"Grand theory", huh?
I have many thoughts on the matter due to having realized that the young Earth and Darwinian evolution theories are not tenable. I've thought about it off and on over the years. I thought about why would either theory be defended much less held so close to a persons heart. What I've come up with is people develop emotional attachment to ideas just like they do anything else. What I do know is what has been demonstrated to me. I know that Christ answers prayers. I know He is involved with people and this world on a personal level. I know that people who are deceased sometimes are involved here after they die (Mom and Grandad proved that). I know that people sometimes know things before they happen or when they happen far away, especially to people they love. I know people many miles away can share the same dream at the same time, sound asleep. I know that with practice people can sometimes transmit thoughts over great distances. And I know that people who have never met can in detail share the same "past life experiences" (Ask a guru about that one!). I know that people can travel "out of body". So there's a lot of things known to me to think about that are related to the physical and the non-physical characteristics of this wonderful world.
OK, so down to the nitty gritty on this evolution vs. creation thing. What can I hang my hat on?
Was this place created? Yes, it's here.
Did He say why? Yes.
Do we have records of Him saying this world was spun up and brought on line at a certain date? Nope.
Did He say life forms can or cannot change really slowly? Nope.
Are our known records (written, fossil and geological) complete enough and understood well enough to give us a solid history of the past? Nope.
Theories...
OK, be warned you asked for it. And I know this if not the above is probably going to offend someone. If anyone is offended please understand that offense is not my intent. This is what I think I know and expect no one else to have faith in what I know to be true.
If our creator put the four basic dimensions in place is He outside of them? And if He is outside of those four dimensions then from His perspective isn't creation presently underway? Oh, uh, what if creation never stopped because after all He is actively involved "here and now"? He's answering prayers so yeah, He's here making things happen. Ah ha, creation is ongoing.
Getting the impression that I understand evolution "science" and young Earth "creationism" as practiced and taught to perforce be deceit, self and otherwise? I think that is unavoidable, people being people.
Thinking maybe I suspect both are red herrings? Well, besides the fact that I already said so.
OK, that's enough. I gotta answer the growing email pile and prep the grill (sirloins).
I have many thoughts on the matter due to having realized that the young Earth and Darwinian evolution theories are not tenable. I've thought about it off and on over the years. I thought about why would either theory be defended much less held so close to a persons heart. What I've come up with is people develop emotional attachment to ideas just like they do anything else. What I do know is what has been demonstrated to me. I know that Christ answers prayers. I know He is involved with people and this world on a personal level. I know that people who are deceased sometimes are involved here after they die (Mom and Grandad proved that). I know that people sometimes know things before they happen or when they happen far away, especially to people they love. I know people many miles away can share the same dream at the same time, sound asleep. I know that with practice people can sometimes transmit thoughts over great distances. And I know that people who have never met can in detail share the same "past life experiences" (Ask a guru about that one!). I know that people can travel "out of body". So there's a lot of things known to me to think about that are related to the physical and the non-physical characteristics of this wonderful world.
OK, so down to the nitty gritty on this evolution vs. creation thing. What can I hang my hat on?
Was this place created? Yes, it's here.
Did He say why? Yes.
Do we have records of Him saying this world was spun up and brought on line at a certain date? Nope.
Did He say life forms can or cannot change really slowly? Nope.
Are our known records (written, fossil and geological) complete enough and understood well enough to give us a solid history of the past? Nope.
Theories...
OK, be warned you asked for it. And I know this if not the above is probably going to offend someone. If anyone is offended please understand that offense is not my intent. This is what I think I know and expect no one else to have faith in what I know to be true.
If our creator put the four basic dimensions in place is He outside of them? And if He is outside of those four dimensions then from His perspective isn't creation presently underway? Oh, uh, what if creation never stopped because after all He is actively involved "here and now"? He's answering prayers so yeah, He's here making things happen. Ah ha, creation is ongoing.
Getting the impression that I understand evolution "science" and young Earth "creationism" as practiced and taught to perforce be deceit, self and otherwise? I think that is unavoidable, people being people.
Thinking maybe I suspect both are red herrings? Well, besides the fact that I already said so.
OK, that's enough. I gotta answer the growing email pile and prep the grill (sirloins).
