I would like to first admit I have neither heard of, or read the book in question. Therefore, I will limit my
responses to the statements made about the book.
platypus writes:
This book is all about presenting Evolution in a Christian friendly manner.
Archer Opterix writes:
No one has to present the theory of plate tectonics in a Hindu-friendly manner or the theory of
the expanding universe in a Buddhist-friendly manner. The faith of so many professing Christians, though, seems to
be made of more fragile stuff.
Evolution in and of itself is very anti "christian". The bible clearly states that "GOD" created the heavens
and the Earth. Evolution states that "nothing" exploded billions and billions of years ago. That is what
ultimately created the heavens and the earth. Evolution tends the completly take God of the equation. I don't see
how anyone could expect a God fearing christian to believe "nothing" took the place of "God" creating the universe.
I don't know how Hindus belive, but I bet if you told them their god didn't create the universe they would be pretty
upset as well.
platypus writes:
If you hug a tree, you're hugging a relative, a very distant relative, but a relative nonetheless.
How exactly am I related to a tree? The bible states God created plants first, then animals, then Man. Nowhere in
there does it state we all came from some type of primordial good that miracously transmuted into trees, monkees
and then man. If you ask me, evolution takes a whole lot more faith to believe in than the bible.
platypus writes:
1) These two ideas must be taught in every science curriculum.
I have just one question to this statement. Where is the proof? If evolution and science is all about proof, where
is it? There is nothing you or anyone can produce showing a genetic link between a man and a tree. There is nothing
out there proving we all came from "nothing". If we are going to expect our children to believe in this there
should at the very least be some type of proof to back it up.
platypus writes:
2) Neither of these ideas are directly in conflict with the Bible.
Seriously? Do I really need to say anything?