05 Mar '05 20:28>
Originally posted by Paul DiracI used to be a young earth creationist, until I realized I was putting too much stock into the English translation. In Hebrew, the word 'yom' can mean a literal day or an age, so evolution is quite compatible with Christianity. In fact, the Bible's creation is exactly how evolution went.
I take it you are a Young Earth Creationist. There is an article starting on page 28 of the April, 2005 Astronomy magazine that I think would be of interest to you.
Also, pertaining to an earlier post in this thread, you ought to look for the book Steve Allen on the Bible, Religion, and Morality at your local public library, in the religi ...[text shortened]... espouses Biblical inerrancy, but it will nevertheless challenge you to dig deeply into The Word.
So to say you don't believe in God because of evolution is rather dimwitted. Evolution needed a kickstart, and that was God.