Bravo! ----- Original Message ----- From: "e.muehlbauer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, December 13, 2004 4:02 AM Subject: [OGD] Evolution....
> Any orchid lover should be fully appreciative of the process of > evolution....and yes, despite the label "theory", evolution is, in fact, > recognized by science, and the educated world, as entirely > real...Unfortunately, in the US, a vocal minority has had undue influence in > disputing evolution, claiming that "Creationism" is a valid opposing view, > of equal validity. However, Creationism is based on an understanding of > evolution that is a total lie...the view that evolution is "Godless". > Evolution is a process...it is a mechanism...it is the way in which life > proceeds with time. No religious person is going to dispute that the > physical world changes with time...why not life? There is nothing in > evolution to dispute anything religious...it is simply a process, and many, > if not most, religious people view evolution as being fully consistent with > a Godly universe. The only issue of inconsistency with Judaeo-Christion > religious literature is the time factor.....4.5 billion years as opposed to > 6.something thousand years. But if you are going to take that kind of > Fundamentalist approach, you are also forced to deny the validity of the > religious beliefs of billions of people....read the joke going through > everyones emails about the calculations involved over whether all these > damned souls will cause hell to break lose or freeze over....Many years ago > I was given a lift in rural Virginia....got into a discussion with the guy > who picked me up..nice guy, but very, very rural in his background. He said > he was familiar with the concept of evolution, but it didn't make sense to > him, given what he had read in the Bible. I explained the concept of > allegory to him....telling him that the book of Genesis didn't have to have > happened exactly in the way it was written, but could still retain its > meaning...and it was like a new day had dawned for him..all of a sudden, he > understood...and none of his religious beliefs were compromised in any way. > Take care, Eric Muehlbauer in soon to be cold Queens NY...paphs micranthum, > emersonii, delanatii, sukhakulii, wardii, ang-thong, and chamberlainianum in > bud....... > > > _______________________________________________ > the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com > > _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
