Subj : Re: race
To   : jimmylogan
From : Nightfox
Date : Thu Jun 05 2025 10:21:10

  Re: Re: race
  By: jimmylogan to Nightfox on Wed Jun 04 2025 09:23 pm

 Ni>> I'm not an expert, but I don't know how one comes to the conclusion that
 Ni>> evolution is unprovable..?

 ji> Because it's a theory, and can't be reproduced in a lab or other
 ji> controlled setting. There is absolutely no evidence of one species (or
 ji> kind) changing from one to another.

Well there would have to be some evidence, or else nobody would have come up with the theory of evolution.  But I'm not an expert..  It seems to me, though, that it's natural for things to change, and we have seen gene mutations, so there's that..

 Ni>> And how do we know God himself didn't set evolution in motion?

 ji> Because He tells us, through the writing of Moses, that "in the beginning
 ji> He created male and female" and these human beings were made AFTER the
 ji> ocean animals, land animals, plants, etc.

I don't think that suggests that God didn't set evolution in motion..  It only says God created male and female/Adam and Eve.  And where does the bible say that happened after creating ocean/land animals etc.? That would also account for the dinosaurs being around before humans (which we have plenty of fossil evidence for), but I've heard some people say the Genesis story seems to conflict with the idea of there being dinosaurs on Earth long before humans.

 ji> Jesus confirms this and says the Old Testament is fact. He said He was
 ji> God, that He would be killed and rise again - and then He did exactly
 ji> that, proving He was who/what He said He was.

I know there are accounts of people saying his tomb was guarded, but still his body was no longer there.  Are those accounts reputable though?  As far as I know, there has never been another account of anyone else doing that, so we know it's not a thing that typically happens.

 Ni>> We have a lot of genetic
 Ni>> diversity in the world today - How does that come about if we all came
 Ni>> from only 2 people?

 ji> The same way it happens with dogs... It only takes a few generations for
 ji> an impressive amount of genetic variety to show up.

So, a species can evolve to develop other traits?

 ji> Without a literal Adam and Eve, you don't just lose the Genesis account.
 ji> You undercut the very foundation for the gospel itself.

I thought the foundation of the gospel was that through belief in God and Jesus, we are forgiven for our sins.  Or is that more of a New Testament thing?

Nightfox

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