I think it is possible to believe in God and evolution at the same time. All species are constantly evolving while adapting to a changing environment trying to survive and procreate. All creatures are a crucible for some sort of intelligence. Some creatures have been able to use their intelligence to perceive beyond their physical self and to worship a higher bring. Only humans have taken their intelligence to understand the concept of a soul and question it’s own origins. All creatures are Gods creatures, and in essence we are all experiments. Only humans, as we know them, have approached a point where we could be perfect but we are still very far from perfect. Maybe we could never achieve being perfect because God is the only perfect being. So while there is evolution and we have intelligence we have souls which steer us to a higher being. As humans we have limitations. We have uncertainty, we have fears, we have the ability to destroy ourselves. We also have the ability to love, to have hope , to have faith. We have also experienced miracles in our world. Al of these things are not explained by evolutionary processes as we understand them. Those must come from beyond. They must come from a higher being with intentions to create a perfect world a perfect being. I think all we really need to understand is human life itself. Can a human being arise from two cells which in themselves seem non intelligent and unable to survive on their own. The answer is yes. Those cells when combined have the ability to create intelligent life with a soul. This is in itself a mystery not explained by evolution. Evolution can still exist but these mysteries are not a result of evolution. So both religion and evolution can coexist. Caution. We must not forget that where there is Good there is Evil and neither can be explained by evolution.
Good thoughts, Papa. I believe it is possible to reconcile Christianity and evolution, although I still have questions about whether it is possible for many small changes to lead to a substantial change into a new species.
I think it is possible to believe in God and evolution at the same time. All species are constantly evolving while adapting to a changing environment trying to survive and procreate. All creatures are a crucible for some sort of intelligence. Some creatures have been able to use their intelligence to perceive beyond their physical self and to worship a higher bring. Only humans have taken their intelligence to understand the concept of a soul and question it’s own origins. All creatures are Gods creatures, and in essence we are all experiments. Only humans, as we know them, have approached a point where we could be perfect but we are still very far from perfect. Maybe we could never achieve being perfect because God is the only perfect being. So while there is evolution and we have intelligence we have souls which steer us to a higher being. As humans we have limitations. We have uncertainty, we have fears, we have the ability to destroy ourselves. We also have the ability to love, to have hope , to have faith. We have also experienced miracles in our world. Al of these things are not explained by evolutionary processes as we understand them. Those must come from beyond. They must come from a higher being with intentions to create a perfect world a perfect being. I think all we really need to understand is human life itself. Can a human being arise from two cells which in themselves seem non intelligent and unable to survive on their own. The answer is yes. Those cells when combined have the ability to create intelligent life with a soul. This is in itself a mystery not explained by evolution. Evolution can still exist but these mysteries are not a result of evolution. So both religion and evolution can coexist. Caution. We must not forget that where there is Good there is Evil and neither can be explained by evolution.
Good thoughts, Papa. I believe it is possible to reconcile Christianity and evolution, although I still have questions about whether it is possible for many small changes to lead to a substantial change into a new species.