Is Darwin's Theory Of Evolution True?

[Glark]

What do you have against evolution, seriously?

Oh, apart from the fact that it’s a Satanic hoax and is impossible to reconcile with Scripture, not much. Although I’m not that fond of junk science, either.

 

[Glark]

So we are led to believe you are more of an authority than the Catechism of the Catholic Church? You know better than the Catholic Church.

As a Catholic I am duty-bound to oppose the works of the devil.

 

[Glark]

Speculation, you don’t know the future

Such an obvious error won’t stand the test of time. The Holy Spirit will be correct it eventually.

 

[Glark]

the Church prohibits us to be dogmatic against evolution.

The Church teaches that the faithful can believe in a literal “six days” interpretation of Genesis, thereby completely rejecting evolution. I would call that being allowed to be “dogmatic against evolution.”

 

[Glark]

There is a teaching however, that Genesis is figurative, not necessarily literal. It’s in the Catechism I quoted

The Catechism is misleading. It stresses a figurative interpretation and fails to mention that a literal interpretation is okay too.

 

[Glark]

Right, no original sin, no need for Jesus and no Catholic Church.

This is how it works: If Adam and Eve were figurative (as the evolutionists would have us believe), then Original Sin might have been figurative too. This undermines the need for a Saviour. Knock out the foundations of a doctrine and it will all come tumbling down.

 

[Glark]

Formed from Adams side does not rule out absolutely birth from a missing link animal ancestor.

In other words, anything in the Bible can be interpreted figuratively to suit the evolution paradigm. The Church teaches that Eve was created immediately from Adam’s rib.

 

[Glark]

I’ll bet my bottom dollar that you won’t find more than a handful of bishops today who subscribe to the theory that Adam lived less than 6000 years ago.

That means nothing. Ever heard of the Arian heresy? About 90% of bishops didn’t believe Jesus was God. Don’t blame me if most bishops today have fallen victim to a Satanic hoax. Follow the brainwashed herd it you like; I won’t.

The Church comes up with a similar time span since the creation of Adam. In fact, if memory serves, according to a post on the previous thread, the time span from Adam to Christ is mentioned as part of a Christmas prayer.

 

[anon65111186]

As a Catholic I am duty-bound to oppose the works of the devil.

Would the Catechism and it’s error of fitting an evolutionist perspective be the work of the devil then?

 

[anon65111186]

The Church teaches that Eve was created immediately from Adam’s rib.

Where exactly is the word “immediately” anywhere in that teaching?

 

[anon65111186]

This is how it works: If Adam and Eve were figurative (as the evolutionists would have us believe), then Original Sin might have been figurative too.

Some may very well call Adam and Eve were figurative, but that is not my position.

 

[anon65111186]

The Church teaches that the faithful can believe in a literal “six days” interpretation of Genesis, thereby completely rejecting evolution. I would call that being allowed to be “dogmatic against evolution.”

Which document supports a 24 hour day for those six days?

 

[anon65111186]

The Catechism is misleading. It stresses a figurative interpretation and fails to mention that a literal interpretation is okay too.

Literal means just as the author intended, but the more important question is what did the author intend?

 

[anon65111186]

Such an obvious error won’t stand the test of time. The Holy Spirit will be correct it eventually.

How is it obvious that it is an error, you haven’t demonstrated that evolution is incompatible with the faith. Not even the Church teaches that.

 

[Glark]

Are you denying bestiality ever happened?{/quote]
Huh?
[quote}Also, do you consider Neanderthals as having souls?

I don’t know enough about them to say. Whatever scientists say about these beings could be nonsense.

 

[Techno2000]

Techno2000:

Darwin and you are trying to extrapolate and apply this to the animal kingdom. There were no worse flyers and half ass runners.

A brief look at any nature film showing a lion take down a gazelle will quickly falsify that claim.

All part of God’s simple food chain.

 

[anon65111186]

Oh, apart from the fact that it’s a Satanic hoax and is impossible to reconcile with Scripture, not much. Although I’m not that fond of junk science, either.

What is your logic behind that, I seriously don’t follow how you came to that conclusion.

It is not impossible to reconcile otherwise the Church would have said so.

How is it junk science? Do you have quality science to explain the facts better?

 

[anon65111186]

I don’t know enough about them to say. Whatever scientists say about these beings could be nonsense.

It could be nonsense and could be good sense.

 

[Glark]

Pressured? You mean to say I am pressured by the scientific community, now that is what I would call absurd.

Actually, I was referring to certain Church leaders who feel pressured by the scientific community - including the Pontifical Academy of Science - to accept evolution or at the very least, make room for it (somehow) in Scripture.

 

[Glark]

Random Mutations can do it all !!!

I wouldn’t mind randomly mutating into an engineer. It would be a lot easier than four years of university. Do you think bees will ever build a space ship?