(November 13, 2009 at 3:55 pm)Tiberius Wrote: We continuously observe that there is a force of natural selection at work on the Earth. That is a fact. Organisms mutate, they change, nature selects the ones best adapted to their environment to survive. That is evolution. It is a fact!
If that is all you mean by evolution, I agree wholeheartedly. I even said I agreed with evolution in this sense. Evolution in this sense is entirely consistent with creation. God created humans and various kinds of animals, plants, fish, and birds, all with a great potential for variation in their DNA. The evolution that we observe is a result of that potential for variation and the force of natural selection.
Where we disagree is that you think one form of life suddenly appeared and all life evolved from as opposed to God creating all the kinds from the beginning. Of course we also disagree on time because your view needs a lot of time to occur otherwise nobody would believe the theory is true whereas Biblical creation does not require a lot of time. My view is consistent with us not seeing, for example, dogs changing into anything but dogs, etc., whereas your view hopes to see such a thing someday.
Adrian, I don't expect that we will agree on this and that is ok.
