament God is killing people left and right on almost every page, but in New Testament he goes for even "bigger" killing - himself.
One question F. Messiah.
I see you say F... God.
Did God did anything to you to be upset or is about something else?
Please tell me I am curious to know.