tumbleweed41
Resident Liberal Hippie
That is a nice belief, but I asked for contributions to science from the Bible, as you claimed.
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Theistic Evolution
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Biblestudent_007
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Alceste
Vagabond
There. Fixed it for you.
Only fundamentalists confuse ToE with atheism. Most other folks realize ToE has nothing whatsoever to do with religion.
Alceste
Vagabond
In what way do you feel that contributes to science, exactly? The Christians were hardly the first people ever to look up at the sky.
Biblestudent_007
Active Member
Anyway, the science behind TE makes it logical to accept it as a scientific theory.
However, I see myself reverting back to OEC.
However, I see myself reverting back to OEC.
Biblestudent_007
Active Member
When you read the bible in a scientific context. (the study of the natural world)
(exploring a biblical worldview through the lens of science.)
Alceste
Vagabond
Well, power to you. It's a few steps up from YEC at least. However, if you're feeling brave, I recommend The Greatest Show on Earth so you can get a thorough understanding of the ToE before rejecting it. It's Dawkins but he is doing what he ought to be doing all the time - IOW, writing about evolution, which he understands, rather than religion, which he doesn't. I've never seen a better treatment of the subject anywhere, and I read quite a lot of popular science.
Smoke
Done here.
Alceste
Vagabond
Whatever floats your boat.
I explore a naturalistic worldview through the lens of science, so who am I to judge? As long as we're both making efforts to incorporate the empirically demonstrable truths we come across into our spiritual beliefs, we're not the problem.
Biblestudent_007
Active Member
Because its a Bible-based worldview. (Understood through science and naturalism)
evolved yet?
A Young Evolutionist
I'll agree with that and also suggest Your Inner Fish and Why Evolution is True.
Breathe
Hostis humani generis
Literalism based..
Did you say you come to the conclusion of follow OEC by your understanding of science and naturalism or have I misunderstood? If I have misunderstood, could you please clarify for me?
Biblestudent_007
Active Member
It (the bible) can be read as spiritual,metaphorical,and allegorical.
Yes, thats close to what I think I am now.
Breathe
Hostis humani generis
You will hear no disagreement from me with that. I was under the impression of you taking the Bible as literal historical events. I apologize if I was under the wrong impression.
...why?
evolved yet?
A Young Evolutionist
So you were a theistic evolutionist yesterday and now a Old-Earth Creationist?
Biblestudent_007
Active Member
I because I believe (in the Catholic sense) God as the Creator of the universe and the world.
Biblestudent_007
Active Member
Only if theistic evolution can be reconciled with what Scripture says in the Bible.
Breathe
Hostis humani generis
And so you've decided he did it ex nihilo--out of nothing--and did it as we are now, as opposed to shaping us through evolution or something similar?
Biblestudent_007
Active Member
Possibly, the Hand of God has guided the history of human evolution.
Breathe
Hostis humani generis
Considering there is an overwhelming amount of evidence for evolution, it's a better choice than us whoompfing out of nowhere.