I live in Central Wisconsin. I am married and we have two daughters. In 1997 I earned my degree in psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. In my spare time I study psychology and philosophy.
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Let me ask you all reading my post right now: What is it called when you take a piece of a living being to create another living being? 'Playing GOD' right? We all know it better as Cloning! So lets speculate that a higher life form manipulates the DNA of a primate by adding their own DNA, or "creating them in their own image". Then they take a piece of their creation, lets just say "a rib" for example and make another one just like it only the opposite gender, (so they can reproduce naturally). That's creation, and with creation comes a natural side effect, evolution. Evolution is adaptation to survive in your surroundings. Please do not comment on my question if you are going to tell me that this is absurd. I have read the bible many times and have been a Christian, a Catholic, a Protestant and a Mormon. I have studied many other religions and they all confirm that God created Adam in his own image, God took a rib from Adam to make Eve. Thousands of years of history prove that we are evolving with every generation. So what religion am I if I believe in creation and evolution? (link)
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I am not aware of any religion that endorses both biblical creationsim and biological evolution. Some Christians have acknowledged the wide-ranging evidence for evolutionary theory but refuse to discard Genesis, and therefore have pieced together a story of our origin they call Intelligent Design, which accepts the mechanisms at work in evolution but denies that complex structures in nature (the classic example is the eye) could have proceeded from simpler structures (a pre-eye). They believe God designed complex structures in nature and also designed the evolutionary mechanisms that cause differentiation in these structures (blue eyes versus green).
The whole notion of God creating the world with specific structures and laws and then setting it into motion to run its course originated in the 17th and 18th centuries during the Enlightenment. Those who subscribed to this interpretation of God's role in the world called themselves Deists. Several of America's founding fathers were Deists, most famously Thomas Jefferson. However, Deism is one slippery step away from agnosticism (the belief that we cannot know whether God exists or not), which in turn is a short skip and a jump from full-blown atheism. For this reason, no church or sect will ever make Deism a popular or common stance in Christianity: too many people might fall through the cracks.
Personally I believe you have to choose between the two. Any attempt to reconcile creationism and evolution, is an attempt to have it both ways; to, as they say, have your cake and eat it too.
Good luck,
Dr. Chad
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"Personally I believe you have to choose between the two." This is why I gave you a rating of three. I asked anyone who believes evolution and creation cannot go hand in hand not to answer my question. Everything that you said is common knowledge. You should read some of Anton Wilson's writings on the "Enlightenment". You'll be more open minded to "having your cake and eating it too". Thank you for responding anyway.
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