Me:
> If God used natural
> selection to create humans, and natural selection created humans with
> the proclivity to rape, then didn't God create humans with the
> proclivity to
> rape?
John:
>It's when discussing this that I wish I were back in academia -- I just
>haven't kept up with the literature and thinking along these lines. I think
>your question is an excellent and straightforward one, and I'd like to know
>what convinced evolutionary creationists think about it. I think it's by
>far the most formidable theological obstacle to evolutionary theory (well,
>the problem of evil in evolution generally, not just the origin of [parts
>of?] human nature), and I just haven't had time to read up on it. (Howard,
>Loren, anyone?)
> My own utter speculation: presumably evolution itself is fallen, taking
>place in a fallen universe. This means it too is subject to evil, and does
>not simply reflect God's will in creation. But even if that's 100% true,
>it's still 90% vague and speculative. (E.g., exactly what is the source of
>evil? Presumably creaturely choice -- but which creatures? Satan?
>Proto-humans? Bacteria and viruses? :^/ And at what level is nature
>fallen? even the natural law level?? Or just what creatures do within the
>exclusively God-designed natural laws? Yeah, this should be easy to figure
>out.)
Let me add to the utter speculation in a way that makes both Duane Gish
and Richard Dawkins literally accurate. And yes, it comes from watching too
many sci-fi movies and TV shows. :)
God creates as described in Genesis. Man falls as described in Genesis.
But the Garden that Man is bannished from isn't a place on their earth - it's
another Universe/space-time line. In a blink of an eye, Adam and Eve
are transplanted into another reality (ours) where humanity is the product
of their rebellious act - a reality that would not have existed had they not
sinned. It's like a parallel universe where Adam and Eve now are the
products of their sin. Yet through God's grace, they retain the orignal
imprint of a divine image, such that one day, they, along with this reality,
will be redeemed. So you ask, which creatures? Why, us of course.
Yeah, it's sci-fi. But sci-fi is common even among hard-nosed scientists,
where multiverses compete, exotic alien-like life forms dominate our
planet in ancient times, and DNA pops into our universe from another
(see http://unisci.com/stories/20001/0204006.htm). Do I believe it?
I don't know. But it should show that I have absolutely no theological
reason for dissin' Darwinism.
Mike
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