You can mock my "ignorance of basic biology" or you could show your superior intellect by even answering my basic questions. I asked a question which you seem to relate to basic biology. I would like to think I have a little more than a basic understanding of biology considering my medical background. Now I ask you this, can science explain to me the basic "evolution" of the human species as to how our ability to clot blood and keep ourselves from bleeding to death? If this is so basic that I don't understand it would you please go as far as to explain to me how it happened. Better yet, show me where science has reproduce similar event to create DNA from more basic blocks and seen this DNA transform itself into something living? Rather than balking at my question how bout your try and answer it since you seem informed enough to decided for yourself that it is basic knowledge.
And he dismissed a literal interpretation of Genesis
Where does he say this? You can know things, and know them very well. It never says he denies creation. He's saying don't be a fool and try to use the Bible or Christian writing to speak on these matters. It doesn't generally tell me anything about motion and rotation or even the magnitude and distance of the stars, so I'm not going to try and pull some lamebrain explanation out of genesis to explain that the distance to the closest star is different than what has been proven. That would be the foolishness he is talking about. Also, since when can it be said that evolution "may be known with the greatest certainty by reasoning or by experience". Without being a Christian I would still be very critical of evolution. 150 years of "facts" you say?. I think that 150 years hasn't proved anything other than God has created organisms made to adapt and survive. In fact I would say that there are many thing in nature that are "irreducibly complex". How did we ever develop our ability to clot our blood when we bleed? Did we have blood first and just died as soon as we developed our first cuts and some random mutation came along that caused blood to clot and that was the only one to survive until a second random mutation happened at the same time so those two could mate and continue? It's no wonder that scientist put the age of the planet to however millions of years. I would take that long for it to happen. I think there are WAY to many questions that would have to be answered for me to deny God's creation and quiet frankly I would go as far to say that evolution is a theory that itself cannot be proved. When you can show me where we developed our ability to clot in our blood I might be convinced. Rather that, show me how the primordial ooze that ended up being DNA actually became alive. We can splice DNA all we want day and night but it doesn't just suddenly turn into an organism. Just because I have the instruction to put together a jungle gym, doesn't mean it will put itself together. Someone has to bust out their screw driver and ratchet and assemble the thing.
18For (AJ)the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who (AK)suppress the truth in unrighteousness,
19because (AL)that which is known about God is evident within them; for God made it evident to them.
20For (AM)since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, (AN)being understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse.
21For even though they knew God, they did not [c]honor Him as God or give thanks, but they became (AO)futile in their speculations, and their foolish heart was darkened.
22(AP)Professing to be wise, they became fools
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You can mock my "ignorance of basic biology" or you could show your superior intellect by even answering my basic questions. I asked a question which you seem to relate to basic biology. I would like to think I have a little more than a basic understanding of biology considering my medical background. Now I ask you this, can science explain to me the basic "evolution" of the human species as to how our ability to clot blood and keep ourselves from bleeding to death? If this is so basic that I don't understand it would you please go as far as to explain to me how it happened. Better yet, show me where science has reproduce similar event to create DNA from more basic blocks and seen this DNA transform itself into something living? Rather than balking at my question how bout your try and answer it since you seem informed enough to decided for yourself that it is basic knowledge.
The Bible was not given to us to explain everything. It was given to us to tell us what we needed to know.