The Bible and science have two different ideas on how man was created.....
By steven
@SKsteven (32)
Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
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@owlwings (43910)
• Cambridge, England
4 Nov 13
The chapters of the Bible dealing with the creation were composed long before people had any notion of "science" or of the incredible age of the earth. They were honest attempts by simple folk to explain how the Earth began and how life and humanity arose. They are not, and never were, intended to be taken literally. They are a collection of folk tales, legends and myths which were transmitted orally long before the people who made them had any writing system.
Many cultures have creation myths but what is startling about those in the Bible is their broad accuracy in the light of what we now know about the evolution of life on Earth (and although our knowledge is far more complete than it was 8000 or so years ago, there are still many things which Science cannot tell us).
It is fine to believe the Bible and to give it reverence as a work of great literature and essential Truth but it is a completely different thing - and wrong - to believe that every word of it is literally true. That is a lie which has been put about by certain people only in the last two hundred years or so and which has led to a serious misunderstanding of what the Bible really is and what it is for. In fact, the promotion of such an idea leads to confusion and ignorance and is one of the ways in which the 'forces of evil' seek to lead people away from a realisation of the Truth and proper understanding of God.
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@SKsteven (32)
• Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
6 Nov 13
thanks Owlwings. yes, and my only way to understand the Bible better is to pray before i read it. it has a lot to tell me but i have a very small brain to capture them all. it's so wonderful once i understand it coz not only i became a better person, i also become an informed person.
@Bluedoll (16773)
• Canada
5 Nov 13
What does science actually say about the origin of man? I say science says, “I don’t know!”
Many scientists and noncombatants alike do talk about this subject. Here is an interesting article that suggests to me that science has and may never make up its’ mind on the subject.
“For astrobiologists, this new hypothesis presents a considerable shift in the debate on the origin of life.” source
The Miller-Urey experiment, conducted by chemists Stanley Miller and Harold Urey in 1953, is the classic experiment on the origin of life. It established that the early Earth atmosphere, as they pictured it, was capable of producing amino acids, the buildi
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@topffer (42156)
• France
8 Nov 13
The old Oparin-Haldane hypothesis is still the strongest today, because the Miller-Urey experiment works. This new hypothesis has to verified first, and if it is verified by another experiment, it would just prove that there is not only a possible way to create life, but several, not "that science has and may never make up its’ mind on the subject."
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@Bluedoll (16773)
• Canada
6 Nov 13
@SKsteven I agree, I think science is wonderful. I think it is a pursuit that never ends, so when people use it improperly for some purpose other than science, it is a misuse. We will always have unanswered questions and lack absolute proofs. This is a good thing, I think.
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@CaptAlbertWhisker (32747)
• Calgary, Alberta
6 Nov 13
there is also a theory that combines both
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