[Petronski]

Is it possible to believe in Creation through evolution?

A great many of us believe that evolution is the how, but God is the Why.

[randomhero97]

A great many of us believe that evolution is the how, but God is the Why.

That's pretty much how I see it as well. I don't believe the universe was created out of nothing like the militant darwinists believe. It's even possible that God has created multiple universes.

[mnehring]

A great many of us believe that evolution is the how, but God is the Why.

Ditto x10. C.S. Lewis said something very similar to this.

[icwhatudo]

Is it possible to believe in Creation through evolution?

A great many of us believe that evolution is the how, but God is the Why.

Count me in somewhat too. God created everything, including science. Im not a 100% believer in Darwin nor am I a believer that dinosaurs were on Noahs ark. I will not attack either side and hate seeing Freepers fight about this stuff.

[autumnraine]

Yes! I don’t believe that modern animals were zapped here out of the sky, but I also don’t think we all evolved from bacteria or whatever.

[LibertyRocks]

"A great many of us believe evolution is the how, but God is the Why."

Never heard it put quite that way -- been looking for a SHORT way to describe it myself for a while!

Pinging my eldest daughter with whom I have had many discussions on this topic... (We both believe pretty much as you describe -- although she's more of the evolution is the process God put into place, and I'm more on the adaptation is the process side! LOL We agree we may both be wrong on everything except the GOD part! :] LOL )

Thanks for putting it in such simple words...

[TheThinker]

Is it possible to believe in Creation through evolution?

A great many of us believe that evolution is the how, but God is the Why.

I'm a deist who believes in evolution. I believe there was a creator because I refuse to abandon the notion causality. I won't accept that the universe spawned itself. Evolution has a lot of evidence to support it but doesn't replace God.

[wolf78]

A great many of us believe that evolution is the how, but God is the Why.

Sacrilege, treason! Burn the heathen! That's what Darwin said in his autobiography: ... the extreme difficulty or rather impossibility of conceiving this immense and wonderful universe, including man with his capacity of looking far backwards and far into futurity, as the result of blind chance or necessity. When thus reflecting I feel compelled to look to a First Cause having an intelligent mind in some degree analogous to that of man; and I deserve to be called a Theist.

Seriously; I also do believe in God / that Jesus is the way AND think that evolution is a sound scientific concept. I tend to disagree with people who think that there is only one truth and believe that western culture's superiority and security, even salvation hinge on the ability to believe and yet at the same time use science as a tool. Churchill said it best:

Individual Moslems may show splendid qualities. Thousands become the brave and loyal soldiers of the Queen: all know how to die. But the influence of the religion paralyses the social development of those who follow it. No stronger retrograde force exists in the world. Far from being moribund, Mohammedanism is a militant and proselytising faith. It has already spread throughout Central Africa, raising fearless warriors at every step; and were it not that Christianity is sheltered in the strong arms of science - the science against which it had vainly struggled - the civilisation of modern Europe might fall, as fell the civilisation of ancient Rome.

I'm a libertarian. I want small government and free markets for all, even for those that don't think like me. If a gay hippie works for his money, he can spend it on solar cells and wind turbines or guns and rifles, for all I care. Thing is: I don't care, you leave me alone, I leave you alone. I think both big-government Republicans and Democrats are a pest on the US, because government overreach like the e.g. patriot act or the Poulson bailouts set the precedent that the Obama administration now uses.

The thing is: I came to FR because there are many intelligent Freepers here, and I LOVE tech. I like Bugatti Veyrons and F-22s, I like concentrated solar and nuclear fusion. But I do prefer Ron Paul and Bob Barr over Sarah Palin and Michele Bachman. So should I better be leaving? Because I'm an opinionated guy and don't want to pretend to be something I'm not. And I'm not really a fringe right-wing Christian fundamentalist.