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Recent Human Evolution May Have Been Driven By Self-Selection
Slur writes "The New York Times reports an insightful theory of Human evolution that gives credit for our accelerated evolution to the evolving brain. By virtue of our aesthetic and utilitarian preferences we ourselves have been responsible for molding the present human form and consciousness. Applied to other species we call it 'artificial selection,' but the new theory implies we did it all quite naturally, unconsciously, and that the exponential evolutionary acceleration we have achieved as a species in recent time is just what you'd expect. It also suggests that the current lull in our physical evolution is by 'choice' as well."
sex with ducks yo!
If the Christian church had evolved any sooner we wouldn't have evolved as far as we did.
I think the chruch is the cause of the lull, every mutant human born has to be kept alive and allowed to procreate its defective genes.
I not saying who should choose in these cases, only that we have no NO selection pressure on improving the gene pool and a significant pressure from the church to weaken it severely.
The right to lifers would have us breed ourselves back into vegetables.
The Bible says a lot of things, it was written by people from what they understood at the time, no god was involved in its writting. The longest recorded lifespan is 122 years and 164 days. There is no evidence of a world wide flood. The Earth was not created in 6 days. The Earth is ~5 billion years old. All life was not created simultaneously.
... The world is firmly established; it cannot be moved. (Psalms 93:1)
... The world is firmly established; it cannot be moved. (1 Chronicles 16:30)
The earth isn't stationary as once thought.
He set the earth on its foundations; it can never be moved. (Psalms 104:5)
Joshua said to the LORD in the presence of Israel: "O sun, stand still over Gibeon, O moon, over the Valley of Aijalon. (Joshua 10:12)
Diseases are not caused by demons, unless medicine is exorcism.
* A mute could talk after having the demon driven out (Matthew 9:32).
* A "demon-possessed" man who was blind and mute is cured by Jesus (Matthew 12:22).
* A demon caused seizures (epilepsy) in a boy (Matthew 17:14-18).
* A group of spirits caused a man to be insane (Mark 5:1-13).
* A spirit crippled a woman (Luke 13:11).
Unfulfilled prophecies
God promises that the Jews will never lose their land or be disturbed again.
And I will provide a place for my people Israel and will plant them so that they can have a home of their own and no longer be disturbed. Wicked people will not oppress them anymore, as they did at the beginning and have done ever since the time I appointed leaders over my people Israel. I will also give you rest from all your enemies... (2 Samuel 7:10-11)
And I will provide a place for my people Israel and will plant them so that they can have a home of their own and no longer be disturbed. Wicked people will not oppress them anymore, as they did at the beginning and have done ever since the time I appointed leaders over my people Israel. I will also subdue all your enemies... (1 Chronicles 17:9-10)
God promises that David's throne will be established forever.
"Your house and your kingdom will endure forever before me; your throne will be established forever." (2 Samuel 7:16)
"I will set him over my house and my kingdom forever; his throne will be established forever." (1 Chronicles 17:14)
"And I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel forever." (1 Chronicles 22:10)
Christian response: In the context of 2 Samuel 7:16 and 1 Chronicles 17:14, David's throne refers to Jesus, who is from the line of David. In this sense, God's throne is established forever.
No uncircumcised man will ever enter Jerusalem again.
Awake, awake, O Zion, clothe yourself with strength. Put on your garments of splendor, O Jerusalem, the holy city. The uncircumcised and defiled will not enter you again. (Isaiah 52:1)
Ad nauseam...
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