Comment Re:I don't get it. (Score 1) 664
I had a roommate throw that at me once to help deny the possibility of man evolving from monkey. I gave him the explanation my uncle (very religious) told me when I asked him if evolution contradicted his beliefs.
Perhaps God set this whole complex mess into motion, allowing bits and pieces of the universe to swirl and mix forming stars, planets, etc. He allowed life to arise and spread and eventually something resembling man formed. God didn't create the physical shape of man in his own image, but instead created mans' soul in his image, and once this soul was applied to these newly evolved creatures man was created.
I always liked that one - especially the idea that the soul is in God's image, not the gangly ackward appearance of man.
Perhaps God set this whole complex mess into motion, allowing bits and pieces of the universe to swirl and mix forming stars, planets, etc. He allowed life to arise and spread and eventually something resembling man formed. God didn't create the physical shape of man in his own image, but instead created mans' soul in his image, and once this soul was applied to these newly evolved creatures man was created.
I always liked that one - especially the idea that the soul is in God's image, not the gangly ackward appearance of man.
