Evolutionisatopicthathasbeenaroundforawhile.

Whenitismentionedinmyhouseit
isoftenignored.Myhouseholdresidentsdontshunitbutsimplydismissit.Ihaventreally
botheredwithEvolutionuntilIjoinedBiologyclass.IhavelearnedthatChristiansandtheidea
ofEvolutioncancoexist.IlearnedthewaysGodcouldhaveusedEvolutioninhiscreation.The
phrasethatgetsmethemostisWhywouldGodcreateanimalsthatdontchangewhentheygo
todifferentenvironments.EvolutionisatopicthatIhavecometolearntoagreewith.
IlearnedthatEvolutionisbasicallyacceptingchange.Ilearnedsomeanimalschange
theirbodiestosuittheirenvironment.Someanimalsevengaveuplegsbecausetheydontneed
itanymore.Thewhalewasoncealandanimalswithlegs.Overtheyearsitdecidedtoswimand
liveintheocean.Intheprocessofbecomingawhaleitlostitsbacklegsbecauseitdidntneed
them
no
more.Thereisevidencebecausethewhalesevolutionaryancestorshadtinyhindlegs
theydontuse.ThatisoneofthereasonswhyIbelieveEvolutionhappenedbecausemany
animalshavechangedovertime.
Genesisisatouchysubjectformetodiscuss.MainlybecauseIdontreallyknowhowto
interpretitformyself.IthinkofEvolutionbutthenIthinkofAdamandEve.IfEvolution
happenedthenwheredidmoralitycomefromoraconscience?Therehastobedeathaswelland
onlydeathhappensafterthefall.IamstartingtothinkthatthestoryofAdamandEveisa
parablethatistryingtoteachussomething.HoweverIdoliketobelieveGodusedhisimage
untousandAdamandEvedoexist.Icantreallysayifitisaparableornotbecausewewont
knowuntiltheendcomes.MaybeGodcreatedAdamandEveaftertheneanderthals.Thenthe
ancestorsofhumansandneanderthalsinterbredlateron.
Ibelievetheearthisaveryoldearththat
haslive
formillionsofyears.Ibelievethedays

thatGodcreatedearthwerelongperiodsoftime.TheproblemthatcomesupisthefactthatGod
createdtheBirdsandfishoftheseaonthesameday.Evolutionthinksnotbecauseallbeing
accordingtoEvolutioncamefromthesea,thentoland,thentotheair.Ihavethoughtaboutthis
andmaybeovertimetheBiblehasbeenmistranslatedfrompeopleandgotthewholeGenesis
storymixedup.MaybetherewasagroupofpeoplethathadcertainpartsoftheBibleandburned
itup.MaybetheyburnedupbooksoftheBiblethatwerevitaltotoday'sknowledge.Thenthey
spreadthisnewBiblethatwehavetodayandtheoldforgotpassagesandbooksarenowgone
forever.
Idobelievethatearthismillionsofyearsoldsomanyeventshadtohappen.The
dinosaurscameandroamedtheEarthandthentheydiedoff.Thenthecreaturesthatare
supposedlyourancestorscameandthendiedoffaswell.Withthesedeadanimals,fossilscame
andthenmanusedtechniquestodatetheseanimals.Thetechniquesweusedtoldusmostofthe
timethattheEarthisveryold.ThetopicofPangeaisalsoevidenceforanoldearth.Withthese
evidencesitprovesthatGodmighthavecreatedtheearthoverperiodsoftime.MaybeGod
wantedustofullyuseourmindsandmakeusthinkbycreatingtheearthinamysteriousway.
Organismsarecapableofchangingthroughouttime.Theycanchangefromalandanimal
toaseaanimal.Ittakestimebutitmakestheanimalsadapttotheirenvironment.Evidencefor
thisisthebirdsintheGalapagosIslands.Themusthavecomefromonecommonancestorand
thenspreadthroughoutthedifferentislandsandchanged.Howmuchchangeispermitted
dependsontheenvironmentandifthecertainspeciesstaysalive.Adogcanadapttoacertain
environmentbutchangingthroughouttimeandnotneedtochangeanymoresinceitisusetothe
environment.Newspeciescanbeformedifagroupofanimalsgotoadifferenthabitatand

changethere.IbelievethatGodmighthaveusedevolutionanduptoneandertalshecreated
humans.HoweverIthinkofthisasmyownpersonalthoughtandIcantreallyacceptitright
nowbecauseothertheoriesseemmoreaccurate.
EvolutionisatouchysubjectthroughouttheChristianfaith.Itwasconvertedpeopleinto
atheismandhasmadesomefaithfulbelieverswonder.Itisatopicthatwemightneverknow.
WhenJesusdoescomebackIwonderifhewillrevealwhathappenedbackthentous.Itmight
befoolishifhedoesntbecausesomeofushavespentalifetimewonderingaboutthis.Welike
tohearanswersaboutourpastandwherewecamefrom.Humansaredesignedtothinkand
wonder.WearedesignedtoconquertheworldandlookatGodsbeautifulcreation.Ifwelookat
Godscreationwecantrulyaweathispower.EvolutionmightbeapartofGodscreationand
plan.Onethingisforsurewearedefinitelynotamistake.
MatthewBegay
2/10/14
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