When Science and Religion Clash by Michelle

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When Science and Religion Clash

Five-thousand six hundred and sixty something years ago, G-d made up the world, with words, in 7 days. But how is that possible if the Australopithecus lived 3.3 to 2.5 million years ago? This is the question that hits, when religion and science clash.

Can one be religious and still be an evolutionist? The first chapter of the Bible, Genesis, tells of the major creation events. Many people, even Christians, regard the creation account as something other than actual history - a nice story that conveys some truths but which is not to be taken literally. The main reason for this view is the incorrect assumption that "science" has proved that it was really evolution that got us here. But why not start with the view that Genesis is true?, especially if you already believe that an all-powerful creator exists or could exist. There is no fundamental conflict between what is said in Genesis and what we absolutely know to be scientifically true.

Genesis says that the creation events were carried out over six days. Most (but not all) creationists believe these to be 24-hour days. Some have tried to make them into long periods of time in an attempt to reconcile Genesis with the supposed old age of the earth. That these are intended to be taken as 24-hour days is made clear from the phrase used following the description of each day: "there was evening, and there was morning". To make it even more clear, the terms used are defined in Genesis 1:5 where "God called the light 'day' and the darkness he called 'night'". Only one 24-hour day has one period of light and darkness, one morning and evening. One other important point to note is that some of the creation events are not in the expected order if long periods of time were involved: plants are created on day three, while the sun was not created until day four, and animals needed for pollination of plants were not available until day five.

Before 1858, there was no such thing as questioning the ‘Good Book’. Until Darwin came around, with his ‘absurd’ thinking. The development of genetics has allowed biologists to study the genetic record of evolution as well. Although we cannot obtain the DNA sequences of most extinct species, the degree of similarity and difference among modern species allows geneticists to reconstruct lineages with greater accuracy. It is from genetic comparisons that claims such as the 95% similarity between humans and chimpanzees come from.

Whether or not science has taken over people’s faith in religion, one thing is for sure… without one, there wouldn’t be the other. In other words, if there was no religion there to question, there’d be no science proving it wrong.

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	Comment By: Christopher on November 21, 2006 03:25:35 AM	Report
	Amazing write... I must have my friends come read this... Amazing. Respond To This Comment

	Comment By: Mark S. Valence on March 6, 2006 12:14:27 AM	Report
	As for the DNA thingy, the difference between margarine and plastic is one molecule. There is alot of difference between man and apes, 5% is alot. Also...in the bible, it says "to GOD, a day is like a thousands years and a thousand years is like a day." Makes you thank more about the 6 days in creation. Also, a lot happened between the time of Adam in the garden and Noah and the flood. Read "The book of Enoch", you can find it on the web. Anyway, I like this write Ms Michelle! Respond To This Comment

	Comment By: serendipity on February 7, 2006 06:58:07 PM	Report
	hey i hav a question, where did u get the facts from about the similarity between human DNA and the chimpanzee, because i know something a little different. and also what did u get on this? Respond To This Comment