>>>>Though I don't practice any religion, I do belive in God and think that creationism, science and evolution do not have to be strictly opposing concepts. I don't believe in any strict fundamentalist interpretation of the bible as many religious fanatics do. The bible was not written by God, it was written by man to attempt to explain things and help teach a sense of right and wrong in people. It was written in ancient times, describing ancient concepts and customs, and as been translated many times over to suit the ideology and needs of those who translated it. While there is much wisdom in the bible, it cannot be taken as straight from Gods mouth to your ears exactly in the words written, and fanatical people and evangelists can interpret some pretty bizarre things that I don't believe are the intentions of the specific passages quoted. Too many people thoughout history have used their twisted interpretation only to further their own specific agenda and could always find people
>>>to
>>>> believe and follow them. Can you say false prophets?
>>>>
>>>>The bible says in the beginning God created heaven and earth. Not too hard to believe that God had a hand in all of it if you look at the truly amazing things in nature. It also says that God did all this in 6 days. Who can say that God's "days" are 24 hours and not millions of our years and that evolution was not God's way of creating all the wonderous things in our world. It says that God looked around and was pleased and on the seventh day he rested. Maybe God is still resting and when he looks again, he may not be so pleased with what he sees.
>>>>
>>>>Perhaps my beliefs and interpretation of biblical references would be considered blasphemous to those who believe a more fundamental interpretation of the bible. I can accept that others don't share my views and that is OK. I think that tolerance is a virtue. It is a real shame that so many others do not.
>>>>
>>>
>>>My take on all this is that God only gives one half a sentence to the non-believer. "The fool has said there is no God...." Nature reveals God. How can you look at anything created and not believe that something created it? When you look at how finely tuned our universe is, it demands a super intelligent creator. As for me being able to understand all this, I can't. But, I wouldn't want a God I could totally understand.
>>
>>
>>There is a God, and he is laughing.<vbg>
>
>No, I think if God had a sense of humor, Bush would have won the popular vote and Kerry would have won the electorial vote. Then imagine the uproar. <s>

Ahh, my friend, you are confusing a comedy with a tragedy!<vbg>