Hi
If this question has been asked on this forum then please forgive me and point to where it has been discussed, but —
I would like to propose this topic-
1. Why does it have to be ‘Creation versus evolution’? I am agnostic and believe in a creator or creators, but also believe in evolution as well. I see no reason why they must be exclusive of each other. I believe that if there is a creator, then one of the tools he/she/they used was evolution. Perhaps God created the evolutional jumps through pre-programming of DNA, and used/allowed natural selection to produce the best results.
2. Has anyone who believes in God, the Bible and creation ever put forward their thoughts on what kind of practical methods he used to create us, or did he wave a wand so to speak. I may believe in a creator, but I don’t believe in Harry Potter. I don’t think it is enough to say that God thought it and it was so.
I think that it is entirely possible that, if our society manages to continue long enough, it is almost inevitable that we will, one day, have the knowledge and power to create life and eventually intelligent life, not just on this planet, but on a planet like it. If we chose to create life in our own image, then we would have to actually do it in practical terms. I would have thought that programming DNA into every living cell and using evolution to guide it along in the right direction would be a great way to do it. Do it on a billion planets and you might just end up with a success (if we can call ourselves a success — the creator may think we have a long way to go)
3. Perhaps it would be possible to prove the existence of a creator beyond all doubt if you could demonstrate forward programming in DNA. I have heard that chickens have the DNA for teeth because their ancestors had teeth, it is just switched off. If you could prove that an early life form had the genes within it to develop into species that it later became, then wouldn’t you have proved forward planning and therefore a designer? Perhaps one day we will find, deep within the DNA (in a way so complex that we cannot yet comprehend) of the simplest life forms, the genetic blueprint for ourselves. If I were God, that’s how I might do it.
Also, are there theories on the origin of God himself? And why is it always one God, because he says so? Did some one prove the ancient Greeks and Romans wrong?