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xsearnold
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I thought I'd start a new topic because, after a stint of research, I'm coming to the realization that I'll never be sufficiently motivated to attempt to become expert at the ins and outs of evolution theory and fact.
I guess where I'm coming from, as an evangelical Christian and, I hope, reasonable person open to learning, is trying to understand how theistic evolutionists deal with two items that I would consider "essential doctrine" from a Biblical perspective. I realize some will disagree with my definition of "essential doctrine" but I understand this to mean those elements typically found in the various creeds developed in early Christianity and oft recited in many different denominational worship services.
Specifically, I would like to understand how theistic evolutionists deal with 1) Adam as the "common ancestor" of all humanity (Homo sapiens sapiens) and 2) the virgin birth of Christ.
Perhaps overarching these issues is the whole issue of one's understanding of the attributes of God (omniscient, omnipresent, omnipotent) and the possibility of supernatural activity (where God acts NOT through natural processes or natural timetables?).
I'll defer further questions to future posts.
I guess where I'm coming from, as an evangelical Christian and, I hope, reasonable person open to learning, is trying to understand how theistic evolutionists deal with two items that I would consider "essential doctrine" from a Biblical perspective. I realize some will disagree with my definition of "essential doctrine" but I understand this to mean those elements typically found in the various creeds developed in early Christianity and oft recited in many different denominational worship services.
Specifically, I would like to understand how theistic evolutionists deal with 1) Adam as the "common ancestor" of all humanity (Homo sapiens sapiens) and 2) the virgin birth of Christ.
Perhaps overarching these issues is the whole issue of one's understanding of the attributes of God (omniscient, omnipresent, omnipotent) and the possibility of supernatural activity (where God acts NOT through natural processes or natural timetables?).
I'll defer further questions to future posts.