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Whilst obviously not believing in evolution is completely foolish, it is understandable and expected if you take the bible literally. Certainly it is foolish not to believe in the general concept of evolution; of things evolving. It might not be foolish to hold that evolution does not have sufficie...

Whilst obviously not believing in evolution is completely foolish, it is understandable and expected if you take the bible literally. Certainly it is foolish not to believe in the general concept of evolution; of things evolving. It might not be foolish to hold that evolution does not have sufficie...

Interesting quandary, Norty, but I wonder if it could gotten around by simply asserting that, at time X, God endowed early humans with souls. And it needn't be two individuals, but perhaps a family or tribe through, e.g., allopatric speciation. I see no inherent contradiction with the the Xian fait...

Admittedly, I don't believe in the evolution neither in big bang theory because it is contradiction to what the scriptures said about the creation. Regarding animal soul, it wasn't mention in scriptures. Whilst obviously not believing in evolution is completely foolish, it is understandable and exp...

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In recent times, we have seen Christianity in the west generally become far more accepting of evolution, whilst other religions (Islam for example) are still struggling to accept it as fact. Of course, there are exceptions to this rule, most notably in the US, where 35% of the population still belie...