Evolution: Natural selection vs. Godly guidance

I've done some format changes to your message 1. I have not changed the content at all.My impression of your message 1 is that you accept biological evolution as being a reality. Your variety of "design theory" is that God has to some degree guided evolution.So, instead of natural selection you have God's selection? Or is it sometimes natural selection and sometimes God's selection? Or do you reject that there was any selection process at all?Adminnemooseus

Some comments before I promote this (disclaimer - I'm not a biologist).I point out that selection, natural or otherwise, is an important part of evolution theory, but it is not the whole story. A larger version of the story is genetic mutation and then selection.You do not seem to be denying the possibility of natural selection. You just think that God's hand may be involved to some degree in the selection process. As this topic progresses, others will present information supporting natural selection. In the process, I doubt any will be saying that God was not possibly involved - They (like you?) will not find there to be any evidence either for or against God's involvement.The fossil record shows a history of Earth's life with seemingly abundant randomness and inefficiency of process (including dead end extinctions). Theologically, one could argue that any guidance from God sure didn't seem to be very thorough.This topic is kind of a "Biological Evolution" / "Faith and Belief" hybrid topic. I guess I'll plug it into the "Misc" forum.Adminnemooseus

Thread copied here from the Evolution: Natural selection vs. Godly guidance thread in the Proposed New Topics forum.