Comment PUNCTUATED EQUILIBRIUM: Moneys birthing humans (Score 1) 1225
First and formost, clearly not all evelotionists are racists. My point is that most of the major teachers and founders of the teaching are. In the same way, I'm not saying all christians aren't racists, even though most of the major teachers and the founders aren't.
Don't think for a minute that just because some group claims to be christian that they are. It'd be like some group claim to be citizens of a nation even though they aren't. Hitler is not a poorly educated man, but he's very wrong in his conclusions. Read his book some time. I'll make it easier for you:
http://www.hitler.org/writings/Mein_Kampf/mkv1ch11 .html
That's chapter 11 where he really digs into racist divisions. Don't get me wrong, Hitler probably wouldn't be thought of as an Evolutionist by most, but I use him as an example of a non christian whom many think is one. He may have been raised with good religious traditions, but he never truely understood who God is, and feel pray to conflicting teaching
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Now for "PUNCTUATED EQUILIBRIUM" as evolutionists like to call it.
According to this theory, animals stay the same for long periods of time but when they change, they change rapidly. Thus, they leave no fossil records of their transformation because it happens fast in relatively small or isolated locations.
You're right: "Anyone with an elementary understanding of evolution would never make such an absurd statement." It takes someone with a deeper understanding of Evolutionary Theology to say such an absurd statement.
Here's a book full of examples of the problems with Evolution:
http://www.creationism.org/books/sunderland/Darwin sEnigma/index.htm
Since Darwin's book was printed, Evolution has become a moving target. Every year the Theory changes and there are some teachings of it that were proven false decades ago (like human babies having gill slits in the womb) but you still find them in High School and College text books. I haven't found a direct quote saying "Monkey's gave birth to humans" litterally, but it's strongly implied that that kind of change is required as a natural step in evolution from one Species to another.
But Evolution having some problems wouldn't automatically make it a bad thing for christians to celebrate Darwin's birthday. The fundimental idea of EVOLVING from one KIND of animal to ANOTHER KIND is HERESY (a belief profoundly at odds with orthodox teaching).
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Gen 1:11 And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, [and] the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed [is] in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.
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Gen 1:12 And the earth brought forth grass, [and] herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed [was] in itself, after his kind: and God saw that [it was] good.
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Gen 1:21 And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that [it was] good.
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Gen 1:24 And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.
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The list goes on a little more. The point is that if you believe Jesus (not just that he lived, but that he lives now and doesn't lie), then to teach evolution, as Darwin and most of the teachers after him taught it, is wicked. Darwin studied to be a preacher and couldn't find a congregation that would have him as their preacher. He knew he was contradicting scripture. That means Darwin was calling God a liar on purpose.
To paraphrase it: God said "I created every KIND of plant and every KIND of animal." Then Darwin said "No you didn't. You see, some early animals mutated and became the KINDS of animals we have today." And others who refuse to obey God have been trying to fill in the gaps of Darwin's theories ever since (and Darwin was just building upon teachings of other disobedient people. Everything that is good and pleasant in our life we owe to God who gave them to us. If you don't understand that, then you won't understand everthing that is bad and unpleasant either.
I have a "Law" in my house. My children are not allowed to use fire until I've taught them about the best ways to do so and the dangers of it. I have other laws that require my children to speak to my wife and I with respect and honor which assures us they will obey the other laws. My "Law" does prevent some fun, but it also prevents some harm. God's laws are all just like that.
Wm
Don't think for a minute that just because some group claims to be christian that they are. It'd be like some group claim to be citizens of a nation even though they aren't. Hitler is not a poorly educated man, but he's very wrong in his conclusions. Read his book some time. I'll make it easier for you:
http://www.hitler.org/writings/Mein_Kampf/mkv1ch1
That's chapter 11 where he really digs into racist divisions. Don't get me wrong, Hitler probably wouldn't be thought of as an Evolutionist by most, but I use him as an example of a non christian whom many think is one. He may have been raised with good religious traditions, but he never truely understood who God is, and feel pray to conflicting teaching
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Now for "PUNCTUATED EQUILIBRIUM" as evolutionists like to call it.
According to this theory, animals stay the same for long periods of time but when they change, they change rapidly. Thus, they leave no fossil records of their transformation because it happens fast in relatively small or isolated locations.
You're right: "Anyone with an elementary understanding of evolution would never make such an absurd statement." It takes someone with a deeper understanding of Evolutionary Theology to say such an absurd statement.
Here's a book full of examples of the problems with Evolution:
http://www.creationism.org/books/sunderland/Darwi
Since Darwin's book was printed, Evolution has become a moving target. Every year the Theory changes and there are some teachings of it that were proven false decades ago (like human babies having gill slits in the womb) but you still find them in High School and College text books. I haven't found a direct quote saying "Monkey's gave birth to humans" litterally, but it's strongly implied that that kind of change is required as a natural step in evolution from one Species to another.
But Evolution having some problems wouldn't automatically make it a bad thing for christians to celebrate Darwin's birthday. The fundimental idea of EVOLVING from one KIND of animal to ANOTHER KIND is HERESY (a belief profoundly at odds with orthodox teaching).
-
Gen 1:11 And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, [and] the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed [is] in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.
-
Gen 1:12 And the earth brought forth grass, [and] herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed [was] in itself, after his kind: and God saw that [it was] good.
-
Gen 1:21 And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that [it was] good.
-
Gen 1:24 And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.
-
The list goes on a little more. The point is that if you believe Jesus (not just that he lived, but that he lives now and doesn't lie), then to teach evolution, as Darwin and most of the teachers after him taught it, is wicked. Darwin studied to be a preacher and couldn't find a congregation that would have him as their preacher. He knew he was contradicting scripture. That means Darwin was calling God a liar on purpose.
To paraphrase it: God said "I created every KIND of plant and every KIND of animal." Then Darwin said "No you didn't. You see, some early animals mutated and became the KINDS of animals we have today." And others who refuse to obey God have been trying to fill in the gaps of Darwin's theories ever since (and Darwin was just building upon teachings of other disobedient people. Everything that is good and pleasant in our life we owe to God who gave them to us. If you don't understand that, then you won't understand everthing that is bad and unpleasant either.
I have a "Law" in my house. My children are not allowed to use fire until I've taught them about the best ways to do so and the dangers of it. I have other laws that require my children to speak to my wife and I with respect and honor which assures us they will obey the other laws. My "Law" does prevent some fun, but it also prevents some harm. God's laws are all just like that.
Wm
