A Guide to believing in Theistic Evolution

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Wednesday, May 10. 2006

A Guide to believing in Theistic Evolution

This whole creationism vs evolution thing is silly. It is mostly a false argument sent to get people all riled up instead of focussing on God. I take the Catholic stance on the matter, advocated by Pope Pius XII in his 1950 encyclical Humani Generis, with a few points:

Scripture does not contradict evolution. Read.
Scripture is very nuanced and should not all be interpreted literally. Read.
Evolution is a very broad list of topics, be specific. Read.
Evolutionary theory has the scientific upper hand. Always check the claims of creationists at Talk origins.

Posted by Dominic White in God at 16:12 | Comments (9) | Trackbacks (0)

Last modified on 2006-05-12 17:34

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This is one of the reasons why I'm not catholic (Thamsanqa takes an unnecessary stab) :P. No but on a serious matter, has God said anything to you about this or are you relying on other people's convictions (even if its a Pope someone or the other or the entire catholic church) to forumalate your position?

#1 Thamsanqa on 2006-05-12 16:04 (Reply)

Sorry my spelling and grammar is very bad in the last post (as usual). I hope the question makes sense though :S. p.s. I hate s9y's spam blocker. But it can't stop those with more than one IP add and name allocated to them :P.

#1.1 Tham on 2006-05-12 16:12 (Reply)

*booming thunder and lightning* Dominic and I had a little chat. We have an understanding.

#1.2 God (Homepage) on 2006-05-12 16:40 (Reply)

You haven't read the links have you? Not that I am expecting to convert you, this was a list of reference for people who already believe to rebut the creationists. I haven't prayed specifically over this issue, but be careful not to throw reason and critical analysis out the window, it can also provide insight. I will pray about it, but frankly the "works", to coin your lingo, of the debate have shown it has far more influence from the devil than many of the Christians involved realise. The answer provided by Popes John Paul and Pius make sense from both a theological, philisophical and conflict resolution perspective, you don't need to be a Catholic to appreciate the well argued common sense view.

#1.3 Dominic White (Homepage) on 2006-05-12 16:45 (Reply)

Thanks for the answer. My question wasn't concerned about the content provided in your links. I was just asking on what in this particular instance do you base your convictions (if any). However, through my filtering skills I have found the answer in there somewhere :) . I've met many a Christian ((myself included) who base aspects of their walk on other people's convictions which I beleive is not how Christianity is meant to be. That was the intent behind my enquiry.

#1.3.1 Thamsanqa (Homepage) on 2006-05-12 17:34 (Reply)

Thats why http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intelligent_design Rocks my world!

#2 kmf (Homepage) on 2007-08-28 07:14 (Reply)

Ooh, that is a goodie.

#2.1 Dominic White (Homepage) on 2007-09-05 11:04 (Reply)

What happened to your God Section ?

#2.1.1 kmf (Homepage) on 2007-09-06 10:58 (Reply)

The categories sidebar plugin got stuffed during my recent blog upgrade. Not sure why, it isn't working for now.

#2.1.1.1 Dominic White (Homepage) on 2007-09-07 17:10 (Reply)

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