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no1nose
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Message 1 of 5 (470684)
06-11-2008 10:14 PM


Many words have been written about the differences between evolution and Christianity. But in many ways the ideas of evolution parallel that of Christianity. For example both Evolution and Christianity have transformation as a central theme. For Christianity it is the transformation of the inner person and for evolution it the change of the outer person. While the two focus on different things they are both still talking about changing what we are.
Evolution and Christianity follow a "redeemer" scenario. In Christianity Jesus is the redeemer and those who follow him are "saved". In Evolution the redeemer is the one member of a species that has a mutation that is advantageous and leads the way to survival. The themes of transformation and redemption in Christianity became "mutation" and "survival" in Evolution. Finally, in evolution this changed member of a species must out procreate the other members for the species to be changed. Even in this Evolution parallels Christianity. For while Jesus did not have children - the spiritual "genes" of his identity are in billions of people making him the most “imitated” person to have ever lived.
So similar are underlying themes between Evolution and Christianity that it seems unlikely that they are a product of chance. It seems unlikely that Darwin would have developed his theory if he had not lived in a Christian society or had he not trained to be a clergyman. His interest may have been in the natural world but his training was in medicine and then divinity. His theory did not come out of a vacuum but adapted what he already knew, Darwin barrowed heavily from a Christian worldview for his theory which is basically a Christian framework with new names.

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06-12-2008 3:13 AM
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06-11-2008 10:14 PM


On hold for later consideration
Googling "no1nose" indicates that you really get around.
Your message 1 is not of clear promotable nature.
I suggest you first get involved in existing topics for a while. Then we perhaps can get back to this thing later.
Input from other admins welcome.
Adminnemooseus

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Message 3 of 5 (470731)
06-12-2008 4:22 AM
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06-12-2008 3:13 AM


Re: On hold for later consideration
Hi
Yes, I have made posts lately on about 6 sites. I haven't tried to hide this as I don't think that this is a bad thing. Some people have something they want to say and I am one of those at the moment. While others prefer to react to other people's contrubitions. I have put forward a different view on Darwin and would like to test it in the open forum which could be helpful to everyone. I hope that at some point you will reconsider my post and let it go forward.
Edited by no1nose, : grammar error

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Message 4 of 5 (470741)
06-12-2008 9:03 AM
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06-12-2008 4:22 AM


Re: On hold for later consideration
I think your thread proposal is very intriguing, so I'll promote it and we'll see if it draws any attention.

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06-12-2008 9:04 AM


Thread copied to the Darwin's Debt to Christianity thread in the Miscellaneous Topics in Creation/Evolution forum, this copy of the thread has been closed.

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