On Monday, October 27, 2003, at 11:52 AM, Larry Barnes wrote:


> If the great flood occurred and Noah gathered 1 male and 1 female of
> each species aboard an arc then why do we have so many different
> varieties of dogs, cats, goats, cows, elephants, etc. etc. etc.
> today? Evolution within the species.

There's a false hypothesis here. Noah could never have done what is
ascribed to him. Just with insects alone, he could never have gathered
a pair of each of the thousands (millions?) of species we know to exist.

>
> It is my understanding that Darwin only proposed the theory of
> evolution and that theory has 'evolved' in to some sort of factual
> statement, by many.  It is still a theory and will never be proven
> except by those with 'tunnel vision'; by those who can't see the trees
> for the forest.

While, as you say, it is still a theory and will never be "proven", it
is one which has stood the test of time better than all other theories,
including such theories as the existence of a God. If we enjoy the
freedom of believing in the God theory, why can't we also enjoy the
freedom of believing in the evolution theory without being considered
as having 'tunnel vision'?

>
> If God does exist, and I believe that, then we have a long way to go
> before we understand His higher laws and thoughts.  It is possible
> that all the discoveries made by man have taken place when man has
> followed certain laws that reveal the facts. For example the laws of
> covering flight, the laws of concerning the combustion engine, and
> recently those laws concerning fuel cells.  Man is just discovering
> what God already knows.  With these discoveries comes the
> responsibility of using them for wise purposes.  For every discovery
> made, man has found both a positive and a negative way to use them;
> both to help and hinder humanity.

Why do you use "His" in your reference to your theoretical, unproven
God? Do you know that God is not a "Her" or an "It"? If you are
absolutely certain that God is a "He", should the rest of us consider
you to have "tunnel vision" for believing this theory which "will never
be proven"?

I hope I haven't offended you by using your own "logic" in my comments.

FW

"I do not believe in the creed professed by the Jewish Church, by the
Roman Church, by the Greek Church, by the Turkish Church, by the
Protestant Church, nor by any Church that I know of. My own mind is my
own Church."
  --Thomas Paine

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