We can compare notes and see who is older (which is no barrier to learning) and see where my knowledge is ignorant compared to yours.
I am 67 years old married to the same woman for 50 years come June 3rd. I have a Bible Language Diploma from Florida Baptist College.
I have been studying the Bible for 42 years and learn something every day. I pastor a small Missionary Baptist Church. These things should point you to where I am coming from. I just want to learn all that I can so I can be the best that I can be.
RAZD writes:
Whether there was a single original cell or not is mute at this point -- the evidence cannot tell us this answer, so the best answer is "we don't know"
There is about a billion years from the formation of the earth and the first evidence of life noted above. Where did it come from is a question we don't know - and likely can't know - the answer to due to the problem of destruction of the evidence. What caused it is also anyone's guess at this point - we don't have any evidence of how if formed so it is not possible to define the causes (with evidence).
I want to thank you for being completely honest with me as I was expecting a song and dance. So much for my judgement of character from just reading other posts.
But you have only confirmed what I have believed since I was 12 years old.
I believe that species change over time for many different reasons.
I began to work in the field when I was 7 years old so I was introduced to many things with the animals at a very early age and I observed change.
I was really amused at a pair of Tennessee walking horses we had. A mare and a stallion, He would let her pull her share of the plow until about 3 in the evening then he would pull the heavy weight the rest of the day. All she had to do was keep the trace chains tight.
I gather you live and breath evolution from the posts I read especially the Great Debate. I also believe you have a lot of good qualities that I saw in the articles I read on your site.
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