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Creation versus Evolution. Why evolution is not sufficient to prove Bible wrong?

Bible is the holy book of Christians. It is nothing but the word of God.
Christianity should be considered for its historical viability.

We, Christians believe that God created the earth and the universe. Estimated age of earth is ~6000 years old. Some may argue that earth is billions of years old. We can term as old earth theory. But it is illogical to conclude something or question Bible without asking sufficient questions. Often people get carried away by some evidence and come to a conclusion. Evidence should be complemented by logical reasoning.

Everyone agree that Adam and Eve were the first humans created by God. When both Adam and Eve were created did they appear one day old. No. They were created as adults. Conclusions without logical reasoning and asking every possible questions are not sufficient to prove Bible wrong. Remember Bible is nothing but the word of God. Human ideas are also evolving and our science and research is improving day by day. It may not be perfect today but it may be more perfect tomorrow. Improvement is an ongoing process and perfection is never attained. Only God is perfect. Everything else is in transition. We need to ask do cosmology, geology and other sciences have evolved enough to prove Bible wrong? My belief in Jesus, our only savior helps me confidently say that Bible can never be wrong. It may be difficult for many to understand, but belief in God empowers logical reasoning.

About evolutions, can it prove Bible wrong? No. True that living beings may adapt to the environment. Let us agree that adaptations are genetically heritable and it is heritable across different environments. This is just an accumulation of data. That addresses What part of the phenomenon. But logical reasoning enables us to think about how and why ?
Why does genes behave in a particular way way ? Why does it adapt? Was it designed that way ? This is where creation/creator comes into picture. Without asking sufficient questions evolution or transitional forms is an incomplete understanding. Evolution by itself may not stand out, it may need a force to drive it.

The entire life on earth is driven by one force and I need not repeat it!
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newjaninev2 · 56-60, F
Creation versus evolution? There’s no such contest.

The Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection is a complete, consistent, and coherent, scientific Theory based on demonstrable evidence.

Creationism says that gods did everything in the universe. Absolutely everything. Break a fingernail? God did it. Meteorite hit your car? God did it. Did you sneeze this morning? God did it. Absolutely pointless, absolutely useless, and in no way an alternative to anything, because it’s an alternative to everything.
@newjaninev2 Evolution is just as factual as gravity. Passed all tests and falsification. No need to refer it as theory and I don’t.
newjaninev2 · 56-60, F
@BlueSkyKing I understand what you’re saying, and I agree. In fact, evolution is nothing new... it was discussed by the Ancient Greeks, for example. However, nobody could suggest a mechanism that might drive the process... until Charles Darwin identified Natural Selection as a viable solution.

A scientific Theory (capital T) is always open to falsification, which is why it remains a Theory... the highest accolade science can confer... because it might well be falsified in the future (which is what every scientist... me included... dreams of) 😀
ninalanyon · 61-69, T
@BlueSkyKing
No need to refer it as theory and I don’t.
Theory is the proper term. It refers to a system of rules that are supported by logic and observation. A theory is not a tentative hypothesis. A theory can be overturned by a confirmed contrary observation while a hypothesis can be confirmed by observation and become the foundation of a theory.