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To: fso301; EnglishCon
The bible is not a science book and should not be used as one. That the general order of creation generally conforms with orthodox science is remarkable to say the least.

In Genesis, God takes credit for creation and explains it in a manner suitable for a primitive people to understand. Exactly how he did it, he doesn't say. If he did say, there wouldn't be enough space on earth for all the hard disks needed to contain a precise description of creation.

Considering how concise the creation account and other places in Scripture where God deals with scientific type information is and the level at which He speaks so that any can understand it, it is remarkably accurate.

93 posted on 03/20/2012 6:08:27 PM PDT by metmom ( For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore & do not submit again to a yoke of slavery)
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To: metmom; EnglishCon
Considering how concise the creation account and other places in Scripture where God deals with scientific type information is and the level at which He speaks so that any can understand it, it is remarkably accurate.

Yes, I agree. God takes credit for it and I give him credit for it.

The particular manner by which he chose to carry out the creation process is not something he felt was important to what he was trying to accomplish with the bible otherwise, he would have told us more about it.

Scientists in their quest for greater understanding observe and theorize possible paths God may have chosen. While many of them may try to remove God from their theories, that doesn't prevent me from seeing the hand of God and giving him ultimate credit just in case this was the manner by which he chose to carry out his creation.

After all, when comparing two hypothetical creators, one who used intelligent design versus another creator who used theories compatible with orthodox science, I think it safe to say that the greater act of creation was carried out by the creator able to trigger the big bang and have everything ultimately form from that as opposed to the creator who had to periodically get involved via "intelligent design".

102 posted on 03/21/2012 2:40:02 AM PDT by fso301
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